Professional, commercial and household use equipment -- products and standards

The Audio/Video equipment category covers a wide range of products that can be evaluated anticipating several different use environments.

• Professional use audio and video products. Products under this category are intended for use in broadcast and recording studios, remote field locations or similar controlled access locations
  • Digital and analog audio and video receiving, editing, processing, recording and playback equipment
  • Amplification equipment
  • Signal transmission equipment
  • Television cameras
  • Video monitors
• Closed-circuit television equipment. Products under this category are closed-circuit television equipment intended for commercial use. Equipment within the closed-circuit system is linked by cabling or other direct means of connection.
  • Digital and analog audio and video processing , recording and playback equipmen
  • Cameras
  • Camera pan and tilt units
  • Camera enclosures
  • Power supply distribution equipment
  • Switchers
  • Multiplexers
• Household and commercial use audio and video products. Products under this category are audio and video receiving, processing, recording and reproducing appliances and accessories intended for household and commercial use.
  • High definition and standard definition television receivers
  • Digital and analog audio and video receiving, editing, processing , recording and playback equipment
  • Powered speakers
  • Amplification equipment
  • Digital cameras

Test standards

Professional use audio and video products

Closed-circuit television equipment

Household and commercial use audio and video products

Additional tips

• On January 1, 2010, UL 60065 will be the only A/V standard available for radios, CD players, tape players and similar equipment for household and commercial use. On this date, UL 60065 will replace the following standards: UL 6500, UL 1492, UL 813 and UL 469.
• A comparison of the requirements in UL 6500 to the requirements in UL 1492 has been developed. For this detailed comparison, please refer to our UL 6500 Comparison page.
• Certain constructions require a hexamethylene-tetramine (C6H12N4) tablet test. For information concerning the location of a local distributor of this tablet, contact either Vesta Pharmaceuticals at +1-888-55-VESTA (83782) or Regent Textiles Machinery Ltd. at +1-514-333-1415. This tablet has an NDC code of 0002-2535-02 and is tablet number 1588. Other companies may supply this tablet and will be added to this list as they become known.
• Please see our Standards page to find out more about upcoming changes to UL 60065.