Owner's Manual

• Stay close to the fl oor, smoke and hot gases rise toward the ceiling.
• Keep doors and windows closed unless you open them to escape and
reclose them as you leave.
• Meet at your pre-arranged meeting place after leaving the house.
• Call the Fire Brigade as soon as possible from outside your house. Give
the address and your name.
• Never re-enter a burning or smoke-fi lled building.
Contact your local Fire Brigade for more information on making your home
safer from fi res and about preparing your family’s escape plans.
5. How to install your smoke alarm
After having carefully read the introduction and Sections 1 to 4, you
are now ready to install your smoke alarm.
Please follow these directions:
5.1 Unlock and remove mounting bracket from smoke alarm with an
anti-clockwise twist.
5.2 Place mounting bracket on ceiling or wall in prearranged location and
use pencil to trace two opposing hole positions for mounting screws.
Drill two 1.6mm holes.
5.3 Use mounting screws provided for attaching to studs or woodwork.
For plaster or plasterboard, you may wish to use the plastic anchors
provided and screws.
5.4 Screw mounting bracket to surface securely. NOTE: Before mounting
alarm on a wall, be sure arrow on mounting bracket is pointing up
toward ceiling.
5.5 Install battery. (See Replacing The Battery. Section 8).
5.6 Attach smoke alarm to mounting bracket with a clockwise twist until
it snaps into locked position. PLEASE NOTE: Your smoke alarm is
designed with a safety mechanism that prevents mounting unless
a battery is installed. This helps assure the alarm is functional
when mounted.
5.7 You have now fi nished installing your smoke alarm. For your safety,
proceed with testing described in the next section.
Figure 5
6. Weekly testing of your smoke alarm
6.1 For a complete weekly test of the electronics and the ionisation
sensor operation, fi rmly depress the test button on the cover of
the smoke alarm for a few seconds. The smoke alarm will sound by
making a continuous loud “beeping” noise. The smoke alarm will stop
sounding when you release the button.
6.2 For a complete weekly test to assure that smoke will reach the
ionisation sensor and that the sensor is not plugged with
grease, dirt, dust, grime, insects, or any type of obstruction,
you must test in a careful, fi re safe manner by blowing smoke
directly into the smoke alarm until the alarm sounds. Never use an
open fl ame of any kind. You may ignite and damage the smoke
alarm or your home. The smoke alarm will stop sounding when the
smoke is cleared from the heat sensing chamber. Blowing or fanning
fresh air into it will help clear it.
6.3 IMPORTANT: Always test your smoke alarm upon returning from
holidays, or any other time when no one has been in your household
or residence for several days.
6.4 If a smoke alarm is installed in a mobile home, test the smoke alarm
after you remove the vehicle from storage and before each trip.
WARNING: If your smoke alarm does not respond as described in any
of the above tests, check that a good battery is properly installed. If a
good battery is properly installed, promptly remove the unit, repack it
and return it for repair or replacement (See Section 11).
7. Taking care of your smoke alarm
Your smoke alarm has been designed and manufactured to be as
maintenance free as possible. Here are a few simple steps you must
perform, in addition to the weekly tests described in Section 6, to keep your
unit in good working order:
• The smoke alarm should be vacuumed monthly or more often if there
is dust, dirt, or kitchen grease that can accumulate. Use a soft brush or
wand attachment and vacuum all slots in the cover and side. For your
safety, you must properly clean and maintain your smoke alarm, since
a dirty or malfunctioning unit may fail to alarm or cause unwanted
nuisance alarms.
• If the unit is damaged or fails to operate properly, and you have checked
that a good battery is installed correctly, follow the directions in Section
8 for return. FOR YOUR SAFETY: DO NOT OPEN THE SMOKE
ALARM AND TRY TO REPAIR IT YOURSELF. While smoke alarms
are economical devices, they contain precision electronic components
that are precisely calibrated. Repair must be done by the manufacturer.
8. Replacing the battery
The smoke alarm will sound “beep” for at least 30 days when the battery is
weak. The battery must be immediately replaced with a good fresh one.
The battery should also be changed if it does not sound an alarm
when tested.
TO REPLACE THE BATTERY:
8.1 Check if the tamper resist locking pin is installed in the smoke alarm
(see Section 9). If so, pull the pin completely out of the smoke alarm
using long nose pliers.
8.2 Remove the smoke alarm from the mounting bracket by twisting
anti-clockwise.
8.3 Replace with a fresh battery.
8.4 Check that battery connections are secure and the battery is secured
in its compartment.
8.5 Test smoke alarm for proper operation (see Section 6). The smoke
alarm operates on a 9 volt battery. The normal battery operating life will
be (1) one year. The life of some batteries may be less.
Use Eveready 216, 552 or 1222. Mallory MN1604 and Duracell
MN1604 only.
CAUTION: Do not use any type of rechargeable batteries.
9. Using the tamper resistant locking mechanism
To make the smoke alarm somewhat tamper resistant, a “locking pin” has
been provided in the base of the unit. It will deter a child or other individual
from removing the smoke alarm from the bracket. See Figure 6. This can
be installed by the following directions:
Figure 6
9.1 Remove the break away locking pin from the unit by rocking pin back
and forth.
9.2 Put the smoke alarm back on the mounting bracket. (See Section 5
on How to install your smoke alarm).
9.3 Using long nose pliers, grab the head of the locking pin and insert into
hole located on the side of the smoke alarm. See Figure 6. To expose
the hole, break away plastic with long nose pliers.
9.4 The tamper resistant feature is now installed and complete.
To remove
9.5 Using long nose pliers, grasp the head of the locking pin and pull the
pin completely out of the smoke alarm.
9.6 The smoke alarm can now be removed from the mounting bracket
with an anti-clockwise twist.
OTHER THINGS YOU CAN DO TO MAKE YOUR
FAMILY AND HOME SAFER FROM FIRES
Installing, testing, and taking care of smoke alarms is just one step in
helping to protect your family and home from fi res. You must also reduce
the chance that fi res will start in your home and increase your chances of
escaping if one does start. For your safety, at a minimum, you should do
the following to have a more effective fi re safety program.
a) Follow safety rules and prevent hazardous situations
• Use smoking materials properly - never smoke in bed or when sleepy or
under the infl uence of alcohol or other drugs.
• Keep matches and other fi re starters away from children.
• Store fl ammable materials in proper containers and never store or use
them near open fl ames or sparks.
• Keep electrical appliances and cords in good working condition and do
not overload electrical circuits.
• Keep stoves, fi replaces, chimneys, and barbecue grills clean and make
sure they are properly installed away from combustible materials.
• Keep portable heaters and open fl ames such as candles away from
combustible materials.
• Do not allow rubbish to accumulate.
b) Develop a family escape plan and practice it regularly with
your entire family, especially small children
• Draw a fl oor plan of your home and fi nd TWO ways to exit from each
room. There should be a way to get out of each bedroom without
opening the door.
• Teach children what the smoke alarm signal means, and that they must
be ready to leave the home or residence by themselves if necessary.
Show them how to check if doors are hot before opening them, how
to stay close to the fl oor and crawl, and how to use the alternate exit if
a door is hot and should cannot opened.
• Decide on a meeting place a safe distance from your house and make
sure all your children understand they should go and wait for you there if
there is a fi re.
• Hold fi re drills every six months to make sure everyone, even small
children must know what to do to escape safely.
• Know where to go to call the fi re department from outside
your residence.
• Provide emergency equipment, such as fi re extinguishers, and teach
your family how and when to use this equipment.
c) What to do if there is a fi re in your home
After you have prepared family escape plans and practiced them with
your family, you have increased their chances of escaping safely.
Review the following rules with your children when you have fi re drills so
everyone will remember them in a real smoke or fi re emergency.
• Don’t panic, stay calm. Your safe escape may depend on thinking clearly
and remembering what you have practiced.
• Get out of the house following your planned escape route as quickly
as possible. Do not stop to collect anything or to get dressed.
• Open doors carefully only after feeling to see if they are hot. Do not open
a door if it is hot; use an alternate escape route.
Notes
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10. Warranty
1. The benefi ts conferred herein are in addition to, and in no way shall be deemed
to derogate; either expressly or by implication, any or all other rights and remedies
in respect to this Clipsal Product, which the consumer has under the Commonwealth
Trade Practices Act or any other similar State or Territorial Laws.
2. The Warrantor is Clipsal Australia Pty Ltd, 12 Park Terrace, Bowden,
South Australia, 5007. Telephone [phone].
With registered offi ces in all Australian States.
SA 153 Francis Road, Wingfi eld 5013
NSW 122 Canterbury Road, Padstow 2211
VIC 83-89 Queens Parade, North Fitzroy 3068
QLD 919 Nudgee Road, Nudgee 4014
WA 23 Truganina Road, Malaga 6090
TAS Unit 23 / 34 Innocent St, King Meadows 7249
NT 16 Albatross Street, Winnellie 0820
NZ 47 Ben Lomond Crescent, Pakuranga, Auckland
3. This Clipsal Product is guaranteed against faulty workmanship and materials
for a period of two (2) years from the date of installation.
4. Clipsal Australia Pty Ltd reserves the right, at its discretion, to either repair free of
parts and labour charges, replace or offer refund in respect to any article found to
be faulty due to materials, parts or workmanship.
5. This warranty is expressly subject to the Clipsal Product being installed, wired,
tested, operated and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
6. All costs of a claim shall be met by Clipsal Australia Pty Ltd, however, should the
product that is the subject of the claim be found to be in good working order all such
costs shall be met by the claimant.
7. When making a claim the consumer shall forward the Clipsal Product to the
nearest offi ce of Clipsal Australia Pty Ltd together with adequate particulars of the
defect within 28 days of the fault occurring.
11. Where to send your smoke alarm for service:
If repair or service is required, return the smoke alarm to the address on the back of
this leafl et, by courier, in a well padded box. Sending by Australia Post is not permitted,
and alternate disposal is not allowed.
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in this catalogue are correct, no warranty is given
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