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Technical Data 

 PR216-219-508-01

Effective March 2017

Installation and user manual for the  

BiWire / Conventional Repeater  

  

Installation Instructions

This section of this guide explains in detail how the panel should 

be installed and configured to function properly .
Please ensure you have fully understood the components of the 

system and how they operate before proceeding with this section .
 Take notice of the warnings and cautions as they are displayed for 

your own safety and to prevent damage to your equipment .

Before you begin

   WARNING

WHEN INSTALLING THE REPEATER PANELS CARE 

SHOULD  BE TAKEN TO  ENSURE THAT THE  INSTALLATION 

LOCATION DOES NOT SUBJECT THE PANEL TO 

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN EXCESS OF THE LIMITS 

OUTLINED IN THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CONTAINED 

WITHIN THIS  GUIDE.

  CAUTION

ENSURE ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN WHEN 

HANDLING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS OF THE 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 

SYSTEM HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND COMMISSIONED 

AND SUBSEQUENTLY MAINTAINED BY APPROPRIATELY 

QUALIFIED PERSONS OR ORGANISATIONS. DO NOT 

ATTEMPT TO  INSTALL THIS  EQUIPMENT  UNTIL YOU 

HAVE FULLY READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE OPERATION 

AS DESCRIBED WITHIN THIS MANUAL, FAILURE TO DO 

SO MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE EQUIPMENT AND 

COULD  INVALIDATE YOUR WARRANTY.

  NOTE

WHEN INSTALLED THIS EQUIPMENT IS SUBJECT TO 

THE EMC DIRECTIVE 2004/108/EC. TO MAINTAIN EMC 

COMPLIANCE THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM MUST BE 

INSTALLED AS INSTRUCTED. THE INSTALLER WILL BE 

RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY EMC PROBLEMS THAT MAY 

OCCUR EITHER TO THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM OR TO ANY 

OTHER EQUIPMENT AFFECTED BY THE INSTALLATION IF 

THERE IS ANY DEVIATION FROM THIS GUIDE.

  NOTE

DIP SWITCH SETTINGS ONLY TAKE EFFECT ONCE THE 

PANEL HAS BEEN POWER CYCLED OR THE HARD RESET 

BUTTON IS PRESSED.

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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...

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