User's Manual

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Silencing Nuisance Alarms
Alarm Features and Functions
Testing the Alarm
Every alarm should be tested weekly to ensure proper operation.
To test the alarm, press and release the button on
the front face.
The alarm will sound with 3 or 4 beeps and FIRE will
flash rapidly.
All four icons will strobe to indicate proper function.
The alarm will then send out a network test comand
and all other alarms on the network will perform the
steps above.
If the alarm fails, the horn will sound for several
seconds. Clean the alarm (as described in this
manual) and retest. If the alarm still fails, contact
the manufacturer.
The Homefront family of alarms is equipped with a silence feature that will
decrease the sensitity of the alarm and silence nuisance alarm.
If in the course of normal activity, cooking smoke,
steam or other gases cause the alarm to activate,
the alarm can be silenced for ten minutes by
pressing the button on the front face of the
alarm.
The silence feature will also silence any alarms
that were triggered remotely. However, the
initiating alarm must be silenced directly.
If the quantity of smoke or steam is too great,
the alarm will not silence until the air has cleared
sufficiently.
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Complete Home Fire Protection
Applied Fire Technologies recommends complete home fire protection. This
can be achieved by installing a combination of Smoke and Heat Alarms in their
appropriate locations in every room of the house.
Single Story Homes Two Story Homes
Key
NFPA Minimum Req’d Smoke Alarms in New Construction
Recommended Heat Alarm locations
Interconnections
Attic
Kitchen Living
Room
Bedroom Hall Bedroom
Crawl Space
Attic
Bedroom BedroomHall
Living Room
Kitchen
Utility RoomBasement