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EWCIE Technical Manual

15 Trouble Shooting

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Resolution of all suspected faults MUST only be carried out by suitably qualified technical

operatives.

Problem

Solution

Power Fault illuminated

Check PSU output voltage it should be set to 27.6V
(Nominal).

Check mains

Check the battery has been connected properly

Refer section 10 for fault diagnosis

Earth Fault LED illuminated on
Amplifiers

Check all input and output cabling and wiring assemblies
for short to ground

System Fault LED illuminated

Ensure correct panel configuration

Check DIP switch settings

Check cable connections between control board and
amplifiers

General Fault illuminated

Check amplifier 100Vac speaker line and Strobe line.

Summary of Contents for EvacU

Page 1: ...EvacU Emergency Warning Control and Indicating Equipment Occupant Warning Systems Technical Manual MAN3072 10 ...

Page 2: ...dheld 12 5 Amplifier Board 25W and 50W 13 5 1 Remote Paging Console Terminals 13 5 2 Digital Inputs 14 5 2 1 The Primary Default settings 14 5 2 2 The Secondary settings 14 5 2 3 Custom setting NZ Special 14 5 3 Relays 15 5 4 Strobe Output 15 5 5 Audio Line Output 15 5 6 DIP switch settings 16 5 7 LED indications 17 5 8 Volume Controls 17 5 9 System Messages 18 5 10 Custom Messages 18 5 11 Tones 1...

Page 3: ...0W System Drawing 37 11 Fire Panel Interfacing 38 11 1 FireFinder 25W and 50W 38 11 2 FireFinder plus 25W and 50W 39 11 3 LoopSense 25W and 50W 40 11 4 ZoneSense Plus 25W 41 11 5 Multiple Amplifiers LoopSense FireFinder Plus 42 11 6 Multiple Amplifiers FireFinder 43 11 7 25W and 50W Amplifier with optional Audio Line Splitter 44 11 8 Paging using Evactron 8 Zone RPC with Multiple Amps 45 11 9 Pagi...

Page 4: ...nd Indicator Module and optional Zone Indicating Module Line Monitoring Units and Remote Paging Console RPC When combined in the FACP the EWCIE communicates with the Fire panel range by either RS485 communication FireFinder Plus LoopSense or by hardwired inputs ZoneSense Plus FireFinder Alternatively when the EWCIE is in the Standalone Cabinet or installed with Non Ampac Fire panels the communicat...

Page 5: ...ncy detection system O O 7 10 2 Reset of the emergency warning condition with a manual control O O 7 11 Output to warning devices M O 7 12 Emergency warning condition output signal O O 8 3 5 Earth fault M M 8 4 System fault M M 9 Disabled condition O O 10 Test condition and indication M O 11 Automatic manual mode control O O 11 2 Manual control of distributed EWCIE O O 12 1 Individual emergency zo...

Page 6: ...Page 5 EWCIE Technical Manual Figure 1 Typical EWCIE System ...

Page 7: ... 100VAC Monitored EOL Nominal 47kΩ 5 1 3 Watt 2 branches use 100kΩ 5 Watt Cable Recommendation Ampac TPS FLAT 2C 1 5MM WH STRIPE or similar Alert Evac Changeover time secs Alert only Evacuate only 60 90 120 180 300 or under manual control via inputs see section 5 2 Alert Signal To AS1670 1 and NZS4512 including voice message Evac Signal To AS1670 1 and NZS4512 including voice message Front Control...

Page 8: ...pSense FACP s CN5 External Power Supply Monitoring Required in the standalone version CN7 Optional External hand held Emergency Microphone connection K1 Not Fitted K2 RS485 EOL Link Only fitted if the Front panel Switch and Indicator Card is the last Add On Module fitted in the FACP K3 Controls Enable Default fitted with a jumper link controls always enabled Can be connected to a key switch for co...

Page 9: ...rwise the indicator is off Steady when there is a fault associated with the speaker circuit short or interruption strobe circuit short or interruption or amplifier otherwise off Steady when power is available to the EWCIE flashing when mains voltage has not been detected otherwise off Steady when the EWCIE is in the Manual mode and the EWCIE is being controlled by an operator When the MANUAL MODE ...

Page 10: ...the fire alarm control panel and the cabinet will have an outer door A 003 key is required to unlock the door Hence all controls on the EWCIE will be at access level 2 In the rare case where the cabinet does not have an outer door jumper K3 see section 4 1 Connectors has been provided to connect a key switch When the key switch is ON outputs shorted together then the controls are enabled 4 5 Contr...

Page 11: ... Emergency Zones However if a Zone Module is used pre selecting certain Zones by pressing the zones associated Speech button allows the Audible Test tone to be sent to the selected zones only instead of All zones Test Mode 3 Press and hold the Test button until the buzzer sounds three times and the Test indicator flashes three times approx 12 seconds will place the EWCIE into Test Mode 3 This test...

Page 12: ...TEST indicator is extinguished Extinguishes the SYSTEM FAULT and FAULT indicators The RESET control is operational at access level 2 Note The RESET control has no effect on the remote silence function Note The RESET control has no effect on the status of the FACP connected 4 5 6 Alert With the EWCIE in the AUTO mode AUTO mode indicator steady activating the ALERT control transfers the EWCIE from t...

Page 13: ...r is On then activating the control shall stop the broadcast of the evacuate signal and extinguish the EVAC indicator If the EWCIE is in MANUAL mode and broadcasting the alert signal ALERT indicator is steady then activating the EVAC control shall stop the broadcast of the alert signal extinguish the ALERT indicator commence broadcast of the evacuate signal and the EVAC indicator shall go steady I...

Page 14: ... RS485 communications to the RPC 0V and 27V 27V and 0V 100mA power output for RPC PTT Push to Talk Input Operates by shorting to 0V SHD Screen Termination terminal 0V RPC and External Microphone or Background music input The 8 Zone Paging console must always be connected to the Amplifier that is set as Communication Address 0 Emergency Zone 1 see Section 5 6 When connecting the 8 Zone paging conso...

Page 15: ...ee EvacUwiz Programming Manual MAN3084 Default is Trigger Input FIB Active high input Tie to 24V to activate non latching 10kΩ load opens on fault Connect to FireFinder and ZoneSense Plus FACP s Warning System Output Input 2 Configurable see EvacUwiz Programming Manual MAN3084 Default is Evacuate Active low input Short to 0V to activate non latching Input 3 Configurable see EvacUwiz Programming Ma...

Page 16: ...trobe Output functions as follows Strobe Provides a Bi polar output for driving Visual Warning Devices The output is monitored and requires 10kΩ 5 1 3Watt EOL Allows for 8 x Ampac Xenon Strobes 208 0011 or 40 x Ampac LED strobes 4107 1005 6 Cable Recommendation Ampac TPS FLAT 2C 1 5MM WH STRIPE or similar 5 5 Audio Line Output The 100V Audio Line Output functions as follows 100V Out Provides a 100...

Page 17: ...0s Alert signal then Evac signal 5 101 300s Alert signal then Evac signal 6 110 no timeout Alert signal only 7 111 Set for Custom Input Configuration refer to EvacUwiz Programming Manual MAN3084 Switch 8 Earth Fault detection Stand Alone Panel Only Dynamic Set to On 1 for Detect Earth Fault Off 0 to Disable Default is Off 0 The Address DIP switch SW4 is 4 way and has the following options Switch 1...

Page 18: ...ated on the amplifier board These volume control buttons are only active when in commissioning mode The factory default volume is 0 dBA In order to save the volume setting for each audio source place the amplifier in the operational mode Refer to DIP Switch Settings Type Description UP Button Increases the volume of the currently activated audio source Each step represents 1 dB and there are 64 st...

Page 19: ...has been detected in the building please prepare to evacuate and wait further instructions for AS1670 1 and NZS4512 False Alarm 8s May I have your attention please A false alarm has been detected The all clear is now given Thank you for your patience and understand System Test 4s This is a fire alarm test Lockdown 3s No Message tone only 5 10 Custom Messages The EWCIE can have custom messages prog...

Page 20: ... AS1670 1 2004 tones are required this must be set by using the EvacUwiz programming tool EVACUATION TONES AS1670 4 2015 ALERT TONES AS1670 4 2015 1200Hz 1200Hz 0 0s 4 0s 12 0s Optional Voice Message 520Hz Not exceeding 32s between messages 12s of tone preceding the 1st message 8 0s EVACUATION TONES AS1670 4 2004 1200Hz 500Hz 0 0s 4 0s 8 0s 12 0s 16 0s Voice Message Silence 1s to 16s 1s to 8s ALER...

Page 21: ...Page 20 EWCIE Technical Manual EVACUATION TONES NZS4512 ALERT TONES NZS4512 Figure 5 Alert Evacuation Signal Structures ...

Page 22: ...Tone Generator board provides the same features found on the 25W and 50W amplifiers such as 4 digital inputs 3 relay outputs 1A Remote paging interface a strobe output 100VAC audio output LED indications Volume Controls Messages and Tones All programming configuring and settings are as per the amplifier board Figure 6 Tone Generator Board Note The Tone Generator s 100V Speaker line output can only...

Page 23: ...on On steady when the associated emergency zones are in the Evacuate condition On steady when the associated emergency zones are in the Alarm Evacuate or Alert condition Flashes when the associated emergency zone is in fault On steady when the associated emergency zone is in the test condition Emergency zone Speech Toggle selection switches are used to manually select the individual emergency zone...

Page 24: ... of four per system when configured using the EvacUwiz and CAN bus communications If more than two ASL s are required per Amplifier then they can not be configured in the EvacUwiz or connected on the CAN bus Figure 8 Audio Line Splitter Version 3 shown 8 1 LED indications The Line Monitor Unit has the following indicators Indicator Colour Description Power Green On steady when power available Cont...

Page 25: ...oards BRD60LMU2 Only If the ASL is being connected to the 250W or 500W amplifiers the 100V line out from the amplifier is to be connected here Note When 3 or more Max is 6 ASL board s are used or the inputs are hardwired the DIP switch settings 0 13 14 and 15 are used to determine the operation of the ASL inputs Refer to DIP switch settings below 8 3 Relay Output The Audio Line Splitter has a sing...

Page 26: ... Switch 4 Description OFF OFF OFF OFF No CAN bus Normal ON OFF OFF OFF CAN bus Address 1 OFF ON OFF OFF CAN bus Address 2 ON ON OFF OFF CAN bus Address 3 OFF OFF ON OFF CAN bus Address 4 ON OFF ON OFF Address 5 Not used OFF ON ON OFF Address 6 Not used ON ON ON OFF Address 7 Not used OFF OFF OFF ON Address 8 Not Used ON OFF OFF ON Address 9 Not Used OFF ON OFF ON Address 10 Not Used ON OFF OFF ON ...

Page 27: ...ton is also used to select which zones background music is channelled to when the BGM select button is pressed Selections are latched ON and the Green LED is ON steady The PUSH TO TALK button is used to open the speech line once paging Zones have been select The button is momentary and requires the user to keep it pressed during paging The Green LED is ON steady when button is pressed The SELECT A...

Page 28: ...done using CAT5 A RJ45 cable The maximum cable length should not exceed 100m Figure 9 Remote Paging Console connection When connecting the 8 Zone paging console and more than one amplifier is being used and they each require remote paging functionality the Audio SW located on each of the amplifiers must be set to the EXT position In this mode background music is a common source provided from the R...

Page 29: ...unted on the left hand side of the cabinet which allow the doors open to an angle of 100º Outer door is locked using the standard 003 key Knockouts are positioned at the top and rear of the cabinet to simplify cable entry The larger range of cabinets use a removable gland plate to allow for the greater amount of cabling 10 2 Mounting the Cabinet Note It is recommended the cabinet should be install...

Page 30: ...Page 29 EWCIE Technical Manual 10 3 Panel General Layouts Figure 11 Standalone 25W with 3Amp PSU shown ...

Page 31: ...Page 30 EWCIE Technical Manual Figure 12 Standalone 3 x 50W with 10Amp PSU shown ...

Page 32: ...0 mA Battery Low 23 5V 23V 23V Notes Battery Box Required 10 4 1 3 Amp PSU CHASSIS EARTH TERMINAL BATT CAUTION FOR CONTINUED PROTECTION AGAINST RISK OF FIRE REPLACE ONLY WITH SAME TYPE 2A FUSE O F F O N METAL COVER DC OUTPUT ETH 27V 0V 1 1 2 6 8 4 3 5 7 AC IN CN5 TO THERMISTOR EXTENSIONS OF PIN 1 TEMPSENSE RTN AND PIN 6 TEMPSENSE OF RJ45 CN2 RJ45 PINOUT CONNECTIONS 1 TEMP SENSE RTN 2 SUPPLY SENSE ...

Page 33: ... start up flash verify that the yellow Fault LED does not flash battery connection detected Disconnect the mains power Verify that the green Mains LED extinguishes and the yellows Fault LED starts to pulse indicating that the PSU is running from its standby batteries Verify that the EWCIE Front Control indicates a fault Reconnect the mains Verify that the green Mains LED illuminates and the yellow...

Page 34: ...ovided Connect the negative of one battery to the positive of the other DO NOT CONNECT the other two battery terminals to each other Connect the free Positive and Negative terminals of the batteries to the PCB terminals Batt and Batt using the cables provided Apply mains and after the LED indicators initial start up flash verify that the yellow Fault LED does not flash battery connection detected ...

Page 35: ...adjacent to the EvacU EWCIE cabinet to maintain AS4428 16 mechanical design compliance 10 6 Connecting to OEM equipment OEM equipment should be connected to the Standalone Evacu by interfacing to the amplifier s Digital Inputs and Relay outputs The recommendation for connecting to the inputs is via volt free contacts and switching the Standalone Evacu s 24V required for input 1 and the 0V Com requ...

Page 36: ...ic LED Rectify fault where possible Open Open PSU Shutdown Mains lost Standby battery exhausted Restore mains as soon as possible 10 7 2 LED Indication YELLOW LED Fault LED GREEN LED Mains supply On DIAGNOSTICS Diagnostic LED Not visible through front panel 10 7 3 Fault Diagnostic table Front panel User Yellow LED Fault Green LED Mains Condition Possible Cause Action Off On Normal operation Mains ...

Page 37: ...ondition of sensor Replace if suspect 10 8 6050 0008 EvacU Standalone Isolation 50W Amplifier NOTE ONLY FOR USE ON EV3000 AND EV100 AMPLIFIERS Where there is a requirement that an isolated amplifier is required the Standalone Isolation amplifier can accommodate most instances This unit connects to an EV3000 100V amplifier line circuit and reproduces the signal produced using a battery backed 50w a...

Page 38: ...Page 37 EWCIE Technical Manual 10 9 6050 0008 EvacU Standalone 50W System Drawing ...

Page 39: ...nder 25W and 50W Note 1 The Firefinder Monitored Warning System EOL resistor is not required to be fitted as the EOL is on the Amplifier Board 2 The Firefinder Brigade board Aux Power Output Fuse must be changed to a 3A fuse when using the 25W and a 4A fuse for the 50W ...

Page 40: ...Page 39 11 2 FireFinder plus 25W and 50W ...

Page 41: ...Page 40 11 3 LoopSense 25W and 50W ...

Page 42: ...Page 41 11 4 ZoneSense Plus 25W Note The Zonesense Plus Monitored Warning System EOL resistor is not required to be fitted as the EOL resistor is on the Amplifier ...

Page 43: ...Page 42 11 5 Multiple Amplifiers LoopSense FireFinder Plus ...

Page 44: ...Page 43 11 6 Multiple Amplifiers FireFinder ...

Page 45: ...Page 44 11 7 25W and 50W Amplifier with optional Audio Line Splitter ...

Page 46: ...c and decoder Navision item code PAGE8LMIC Note When using multiple Amps ensure the following 1 The EOL Switch is ON on the last Amplifier only 2 Each Amplifier is addressed using SW4 DIP switches refer section 4 3 Maximum of 8 Amplifiers 4 In this configuration all messages alert single evacuation signal etc are ALL CALL ...

Page 47: ...0001 Single Zone Paging MIC with BGM The image below shows one paging MIC wired into two amplifiers with a single BGM input Note the use of the 302 475D pre amp when using the 1 Zone paging MIC The 302 475D is not fitted in the MIC ...

Page 48: ... 11 10 50W OWS Interfacing to Evactron LMU4 To interface a LMU4 159 0274 OEM2179 to the 50W or 25W OWS an interface board must be used The interface Board kit number is 6010 0011 and does not include the LMU4 ...

Page 49: ...e 48 11 11 120W 250W 500W Interfacing to Evactron LMU4 The image below shows how to interface LMU4 to the 120W 250W and 500W OWS using the Tone Generator board Note the 6010 0011 Interface is not required ...

Page 50: ...ls for the 120W 250W and 500W amplifiers refer to the applicable wiring drawings that can be made available from your local Ampac CSO office Applicable drawings are as follows At least one Audio Line Splitter must be used when a 500W amplifier is installed to allow the full use of the 500W ...

Page 51: ...tring for the EWCIE Front Panel Description string for each amplifier up to eight Digital Input 1 is the condition to assert input 1 of the selected amplifier via the Add On and CAN bus refer to section 5 2 Digital Input 2 is the condition to assert input 2 of the selected amplifier via the Add On and CAN bus refer to section 5 2 Digital Input 3 is the condition to assert input 3 of the selected a...

Page 52: ...n alarm signal in two ways The first way is to ONLY use the alarm signal input 1 section 5 2 How the EWCIE reponds is determined by switches 5 6 and 7 of the 8 way DIP switch section 5 6 Switch settings 000 thru to 110 support 7 different settings from evacuate signal only alert signal for a preset timeout and then the evacuate signal or alert signal only The EWCIE will broadcast the selected sign...

Page 53: ...ropriate indication message or tone All eight amplifers are treated individually Hence it is possible to implment an ALL CALL type system or a basic phased evacuation cascading system by using functions with timers The alert and evac indicators are All Call when multiple amplifiers are fitted as described in section 4 3 If implemeting a basic phased evacuation system a 32 way indicator will need t...

Page 54: ...lone EWCIE only Battery missing fault stand alone EWCIE only Charger fault stand alone EWCIE only Battery fault stand alone EWCIE only EWCIE System fault EWCIE General fault EWCIE power supply fault stand alone EWCIE only Lockdown message broadcast System test message broadcast False alam message broadcast In test mode The above inputs are available to use as CAUSES in the Cause and Effect The inp...

Page 55: ...e box This field is editable The action type can be set by the tick boxes Normally the EWCIE will be activated by a Fire action type The global action only an action type is specified Most EWCIE will be assigned global Fire All other fields on the dialogue box have no impact Each amplifier is activated according to the DIP switch setting in section 5 6 except setting 7 111 is NOT supported For mor...

Page 56: ...tivation delay does allow phased evacuation sequences For the LoopSense to be able to control when the digital inputs are set to options other than the default it is necessary to set the DIP switch 5 6 and 7 to 111 and provide additional hardwired outputs to control the inputs These additional outputs will need to be programmed 13 EvacUwiz Programming Tool The EvacUwiz programming tool is a Window...

Page 57: ...t in and around the panel for any signs of pests moisture or general damage Conduct a System test section 4 5 4 or applicable tests defined in Section 4 5 3 of this manual Ensure the Site Log Book is up to date faults have been attended to and the latest test are recorded Quarterly Operations service contractor In addition to Monthly Operational checks Check all internal connections and perform si...

Page 58: ...ominal Check mains Check the battery has been connected properly Refer section 10 for fault diagnosis Earth Fault LED illuminated on Amplifiers Check all input and output cabling and wiring assemblies for short to ground System Fault LED illuminated Ensure correct panel configuration Check DIP switch settings Check cable connections between control board and amplifiers General Fault illuminated Ch...

Page 59: ...tion The EvacU EWCIE is designed and manufactured by AMPAC TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD 7 Ledgar Rd Balcatta WA 6021 Western Australia PH 61 8 9242 3333 FAX 61 8 9242 3334 Manufactured to Certificate of Compliance Number Equipment Serial Number Date of Manufacture ...

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