Fire Fighting Enterprises FireRay 100R, FireRay 50 User Manual

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FIRERAY50/100R

OPTICAL BEAM SMOKE DETECTOR

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OPTICAL BEAM SMOKE DETECTORS

This training material provides information to assist the Fire System

Designer and Installer in achieving a successful Optical Beam Smoke

Detector installation. The appropriate local installation standards and legislation in effect

at the time of installation must be adhered to and take precedence

over any statements made or implied by this training material.

Fire Fighting Enterprises cannot take responsibility for the

installation (beam positioning and mounting), commissioning or

maintenance of products.

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AGENDA

•WHAT IS FIRERAY50/100R?

• INSTALLING FIRERAY50/100R

• COMMISSIONING FIRERAY50/100R

•USING FIRERAY50/100R

• MAINTAINING FIRERAY50/100R

• TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF FIRERAY50/100R

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OVERVIEW

Optical Beam Smoke Detector (Reflective)

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Fireray 50/100R is a reflective type beam detector comprising a transmitter and receiver contained within one enclosure. It transmits an Infrared beam that is reflected from a retro reflector on the opposite wall, back to the internal receiver for analysis. Fireray50/100R reports its status back to the alarm/fire panel or monitoring device.

VERSIONS OF FIRERAY50/100R

There are three different types Fireray50/100R:

•Conventional

• Analogue Addressable

• Zone Powered

All of these types are available in either:

• (5 to 50m) or (50 to 100m) versions

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The FIRERAY50/100 comes in two ranges - 5m to 50m and 50m to 100m.

There are a number of variants available in these two ranges.

Conventional:

50RV / 100RV – Standard conventional beam with EN54-12 and CPD approval. Typically used in Europe. 50RU / 100RU – Standard conventional beam with UL and ULC approval. Typically used in United States and other countries requiring UL approval.

We also do Analogue Addressable and Zone Powered versions for various customers.

WHY USE THE FIRERAY50/100R?

• 3 year warranty

• Designed, fully assembled and tested at FFE factory

• International Approvals including EN54:12 and UL

• Minimal reflective prisms versus range

Note: If more flexibility is required consider the FIRERAY5000

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Any FIRERAY50/100 returned under warranty is replaced with new product without question, provided the fault is due to a manufacturing fault. We conduct full tests to establish and resolve causes of failures, improving product quality. FFE have full control over product quality and minimising customer lead times. Fully approved by all the internationally recognised authorities including LPCB, UL, VdS, VNIIPO (Russia) Needs only 1 reflective prism for 5 to 50m and only 4 prisms for 50 to 100m. Adjustable brackets, brackets to hold reflective prisms (surface mount or adjustable).

OUT OF THE BOX

BREAKDOWN OF PARTS

Detector

Reflector

(Fly lead

connected to

Test Filter

detector)

User Guide

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The FIRERAY50/100 can be broken down into 2 key elements.

The Detector

Transmits and receives the infrared and then communicates the status to the alarm/fire panel or device monitor.

The Reflector

Reflects the infrared from the transmitter lens along the same path back onto the receiver lens. The number of Reflectors required depends on the operating distance. 5 to 50m = 1 Reflector 50 to 100m = 4 Reflectors. Note the additional 3 reflectors required for 50 to 100m operation must be purchased separately as the Long Range Kit.

Additional components

In the box one will also find the User Guide, test filter and the fly lead for the detector. No End-Of-Line components or Fire resistors are provided as these components are fire panel specific and as such are normally provided by the fire panel manufacture.

INSTALLATION & WIRING

FOR 50/100RV & RU

• FIRERAY50/100R to the Fire System

•Cables

• Typical Single Zone Wiring

• Multiple Detectors On Single Zone Wiring

• Mounting of the Detector

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INSTALLING THE FIRERAY50/100R TO

THE FIRE SYSTEM

Detector mounted at high level

Reflector

Fly Lead

Junction Box for fly lead to fire proof

Protected Area

cable connection

Dedicated fireproof

Fire Panel

screened cable (1 to 100m)

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The Detector and Reflector must to be mounted to a secure structure. The fly lead that is supplied with the detector should not be extended, but rather wired into a termination box where it is interfaced to the fire proof cable that goes back to the fire panel.

CABLES

• It is always advisable to have a dedicated, screened (shielded), fireproof cable for both power and signal lines

• Don’t leave the shield of the cable unconnected, always connect it to the earth of the system

• Always mount power and signal cables away from any switching machinery or HV (High Voltage) lines

• Ensure that any connections are made properly. Intermittent connections are very difficult to trace and cause problems that are not easy to diagnose.

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Wiring up other equipment with the same cable that is used to monitor or power the detector can lead to unexpected behavior. It is always best to have a dedicated, screened cable for the power and the zone wiring. Also avoid the temptation to place the wiring in the same conduit that may be carrying cables that are used for large switching machinery or high voltage cables. These can sometimes cause problems due to mutual induction. Although it is possible to have a long power cable or zone cable, it is always worth remembering that that shorter the cable the less the risk of there being any interference on the cable.

TYPICAL SINGLE ZONE WIRING

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The diagram can be found in the installation guide for the FIRERAY50/100. Zone wiring – sometimes called a ‘Conventional’ system. Note: External PSU, end-of-line device (EOL device), and fire resistor are not supplied by Fire Fighting Enterprises. The EOL and fire resistor are specified by the fire panel manufacturer. The power supply should be able to supply a minimal current of 20mA (between

10.2 to 30v DC to power 1 FIRERAY50/100). Power should not be applied until all wiring has been completed. EOL Device and fire resistor are either supplied or specified by the switch monitor manufacturer. A complete fire and fault test of the FIRERAY50/100 should be conducted to ensure correct wiring to the fire panel.

MULTIPLE DETECTORS ON SINGLE ZONE

WIRING

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In the event that more than one detector is connected to a “Zone” it is important to ensure that the fire panel or device monitor is capable of checking for “Detector out faults”. It is also crucial that the schottky diode is inserted, failing to do so will not allow a detector further down the zone wiring to report a fire condition if a detector preceding it goes into a fault condition, as it will break the line to remove the EOL component from the zone.

MOUNTING OF THE DETECTOR

Do

• Do… Mount onto a secure

structure.

• Do… Fasten all mounting

points before aligning.

• Do… Mount where both

thumb screws and mode switch are accessible.

• Do… Use the correct number

of reflectors for the required distance.

• Don’t… Mount onto the skin

of a building.

• Don’t… Remove the detector

from the mounting to switch the mode switch.

• Don’t… Use a single piece of

uni-strut to mount the detector from the main structure.

• Don’t… Mount anywhere near

open louvres that could allow condensation to build up.

• Don’t… Mount where there

will be direct sunlight on the detector, consider the path of the sun all year round.

Do Not

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It is not always obvious to installers but one of the crucial elements of a beam type detector is its mounting! The detector is designed to compensate for a certain amount of building movement, it is not designed for poor installation. One of the most useful pieces of kit a installer can have on his possession is a laser pointer. By mounting this onto the mounting where the beam is going to go will give you a great deal of information about the sturdiness of the mounting setup.

If one considers that the beam has a angle of misalignment of 0.8 Degrees then there is not much required to move the beam off alignment. This is why it is crucial that the beam in not mounted on plaster board, single pieces of hanging uni-strut… etc...

BEAM SETTINGS PRIOR TO ALIGNMENT

Mode Switch

DIP SWITCH

SETTINGS

ON

1234

1

X2X XX X

X

XXX XXXX X

ON

4321

3X4

X

DIP Switches

ON

321

4

Shows defaults

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Prior to alignment, the user should select the alarm threshold to suit the environment using the switches shown. See next slide. Alarm thresholds of 12, 25,35 and 50% can be selected. The Default setting is 35%.

The alarm relay can be set in one of two modes – Auto reset or alarm latching using switch 1. Auto reset is the factory default setting. Auto reset mode will reset the alarm relay and alarm LED 5 seconds after received signal has recovered to a level above the alarm threshold.

Latching mode holds the alarm relay and alarm LED active indefinitely, until cleared by either: placing the beam into prism targeting or alignment mode and then going back to run mode, or Removing the power to the beam for 10 seconds before powering back up

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