• EN54-2 and EN54-4 – Fire Detection and Fire Alarm Systems – Control and Indicating Equipment (EN54-2); Power Supply Equipment (EN54-4). Page 4 of 45 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
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These are to be used for local control and signaling. Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Page 5 of 45 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
• Connections for up to eight Economy Status Units (ESU) to provide remote indication of system status with mode select. Page 6 of 45 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Note : When selected, menus and sub-menus change from Title Case to UPPERCASE. Figure 1 : Overview of Access Level Menus Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Page 7 of 45 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
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6K8 EOL resistor fitted in last EP215 allows wiring to be monitored for open and short-circuit faults. f) Instruction document no. DFU0215000. Page 8 of 45 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
5. Pull the Power Supply PCB’s earth strap (green/yellow) off the spade connector at the main chassis earth point on the base unit. Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Page 9 of 45 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
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8. Store the PCBs in a clean, dry place that is free from vibration, dust, and excessive heat. Storing the PCBs in a suitable cardboard box will also guard them against mechanical damage. Page 10 of 45 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
These knockouts are used for incoming mains cable in order to maintain cable segregation. Figure 2 : Location of Enclosure Mounting Holes and Knockouts Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Page 11 of 45 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Note : The mains supply wiring MUST be segregated away from the detector and alarm sounder circuit cabling that is classed as low voltage. Figure 3 : Mains Wiring Page 12 of 45 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Each sounder circuit must be wired as a single, radial circuit with no spurs. Figure 5 : Typical Sounder Circuit Wiring Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Page 13 of 45 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
L ocal F i re : Relay operates on activation of a fire condition in a zone, or by pressing Silence/Resound Sounder pushbutton. Page 14 of 45 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
F LT: Fault – Generates a general fault and operates the fault relay. • RST : Reset – Resets the system to normal mode. • Figure 7 : Typical Remote Control Input Wiring Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Page 15 of 45 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Wi r i ng fo r tw o s ole noi d s : Figure 8 : Typical Solenoid Circuit Wiring Page 16 of 45 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Wi r i ng fo r m u l ti ple ac tua tors : Figure 9 : Typical Igniting Actuator Circuit Wiring Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Page 17 of 45 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
The Power Supply PCB’s earth strap MUST be connected to the spade on the chassis earth post before operation. Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Page 19 of 45 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Also, the LCD unit displays the following Access Level 2 menu: Display Faults Display Dis/mnt Zones in Test Lamp Test Alarm Counter Set Time/Date Event Log Disp Contrast Disablements ENGINEERING Page 22 of 45 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Note : A Stop Flooding ‘floating’ menu is also displayed for a level 3 user when an extinguishant release is in progress. Selecting this menu terminates the release of extinguishant. Page 24 of 45 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
1. In Access Level 3, select the Display RSUs menu. The panel automatically displays all RSUs and their IDs. 2. Press the Escape button to return to the Access Level 3 menu. Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Page 25 of 45 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
2. Press the Accept button to disable/enable the delay on the sounder circuit. 3. Press the Escape button to return to the Disablements menu. Page 26 of 45 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
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5. Press the Accept button to disable/enable the selected RSU. The Disablements menu is displayed. Note : ‘RSU Disabled’ will be displayed at the RSU that has been disabled. Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Page 27 of 45 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
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60-1740 seconds (in 1 second steps). 3. Press the Accept button to confirm the changes. The Commissioning menu is displayed. Page 28 of 45 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
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RSU learn operation and finds all RSUs on the system. 2. Press the Escape key to return to the Commissioning menu. Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Page 29 of 45 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
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3. Select either the S/C, or Normal option using the Scroll (up) and Scroll (down) buttons. 4. Press the Accept button to confirm the changes. The Commissioning menu is displayed. Page 30 of 45 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
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2. Press the Scroll (up), Accept, Scroll (down) and Escape buttons. 3. Press the Accept button to confirm the clean start. The Commissioning menu is displayed. Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Page 31 of 45 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
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5. Or, press the Accept button to set the selected relay output Off. 6. Press the Escape button to return to the Engineering menu. Page 32 of 45 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
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2. Press the Escape button to return to the Engineering menu. Note : A PSU fault occurs when the battery resistance is >500mΩ. Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Page 33 of 45 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
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Program = BC43 Site = ØD19 Site Update Count = 23 3. Press the Escape button to return to the Engineering menu. Page 34 of 45 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Note : A common short circuit fault is a detector head badly seated in a base that is not making a true connection. Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Page 35 of 45 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
The ma i ns supp l y v ol ta ge i s too l ow , o r ha s fa i le d c om ple te l y S y m p tom s : The EP203 panel is running on batteries, but NOT on mains supply.
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NOT lit, either the Power Supply PCB, or the Main Control PCB is faulty and should be replaced. 6. If the F2 fuse is intact, proceed to check the battery voltage (see below). Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Page 37 of 45 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
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Power Supply PCB and/or the Main Control PCB and/or the connector cable are faulty and should be replaced. Page 38 of 45 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
If the fault persists, the Main Control PCB is faulty and must be replaced. Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Page 39 of 45 www.acornfiresecurity.com...
Details of tests, maintenance work and false alarms are logged in the User Manual/Log Book (Document No. DFU0002031). Page 40 of 45 • EP203 AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL • Approved Document No. DFU0002032 Rev 4 www.acornfiresecurity.com...