EN 60268-4:2010

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Sound system equipment - Part 4: Microphones (IEC 60268-4:2010)
Elektroakustische Geräte - Teil 4: Mikrofone (IEC 60268-4:2010)
Equipements pour systèmes électroacoustiques - Partie 4: Microphones (CEI 60268-
4:2010)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60268-4:2010
ICS:
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60268-4
NORME EUROPÉENNE
July 2010
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 33.160.50 Supersedes EN 60268-4:2004

English version
Sound system equipment -
Part 4: Microphones
(IEC 60268-4:2010)
Equipements pour systèmes Elektroakustische Geräte -
électroacoustiques - Teil 4: Mikrofone
Partie 4: Microphones (IEC 60268-4:2010)
(CEI 60268-4:2010)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2010-07-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply
with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
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Ref. No. EN 60268-4:2010 E
Foreword
The text of document 100/1678/FDIS, future edition 4 of IEC 60268-4, prepared by IEC TC 100, Audio,
video and multimedia systems and equipment, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was
approved by CENELEC as EN 60268-4 on 2010-07-01.
This European Standard supersedes EN 60268-4:2004.
The main changes with respect to EN 60268-4:2004 are the following:
– correction of noise measurement;
– added annex for digital microphones;
– added requirement for tolerances in data to be specified.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN and CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2011-04-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2013-07-01
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60268-4:2010 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
IEC 61606 series NOTE  Harmonized in EN 61606 series (not modified).
IEC 61672-1:2002 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61672-1:2003 (not modified).
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 60065 (mod) 2001 Audio, video and similar electronic EN 60065 2002
+ A1 (mod) 2005 apparatus - Safety requirements + corr. August 2007
- - + A1 2006
+ A11 2008
IEC 60268-1 1985 Sound system equipment - HD 483.1 S2 1989
+ A1 1988 Part 1: General - -
1)
+ A2 1988 - -
IEC 60268-2 1987 Sound system equipment - HD 483.2 S2 1993
2)
+ A1 1991 Part 2: Explanation of general terms and - -
calculation methods
IEC 60268-3 2000 Sound system equipment - EN 60268-3 2000
Part 3: Amplifiers + corr. January 2002

IEC 60268-5 2003 Sound system equipment - EN 60268-5 2003
+ A1 2007 Part 5: Loudspeakers + A1 2009

IEC 60268-11 1987 Sound system equipment - HD 483.11 S3 1993
+ A1 1989 Part 11: Application of connectors for the - -
3)
+ A2 1991 interconnection of sound system components - -

IEC 60268-12 1987 Sound system equipment - EN 60268-12 1995
+ A1 1991 Part 12: Application of connectors for - -
4)
+ A2 1994 broadcast and similar use + A2 1995

5)
IEC 61000-4-2 1995 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - EN 61000-4-2 1995
Part 4-2: Testing and measurement
techniques - Electrostatic discharge immunity
test
IEC 61000-4-3 2006 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - EN 61000-4-3 2006
+ A1 2007 Part 4-3: Testing and measurement + A1 2008
techniques - Radiated, radio-frequency,
electromagnetic field immunity test

1)
HD 483.1 S2 includes A1 to IEC 60268-1.
2)
HD 483.2 S2 includes A1 to IEC 60268-2.
3)
HD 483.11 S3 includes A1 + A2 to IEC 60268-11.
4)
EN 60268-12 includes A1 to IEC 60268-12.
5)
EN 61000-4-2 is superseded by EN 61000-4-2:2009, which is based on IEC 61000-4-2:2008.

Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 61265 1995 Electroacoustics - Instruments for EN 61265 1995
measurement of aircraft noise - Performance
requirements for systems to measure one-
third-octave band sound pressure levels in
noise certification of transport-category
aeroplanes
IEC 61938 1996 Audio, video and audiovisual systems - EN 61938 1997
Interconnections and matching values - + corr. February 1997
Preferred matching values of analogue signals

ISO 354 2003 Acoustics - Measurement of sound EN ISO 354 2003
absorption in a reverberation room

ITU-T 1996 Artificial mouth - -
Recommendation
P.51
IEC 60268-4 ®
Edition 4.0 2010-06
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
Sound system equipment –
Part 4: Microphones
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
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ICS 33.160.50 ISBN 978-2-88910-994-4
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.6
1 Scope.8
2 Normative references.8
3 General conditions.9
3.1 General .9
3.2 Measurement conditions .9
3.2.1 General .9
3.2.2 Rated conditions .10
4 Particular conditions .11
4.1 Pre-conditioning .11
4.2 Sound source .11
4.3 Measurement of sound pressure.11
4.4 Voltage measuring system .11
4.5 Acoustical environment.11
4.5.1 General .11
4.5.2 Free-field conditions .11
4.5.3 Diffuse field conditions.13
4.5.4 Microphone coupled to a sound source by means of a small cavity
coupler .14
4.6 Methods of measuring frequency response .14
4.6.1 Point-by-point and continuous sweep frequency methods .14
4.6.2 Calibration methods .15
4.7 Overall accuracy.15
4.8 Graphical presentation of results.15
5 Type description (acoustical behaviour).16
5.1 Principle of the transducer .16
5.2 Type of microphone .16
5.3 Type of directional response characteristics.16
6 Terminals and controls.16
6.1 Marking .16
6.2 Connectors and electrical interface values .16
7 Reference point and axis .16
7.1 Reference point .16
7.2 Reference axis .16
8 Rated power supply .17
8.1 Characteristic to be specified.17
8.2 Method of measurement .17
9 Electrical impedance.17
9.1 Internal impedance .17
9.1.1 Characteristic to be specified .17
9.1.2 Methods of measurement.17
9.2 Rated impedance.18
9.3 Minimum permitted load impedance .18
10 Sensitivity.18
10.1 General .18
10.2 Sensitivities with respect to acoustical environment.19

60268-4 © IEC:2010(E) – 3 –
10.2.1 Free-field sensitivity.19
10.2.2 Diffuse-field sensitivity .19
10.2.3 Close-talking sensitivity.20
10.2.4 Pressure sensitivity.21
10.3 Sensitivities with respect to nature of signal .21
10.3.1 Rated sensitivity .21
10.3.2 Characteristic sensitivity for speech .21
11 Response .22
11.1 Frequency response .22
11.1.1 Characteristic to be specified .22
11.1.2 Method of measurement .23
11.2 Effective frequency range .23
11.2.1 Characteristic to be specified .23
11.2.2
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