Ei Electronics EI 171 User's Manual
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1. LIVE T INTERCONNECT TO OTHER SMOKE ALARMS IF PRESENT 01010 NEUTRAL PLATE FIXING SCREWS Figure 2 m n CONDUIT 4 SQ E SMOKE ALARM CONNECTOR 1 l a TO CONTROL PANEL Ei 173 LATCH RECESS 8 Push the plug on to the pins in the rear of the Smoke Alarm and slide on to the mounting plate Interconnecting Smoke Alarms A maximum of 12 EI 150 151 153 154 155 156 Smoke Heat Alarms may be interconnected to one EI 172 unit When one alarm senses fire all interconnected units will sound and the control panel will turn on the strobe light and vi bration pad See Smoke Alarm instruction leaflet for further details on interconnection wiring Warning Do not connect to any other type of Smoke Alarm Doing this may damage the alarms and could result in a shock or fire damage Note 1 An alarm with battery back up i e EI 151 154 156 will continue to operate during mains failure and will be able to signal the control panel if they sense fire The control panel also has battery back up so that it too will operate during mains failure 2 Testing your System After Installation 1 Turn on the AC mains power to the smoke alarm circuit Check the continuous green light is visible on the smoke alarm cover The red light behind the test button wi2. gt E I Professional Instruction Leaflet EI 170 171 Strobe and Vibration Smoke Alarm System for the deaf and hard of hearing AC SMOKE ALARM EI 151 IONISATION or EI 156 optical STROBE CONTROL PANEL EI 173 With rechargeable battery for one week standby Introduction This leaflet describes the installation of the EI 170 and EI 171 Systems Important Read all instructions before installing This leaf let must be left with the end user after installation N B If the system is not being used for some time the Con trol Panel power switch must be in the off position This will prevent the battery from being totally depleted and possibly damaged Do not turn on until it is fully wired The systems consist of EI 170 System EI 171 System EI 156 Mains Smoke Alarm optical EI 173 Control Panel with built in strobe EI 174 Vibration Pad EI 172 Pattress for Smoke Alarm interface EI 151 Mains Smoke Alarm ionisation EI 173 Control Panel with built in strobe EI 174 Vibration Pad EI 172 Pattress for Smoke Alarm interface 1 Location amp Installation The Control Panel should normally be fixed such that the in ternal strobe light can be seen from the bed and the vibration pad can be placed under the mattress or pillow It has to be powered from the mains 230 VAC so a suitable power point or junction box must be available to which it can be perma nently connected The Smoke Alarm must be
3. pillow or mattress It is important that the person in the bed can feel the vibration check it is sufficient to wake a person by lying on the bed and pressing the test button on the control panel see also Test ing your system Some mattresses may not transmit suffi cient vibration and in these cases it should be fitted under the pillow Note During testing or in an actual alarm situation the pad pulses on and off for greater effect on sleepers Mains Smoke Alarm Interface Pattress EI 172 The pattress is used to mount the smoke alarm in its location to connect it to the mains and interconnect wires and to con nect it to the wires from the EI 173 control panel The connec tions from the non isolated mains powered smoke alarms to the low voltage control panel wires are through an opto isolator in the EI 172 for electrical safety EARTH IF PRESENT Figure 1 MOUNTING SCREW HOLES 4 CONDUIT N OOO OOS rc R RED K Y YELLOW SPARE TERMINAL SS A SLEEVE gt p TO CONTROL PANEL Ei 173 PLUG IN TO SMOKE ALARM 1 Choose the mounting position following the siting instruc tions in the Smoke Alarm leaflet Remove the power from the circuit you plan to use The HMSO Building Regulations state that self contained Smoke Alarms should be permanently wired to a separately fused circuit at the distribution b
4. where it is readily seen during the day e g downstairs hallway An extra Vibration Pad EI 174 is available with 2 m of cable and a plug for connecting it to the auxiliary socket Control Panel Clock Input socket A suitable alarm clock with a 5 to 24 Volts AC or DC output electrically isolated from the mains supply can be connected to this input socket with a 3 5 mm mono jack plug When the alarm clock triggers the vibration pad turns on to wake the person but the internal strobe or auxiliary output do not turn on This lets the user know it is a wake up call and not a fire Therefore the user needs only one vibration pad under their pillow or mattress Triggering Control Panel into Alarm Externally A manual fire alarm switch e g a glass break type can be used to get the control panel to turn on the vibration pad and strobe light This is done by connecting the red and yellow wires from the control panel together with the switch or volt free relay isolated contacts The wires from the switch can be connected into the circuit at the pattress terminals Note This does not cause the smoke alarm to sound Adding an EI 158 Smoke Alarm Pattress with relay to the system The EI 158CS 158P Pattress is used where volt free relay contacts are required to signal to other equipment when one of the smoke alarms sense fire For example the relay can be used to signal to a warden call system or to turn on lights If there are mo
5. er with it This will invalidate the guarantee but more importantly may expose the user to shock or fire hazards This guarantee is in addition to your statutory rights as a con sumer Manufactured by Ei Electronics Shannon Co Clare Ireland 2001 P N B12206
6. et for advice about getting a replacement 3 Troubleshooting If the units fail any of the tests after installation outlined above the system has probably been incorrectly wired and or all units are not connected Check all wiring carefully If the green power lights on the smoke alarm and or the control panel are not on check the wiring to the mains and that the mains is not off e g due to a tripped circuit breaker or fuse Check the power switch on the control panel is on The control panel monitors the wiring to the vibration pad and the smoke alarm pattress for faults i If the vibration pad is removed or if its wiring is open cir cuit the control panel will flash the strobe ii If the wiring to the smoke alarm pattress is disconnected open circuited or short circuited the control panel will turn on the vibration pad and the strobe light There are no user serviceable parts in this unit If it is though to be defective it must be returned to the manufacturer for re pair or replacement see Product Guarantee section 4 Accessories and other Features Control Panel Aux Output The auxiliary output turns on when the control panel is in alarm and can supply up to 200 mA at 12 Volts range 10 to 14 Volts Note the positive terminal is the pin next to the Clock Input socket An Auxiliary Strobe EI 178 is available and is supplied with 10 m of cable and a suitable plug It can be located for example
7. ll flash every 40 seconds 2 Plug in the control panel mains adaptor or turn on the AC mains if it is connected to a junction box Slide the power switch on the side of the unit to the on position Check the continuous green light on the control panel cover is visible 3 Press the test button on the smoke alarm The smoke alarm should sound and the red light behind the button will flash every second After about 4 seconds the control panel will start flashing the strobe light and the vibration pad will turn on Two people may be needed for this test Interconnected smoke alarms where present should also be tested in similar fashion 4 Press the control panel test button Check the vibration pad is on and that the strobe is flashing Daily amp Weekly Testing We recommend that you test your system weekly by press ing all the smoke alarm test buttons and checking that the vi bration pad and strobe light are operating Also check at the same time that the green power lights are visible on both the smoke alarm s and the control panel Check daily that the vibration pad is in its correct position by pressing the test button on the control panel Periodic Testing of Rechargeable Battery The rechargeable battery takes about 20 hours to charge from the control panel when it is first powered up The panel then maintains it in the fully charged state by continuous trickle charge In the event of a mains failure the battery will p
8. located as de scribed in the Smoke Alarm instructions supplied Cable 10 m is supplied to connect between the Control Panel and the EI 172 Pattress for the smoke alarm This can be extended up to 50 m 20 ohms max with suitable low voltage cable if re quired The smoke alarm supplied with the system may be in terconnected with other EI mains powered smoke alarms up to a maximum of 12 smoke alarms in total Many dwellings re quire more than one smoke alarm for minimum protection See the smoke alarm instruction leaflet for detailed advise on interconnection maintenance etc Warning This mains operated system should be installed and interconnnected by a qualified electrician in accordance with the Regulations for Electrical Installations published by PATTRESS EI 172 VIBRATION PAD EI 174 the Institute of Electrical Engineers UK Failure to install this system correctly may expose the user to shock or fire hazards Control Panel The Control Panel should be permanently fixed to the wall using the screws and plastic plugs enclosed The screws should be spaced 114 mm 4 5 in vertically apart The top screw will be 27 mm 1 1 in below the top surface of the con trol panel when installed The screws large heads should be screwed into the wall leaving a gap of approximately 4 mm 0 15 in under the head Fit the keyhole slots on the back of the control panel over the screw heads and slide the panel down vertically into positio
9. n The mains adaptor can be plugged into a socket The socket must not be used for any other equipment and it must always be switched on It is preferable to permanently wire the unit into a mains junc tion box Wire according to the following instructions Warning First remove the power to the circuit at the distribu tion board If you are in any doubt about how to do this get help from a qualified electrician Connecting to mains junction box The mains lead wires are colour coded as follows brown live blue neutral The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the ter minal wire which is marked with the letter N or coloured black The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal wire which is marked with the letter L or coloured red The apparatus is not to be earthed so no connection is to be made to terminals or wires marked with the letter E the sym bol L or coloured green or green and yellow Bring the low voltage wiring to where the smoke alarm is to be located Route all wires neatly and securely along the walls and ceilings Note Turning off the power switch on the Control Panel does not switch off the apparatus from the supply mains The switch removes the AC and battery power from the Control Panel but the mains transformer remains connected to the supply mains Vibration Pad Plug the vibration pad into its locking socket on the control panel Place the vibration pad under the
10. oard 2 Where the incoming mains and interconnect wires are on the surface of the ceiling or wall the appropriately sized duct ing conduit must be chosen to mate with the unit 3 The low voltage wiring from the control panel must not be run in the same conduit as the mains interconnect wires 4 Using a sharp knife remove material from the appropriate knockouts making sure that there is no gap either where mated with the ducting conduit or with the low voltage wires There are five knockouts four on the sides and one on the rear 5 Screw the pattress to the surface using the two screws and plastic plugs supplied 6 Figure 1 shows the connections Connect the incoming live neutral and interconnect from other smoke alarms if present to the pre wired connector block If an earth wire is present connect it to the fourth terminal as shown The Smoke Alarm connector plug is already wired to the pattress Connect the red wire remove the small piece of insulating tape first from the control panel to the terminal marked R and the yel low wire to the terminal marked Y The black and blue wires from the control panel are not used They should both be con nected to the spare terminal for extra strain relief 7 Bring the connector plug out through the rectangular hole in the mounting plate line up the latch with its recess and then screw the mounting plate on to the box as shown in figure 2 with the screws provided
11. ower the system in standby for a week followed by at least 4 minutes alarm When the mains fails the green light is extin guished and the red light flashes rapidly on the control panel to indicate it is on battery power If the battery is starting to be fully depleted the red light will go off to indicate the control panel is totally unpowered The battery will last 5 years in nor mal use provided it is not exposed to extremes of temperature for prolonged periods or fully discharged charged a large number of times We recommend that the functioning of the rechargeable battery is checked at least yearly as follows i Ensure the control panel has been mains powered for at least the previous 20 hours for the battery to charge ii Turn off the mains power to the control panel by unplug ging it or switching off the circuit at the distribution board Check that the green light goes off and the red light starts to flash iii Press the control panel test button for 20 seconds and check the strobe flashes brightly and that the pad vibrates strongly Check that the red light continues to flash while the test button is pressed Cover the strobe light with card to stop this dazzling you while looking for the red light This red light flashing indicates that the battery is satisfactory If the red light goes off or if the strobe is weak or if the vibration is weak the battery will need to be replaced Contact the nearest address in this leafl
12. re than two smoke alarms in the system the first smoke alarm can be mounted on the opto isolator pat tress EI 172 as described above The second smoke alarm in terconnected to the first can be mounted on the relay pattress EI 158CS EI 158CSR or EI 158P EI 158PR When any smoke alarm senses fire the EI 172 pattress will signal the control panel into alarm and the EI 158 pattress will switch its relay contacts Note If both an EI 172 and an EI 158 are being used only 6 smoke alarms may be interconnected together on the system Power Requirements The typical currents at 230 VAC are Standby 10mA Alarm 50 mA 5 Product Guarantee Ei Electronics guarantees this system for one year from the date of purchase against any defects that are due to faulty ma terials or workmanship This guarantee only applies to normal conditions of use and service and does not include damage resulting from accident neglect misuse unauthorised dis mantling or contamination howsoever caused This guaran tee excludes incidental and consequential damage If this system should become defective within the guarantee period it must be returned to the nearest address in this leaflet It must be carefully packaged with the power switch on the control panel in the off position and with the problem clearly stated along with proof of the date of purchase We shall at our dis cretion repair or replace the unit Do not interfere with the sys tem or attempt to tamp
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