Owner's Manual

C) WHAT TO DO IF THERE IS A FIRE 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 fire drills so everyone will
remember them in a real smoke or fire 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.
• Stay close to the floor; smoke and hot gases rise toward the ceiling.
• Keep doors and windows closed unless you open them to escape and
re-close 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 filled building.
Contact your local Fire Brigade for more information on making your
home safer from fires and about preparing your family’s escape plans.
5. HOW TO SITE YOUR SMOKE ALARM:
AFTER HAVING CAREFULLY READ THE INTRODUCTION AND SECTIONS 1
THROUGH 4, YOU ARE READY TO SITE YOUR SMOKE ALARM.
PLEASE FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS:
5-1 Unlock and remove mounting bracket from Smoke Alarm by turning it
counterclockwise.
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 0.15 cm holes.
5-3 Use mounting screws provided for
attaching to studs or wood-work. For plaster or
plasterboard, you may wish to use screw plugs
(included) and screws.
5-4 Screw mounting bracket to surface securely.
5-5 Insert battery. (See Replacing the Battery,
section 8).
5-6 Attach Smoke Alarm to mounting bracket
by turning it counterclockwise until it snaps into
locked position. Please note: your Smoke Alarm
is designed with a safety mechanism that
prevents mounting unless a battery is inserted.
This helps assure the alarm is functional when mounted.
5-7 You have now finished siting your Smoke Alarm. For your safety,
proceed with testing described in next section.
6. WEEKLY TESTING OF YOUR SMOKE ALARM
WARNING: Never use candles, cigarettes or an open flame to test this
smoke alarm. You may set fire to the smoke alarm and your home.
6-1 TEST SMOKE ALARM WEEKLY, TO TEST, FIRMLY 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. On
models with an LED (light emitting diode) the indicator light under the clear
push-to-test button will blink once per second while the button is being
pushed and the alarm is sounding. The Smoke Alarm will stop sounding
when you release the button.
6-2 If your Smoke Alarm has the False Alarm Control or Safety Light feature
see Special Smoke Alarm Features (section 10) for further testing information.
6-3 IMPORTANT: Always test your Smoke Alarm upon returning from
holiday, or any other time when no one has been in your household or
residence for several days.
6-4 If a Smoke Alarm is sited in a caravan, 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 12).
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.
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