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1. Introduction

2. Installation and House Coding

3. System Installations

4. Additional Features

5. Troubleshooting and Indicator summary tables

6. Testing the System

7. Interconnected CO Alarms and Smoke Alarms

8. SmartLINK Troubleshooting

9. Technical Specifications

10. Guarantee

11. Limitations of Radio Communications

Contents

Summary of Contents for Ei3000 Series

Page 1: ... and retain carefully for as long as the product is being used It contains vital information on the operation and installation of your Alarm The leaflet should be regarded as part of the product If you are just installing the unit the leaflet MUST be given to the householder The leaflet is to be given to any subsequent user ...

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Page 3: ... 13 4 Additional Features 18 5 Troubleshooting and Indicator summary tables 22 6 Testing the System 29 7 Interconnected CO Alarms and Smoke Alarms 32 8 SmartLINK Troubleshooting 34 9 Technical Specifications 36 10 Guarantee 38 11 Limitations of Radio Communications 40 Contents ...

Page 4: ...4 1 Introduction ...

Page 5: ...n on the Alarm status including activations tests CO levels faults etc Monitoring buddy system where the strongest RF signal paths are selected between a pair of devices as a means to monitor the RF connection Live Monitoring via the Ei1000G Gateway and the proprietary Cloud portal to track Alarm activations tampering faults etc and provide for planned maintenance The Ei3000MRF module is simply pl...

Page 6: ...6 2 Installation and House Coding ...

Page 7: ...m Push the lower half of the Alarm away away from the screwdriver in the direction of the arrow on the cover see Figure 1 below CAUTION The existing hard wired interconnection may need to be disconnected at this point refer to the Installation section in the Alarm instruction manual If a hard wired connection and an RF connection exist between the SAME two Alarms a continuous Alarm loop signal may...

Page 8: ... of its length is inserted Fig 2a Then hold the module housing Fig 2b and plug it into the Alarm being careful to align the pins and keeping them perpendicular to the base as the module is inserted Fig 2c Ensure the module is fully home by checking that it is flush with the surrounding Alarm housing Fig 2d P A Pin Alignment Pin Alignment Figure 2a Figure 2b Figure 2c ...

Page 9: ...p The flashing will repeat every 5 seconds thereafter Repeat this procedure for all Alarms in the system Check to ensure all RF devices have been successfully House Coded This can be done by counting the number of blue flashes on each RF Module The number of flashes should correspond to the number of RF devices in the system i e 4 flashes if there are 4 devices in the system Note If an Ei3028 Alar...

Page 10: ...r ease of installation and RF communication that up to 12 RF devices can be installed in any one RF coded system Please contact us for further advise if additional RF devices are required Figure 4 blue red green LED Figure 3 ...

Page 11: ...t House Code has been completed Factory Reset Sometimes in order to resolve an RF communication issue it may be necessary to reset factory reset and House Code the system again To do so press and hold the House Code button until you see a flashing blue light on the Alarm cover approx 7 seconds release immediately Repeat this procedure on all Alarms Removing the Ei3000MRF Module If it is necessary ...

Page 12: ...12 Pin Alignment Figure 5b Pin Alignment Figure 5c Figure 5a ...

Page 13: ...13 3 System Installations ...

Page 14: ...fire and or CO protection with minimum installation disruption Hybrid Systems should be not be installed where specific alarm type Fire or CO indication is critical for example if required to trigger switching equipment depending on the alarm type detected This is because the hardwire interconnect line does not communicate the alarm type whereas the RF interconnection does Therefore we recommend u...

Page 15: ...the RF network during activation Hardwired Carbon Monoxide Alarm Ei3018 Hardwired Carbon Monoxide Alarm Fire CO Alarm Interface Ei3018 Ei414 Hardwired Multi Sensor Fire Alarm Hardwired Optical Smoke Alarm Ei3024 Ei3016 Hardwired Heat Alarm Ei3014 System Alarm Controller Ei450 RF Heat Carbon Monoxide Alarm Fire CO Alarm Interface RF Multi Sensor Fire Alarm RF Carbon Monoxide Alarm Examples of vario...

Page 16: ...3024 Ei3016 Ei3014 RF Heat Carbon Monoxide Alarm Ei3028 The RF network can consist of a mixture of Fire Smoke Heat and or CO Alarm types Fire CO Alarm Interface Ei414 System Alarm Controller Ei450 RF Multi Sensor Fire Alarm Ei3024 RF Carbon Monoxide Alarm Ei3016 RF Optical Smoke Alarm Hardwired Multi Sensor Alarm RF Heat Alarm Ei3014 Hardwired Optical Smoke Alarm Hardwired Heat Alarm RF Heat Carbo...

Page 17: ...ection one per section and that Ei3028 should also be the section s link to the RF network of the hybrid system This ensures that the RF Fire alarm message can be transmitted if any device on the hardwire circuit is activated and the RF CO Alarm message if the Ei3028 detects dangerous levels of CO Fire CO Alarm Interface Ei414 Ei3014 Ei3016 Hardwired Optical Smoke Alarm Ei3024 Hardwired Heat Alarm...

Page 18: ...18 4 Additional Features ...

Page 19: ...ficient time so that all Alarms are now house coded correctly this can be confirmed by counting the number of flashes on each Alarm You can then exit House Code mode manually or let it exit automatically after 30 minutes N B for this feature to work all devices in the system must be SmartLINK or RadioLINK 2 Data Extraction The Ei3000MRF SmartLINK Module allows for the extraction of certain informa...

Page 20: ... green LED lights solid and then release Alternatively it will automatically exit monitoring mode after 30 minutes Monitoring is now enabled in the network If a paired Alarm then loses the signal from its buddy it will flash red blue for 10 minutes this can also be seen after a button test To disable monitoring hold the House Code Button until the red LED lights solid and then release Note A monit...

Page 21: ...he fire sound pattern This feature is not available for hardwired mixed or hybrid installations 5 Live Monitoring The Ei3000MRF SmartLINK Module together with the Ei1000G Gateway and the proprietary Cloud portal delivers a unique live monitoring of the installation For more information on this feature please contact us directly ...

Page 22: ...22 5 Troubleshooting and Indicator summary tables ...

Page 23: ...on LED on solid LED flashing Button Test x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 followed by flash every 10 Sec followed by flash 1 minute later House Code enter Press and release on solid blue Press and release on solid blue Button Action Blue LED Red LED Green LED Mode RF Mode In house code House code exit ...

Page 24: ...e on multi colour flashing Remote learn entry In monitoring paired Press and release on solid green Press and release on solid green Enable Monitoring In monitoring failed Monitoring mode exit Press and release on solid red Disable Monitoring What you see hear Red LED Sound What it means What to do Fault Conditions rapidly after Rapid Beeping Incompatible house code Factory reset the module and re...

Page 25: ...on solid red Disable Monitoring What you see hear Red LED Sound What it means What to do Fault Conditions rapidly after button release Rapid Beeping Incompatible house code Factory reset the module and re try Communication failure between module and Alarm head Remove the module re seat and re try ...

Page 26: ...ekly button test 5 1 3 Monthly button test Press and hold the test button The Alarm will sound and the blue LED will light for 3 5 seconds to indicate RF transmission of the test message 5 1 4 Sensing Fire CO As soon as the Alarm senses fire and or dangerous levels of CO it will go into alarm along with any interconnected Alarms The blue LED will light for 3 5 seconds to indicate RF transmission o...

Page 27: ...t the module hold the House Code Button until the blue LED flashes and then release The blue LED will then flash rapidly for a few seconds to indicate a successful reset followed by a single blue flash 5 2 3 Remote Learn Entry To activate remote learn entry hold the House Code Button until the LED flashes red blue green and then release The blue LED will then flash rapidly for a few seconds to ind...

Page 28: ...y a red flash Monitoring is now disabled in the network 5 3 Fault Conditions 5 3 1 Incompatible House coding This can occur if a previously house coded module has been swapped from one Alarm head to another In this case the module will determine if the correct coding is compatible with the new Alarm head if not this is indicated to the installer by the Alarm head beeping rapidly for 10 minutes and...

Page 29: ...29 6 Testing the System ...

Page 30: ...renovations to the house To test an individual Alarm press and hold the test button until the horn sounds and the green or red light flashes This will ensure that the sensor electronics and sounder are working To test the SmartLINK system press and hold the test button on one of the Alarms The blue LED from the Ei3000MRF will illuminate for approximately 3 5 seconds Continue to hold the test butto...

Page 31: ...000MRF modules if fitted should be removed to prevent the batteries becoming fully depleted This is sometimes done with holiday homes which are only occupied in the summer End of Life EOL Check Once the Alarm passes its 10th year of installation it will give 3 short chirps with 3 yellow LED flashes every 48 seconds to indicate it has reached its end of useful life Check the replace by date label o...

Page 32: ...32 7 Interconnected CO Alarms and Smoke Alarms ...

Page 33: ...ich unit has its red light flashing rapidly this it the source of the alarm If it is a Carbon Monoxide Alarm ventilate the residence and follow the instructions in the Carbon Monoxide Alarm manual If it is a Smoke or Heat Alarm evacuate the residence and follow the instructions in the Smoke Alarm manual For added convenience we recommend that an Ei450 Alarm Controller is used with these RF systems...

Page 34: ...34 8 SmartLINK Troubleshooting ...

Page 35: ...ate the Alarms e g move them away from metal surfaces or wiring After making these changes to the RF signal path the SmartLINK signals may still not be reaching all the Alarms in your system even though they have already been House Coded successfully see Section on Limitations of Radio Communications It is important to check that all Alarms are communicating in their final installed positions If A...

Page 36: ...36 9 Technical Specifications ...

Page 37: ... 95 Relative Humidity Interconnect Up to 12 SmartLINK modules Optional Accessories Ei407 Manual Call Point Ei428 Relay Module Ei414 Fire CO Alarm Interface Ei450 RadioLINK Alarm Controller Approvals RF performance to EN 300 220 1 in accordance with EN 300 220 2 EMC performance to EN 301 489 1 in accordance with EN 301 489 3 RF Safety to EN62479 We recommend for ease of installation and RF communic...

Page 38: ...38 10 Guarantee ...

Page 39: ...sed This guarantee excludes incidental and consequential damage If this RF SmartLINK Module should become defective within the guarantee period it must be returned to Ei Electronics with proof of purchase carefully packaged and with the problem clearly stated We shall at our discretion repair or replace the faulty unit Do not interfere with the Alarm or attempt to tamper with it This will invalida...

Page 40: ...40 11 Limitations of Radio Communications ...

Page 41: ...idered i Receivers may be blocked by radio signals occurring on or near their operating frequencies regardless of the House Coding ii Alarms with SmartLINK modules should be tested regularly at least weekly This is to determine whether there are sources of interference preventing communication that the radio paths have not been disrupted by moving furniture or renovations and if so to give a warni...

Page 42: ...r waste streams to ensure that it can be recycled in an environmentally sound manner For more details on collection and proper disposal please contact your local government office or the retailer where you purchased this product Block E1 Hereby Ei Electronics declares that this Ei3000MRF SmartLINK Module is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 20...

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Page 44: ...le End Business Park Maesbury Rd Oswestry Shropshire SY10 8NN U K Tel 01691 664100 www aico co uk Ei Electronics Shannon Co Clare Ireland Tel 353 0 61 471277 www eielectronics com Ei Electronics 2019 P N B19047 Rev2 ...

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