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Connecting to mains junction box.
T he ma i ns lead w i r es ar e c o l o ur c o ded as f o l l o w s :
T h i s can be e x te n de d up to 5 0 m (20 o h ms ma x . ) w it h su i t -
ab l e l ow vol ta g e cab l e i f requi r ed. The Smoke A l a r m s upp li ed
w i th the syste m m a y be i n te r co nnec t ed wit h o t h er E i mai ns
power e d s mo ke / h ea t a l a rms up to a ma x i m um o f 1 2 a l a r ms
(se e be lo w for de t a il s ) i n t o t a l. M any dw e ll ing s requ i r e m o r e
t h a n one sm oke al a rm fo r m i n i m um prot e c t io n . S ee t he smo ke
a l a rm inst r uct i on l eaf l e t f o r de t a il e d a d v i ce o n, in te r connec -
t i o n , maint enan ce e t c .
Warning: T hi s ma i ns o pera ted s y s t em s h o u l d be i ns t alled
and i n ter connne c te d b y a q u a l i f i e d e l ec t r i c i a n i n ac c o r dance
wi th the Regulati on s fo r E l ec t ri ca l I ns t a ll at i on s published by
t h e In s tit u t e of E lec tr i c al E n g i n ee r s (UK ) . F a il u re t o i ns ta ll t h i s
sys t e m correct l y m ay ex po s e the u ser t o s ho c k o r fi re h az ard s .
Mains (230V A C) r ated cab l e m u s t be u s ed fo r t heint e r c o nn ec t
w i re along wit h th e m a i ns itse l f .
Control Panel
Th e Con t ro l Pane l sh ou l d be p er mane nt l y f i xe d t o t h e w a ll
us i ng the sc re ws an d p l a st i c p l ugs e n c l ose d . T h e s c rew s
sho uld be spaced 114 mm ( 4 . 5 i n ) v e rt i c ally apa rt . T h e t o p
screw s h o uld b e 2 7 m m ( 1. 1 i n) b e l o w th e to p s u rf a c e of t h e
contro l panel w hen i n s talled . T he~ cre w s (l arge h e ads) s h oul d
be scr ewe d i nto t he w all le av i ng a gap of app r ox i m at el y 4 m m
(0. 1 5 i n) un der t he h ea d . F i t t he k e y ho l e sl ots o n t h e ba ck o f
the cont rol panel ov e r t h e s c r ew h eads an d s l ide t he pane l
down vertically in t o p os itio n.
T he ma i ns adapt o r c an be p l ugg e d i n t o a s o ck et. T h e s ock et
mus t no t b e us e d fo r an y o t he r eq ui pm en t an d i t mu st a l w a y s
be sw i tched on.
It isprefe r a bl e to per ma n e nt l y w i re t h e u nit i n to a m a in s jun c -
t i on box. In t h is cas e r e mov e t h e p l ug and w i r e as f o l l ows .
Wa rn ing: F i rs t r em o ve the po we r to t he c irc ui t a t t he d is t ri b u -
t io n boar d. If you are i n a n y do ubt about h ow to do t h i s , get
he l p f rom a qua li f i e d el ect r ic i an.
V I BR A T I ON PAD Ei 174
PA TTRESS Ei 172/160
1 . Location & Installation
T h e Contro l Pane l s h ould norma ll y befixed suc h t h at the in-
terna l strobe l ig ht can be seen fr o m t he bed a nd the vi b r a t ion
pa d can be placed u nder the mattress o r p i llow. I t has to be
p owered f rom the mains (230 VAC) so a suitab l e power po i nt
or jun ction b ox m ust be availab l e to wh i ch it can be pe r ma-
n ently connec t ed. The Smoke A l arm must be l ocate d as de-
sc ri be d i n t he Smoke Alarm i nstructions suppl i e d . Cable (10
m) i s s u ppl i ed to c o nnec t bet w een the Control Pane l and t he
· · Ei 1 72/160 P at t ress fo r the smoke a l arm.
Ei 171/160
Ei 1 69/ 1 60 w i th a Ma i ns Opt i cal Smoke A l arm Ei 1 66
Ei 170/160
E i 1 69 / 160 wit h a Ma in s Ion i sa t i o n Smoke A l a r m E i 161
Intr od uc t ion
T h is le afl et desc r i be s t he in s t a ll a t io n o f t he Ei 169/160, E i
17 0/160 a nd Ei 1 71 / 160 Sys t em s .
I m po rt a nt: Re ad a ll i ns truc t io n s be fo re in sta llin g . Thi s lea f -
l et mu s t be left wit h t h e end u ser a f t e r i ns t a ll at i on.
N . B. If t he syste m i s n ot b e ing us ed fo r s om e t m e t he Cont ro l
Pa ne l p ower s w i t ch m u s t b e i n t he off po siti on. Thi s w i ll pre -
vent t h e batt e ryfrom bei ng t ot all y d epl et ed a n d p oss i bly da m-
a ged .
D o n o t turn on unt il i t i s fu lly w ir ed.
The systems consist of : -
Ei 169 / 160
E i 173 Con t r ol Pane l (with bu ilt in strobe)
E i 174 Vi b ra t o r Pad
Ei 172/160 Pa ttr ess fo r Smoke I Heat A l a r m Interface (t hi s
requires a n Easi-tit A l ar m to opera t e i.e. E i 1 40, 1 4 1 , 14 6,
16 1 or 166)
CONT R OLPA N E L E i 173
(Wi th r echa rge a bl e battery
fo r one ':"eek s ta n dby)
SMOK E AL A RM
E i 16 9 /160 B ASIC SYSTE M (req uir es a Smoke Alarm E i 1 6 1 o r E i 1 66 )
Ei 1 7 0/160 w ith M AI NS I ONISA TI ON SMOKE ALAR M Ei 161
E i 17 1/160 wi th M A IN S OP TI CAL SMOK E A L ARM Ei 166
Smoke Alarm Syst e ms for the Deaf & Hard of Hear i ng
- with Strobe & Vibrator
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8. Rep l ace t he w i r i ng c ov e r o n t he m ou nt in g plat e . Sli de t h e
Smoke Alarm on t o t h e m o un t i g p l at e .
InterconnectingSmoke A!arms
A maximum o f 1 2 E i 14 0 ,14 1 , 1 44 ,14 5, 1 46 , 1 6 1 , 1 64 , 1 66
Smoke / Heat A l arms maybe int e r co nn ec t e d t oone Ei 172 / 1 60
un i t. When one a l a rm senses fi r e a ll int e r co nne ct e d u ni t s w i ll
so u nd and the co ntrol p ane l will t u rn o n t he s t r obe light and v i-
bra t ion pad (See S m ok e / Heat Ala r m in st ru ctio n l eafl e t f o r f u r -
ther detail s on inter connect io n ....vfr ing ) .
W a rn i ng: Do no t conne ct t o any other t ype o f Smoke / H ea t
A l arm. Do i ng t h is m ay d a ma g e t he a l a r ms an d c o u ld r esu lt i n a
shock o r fire da mage .
Note 1 : An ala rm w i t h b at t e r y b ack- u p ( i. e . E i
141 , 144, 1 4 6, 161 , 1 6 4 , 1 66) w i ll c o ntinu e t o ope ra te du r i ng
m a i n s fa i l ure and w il l be ab l e to sig n a l t h e co nt ro l p a n e l if th ey
sense fire .
The control pa n el a l so h a s battery ba c k- up , so t h at i t t oo wi l l
ope r ate during m a in s f ai l u re.
F i gu re 2
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F I X I N G
SC R E WS
W I R IN G F R O M PA TT RE S S E i1 72/ 1 6 0
3 . The lo w vo l t age wi ring from th e c o ntrol p a n e l m ust n o t b e
r u n i n t he same co n d u it as t he ma i n s / i ni e r co n nect w i res .
4 . U s i ng a sha r p k ni f e re mo v e m a t er i al from t h e approp ri ate
k nockouts mak i n g s u re tha t t h ere i s n o gap , e i th e r w h e r e
m a t ed with t he du c tin g / co nduit or w i th t h e l ow vo ltage w ir es.
T here are thr e e knoc k ou ts a n d on e o n t h e r ea r.
5 . Sc r ew the pa t t r e s s t o t he s u rfa ce u s i n g t he t wo sc r ews
a n d plast i c p l ug s s u ppl i ed .
6. F i gure 1 sh ows t h e conne c t i o n s . C onne c t t h e i n co m i ng
l ive , neutra l , a nd in te r connect (fro m o th e r smo k e a l a r ms if
p r ese n t ) to the pr e - w i r ed co nne c t or b l ock . T h e P att re s s do es
not r eq u i re a n Earth . T he t h re e w ir es for co nne ct i n g t o t he
s moke alarm m oun t ing p l a t e are a l ready wir ed t o t h e patt r ess.
Connect the r ed w i re ( r emove t he sma ll p ie c e o f in su l at i ng
t a pe f ir st) from t h e c ont r o l pa ne l t o t h e t e rm i n a l m ark e d " R "
and the ye ll ow w i re t o t he t e r mi na l m a r ked " Y" . T h e b l a c k and
b l ue w i res fr om t he control panel a r e n ot u sed. The y s h o u l d
bothbe conn e ct ed t o t h e spa r e t e r m i na l fo r e x tr a stra i n re li e f .
7 . Bring t he m oun t i n g p la te w ire s ou t t hr ou gh t h e ho l e i n t h e
moun t ing p l a te a s s h own i n f i gu re 2 . Co nn ect t he t hree wi r e s
to the m o un t i ng p l a t e te r mi na l s f o l l ow i ng t h e w i r i n g c ol o ur s
sp e ci fie d in figu r e 2 . N o te : T he w hite interconnect w ir e must
b e co nn ected to the smo k e a la r m ( even i f th ere i s o n l y on e
smoke alarm on t h e system).
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1. Choo s e t he m o unting po s it i on f o l low i ng the siting i ns t r u c-
t i ons inthe Smoke A l arm leafl et. R e move t h e power f rom the
ci rcui t you pl an to use.
2. Where the i ncomin g mains and in terconnect w i r e s ar eon
t he surface of t h e ceil i ng o r w al l the appropriatel y s i z ed duct-
.. ing/condui tmust b e chos e n to mate with the unit.
Figu r e 1
NE UTR AL
INTER C ONN EC T
T O O THE R S M O KE / HE AT
A LA RMS (IF P R ESENT)
TO C O N TR OL
PANELEi 1 73
TO EA Sl · F I T SMOK E A L AR M
M OUN TI N G PLATE
PA TTR ESS WIR IN G
The pa ttr ess i s usedto mount t h e smoke alarm in its loca t ion,
t o connect i t to the mains and inte r connect wires, and to con-
nect it to the wires fr omthe E i 173control pane l . (The connec -
t i ons f ro m thenon-isolated ma i ns poweredsmoke ala rm s, to th e l ow
voltage con tr ol panel wi r es are t h rough an opto - i so l ator in t he E i
1 7 2/160 for e l ectr i ca l sa f ety).
Note: Turning o ff the power sw i t c h on the Con tr o l Pane l
does n ot sw i tc h o ff the appa r atusfrom the supp l y mains . The
sw i tch removes the AC and battery power from the Control
Pane l , but the , mains transfo r mer remains connected to t he
supply ma in s.
V ibration Pa d
P l ug the vibra t i on pad in t o i ts locking socket on t h e control
pane l. P l ace the vibration pad underthe pillow or mattress . It
i s important t hat th e pers o n i n th e bed can fee l t he vibrat i on -
check i t i s suffic ie nt to wake a person by l y in g on t he bed and
press i ng t h e tes t butt on onthe control pane l - see also ''Test-
i ng your system". Some mattresses may no t transm i t suffi -
cient vi bration , and i n t hese cases i t shou l d befitted u nde r th e
pillow. Note : During testing, or i n an ac t ua l alarm s i tuat i on,
the pad pulses on and off for grea t er effect on sleepe r s .
MainsSmoke Ala r m InterfacePattress Ei172/160
The w i re wh i ch is co l ou r ed b l ue mus t be co nn e cted to t he
terminal/w i re which i s marked w i th the letter N or co l ou r ed
b lack.
The w ir e wh i ch is co l oured brown must be connected to the
t erminal/w ir e wh i ch is marked w i th the l ett er L o r c o l oured r ed.
T he a ppara t us i s not to be earthed, so no connect i on i s t o b e
made t o termina l s or wires marked w it h the le tt er E, t h e sym -
bo l Q) or co l oured green or g r een and y el l ow .
B r i ng t h e l ow v o l tage wir i ng fro m th e cont ro l panel to whe r e
the smoke a l arm is to be l oca t ed. Ro u te a l l wires neat l y and
securely alongthe wa ll s and ceiling s.
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5 0 m A
• Ala r m
Control Panel " Aux. Output"
T h e auxil i ary o u tp ut t urn s o n w h e n th e co n t ro l p a n e l i s i n a l a r m
and can s upply up t o 200 m A at 1 2 V o l t s ( r a n g e 1 0 t o 1 4 Vo l t s ) .
(No te: t he p osit i ve t e r m ina l i s t he p i n n e xt t o t he " C l oc k Inpu t " soc k e t ) . A n
Auxiliary Strob e Ei 178 i s a vail ab l e a n d is su p p li e d w i t h 1 0 m of
c able and a suita b l e pl u g . It ca n b e l o ca ted , fo r e x a m pl e , w h er e i t
is readily see n du r i n g th e d ay ( e .g . d ow n s tai r s h al l w ay) . A n ex t r a
Vibration Pad Ei 174 i s a v a il a bl e w i t h 2 m o f c able a n d a p l ug f or
connecting i t to th e a u x ili a ry so c k e t.
Cont r ol Pane l "Clock Input " socket
A suitable ala r m c l o c k (w i th a 5 t o 2 4 Vo l ts A C o r D C outpu t -
electrically isola te d f r o m t h e ma i n s s u p ply ) c a n b e co n n e ct e d to
this input socket w i th a 3 . 5 m m mo n o j a c k p lu g . Whe n th e a lar m
clock t r igger s , t he v i b r ati on p ad t u rn s on to w a ke t he p e r s on , bu t
the i n ternal st rob e or a u x ilia ry out pu t d o no t t u rn o n .T h i s l e t s t he
user know it is a w a ke-up ca ll an d n o t a fi r e . Th e r e fo r e th e us er
nee d s only one v i br a ti o n pa d un de r th ei r p ill ow o r ma tt r ess .
Trigger i ng Control Panel into A l arm Externally
A manual fire al a r m s wi t c h ( e.g. a g l as s br e a k t ype) c an be us ed
to get the control p a ne l t o t u rn o n th e v i b ra t i o n pad an d s t ro be
lig h t. Th i s is don e b y co nn ec t i ng t h e r ed a n d y e l l o w w i r es, fr om t h e
contro l panel , tog e t h er, wi t h th e sw i t c h ( or v o l t -fr ee re l ay i s o l ated
cont a cts) . The w i r e s fr o m t h e swi tch ca n b e c o n n e c t e d int o th e ci r -
cui t at the patt r e s s te r m i n a l s .
Note: Th i s does n ot ca us e th e sm o k e a lar m t o so u n d.
Adding an Ei 128R Pattress with relay to the system
The Ei 128R Pa t t r ess is u s e d w he r e v ol t -fre e r e l a y co n ta c t s are
r eq ui red to signal to ot h er e qu i p me n t w h e n o n e of t h e s mo k e
a l arms s ens e fire. Fo r e xa mp le t h e r e l a y c a n b e u sed t o sig n a l to a
wa r den call sy s te m , o r t o tu rn o n l i g h t s .
This require s t he s ys t e m t o h av e a t l e a s t t w o s mok e / h e at
alarm s . The first smo k e / he at al a r m sh ou l d be mo u n t e d o n t h e
pattress Ei 172/1 60 a s des c r i bed a bo v e . Th e s e co nd s mo ke I h eat
a l arm , interco n nec ted t o th e fi r s t, s h ou l d b e mo un t e d o n t h e r e l ay
pattress Ei 128R. W he n an y s m oke a l a r m s e n s es f i r e th e E i
172 / 160 pattress wi ll s i g n a l t h e c o n ~ o l pa n e l int o a larm a n d t h e E i
128R pattress will s w i t c h i t s r e l a y con ta ct s .
(Note: The Ei 1 28R w i ll n o t op e rat e wi t h out a 230 V A C m a i ns
supply) .
Pow e r Req uirements
The t y p i c al cur r e n t s a t 2 3 0 V AC ar e
• S t andby 10 m A
4 . Accessories and other Features
T here are n o u se r s erv i ceab l e parts i n t h i s un i t. I f i t i s t h o u ght
to be defective , it mus t b e r e tu rn e d to t h e m a nuf act ur e r f o r r e-
pair o r repla cem en t ( s ee " P ro d uc t G ua r ant ee " sect i o n) .
T h e c ontr ol p ane l mo n i to r s t h e w iri ng t o th e v i b r a t io n pa d
and the smok e a l a r m patt r ess fo r f au lts .
( i) If th e vib ra t i o n pad i s r e m o ve d o r if i t s w i r i n g i s ope n ci r -
c uit, t h e control p an e l will fl a s h t h e s t r obe .
( ii) I f t h e w i r i ng t o t h e sm o k e ala r m pa tt r ess i s d i sc o nn e c t ed ,
open c ir cuited o r s h o rt c i r c ui t e d , th e c o n t ro l p a n e l wi ll t u rn o n
the v i bration pad and th e s t robe li g h t.
no t o n , ch eck t h e w i r i n g to t h e m a i n s a nd t h a t t h e ma i ns i s no t
o ff (e.g. due t o a tri pped c i r c ui t b r e a k e r o r f u s e ) . Ch ec k t h e
p ow e r s w i tc h on t h e c on tro l p a n e l js o n .
3. Troubleshooting
If the units fail any of the abov e tests after installation , the
sys tem has probably been in corre c tly wired and /o r all units
are not connected . Check all wiring carefully. If the gree n
power lights on the smok e alarm and/or the c ontrol panel ar e
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(i) Ensure the control panel has been mains powered for at
l e ast 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 a nd the red li ght s t arts to
f lash.
( iii) Press t he control panel test button for 20 seconds and
check the strobe f l ashes brightly and that the pad vibrates
strongly. Check that the red light con t inues to flash wh i le t h e
test bu tton is pressed . (Cover the strobe light with a card to
stop this daz z ling you while looking for the red light) . This red
light flashing indicate s that the b attery is satisfactory . Ifthe re d
light g o es off, or if the s trob e i s weak, or if the vibration i s weak,
the batt ery will need to be r eplaced. Contact the nea r est ad-
dress in th is l eaflet for advice abou t getting a replacement.
Replace Ei173 control pan e l after 5 years operation. (See
date on s ide of pan e l) .
We recommend that th e functi o ning of the rechargeable
battery is checked at least yearly as follows :
After Installat i on
1. Tu rn on the AC mains power t o the smoke alarm circuit.
Check the continuous green light i s visible on the smoke alarm
cover. Ttie red light on the un i t will flash every 40 s e co n ds .
2. P l ug in the control panel mains adapto r (or turn on the AC
mains if i t i s connected t o a j unc t ion box). Slide t he power
switch on the side of t he unit t o the "on" position. Chec k the
con t inuous green light on the control panel cover is visible.
3 . Press the test button on the smoke alarm . The smoke
ala r m should sound and the red light wi l l flash e very second.
Aft e r about 4 seconds the control panel will start flashing the
strobe light and the vibrat i on pad will turn on. Two people ma y
be needed for t h is test. Interconnected smoke alarms (where
present) should also be test ed in s i milar fashion.
4. Press the control panel test button. Check the vibra t ion
pad is on and tha t the strobe is flashing .
Daily & Weekly Testing
We recommend that you tes t your system weekly by press-
ing all th e smoke/heat alarm test buttons and check i ng tha t .
the vibra t ion pad and strobe l ight a r e operating. Also check at
t h e sa m e t i me t h at t h e green p owe r li ghts are v isibl e on b oth
the smoke alarm(s) and the control panel.
Check daily that the vibration pad is in its correc t pos i tion by
pressing the tes t 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 fu l ly charged state by continuous
trickle charge . In the event of a mains failure the battery will
power the system in standby for a week followed by at least 4
m i nutes alarm . When the mains fails , the g r een 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 no r -
mal use provided it is not exposed to extremes of temperature
for prolonged periods, or fully discharged/charged a large
number of times .
2. Testing your System
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