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Technical Data 

 PR216-219-508-01

Effective March 2017

Installation and user manual for the  

BiWire / Conventional Repeater  

  

Visual indications

Audible 
Indications 

Condition

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Comments

Fire Panel Indications (These mirror the current Fire Panel state) 

Normal 

Condition

OFF

OFF OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF OFF OFF

OFF

Normal condition and at access 

level 1

Access Level 

2 or 3

FAST

Access level 2 or 3 pass code 

accepted

Fire Condition

ON

ON

ON

CONT

Only the zone in fire will have its 

zone fire indicator lit

System Fault

ON

ON

SLOW

Severe fault condition with the 

Fire Panel

Repeater Fault

ON

SLOW

SLOW

Communication problem 

between Fire panel and 

repeater(s) 

Battery Fault

ON

SLOW

SLOW

No battery voltage or battery 

voltage too low

Mains Fault

ON

ON

SLOW

Mains voltage has been lost

Battery Failure

ON

SLOW

SLOW

Battery impedance fault

Charger Fault

ON

ON

SLOW

Charger voltage fault

Sounder Fault

ON

SLOW

SLOW

Short or open circuit condition on 

the sounder circuit

FRE Fault

ON

SLOW

SLOW

Short or open circuit condition on 

the FRE output 

FPE Fault

ON

SLOW

SLOW

Short or open circuit condition on 

the FPE output 

Zone Fault

ON

SLOW SLOW

Only the zone that has a short 

or open circuit fault will have its 

zone fault indicator slow flashing

Sounder 

disabled

ON

ON

All fire alarm devices are disabled

FRE disabled

ON

ON

FRE ouput disabled

FPE disabled

ON

ON

FPE output disabled

Zone disabled

ON

ON

Only the zone that is disabled 

will have its zone fault indicator 

lit 

 

Repeater Panel Indications (Local to the repeater) 

Normal 

Condition 

ON

Normal condition and at access 

level 1

Battery Fault 

ON

ON

No battery voltage or battery 

voltage too low 

Mains Fault 

ON

ON

Mains voltage has been lost 

Battery Failure 

ON

ON

Battery impedance fault 

Charger Fault 

ON

ON

Charger voltage fault 

Communication 

Fault 

ON

Communication lost with the 

Fire Panel 

KEY

ON (---------)

Indicator lit

OFF

Indicator unlit

SLOW ( - - - - )

Indicator slow flashing, buzzer slow pulsing

FAST ( - - - - - )

Indicator fast flashing, buzzer fast pulsing 

SILENT

Sounders off, buzzer off

CONT

Sounders on, buzzers continuous
Any condition could be indicated 

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Summary of Contents for EFBWCV-REPEATER

Page 1: ...Technical Data PR216 219 508 01 Installation and user manual for the BiWire Conventional Repeater Panel EFBWCV REPEATER www acornfiresecurity com www acornfiresecurity com...

Page 2: ...t IE 3 Power Supply Equipment PSE 4 System Wiring 5 Status Indications 5 Repeater I O 7 Installation Instructions 8 Before you begin 8 Panel Installation 9 Installation Testing 14 Operating Instructio...

Page 3: ...erate within their speci fication when the environmental conditions outside the cabinet of the IE PSE comply with class 3k5 of EN 60721 3 3 1995 The BiWire Conventional Repeater Panel The BiWire Conve...

Page 4: ...page 16 provides a full technical specification for the power supply Note that the charging circuit will be in its high impedance state approximately 3V DC if no batteries faulty batteries or only one...

Page 5: ...supplies the only wiring that is required is the mains input to the power supply unit and the data cable between the Fire Panel and each repeater panel as illustrated in Figure 3 Figure 3 System Wiri...

Page 6: ...y Failure ON SLOW SLOW Battery impedance fault Charger Fault ON ON SLOW Charger voltage fault Sounder Fault ON SLOW SLOW Short or open circuit condition on the sounder circuit FRE Fault ON SLOW SLOW S...

Page 7: ...anel will briefly flash the Zone Fault indicators to show the number of repeaters it has found Below is a table of what these indications mean It is important to note this during installation to ensur...

Page 8: ...SYSTEM DO NOT USE EXCESSIVE FORCE WHEN TIGHTENING THE TERMINAL BLOCKS NOTE INSTALLATION MAINTENANCE MUST BE PERFORMED BY AN APPROPRIATELY QUALIFIED PERSON THE EQUIPMENT CARRIES NO WARRANTY UNLESS THE...

Page 9: ...ENTRANCE Mounting the Panel To prepare the panel for mounting you need to remove the front cover of the panel and the PCB shelf and the PSE from the back box To remove the front cover of the panel un...

Page 10: ...ack box and pull through the required cables Using the mounting holes in the back box drill holes into the wall and insert wall plugs and secure the panel to the wall as shown in Figure 20 Ensure any...

Page 11: ...ns NOTES OBEY VOLT DROP LIMITATION WHEN SIZING CABLES USE ONLY APPROVED CABLE TYPES DO NOT TIGHTEN TERMINAL CONNECTOR SCREWS TOO TIGHT KEEP POLARITY THROUGHOUT NON COLOURED CONDUCTORS SHOULD BE PERMAN...

Page 12: ...shown as grey 3 Connect the link cable between the two remaining terminals CAUTION DO NOT USE A HIGH VOLTAGE TESTER WHEN WIRING IS CONNECTED TO ANY ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT NOTE IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ZONE...

Page 13: ...the cable to the Repeater I O terminals on the Repeater Panel see Figure 15 observing correct polarity to to When daisy chaining repeater panels together simply connect another twisted pair cable betw...

Page 14: ...H SHORT CIRCUIT FAULTS ON ZONES AS THE PTC FUSE NEEDS TIME TO RECOVER IF IT HAS TRIPPED Repeater Check Place an individual zone into Zone Test Mode on the Fire Panel see Fire Panel manual for further...

Page 15: ...zzer button To silence the panel s internal buzzer at access level 2 enter the code 3112 and then press the Mute Buzzer button This will only silence the buzzer of the repeater and not the Fire Panel...

Page 16: ...Cable Type Cable type 2 core 1 5mm 2 screened fire rated cable twisted pair 500m max Compliance Compliance to Standards BS5839 part1 PSE Specification EFBWCV REPEATER Power Specification Mains Voltag...

Page 17: ...Technical Data PR216 219 508 01 Effective March 2017 Installation and user manual for the BiWire Conventional Repeater Manufacturers Contact Details www acornfiresecurity com www acornfiresecurity co...

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