1. INTRODUCTION
The Ei 411 Remote Control allows you, without the use of ladders or
chairs, to:
• test the smoke alarms.
• locate the smoke/heat alarm sensing fire by silencing all the other
alarms (for 10 minutes). This is of great benefit, particularly at night
as the source of the fire can be quickly traced audibly. This is ideal for
larger systems as people nearest the fire can be quickly evacuated
and/or the fire controlled if it is small. (The Locate button also identi-
fies which alarms have previously sensed fire. This is very useful
when trouble-shooting systems of many smoke and/or heat alarms
see section 4 - Alarm Memory Function).
Silencing Nuisance Alarms
Nuisance alarms can be silenced by turning the test button on and
then off only with the following RadioLink Smoke Alarm: Ei405,
Ei405TY, Ei161R on an Ei168 base and an Ei166R on an Ei168 base.
If there is a fire, immediately evacuate the premises and telephone
the fire brigade from outside. Do not silence the unit unless you are
sure there is no fire.
2. INSTALLATION
1. Position the Ei411 Remote Control (approx) 1.2 metres up on a wall in
a suitable position on an exit route. Avoid locating near metal objects.
2. Securely attach the mounting base of the unit to the wall using the
fixing screws supplied.
3. Carefully slide the battery switch into the ‘on’ position (see
figure 1). The amber light will flash once.
4. It is essential that you house code your Remote Control with your
smoke/heat alarms and any RadioLINK accessories to prevent false
alarms and other interference with nearby systems (see below).
To House Code your Remote Control:
a) Place all the RadioLINK
smoke/heat alarms and
accessories into house code
mode, within 15 minutes, as
described in their instruction
leaflets.
b) Also, within the same 15
minutes, place the Ei411
Remote Control into house
code mode by pressing and
holding the house code
button until the amber light
turns on. Release the button
and the amber light will now
flash continuously (for 15 min-
utes) to show it is in house
code mode (Note: The Remote Control flashing amber light does not
indicate the number of units in the system. It just flashes rapidly to
show it is in house code mode. The Ei411 is only an RF transmitter
and does not receive any RF signals).
c) The Remote Control will now send a radio message every 5 sec-
onds to indicate it is in house code mode. All smoke/heat alarms and
accessories within range that are also in house code mode
themselves, will memorise the house code of the Remote Control.
d) Check that the number of blue light flashes (for RadioLINK Smoke
Alarms) or amber light flashes (for RadioLINK Bases) correspond
with the number of units in the system (e.g. smoke alarms plus the
Remote Control). For example, with 3 RadioLINK smoke alarms and
one Remote Control you should see 4 blue light flashes from each
alarm.
e) Remove all the RadioLINK smoke/heat alarms, RadioLINK bases
and other accessories from house code mode as described in their
instruction leaflets.
f) The Remote Control will exit the house code mode by itself after
approximately 15 minutes without further user intervention.
However, this could result in problems with nearby systems, if their
units are being house coded at the same time. If this is the case
remove the Remote Control from its mounting plate and then from
house code mode by pressing and holding the code button until the
amber light comes on (i.e. use the same method as to enter house
code mode). Release the button and the amber light will go out,
indicating that the Remote Control has exited house code mode.
Re-assemble and attach to box as described above.
g) Using the test button, verify that the Remote Control activates all
the alarms in the system. (If some or all of the alarms have not been
activated, then the house coding procedure should be repeated. If
there are still some problems, see the section 5 on “Troubleshooting”.)
Clearing the House Codes:
It may sometimes be necessary to clear the House Codes. (e.g. if you wanted
to use the Remote Control with different alarms).
To clear the house codes:
• Unscrew the cover plate from the mounting box.
• Press and hold the house code button for over 6 seconds until the amber light
turns on continuously and then flashes slowly. Now release the button and the
amber light will go out.
• then re-attach to the mounting box.
Note clearing the house codes will now reset the Remote Control to the orig-
inal factory setting. It will now only communicate with un-coded alarms (see
Smoke Alarm instruction leaflet for information on how to un-code the smoke
alarms).
3. USING REMOTE CONTROL EI 411
The Remote Control Ei 411 allows you to Test or Locate units as follows:-
Test / Manual Alarm Switch – use to test the smoke/heat alarms or
bases weekly.
Switch the Test button on. The amber light comes on for 3 seconds to
indicate it is transmitting an RF signal. (The amber light will continue
to flash once every 5 seconds while the test button switch remains
on) Then:
• the RadioLINK Smoke Alarms (Ei 405 and Ei 405TY) will alarm in 10
seconds, with the red light on the smoke alarm flashing rapidly. (This
indicates that the chamber has been tested in exactly the same way
as if the test button of the alarm itself had been pressed. The alarm
will also now be in Hush mode for the next 10 minutes).
• with an Ei 161R or Ei 166R on an Ei 168 RadioLINK Base, the red
light on the smoke alarm will flash rapidly. (This indicates that the
chamber has been tested in exactly the same way as if the test but-
ton of the alarm itself had been pressed. The alarm will also now be
in Hush mode for the next 10 minutes).
• with a mains Smoke Alarm (Ei161, 166, 164, 141, 144, 146) on an
Ei 168 RadioLINK Base the alarm will sound indicating the RF receiv-
er, electronics and horn are operational.
Switch the Test button off. The amber light comes on again for a
further 3 seconds to indicate transmission of the alarm cancel signal.
(Note: After 5 minutes the Remote Control will stop sending RF alarm
signals and therefore the smoke alarms will stop sounding. This pre-
vents the batteries in the Remote Control and in the smoke alarms
being depleted).
Locate Switch – primarily used to identify the smoke/heat alarm
sensing fire.
Press and release the momentary Locate Button on. The amber light
comes on continuously for 3 seconds to indicate it is transmitting an
RF signal. (If the Locate button is held on, the RF signal will continue
to be transmitted every 5 seconds and the amber light will flash).
If all the smoke alarms (either RadioLINK Alarms or Bases with Easi-
fit alarms attached) are in alarm due to one alarm sensing smoke,
pressing the Locate button on the Remote Control, will silence all the
alarms except those sensing fire.
Remote Control
Model: Ei 411
For use with RadioLINK range of Smoke / Heat Alarms and Bases
House Code Button
ON/OFF Switch
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Contains vital information on the products operation and installation.
Read and retain carefully. If you are just installing this product the
manual MUST be given to the householder.
