EN IEC 60268-4:2018

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Sound system equipment - Part 4: Microphones (IEC 60268-4:2018)
Elektroakustische Geräte - Teil 4: Mikrofone (IEC 60268-4:2018)
Equipements pour systèmes électroacoustiques - Partie 4: Microphones (IEC 60268-
4:2018)
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ICS:
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 60268-4

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
November 2018
ICS 33.160.50 Supersedes EN 60268-4:2014
English Version
Sound system equipment - Part 4: Microphones
(IEC 60268-4:2018)
Equipements pour systèmes électroacoustiques - Partie 4: Elektroakustische Geräte - Teil 4: Mikrofone
Microphones (IEC 60268-4:2018)
(IEC 60268-4:2018)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2018-10-17. 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.
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Ref. No. EN IEC 60268-4:2018 E

European foreword
The text of document 100/2992/CDV, future edition 6 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
approved by CENELEC as EN IEC 60268-4:2018.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2019-07-17
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2021-10-17
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 60268-4:2014.
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.

Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60268-4:2018 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:
CISPR 22:2008 NOTE Harmonized as EN 55022:2010 (modified)
IEC 60065:2014 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60065:2014 (modified)
IEC 60958-4:2016 (series) NOTE Harmonized as EN 60958-4:2016 (series)
IEC 61000-3-2:2014 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61000-3-2:2014 (not modified)
IEC 61000-3-3:2013 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61000-3-3:2013 (not modified)
IEC 61606 (series) NOTE Harmonized as EN 61606 (series)
IEC 61672-1:2013 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61672-1:2013 (not modified)

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.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
CISPR 35 (mod) 2016 Electromagnetic compatibility of multimedia EN 55035 2017
equipment - Immunity requirements
IEC 60268-1 1985 Sound system equipment. Part 1: General HD 483.1 S2 1989
+ A1 1988  - -
+ A2 1988  - -
IEC 60268-2 1987 Sound system equipment. Part 2: Explanation HD 483.2 S2 1993
of general terms and calculation methods
+ A1 1991  - -
IEC 60268-3 2013 Sound system equipment - Part 3: Amplifiers EN 60268-3 2013
IEC 60268-5 2003 Sound system equipment - Part 5: EN 60268-5 2003
Loudspeakers
+ A1 2007  + A1 2009
IEC 60268-11 1987 Sound system equipment. Part 11: Application HD 483.11 S3 1993
of connectors for the interconnection of sound
system components
+ A1 1989  - -
+ A2 1991  - -
IEC 60268-12 1987 Sound system equipment. Part 12: Application EN 60268-12 1995
of connectors for broadcast and similar use
+ A1 1991  - -
+ A2 1994  + A2 1995
IEC 61000-4-2 2008 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4- EN 61000-4-2 2009
2: Testing and measurement techniques -
Electrostatic discharge immunity test
IEC 61000-4-3 2006 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4- EN 61000-4-3 2006
3 : Testing and measurement techniques -
Radiated, radio-frequency, electromagnetic
field immunity test
+ A1 2007  + A1 2008
+ A2 2010  + A2 2010
IEC 61000-4-4 2012 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4- EN 61000-4-4 2012
4: Testing and measurement techniques -
Electrical fast transient/burst immunity test
IEC 61000-4-6 2013 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4- EN 61000-4-6 2014
6: Testing and measurement techniques -
Immunity to conducted disturbances, induced
by radio-frequency fields
IEC 61000-4-8 2009 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4- EN 61000-4-8 2010
8: Testing and measurement techniques -
Power frequency magnetic field immunity test
IEC 61000-4-16 2015 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4- EN 61000-4-16 2016
16: Testing and measurement techniques -
Test for immunity to conducted, common
mode disturbances in the frequency range 0
Hz to 150 kHz
IEC 61000-4-17 1999 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4- EN 61000-4-17 1999
17: Testing and measurement techniques -
Ripple on d.c. input power port immunity test
+ A1 2001  + A1 2004
+ A2 2008  + A2 2009
IEC 61260-1 2014 Electroacoustics - Octave-band and fractional- EN 61260-1 2014
octave-band filters - Part 1: Specifications
IEC 61938 2013 Multimedia systems - Guide to the - -
recommended characteristics of analogue
interfaces to achieve interoperability
ITU-T -  Artificial mouth - -
Recommendation
P.51
EN 55103-2 2009 Electromagnetic compatibility - Product family EN 55103-2 2009
standard for audio, video, audio-visual and
entertainment lighting control apparatus for
professional use - Part 2: Immunity
EN 300 422-2 2011 Electromagnetic compatibility and radio EN 300 422-2 2011
V1.3.1 spectrum matters (ERM) - Wireless V1.3.1
microphones in the 25 MHz to 3 GHz
frequency range - Part 2: Harmonized EN
covering the essential requirements of article
3.2 of the R&TTE Directive
IEC 60268-4 ®
Edition 6.0 2018-09
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
Sound system equipment –
Part 4: Microphones
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ICS 33.160.50 ISBN 978-2-8322-5955-9

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 6
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references. 8
3 Terms and definitions . 9
4 General conditions . 10
4.1 General . 10
4.2 Measurement conditions . 10
4.2.1 General . 10
4.2.2 Rated conditions . 11
5 Particular conditions . 12
5.1 Pre-conditioning . 12
5.2 Sound source . 12
5.3 Measurement of sound pressure . 12
5.4 Voltage measuring system . 12
5.5 Acoustical environment . 12
5.5.1 General . 12
5.5.2 Free-field conditions . 13
5.5.3 Diffuse field conditions . 14
5.5.4 Microphone coupled to a sound source by means of a small cavity
coupler . 15
5.6 Methods of measuring frequency response . 15
5.6.1 Point-by-point and continuous sweep frequency methods . 15
5.6.2 Calibration methods . 16
5.7 Overall accuracy . 16
5.8 Graphical presentation of results . 16
6 Type description (acoustical behaviour) . 17
6.1 Principle of the transducer . 17
6.2 Type of microphone . 17
6.3 Type of directional response characteristics . 17
6.4 Application . 17
7 Terminals and controls. 17
7.1 Marking . 17
7.2 Connectors and electrical interface values . 17
8 Reference point and axis . 18
8.1 Reference point . 18
8.2 Reference axis . 18
9 Rated power supply . 18
9.1 Characteristics to be specified . 18
9.2 Method of measurement . 18
10 Electrical impedance . 18
10.1 Internal impedance . 18
10.1.1 Characteristic to be specified . 18
10.1.2 Methods of measurement . 18
10.2 Rated impedance . 19
10.3 Rated minimum permitted load impedance . 19

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11.1 General . 19
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