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
| UL 1419 | Professional Use Video and Audio Equipment |
| UL 60065 | Audio, Video and Similar Electronic Apparatus |
Closed-circuit television equipment
| UL 2044 | Commercial Closed Circuit Television Equipment |
| UL 6500 | Audio, Video and Musical Instrument Apparatus for Household, Commercial and Similar General Use |
| UL 60065 | Audio, Video and Similar Electronic Apparatus |
Household and commercial use audio and video products
| UL 1492 | Audio and Video Products and Accessories |
| UL 813 | Commercial Audio Equipment |
| UL 6500 | Audio, Video and Musical Instrument Apparatus for Household, Commercial and Similar General Use |
| UL 60065 | Audio, Video and Similar Electronic Apparatus |
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.
