EACIE Evacuation Alert Control and Indicating Equipment
User Manual & Log Book
Approved Document No. DFU5030070 Rev 1
Page 6 of 10
4 CONTROLS & INDICATORS
4.1
EACIE Front Panel
The EACIE panel is strictly for use by the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) and enables the FRS to activate
evacuation alert devices located in flats. The panel also shows system status information. See Figure 1.
Figure 1 – Typical EACIE Front Panel
On the 8 zone switch modules a single throw (ON/OFF) toggle switch is provided for each evacuation alert
zone (or floor).
Note:
Toggle switches may be labelled on a zone-by-zone or floor-by-floor basis. A cutomisable
‘slide-in’ label system is used on the EACIE panel for the 8 zone switch panel(s).
Up to 48 toggle switches can be housed on a single EACIE panel. Each toggle switch has an associated
Evacuation and Zone Fault indicator (shown above and detailed below).
Switch Module Manual Controls
Status
What this means
Evacuation toggle switch
(up to 48 off)
UP is OFF
Deactivates evacuation alert sounders in the
associated evacuation alert zone / floor (up to 48 off).
DOWN is ON
Activates evacuation alert sounders in the associated
evacuation alert zone / floor (up to 48 off).
Switch Module Indicators
Status
What this means
What to do
Evacuation
(up to 48 off)
Steady Red
The associated evacuation toggle
switch has been operated.
-
Zone Fault
(up to 48 off)
Flashing
Yellow
A fault has been detected on the
associated evacuation alert zone.
The fault sounder will also activate
(and may be silenced).
The responsible
person should call
the service company.
Maintenance Controls
(behind cover).
DO NOT REMOVE
THIS COVER.
For authorised
engineers only.
EACIE Status Panel.
See section 4.2
DOWN (ON) = Activates
evacuation alert devices in
the selected zone / floor
UP (OFF)= Normal position
EACIE Panel Toggle Switches
8 Zone Switch Modules
Lowest floor in
the building
(Ground Floor 0 shown)
Highest floor in
the building
(Floor 47 shown)
Descending
floors
Switch Module
