Audio and Video Equipment Certification Test Guidelines

Information and Audio-Visual Product IEC 62368-1 Standard

With the development of audio and video multimedia technology, the integration of audio-visual equipment and information technology devices has become increasingly high, and their boundaries are becoming more blurred. In response to this situation, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) issued IEC 62368-1 in 2010, covering safety standards for audio-visual, consumer electronics, and information communication technology products. In the future, IEC 62368-1 will, to some extent, completely replace the existing IEC 60950-1 (Information Technology ITE) and IEC 60065 (Audio/Video) standards.

1. Latest Standard:

Since the introduction of the IEC 62368-1 standard, it has been continuously updated and improved. The third edition of IEC 62368-1 was officially released on October 4, 2018, after some delays. The third edition includes the following significant technical changes compared to the second edition:

- Added requirements for outdoor equipment (incorporating IEC 60950-22 requirements);

- New requirements for optical radiation (based on IEC 60825-1 and IEC 62471);

- Added requirements for liquid insulation materials;

- Added requirements for work units accessible to people (incorporating IEC 60950-23 requirements);

- Added requirements for wireless charging transmitters;

- Added requirements for fully insulated winding wires;

- Added optional methods for determining fire protection for the upper and edge openings of enclosures;

- Added optional requirements for sound pressure;

- Added IEC 62368-3 requirements for power supplied via communication lines (incorporating IEC 60950-21 into IEC 62368-3).

2. China JJR Laboratory Services:

Currently, most countries have planned the mandatory implementation date of the IEC 62368-1 standard by the end of 2020. Although the TRF corresponding to IEC 62368-1: 2018 (third edition) was published on January 17, 2019, on the IECEE official website, manufacturers can theoretically apply for cb certification under the third edition standard. However, only a few countries have published their national differences, and there are still issues in actual international transfer certification. Therefore, our recommended approach is for manufacturers to apply for both IEC 60065: 2014 and IEC 62368-1 third edition simultaneously when applying for CB certification for audio-visual products.

In addition, we can help audio-visual, consumer electronics, and information communication technology product manufacturers prepare in advance, enabling your innovative products to reach multiple markets safely while effectively controlling the human, time, and cost impact caused by standard transitions.

Information Technology Product Testing

Information technology products refer to devices powered by power supplies or batteries with rated operating voltages not exceeding 600V, including commercial electrical equipment and related devices.

1. Applicable Standards:

- GB 4943.1

- IEC/EN 60950-1

2. Specific Products:

- Banking Equipment: Currency handling devices, including ATMs

- Data and Text Processing Instruments and Related Equipment: Data processing equipment, data storage devices, personal computers, plotters, printers, scanners, word processors, visual display units

- Data Network Devices: Bridges, data circuit terminal equipment, data terminal equipment, routers

- Electrical and Electronic Retail Devices: Cash registers, point-of-sale terminals, including related electronic scales

- Electrical and Electronic Office Equipment: Calculators, copiers, recording devices, shredders, copiers, erasers, micro office devices, electric files, paper cutters (punches, cutters, separators), paper joggers, pencil sharpeners, staplers, typewriters

- Other Information Technology Devices: Photo printing devices, public information terminals, multimedia devices

- Postal Equipment: Mail processing devices, postal meters

- Telecommunications Network Infrastructure Equipment: Billing devices, multiplexers, network power supply devices, network terminal devices, wireless base stations, repeaters, transmission devices, communication exchange devices

- Telecommunications Terminal Equipment: Fax devices, key-controlled telephone systems, modems, program-controlled switches, paging answering machines, telephones (wired and wireless)

Audio-Visual Product Testing

Audio-visual products refer to electronic equipment used for audio, video, and similar purposes, where the rated single-phase AC power supply voltage or DC voltage does not exceed 250V, and non-single-phase power supply voltage does not exceed 433V.

1. Applicable Standards:

- GB 8898

- IEC/EN 60065

2. Specific Products:

- Sound and/or Image Reception Devices and Amplifiers

- Independent Load Sensors and Source Sensors

- Power Adapters Designed to Supply Power to Other Devices within this Standard Scope

- Electronic Musical Instruments and Electronic Assistive Devices Used with Electronic or Non-Electronic Musical Instruments, such as metronomes, tone generators, music tuners, and similar devices

- Audio and/or Video Teaching Equipment

- Video Projectors (Note: Film projectors, slide projectors, and suspended projectors apply to home appliance standards)

- Video Cameras and Video Monitors, Video Game Consoles and Elevating Game Devices (Note: Commercial video and elevating game devices apply to home appliance standards)

- Coin-operated Jukeboxes

- Electronic Scoring Devices (Note: Commercial scoring devices apply to home appliance standards)

- Telegraph Devices

- Record Players and CD Players

- Cassette Recorders and CD Burners

- Antenna Signal Converters and Amplifiers

- Antenna Locators

- Civilian Frequency Wireless Devices

- Imaging Devices

- Optoelectronic Effect Devices

- Devices for Alarm Systems

- Devices Using Low-Voltage Power Lines as Transmission Media, Cable Front-End Receivers

- Multimedia Devices (Note: These devices also apply to IT standards)

- Professional General Amplifiers, Jukeboxes, CD Players, Cassette Recorders, Video Recorders, and Cable Broadcasting Sound Systems

- Professional Audio/Video Systems

- Photography Flash Equipment