& temporary structures where wired installation or long site downtime is not possible. REACH provides flexibility and ease in system design and provides the confidence of a well-known name in fire safety solutions.
Do install the RW1700-030APO Loop Interface at a height of at least 2 - 2.5 meters from the floor, fixed flat on the wall. Apollo Protocol Support & Panel Compatibility REACH Wireless is a hybrid wireless solution, meaning it must be connected to a wired loop to function and cannot operate as a standalone solution.
Instructions of how to perform the survey are available in the Survey Kit’s manual PP5098. While surveying, consider that a 2m minimum distance must be kept between all REACH Wireless devices to prevent signal loss. The results of the survey should be recorded in the official REACH Survey Sheet available from apollo-fire.co.uk. This is critical as it will inform key decisions such as RF Channel when it comes to installation and will be requested by Apollo if support is required during or after installation.
Page 6 of 27 Installation Prior to installation, a site survey must have been completed and the official REACH Survey Sheet (available from apollo-fire.co.uk) must be available. Installing the REACH Loop Interface: Included equipment 1 x Loop Interface Module 4 x Screws (wall plugs not provided) The Translator Module is IP65 rated, suitable for external mounting.
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The RW1700-030APO Loop Interface should power up, showing a flashing green LED and the REACH Wireless logo on the LCD screen. If this does not hap- pen, re-check the installation steps.
Loop Interface to become partially or fully unresponsive. These should remain as shown above • Loop-Out / Loop-In port: See Installation section for wiring diagram • Serial Port: Reserved for future use • Radio Transmission Modules: Used to communicate with REACH Wireless Devices...
PP5099/2023/Issue 1 Page 9 of 27 Display Symbols & Status LEDs The RW1700-030APO Loop Interface’s LCD screen features status symbols to provid feedback. Fault Type Description Display Symbol Status LED The loop interface (Hub) is energized and in normal operation.
RW1700-030APO Loop Interface is physically installed, connected to the wired addressable loop and powered-on. The official Apollo REACH Survey Sheet (available from Apollo-Fire.co.uk) that was used for the survey is available, with the RF channel pair and product install locations listed.
Note: The recommended Hub address would be the beginning of a large, free address block on the addressable loop. This is because when pairing REACH devices to the Loop-Interface, the first product will be auto-assigned as [Hub Address +1], then [Last Assigned Address +1]. These addresses can be changed manually before the system is released.
[CONFIG.MODE MENU] Interface HUB SETTINGS DEVICE MENU Note: In order to pair products to your REACH system, the RW1700-030APO Loop Interface must be in EXIT Configuration Mode. If you have just completed the first-time setup process, you will be navigated to the Configuration Mode menu automatically.
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Note: REACH Heat Detector will ask which operating mode should be set, ‘ROR’ rate-of-rise or ‘HT’ static. Refer to the product datasheet for details. Note: REACH Open-Area AV products will ask whether a ‘beacon’ is present, as well as a sounder. This does not change product operation but will prevent it from being correctly labelled in the Hub menu.
It is possible to change the settings of REACH Wireless devices that have been paired to the RW1700-030APO Loop Interface, via the LCD display. This cannot be done via the wired fire panel as REACH is an XP95 protocol device.
[MODIFY DEVICE] LOOP ADDRESS This can be set to any value between 1 and 126. OPT.CH.SENS Addresses assigned to other REACH devices paired ABOUT to the loop-interface will be skipped in this list, as they are not available (unless changed first).
Apollo may ask for this information. Replace Device The replace device menu can be used to replace a REACH device that is faulty with another REACH device of the same type, whilst retaining the device settings. Note: Device settings that the RW1700-030APO Loop Interface can program on the device will be retained, however, some device settings can only be modified physically on the device.
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PP5099/2023/Issue 1 Page 17 of 27 [DEVICE MENU] ADD DEVICE To replace a device: MODIFY DEVICE REPLACE DEVICE From the [CONFIG. MODE] menu, select DEVICE MENU. In the [DEVICE MENU], select REPLACE DEVICE. Select the device to be replaced by navigating through the...
PP5099/2023/Issue 1 Page 18 of 27 Remove Device [DEVICE MENU] ADD DEVICE The remove device menu can be used to ‘un-pair’ devices from the RW1700-030APO Loop Interface. MODIFY DEVICE REMOVE DEVICE To remove a device: From the [CONFIG. MODE] menu, select DEVICE MENU.
Hub Settings The Hub Settings menu is where REACH system settings are held, including critical settings that are set during the first-time-setup process. Most settings in this menu are only required to assist in problem-solving. Most installations will avoid the need to utilize these if they have been properly surveyed and the installation instructions have been followed correctly.
External Jamming If the RW1700-030APO Loop Interface is regularly attempting to communicate with paired REACH products and is unable to due to other communication on the same RF channel, it will alert the user to this problem in one of two...
In order to properly sync sounders, the length (s) of the selected sounder tone must be divisible by the tone period. Note: As REACH Tones are selected in pairs, the length of both the primary and secondary tone must be considered.
System Status This menu contains options to view the current status of the REACH system. This can be used to diagnose faults. Device Event Log This screen contains two options: •...
PP5099/2023/Issue 1 Page 23 of 27 Once a product is selected, a large amount of information is available about the product itself. This can be used to identify or troubleshoot issues with [VIEW DEVICE STATUS] the product. Apollo may ask for this information when...
Does it only affect certain channels? i. Try re-configuring the system to use these channels. This will require the REACH system to be factory reset, so this should only be done by a competent person and with access to the commissioning sheet that was filled in when the system was originally installed.
Page 25 of 27 Appendix 1: REACH / XPander RF Channel Map When installing a REACH Wireless system within the wireless vicinity of each other, it is important to ensure that both systems are: 1. Operating on different RF Frequencies 2.
PP5099/2023/Issue 1 Page 27 of 27 Appendix 4: Event Log Messages LOG Event Value Description Action Look for the device/devices that caused the substitution attempt: LEDs blink amber two times and repeat the blinking periodically. Substitution attempt detected: a device communicates with the HUB Sub.