Use and Care Manual

7. NUISANCE AND HUSH

This Smoke alarm is designed to minimize nuisance alarms. Cigarette smoke will

not normally cause the unit to alarm, unless the smoke is blown directly into the

alarm. Combustion particles from cooking may set off the alarm if it is located

too close to a cooking appliance. Large quantities of combustible particles are

generated from spills or when broiling. Using the fan on a range hood which

vents to the outside (non-recirculating type) will also help remove these combus-

tible products from the kitchen.

If the source of a smoke alarm (3 long beeps with the voice message "Fire!") is

immediately known, you can use the Hush feature to silence the alarm for up

to 10 minutes. If no fire is present, check to see if one of the reasons listed in

"Locations to avoid" may have caused the alarm. If a fire is discovered, get out

and call the fire department.

SMART HUSH

CONTROL: SMART HUSH

control is extremely useful in

a kitchen area or other area prone to nuisance alarms. The SMART HUSH

feature has the capability of temporarily desensitizing the alarm circuit for up to

10 minutes.

This feature is to be used only when a known alarm condition, such as smoke

from cooking, activates the alarm. The smoke alarm is desensitized by push-

ing the Test/Hush button on the smoke alarm cover. If the smoke is not too

dense, the alarm will silence immediately with the voice message "Hush mode

activated"and the red LED blinks every 10 seconds. This indicates that the alarm

is in a temporarily desensitized condition.

The smoke alarm will automatically reset after up to 10 minutes and sound the

alarm if particles of combustion are still present.

The SMART HUSH

feature can be used repeatedly until the air has been

cleared of the condition causing the alarm. Pushing the Test/Hush button on

the alarm will end the temporarily desensitized period, resulting during SMART

HUSH in the voice message "hush mode cancelled".

Voice message, "Hush Mode Cancelled", is announced by one of the following

conditions:

1. The user cancels Hush mode by pressing the Test button while SMART HUSH

is active and the smoke level is below the alarm threshold.

2. The Hush mode timer expires, (up to 10 minutes) and the smoke level is still

below the Alarm Threshold.

Note: If the smoke level drops below the Alarm Threshold while in Hush

mode, no voice message occurs.