EN IEC 60268-23:2023

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2023
Oprema zvokovnega sistema - 23. del: Televizijski sprejemniki in monitorji -
Sistemi zvočnikov (IEC 60268-23:2023)
Sound system equipment - Part 23: TVs and monitors - Loudspeaker systems (IEC
60268-23:2023)
Elektroakustische Geräte - Teil 23: Fernsehgeräte und Monitore - Lautsprecher Systeme
(IEC 60268-23:2023)
Équipements pour systèmes électroacoustiques - Partie 23: Téléviseurs et moniteurs -
Systèmes de haut-parleurs (IEC 60268-23:2023)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 60268-23:2023
ICS:
33.160.50 Pribor Accessories
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 60268-23

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM April 2023
ICS 33.160.01; 33.160.50
English Version
Sound system equipment - Part 23: TVs and monitors -
Loudspeaker systems
(IEC 60268-23:2023)
Équipements pour systèmes électroacoustiques - Partie 23: Elektroakustische Geräte - Teil 23: Fernsehgeräte und
Téléviseurs et moniteurs - Systèmes de haut-parleurs Monitore - Lautsprecher Systeme
(IEC 60268-23:2023) (IEC 60268-23:2023)
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European foreword
The text of document 100/3774/CDV, future edition 1 of IEC 60268-23, prepared by Technical Area 20
"Analogue and digital audio" of IEC/TC 100 "Audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment"
was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2023-12-31
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2026-03-31
document have to be withdrawn
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CENELEC website.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60268-23:2023 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 standard indicated:
IEC 63034 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 63034
IEC 60263 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 60263
ISO 3382-1 NOTE Approved as EN ISO 3382-1
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements 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 1  Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod),
the relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2  Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available
here: www.cencenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60268-2 1987 Sound system equipment. Part 2: - -
Explanation of general terms and
calculation methods
IEC 60268-21 2018 Sound system equipment - Part 21: EN IEC 60268-21 2018
Acoustical (output-based) measurements
IEC 61094-4 - Measurement microphones - Part 4: EN 61094-4 -
Specifications for working standard
microphones
IEC 61260-1 2014 Electroacoustics - Octave-band and EN 61260-1 2014
fractional-octave-band filters - Part 1:
Specifications
ISO 3744 - Acoustics - Determination of sound power EN ISO 3744 -
levels and sound energy levels of noise
sources using sound pressure -
Engineering methods for an essentially free
field over a reflecting plane
ISO 3745 - Acoustics - Determination of sound power EN ISO 3745 -
levels and sound energy levels of noise
sources using sound pressure - Precision
methods for anechoic rooms and hemi-
anechoic rooms
ISO 80000-2 - Quantities and units - Part 2: Mathematics EN ISO 80000-2 -
ANSI/CTA 2034-A 2015 Standard Method of Measurement for In- - -
Home Loudspeakers
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 7
INTRODUCTION . 9
1 Scope . 10
2 Normative references . 10
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 10
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 11
4 Type description . 12
5 Physical characteristics . 12
5.1 Dimensions . 12
5.2 Mass . 12
6 Conditions . 12
6.1 Normal measuring conditions . 12
6.2 Rated conditions . 13
6.3 Rated frequency range . 13
6.4 Climatic conditions . 13
7 Test signals . 13
7.1 General . 13
7.2 Sinusoidal chirp signal . 13
7.3 Steady-state single-tone signal . 13
7.4 Steady-state two-tone signal . 14
7.5 Sparse multi-tone complex . 14
7.6 Broadband noise signal . 14
7.7 Narrow-band noise signal . 14
7.8 Hann-burst signal . 14
7.9 Impulsive signal . 14
8 Acoustical environment . 14
8.1 General . 14
8.2 Free-field conditions . 14
8.3 Simulated free-field conditions . 14
8.4 In-situ environment . 15
8.5 Listening room . 15
9 Measurement equipment . 15
10 Positioning of the EUT . 15
10.1 Reference plane and normal vector . 15
10.2 Reference point . 15
10.3 Reference axis . 16
10.4 Orientation vector . 16
10.5 Horizontal and Vertical Trajectories . 18
11 Measuring distance between EUT and microphone . 18
11.1 Far-field conditions . 18
11.2 Near-field conditions . 18
12 Mounting of the EUT . 19
12.1 General . 19
12.2 Mounting methods . 19
12.2.1 Stand-type . 19

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12.2.2 Wall mount-type . 19
12.3 Mounting for free-field conditions . 20
12.3.1 General . 20
12.3.2 EUT rotating condition . 20
12.3.3 Microphone rotating condition . 20
13 Rated ambient conditions . 20
13.1 Temperature ranges . 20
13.1.1 Performance limited temperature range . 20
13.1.2 Damage limited temperature range . 21
13.2 Humidity ranges . 21
13.2.1 Relative humidity range . 21
13.2.2 Damage limited humidity range . 21
14 Evaluation point and distance . 21
14.1 Evaluation point . 21
14.2 Evaluation d
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