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Smoke Alarms
Ei650 Series
Read and retain carefully for as long as the product is being used. It contains vital information on the operation
and installation of your Smoke Alarm. The leaflet should be regarded as part of the product.
If you are just installing the unit, the leaflet must be given to the householder. The leaflet is to be given to any
subsequent user.

Model
Ei650
1. See table 2 for standard features and operation
2. See table 3 for intelligent features and operation
3. Certain Alarms may be supplied (on request) with the appropriate RF module fitted
Standard
Table 1
Model
Intelligent
2
1
3
Ei650C
Ei650W
Ei650iC
Ei650i
Ei650iW
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Hardwired
Interconnect
Hardwired
Interconnect
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
RF
Capability
RF
Capability
No

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CONTENTS
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QUICK START GUIDE
LOCATION & POSITIONING
INSTALLATION
INTERCONNECTION - HARD WIRED
TESTING, MAINTENANCE & POWER SUPPLY
MONITORING
FIRE SAFETY ADVICE
SMOKE ALARM LIMITATIONS
RADIOLINK MODULES
GETTING YOUR ALARM SERVICED
FIVE YEAR GUARANTEE
TROUBLESHOOTING
Ei650 ALARM INDICATORS
Ei650i ALARM INDICATORS
CONTACT US
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1. Quick Start Guide
LOCATE CORRECT SITING POINT FIX BASEPLATE TO CEILING
TWISTING THE UNIT ON TO THE BASE
AUTOMATICALLY CONNECTS
THE BATTERY
PLACE ALARM & TWIST ON TO BASE
ALARM SHOULD BE CEILING MOUNTED AT LEAST 300MM FROM
WALLS & OBSTRUCTIONS, IDEALLY CENTRALLY IN ROOM/AREA

Quick Start Guide
TEST ALARM
TEST ALARM AT LEAST WEEKLY
PRESS THE TEST BUTTON
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2. Location & Positioning
Introduction
Congratulations on purchasing an Ei650 Series Alarm. You can easily install
these Smoke Alarms throughout the property on escape routes, on each storey, in
corridors & in closed rooms to give warning of fire.
Models Ei650C and Ei650iC can be interconnected with hard wiring (or RadioLINK
plug-in modules) to give the loudest alarm sound level throughout the house.For
wireless interconnection add the RadioLINK plug-in module (This module must be
purchased separately).
Models Ei650W and Ei650iW can be wirelessly interconnected by adding the
RadioLINK plug-in module (This module must be purchased separately).
Models Ei650 and Ei650i are stand alone Smoke Alarms and cannot be
interconnected by either hardwire or RadioLink modules.
Note: Certain Smoke Alarms may be supplied (on request) with the appropriate
RF module fitted.
SMOKE ALARMS - Ei650 Series
Sufficient smoke must enter your Smoke Alarm before it will respond. Your Smoke
Alarm needs to be within 7.5 metres of the fire to respond quickly. Smoke Alarms
also need to be in positions where they can be heard throughout the property, so
they can wake you and your family in time for everyone to escape. A single Smoke
Alarm will give some protection if it is properly installed, but most homes will require
two or more (preferably interconnected) to ensure that a reliable early warning is
given. For recommended protection you should put individual Smoke Alarms in all
rooms where fire is most likely to break out (apart from the kitchen and bathroom).
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Your first Smoke Alarm should be located between the sleeping area and the most
likely sources of fire (living room for example), but it should not be more than 7.5
metres from the door to any room where a fire may start and block your escape
from the house.
Multi-Storey Dwellings
If your home has more than one floor, at least one Smoke Alarm should be fitted on
each level (see Figure 1). Preferably the Smoke Alarms should be interconnected
so as to give sufficient warning throughout the property. RadioLINK plug-in modules
are ideal in this situation as the Smoke Alarms will then interconnect using Radio
Frequency (RF) signals - so no wiring is required.
Figure 1 illustrates where Smoke Alarms and Heat Alarms should be located in a
typical two storey house. Note the spacings as given in figures 1&2 which ensure
the early detection of fire and that the warning will be heard.
For additional protection, locate Heat Alarms in rooms adjoining escape routes -
kitchens, garages, boiler houses etc. where Smoke Alarms are unsuitable. Install
within 5.3m of potential sources of fire.
Single Storey Dwelling
If the premises is one storey you should put your first Smoke Alarm in a corridor or
hallway between the sleeping and living areas. Place it as near to the living area as
possible, but make sure that it can be heard loudly enough in the bedroom to wake
someone. See Figure 2 for placement example.
In houses with more than one sleeping area, Smoke Alarms should be placed
between each sleeping area and the living area and it is recommended that Heat
Alarms should be placed in the kitchen & garage.
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Recommended Protection
Fire authorities recommend you put individual Smoke Alarms in or near all rooms
where fire is most likely to break out (apart from the locations to avoid e.g kitchens
& bathrooms - see Section 3). The living room is the most likely place for a fire to
start at night, followed by the kitchen (where a Heat Alarm is recommended) and
then the dining room. Consideration should be given to installing Smoke Alarms in
any bedrooms where fires might occur, for instance, where there is an electrical
appliance such as an electric blanket or heater, or where the occupant is a smoker.
In addition, consideration should be also given to installing Smoke Alarms in any
rooms where the occupant is unable to respond very well to a fire starting in that
room, such as an elderly or sick person or a very young child.
Checking Smoke Alarms Can Be Heard
With the Smoke Alarms sounding in their intended locations check that the alarm can
be heard in each bedroom with the door closed, above the sound of any TV/audio
systems. The TV/audio systems should be set to a reasonably loud conversation
level. If you cannot hear the alarm over the sound of the TV/audio system, the
chances are it would not wake you. Interconnecting the Smoke Alarms using either
a hard-wired interconnection (where the feature is present) or RadioLINK plug-in
modules will help to ensure that the alarm will be heard throughout the property.
Positioning
Ceiling Mounting
Hot smoke rises and spreads out, so a central ceiling position is the recommended
location. The air is “dead” and does not move in corners, therefore Smoke Alarms
must be mounted away from corners. Keep at least 300mm from walls and corners

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For minimum protection
- Smoke Alarm on each storey
- every 7.5 metres of hallways and
escape routes
- within 3 metres of all bedroom doors
- all Alarms interconnected (where
feature is present)
For recommended protection
(in addition to the above):
- Smoke Alarms in every room (except
kitchens and bathrooms)
- Heat Alarms located in kitchens,
garages etc. within 5.3m of potential
fire sources
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Figure 1

(see Figure 3). Additionally, mount the alarm at least 300mm from any light fitting or
decorative object which might prevent smoke entering the Smoke Alarm.
We do not recommend wall mounting of Smoke Alarms.
On a Sloping Ceiling
With a sloping or peaked ceiling install a Smoke Alarm within 600mm of the peak
(measured vertically). If this height is less than 600mm it is regarded as being flat
(see Figure 4).
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Locations to avoid
DON’T place Smoke Alarms in any of the following areas:
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alarm may be triggered by steam, condensation, normal smoke or fumes. Keep
at least 6 metres away from sources of normal smoke/fumes.
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performance. It can also block the insect screen mesh and prevent smoke from
entering the smoke detector chamber.
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attics, furnace rooms, directly above ovens or kettles etc.) as the heat/steam
could cause nuisance alarms.
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prevent smoke or heat from entering the Alarm.
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hatches). Temperature differences might stop smoke or heat from reaching the
alarm.
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fluorescent light fittings as electrical “noise” and/or flickering may affect the Alarm.
3. Installation
Installation Procedure
1. Select a location complying with the advice in Section 2.
2. Remove the mounting plate from the Smoke Alarm by twisting it in an
anti-clockwise direction (see Figure 5).
3. Place the mounting plate on the ceiling exactly
where you want to mount the Alarm. With a
pencil, mark the location of the two screw holes.
4. If interconnecting Smoke Alarms using
hard-wired connections, run suitable twin core
cabling to the marked locations of each Alarm.
Make the connections to the Alarm (see Section 4).
5. Taking care to avoid any electrical wiring in the
ceiling, drill holes using a 5.0mm drill bit through
the centre of the marked locations. Push the
plastic screw anchors provided into the drilled
holes. Screw the mounting plate to the ceiling.
If using RadioLINK Smoke Alarms then they
should be mounted with antennas in the same
orientation (i.e. essentially parallel). This means
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ROTATE UNIT ANIT-CLOCKWISE
UNIT WILL NOT TWIST OFF - IT MAY BE
TAMPERPROOFED - SEE FIGURE 8c
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picking a part of the building, say the front wall of the building and then installing all
mounting plates in the same orientation with respect to this (see figure 6).
6. Carefully line up the Alarm on the base, gentle press home & twist on.
Install all the other Smoke Alarms similarly.
7. Press the Test button on each Alarm to ensure that it sounds (see Figure 7).
8. For hard-wired interconnected Smoke Alarms - see section 4.
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Mounting Plate Mounting Plate
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Install all the other Smoke Alarms similarly.
Tamperproofing the Smoke Alarms
The Alarm can be made tamperproof to prevent unauthorised
removal.
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To remove the Alarm from the ceiling it is now necessary to
use a small screwdriver. To release the Alarm, push the catch
towards the ceiling and then twist off (see figure 8b).
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Figure 7
BREAK OFF
SMALL PILLAR
Figure 8a
How to Tamperproof
PUSH UP CATCH & TWIST
ALARM ANTI-CLOCKWISE TO REMOVE
Figure 8b
How to Remove

If necessary, it is possible to further secure the Alarm by using a No.2 or No.4 (2 to
3 mm diameter - not supplied) self tapping screw 6 to 8mm long (see figure 8d), to
firmly lock the Alarm and its mounting plate together (see figure 8c).
First, attach the Alarm to the mounting plate.
Line up the screw
(not supplied) on the
“U” shaped recessed
area shown in figure
8c and screw firmly
home.
To remove the Alarm
from the ceiling,
remove the screw
first, and then twist off
anti-clockwise.
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6 to 8 mm
2 to 3 mm
SELF TAPPING
SCREW
Figure 8d
TAMPERPROOFSCREW
Figure 8c

4. Interconnection - Hard Wired
A combined maximum of 12 Smoke Alarms and/or Heat Alarms may be wired
together such that when one Alarm senses fire all other Alarms sound a warning
- (see Table 1 for the Smoke Alarms with the hardwired interconnect option). This
helps ensure the alarm will be heard throughout the property.
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A maximum of 250 metres of two core, 0.5mm2to 0.75mm2, stranded signal cable
can be used, (maximum resistance between detectors 50 ohm). The Alarms are
interconnected by wiring all the terminals marked 1 together, and all the terminals
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or mounting boxes/holes, may blow smoke away from the sensing chamber,
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OPENING IN
MOUNTING PLATE
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making it insensitive. It is essential that all such ceiling openings be closed with
silicone sealant or similar.
1. Run the two core cable to the Alarm locations.
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the ceiling) see figure 9b.
3. If you are bringing the wiring along the surface, break out the two notches (see
figure 10a).
4. Using a small screwdriver, lift off the terminal block by raising it vertically (see
figure 10b).
5. Screw the two cable cores into the terminal block (see figure 10b). Then carefully
press the terminal block back on to the two pins in the base.
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6. Twist the Alarm clockwise on to the mounting plate to lock in place.
Install and connect all the other Alarms similarly.
Now test the first Alarm by pressing and holding the Test button (this may take up
to 5 seconds). The red indicator light will flash about once every 0.5 seconds and
all Alarms should sound (note: when the test button is released the local Smoke
Alarm will stop sounding but the interconnected Alarms will continue to sound for a
further 3 seconds. This allows one person to check the Alarms are interconnected).
Test all the other Alarms similarly.
Note: These Alarms should be interconnected only within the confines of a single
family living unit. If they are connected between different residences there may be
excessive nuisance alarms. Everybody may not be aware that they are being tested
or that it is a nuisance alarm caused by cooking etc.
5. Testing, Maintenance & Power Supply Monitoring
Your Smoke Alarm is a life saving device and should be checked periodically.
5.1 Manually Testing your Smoke Alarms
It is recommended that you test your Smoke Alarms after installation and then at
least weekly to ensure they are working. It will also help you and your family to
become familiar with the sound of the Alarms.
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Figure 7). The Alarm will stop sounding shortly after the button is released.
- If the Smoke Alarms are interconnected using hard-wired connections, check that
all interconnected Alarms sound.
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- If they are interconnected using RadioLINK modules, hold down the Test button until
the green light on the cover of the Alarm illuminates. Check that all other Alarms sound.
- Release the Test button. The Alarm and all connected Alarms should stop
sounding.
- Repeat this procedure for all other Alarms in the system.
WARNING: Do not test with flame.
This can set fire to the Alarm and damage the house. We do not recommend testing
with smoke as the results can be misleading unless special apparatus is used.
When you press the Test button it simulates the effect of smoke in a Smoke Alarm
which it could experience in a real fire. So, there is no need to test it with smoke.
5.2 Test/Hush Button to Control Nuisance alarms
The Smoke Alarms have a combined Test/Hush button to help you control
nuisance/false alarms.
When the Alarm sounds and there is no sign of smoke or noise to indicate that there
is a fire, it should be assumed that it is due to an actual fire and the dwelling should
be evacuated immediately.
Check the house carefully in case there is a small fire smouldering somewhere.
Check whether there is some source of smoke or fumes, for example cooking
fumes being drawn past the Alarm by an extractor.
If there are frequent nuisance/false alarms it may be necessary to re-locate the
Smoke Alarm away from the source of the fumes.
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If you installed Smoke Alarms with RadioLINK modules and did not House Code
them, you may be receiving alarm signals from a neighbouring system. This can be
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1. To cancel a false alarm from a Smoke Alarm (which has its red light flashing
rapidly), press the Test/Hush button.
The Smoke Alarms will be silenced for a period of approximately 10 minutes. The
red light on the cover of the Smoke Alarm will flash every 8 seconds to indicate that
the alarm has been silenced.
2. The Smoke Alarm will reset at the end of the silenced period (10 minutes).
3. If kitchen usage/layout is such that there are an unacceptable level of nuisance
alarms, re-locate the Smoke Alarm further away where it will be less affected by
cooking fumes etc. We recommend the use of a Heat Alarm in the Kitchen area to
avoid such nuisance alarms.
5.3 Power Supply Monitoring
5.3.1 What to do when an Alarm is beeping/flashing:
a) If a Smoke Alarm is beeping about every 32 seconds with the red light flashing
at the same time:
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needs to be replaced. (check the “replace by” date marked on the side of the
Alarm).
b) On Smoke Alarm models with RadioLINK modules (fitted) - If the green light
flashes every 10 seconds it indicates that the RadioLINK battery is depleted and
the RadioLINK module must be replaced.
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