Incite Fire FIREscape, Installation Manual

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FIREscape System Installation Manual
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10 Addressable Emergency Lighting Lines
10.1 Principle
The system luminaires and interfaces are intelligent units equipped with their own batteries (luminaires) and
have addresses. The control panel polls the units at approximately 0.75 s intervals per address. All units in the
bus (127 devices max) are polled in <100 s. The luminaires also work standalone if the control panel cable
breaks.
The luminaires are installed using the Hochiki EL-TSB base.
The factory default address of all luminaires is 127. The luminaires must be programmed with the TCH- B200
programming device before installation onto the mounting base.
The maximum length of each lighting line is 1 km, and the maximum loop resistance of the conductors is 74
Ω.
The cable’s conductor capacitance must be <0.7 µF. The power consumption also restricts the cable distance.
A maximum of 127 units can be connected to a single lighting line depending on the power consumption of the
unit.
10.2 Mounting Base (EL-TSB)
The mounting base required for the luminaires is the Hochiki EL-TSB standard mounting base.
NOTE: The alignment ‘rib’ on the mounting base must face at a 90° angle in relation to the exit direction. The
base has slight adjustment margin for this angle. Use a template when drilling.
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All devices must be installed on an even surface so that they will not distort.
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The bases can be wall or ceiling mounted.
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The bases should be fixed with appropriate size and type screws for the intended fixing surface.
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To avoid damage to the base do not over-tighten the fixing screws.