User Guide

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4. Troubleshooting Guide
Trouble Condition Visual Indications Audible Indications Action:
Low Battery
Amber
LED
blinks
every
5
seconds
Chirp every 60 sec, voice every
30 sec: “Replace alarm.”
Voice stops after 5 mins.
*Remove, discharge, dispose unit, and replace as
soon as possible.
Fault Mode Chirp every 30 sec.
Voice every 30 sec: “Error, see
trouble shooting guide”
After 5 mins: no voice message
*See Cleaning Your Alarm section.
* Push Test/Hush button once to attempt to reset
the unit .
*Red LED will blink out an error code (number of
blinks) when Test/Hush button is push/released
once. Report the number of blinks to customer
service if needed.
End of Unit Life Double chirp every 30 sec.
First 5 mins: Voice every 30 sec:
“Replace alarm, press button to
temporarily silence.” Voice stops
after 5 mins. After 7 days: Chirps
continue. Voice every 30 sec for
5 mins: “Replace alarm.”
* Push/release Test/Hush button to temporarily
silence (see End of Unit Life Hush Mode section
below)
* Remove, discharge, dispose unit, and replace as
soon as possible.
End of Unit Life Hush
Mode (after push/
release Test/Hush
button during End
of Life)
Voice “Temporarily Silenced.”
End of Unit Life chirps silenced
for 24 hrs. (7 days after End of
Unit Life chirps begin, the chirps
cannot be silenced.)
* Remove, discharge, dispose unit, and replace as
soon as possible.
Network Error Chime every 30 secs. Voice
every 30 sec: “Connection lost,
press button to temporarily
silence.”
After 5 min: no voice messages
(Note: network must have
3 or more alarms for voice
messages.)
* Push/release the Test/Hush button once to
silence for 24 hrs at a time.
*Red LED will blink out an error code (number of
blinks) when Test/Hush button is push/released
once. Report the number of blinks to customer
service if needed.
* Push and hold Test/Hush button until two beeps
are heard (approx 4 sec) and then release the
button to try to rejoin. Or reset (section 9.3) and
then rejoin (section 9.2).
*If error persists, remove, discharge, and replace
alarm as soon as possible.
Network Error Hush
(after button push
during Network Error)
Voice “Temporarily
Silenced.”
If you require further information please contact Product Support at 1-800-880-6788 or write us at:
Kidde, 1016 Corporate Park Drive, Mebane, NC 27302. Our internet address is www.kidde.com.