EI 175 User manual

Instruction Leaflet
EI 175/176 Strobe and Vibration Smoke Alarm System for the deaf and hard of hearing
Important: Read all instructions before installation. This
leaflet must be left with the end user after installation.
Introduction
This leaflet describes the installation of the EI 175 and EI
176 Systems. If the system is not being used for some time the
control panel power switch must be off to prevent the battery
from being totally depleted and possibly damaged.
Do not turn on until it is fully wired.
The systems consist of:-
EI 175 System EI 176 System
Smoke Alarm EI 100CD Smoke Alarm EI 105CD
(9V ionisation) (9V optical)
Control Panel EI 173 Control Panel EI 173
(with built-in strobe) (with built-in strobe)
Vibration Pad EI 174 Vibration Pad EI 174
The entire system is powered from the AC mains through a
low voltage transformer. In the event of a mains failure the re-
chargeable battery in the control panel is capable of powering
the total system, including up to 12 interconnected smoke
alarms for one week, followed by at least four minutes alarm.
1. Location and 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 pillow or mattress. 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 located as de-
scribed in the Smoke Alarm instructions supplied. Cable (10
m) is supplied to connect between the Control Panel and the
smoke alarm. This can be extended up to 50 m (20 ohms
max.) with suitable low voltage cable if required. The smoke
alarm supplied with the system may be interconnected with
other EI 9 Volt interconnect smoke alarms (EI 100C /105C
/103C only), up to a maximum of 12 smoke alarms in total.
Many dwellings require more than one smoke alarm for mini-
mum protection. See the smoke alarm instruction leaflet for
detailed advice on, location, maintenance etc.
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 position.
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 distri-
bution 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
terminal/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 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
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(or EI 105CD - optical)
STROBE
VIBRATION PAD EI 174
9V SMOKE ALARM EI 100CD - IONISATION
(With rechargeable battery
for one week standby)
CONTROL PANEL EI 173
Professional
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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 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
“Testing your system”. Some mattresses may not transmit
sufficient 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.
Smoke Alarm
1. Choose the smoke alarm mounting position following the
siting instructions in the smoke alarm leaflet and screw it into
position.
2. Connect the red (remove the small piece of insulating tape
first), yellow blue and black wires from the control panel EI 173
to the terminals marked “R”, “Y”, “BL” and “BK” respectively,
as shown in figure 1.
2. Interconnecting Smoke Alarms
A maximum of eleven EI 100C/105C/103C nine volt
smoke/heat alarms may be interconnected to the EI 100CD or
EI 105CD Master Smoke Alarm. A maximum of 250 metres
(820 feet) of signal/alarm cable can be used, (maximum resis-
tance 50 ohm). Use only one Master Smoke Alarm per sys-
tem.
Warning: Do not connect these Master Smoke Alarms to
any other type of EI alarm, or to any other model produced by
another manufacturer. Doing this may damage the alarms and
could result in a shock or fire hazard.
When one alarm senses fire all interconnected units will
sound and the control panel will turn on the strobe light and vi-
bration pad. The wiring between the smoke alarms requires
three cores, two for power and one for interconnect, as shown
in figure 2. (Four core signal/alarm cable is suitable for this and
the wiring colours illustrated in figure 2 assume this is being
used). The master smoke alarm unit is connected to the con-
trol panel as described above. Then all the rest of the units be-
ing interconnected are wired to this master unit, as shown in
figure 2.
On the second unit cut off the battery snaps and connect the
battery wires to a two-way terminal block (not supplied). Con-
nect the red and black power leads from the master unit to the
other side of this terminal block. Connect the “BL” terminal
from the master unit to the number 1 terminal on the second
unit, using the blue core wire. Note the yellow wire from the
control panel only goes to the master unit - it is not connected
to any of the other units. Wire the third and subsequent units,
up to a maximum of twelve, in the same way.
3. Testing your System
After Installation
1. 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 control panel to the “on” position.
Check the continuous green light on the control panel cover is
visible. The red light behind the the test button on the smoke
alarm will flash every 40 seconds to show the unit is receiving
power.
2. 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 turn on the strobe light and the vibration pad. Two people
may be needed for this test. Interconnected smoke alarms,
where present, must also be tested.
3. Press the control panel test button. Check the vibration
pad is on and that the strobe is flashing.
Daily & 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 light is visible on the control
panel and that the red lights on all the smoke alarms flash ev-
ery 40 seconds.
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 power
the system, including up to 12 interconnected smoke alarms,
in standby for a week followed by at least 4 minutes alarm.
When the mains fails, the green light is extinguished and the
red light flashes rapidly on the control panel to indicate it is on
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RED TO RED BATTERY CONNECTOR
REMOVED
YELLOW WIRE
NOT CONNECTED
4 CORE WIRE
R
Y
BL
TO CONTROL PANEL EI173
SMOKE ALARM EI100C/EI105C
BK
BLUE TO TERMINAL 1
TERMINAL BLOCK
(NOT SUPPLIED)
BLACK TO BLACK
RED R
Y
BL
YELLOW
BLUE
BLACK
TO CONTROL PANEL
BK
Control Panel connection to Smoke
Alarm
Fig 1.
Interconnecting Smoke Alarms
Fig 2.

battery power. If the battery is starting to be fully depleted the
red light will go off to indicate the system is totally unpowered.
The battery will last 5 years in normal 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 bat-
tery 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, or switching off the circuit at the distribution board.
Check that the green light goes off and the red light starts to
flash on the control panel.
(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 leaflet for advise about getting a replacement.
4. Troubleshooting
If the units fail any of the tests outlined above after installa-
tion, the system has probably been incorrectly wired and/or all
units are not connected. Check all wiring carefully. If the green
power light on the control panel is not on, check the power
switch on the control panel is on. Check the wiring to the mains
and that the mains is not off (e.g. due to a tripped circuit
breaker or fuse).
The Control Panel monitors the wiring to the vibration pad
and the master smoke alarm for faults as follows:
(i) If the vibration pad is removed or if its wiring is open circuit,
the control panel will flash the strobe.
(ii) If the wiring to the master smoke alarm 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 thought
to be defective, it must be returned to the manufacturer for re-
pair or replacement (see “Product Guarantee” section).
5. 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, where it is readily seen during the day
(e.g. downstairs hallway). An extra Vibration Pad EI 174 is
also 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 (witha5to24Volts 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,
strobe light, and the smoke alarm horn.
This is done by connecting together electrically the red and
blue wires, from the control panel, by means of a switch or
volt-free relay isolated contacts. The wires from the switch can
be connected into the circuit at the terminal block of the master
smoke alarm EI 100CD or EI 105CD.
(Note: If you are using a manual fire alarm switch in conjuction with an EI Loca-
tor Switch EI159 you must put a 2.2K ohm resistor in series between the fire
alarm switch contacts and the interconnect blue, wire. This is to limit the current
to the EI159 unit).
Power Requirements
The typical currents at 230 VAC are
•Standby 10 mA
•Alarm 50 mA
6. 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, care-
fully packaged, with the power switch on the control panel in
the off position, with the problem clearly stated along with
proof of the date of purchase. We shall at our discretion repair
or replace the unit. Do not interfere with the system or attempt
to tamper 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.
©2000
P/N B12207
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