User Manual

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ISSUE NO. MSD0360-20120706 REV.A
alarm. This will remove your protection from fires.
Ԧ If the alarm horn begins to beep once in 43 seconds with red LED
flashing, this signal means that the smoke alarm’s battery is weak.
Replace new battery immediately.
Keep fresh batteries on hand for this purpose.
NOTE: Use only the replacement batteries listed below:
1. (Duracell) DL123A, (Panasonic) CR123A 3V with minimum life time as
long as 1 years under normal operation..
2. (FDK) CR17335E-R 3V with minimum life time as long as 3 years under
normal operation.
3. (FDK) CR17450E-R 3V with minimum life time as long as 5 years under
normal operation.
WARNING: Do not use any other kind of battery. This smoke alarm may
not operate properly with other kind of battery
BATTERY INSTALLATION
1. Open battery compartment (see figure as below)
2. Install battery into compartment and make sure the “+” and “-“ ends of each
battery are aligned properly.
3. After battery is installed in compartment, you will hear a chirp which
indicates the unit is receiving battery power.
TAKING CARE OF YOUR SMOKE ALARM
Your smoke alarm is designed to be maintenance-free as possible. To keep
your smoke alarm in good working condition, you must test the unit weekly, as
referring to section “TESTING YOUR SMOKE ALARM”.
Regular Maintenance:
NOTE: If nuisance alarms keep coming from the unit , you should check
whether the smoke alarm unit’s location is adequate. Refer to section
“WHERE TO INSTALL SMOKE ALARMS ” Move your smoke alarm if it is
not located properly. Clean the unit as described above.
TIPS TO ENHANCE YOUR PROTECTION FROM FIRES
Putting up smoke alarms is only one step in protecting your family from fires.
You must also reduce the chances that fires will start in your home. And you
must increase your chances of escaping safely if one does start. To have a
good fire safety program you must apply the following tips to enhance your
family’s protection from fires:
1. Install smoke alarms properly. Carefully follow all the instructions in this
manual. Keep your smoke alarms clean, and test them every week.
2. Remember that smoke alarm that do not work will not alert you.Replace
your smoke alarms immediately if they are not working properly.
3. Follow fire safety rules, and prevents hazardous situations:
Ԧ Use smoking materials properly. Never smoke in bed.
Ԧ Keep matches and cigarette lighters away from children.
Ԧ Store flammable materials in proper containers. Never use them near
open flame or sparks.
Ԧ Keep electrical appliances in good condition. Do not overload electrical
circuits.
Ԧ Keep stoves, fireplaces, chimneys, and barbecue grills grease free.
Make sure they are properly installed and away from any combustible
materials.
Ԧ Keep portable heaters and open flames such as candles away from
combustible materials.
Ԧ Do not allow rubbish to accumulate.
Ԧ Keep a supply of extra batteries on hand for your battery powered smoke
alarms.
4. Develop a family escape plan and practice it with your entire family. Be sure
to include small children in your practice.
Ԧ Draw a floor plan of your home, and find two ways to exit from each room.
There should be one way to get out of each bedroom without opening the
door.
Ԧ Explain to children what the smoke alarm alarm signal means. Teach them
that they must be prepared to leave the home by themselves if necessary.
Show them how to check to see if doors are hot before opening them.
Show them how to stay close to the floor and crawl if necessary. Show
them how to use the alternate exit if the door is hot and should not be
opened.
Ԧ Decide on a meeting place which has a safe distance from your house.
Make sure that all your children understand that they should go and wait for
you there if there is a fire.
Ԧ Hold fire drills at least every 6 months to make sure that everyone, even
small children, knows what to do to escape safely.
Ԧ Know where to go to call the Fire Department from outside your home.
Ԧ Provide emergency equipment, such as fire extinguishers, and teach your
family to use this equipment properly.
MORE TIPS TO FACE A FIRE IN YOUR HOME
If you have made a family escape plan and practiced it with your family, you
have increased their chances of escaping safely. Go over the following rules
with your children each time you have fire drills. This will help everyone
remember them in case of a real fire emergency.
1. Don’t panic and stay calm. Your safe escape may depend on thinking
clearly and remembering what you have practiced.
2. Get out of the house as quickly as possible. Follow a planned escape route.
Do not stop to collect anything or to get dressed.
3. Feel the doors to see if they are hot. If they are not, open them carefully. Do
not open a door if it is hot. Use an alternate escape route.
4. Stay close to the floor. Smoke and hot gases rise.
5. Cover your nose and mouth with a wet or damp cloth. Take short, shallow
breaths.
6. Keep doors and windows closed. Open them only if you have to in order to
escape.
7. Meet at your planned meeting place after leaving the house.
8. Call the Fire Department as soon as possible from outside your house.
Give the address and your name.
9. Never go back inside a burning building. Contact your local Fire
Department. They will give you more ideas about how to make your home
safer from fires and how to plan your family’s escape.
LIMITATIONS OF SMOKE ALARMS
Although smoke alarms play a key role in reducing damage resulting from
home fires, they can only work if they are properly installed, located and
maintained.
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Smoke alarm may not be heard if residents are hearing impaired.
Special designed units such as those with visual and audible alarms should
be installed for hearing impaired residents.
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Smoke alarm may not waken all individuals if they are sound
sleepers.
If children or other family members do not waken readily to the sound of the
smoke alarm , or if there are infants or members with mobility limitations,
make sure someone is assigned to assist them in fire drill and in the event of
emergency.
FIVE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
EVERDAY warrants its enclosed Smoke Alarm - but not the battery - to
be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and
service for a period of five years from date of purchase. Everday makes no
other express warranty for this smoke alarm. No agent, representative, dealer,
or employee of the Company has the authority to increase or alter the
obligations or limitations of this Warranty. The Company’s obligation of this
W arranty shall be limited to the repair or replacement of any part of the alarm
which is found to be defective in materials or workmanship under normal use
and service during the five year period commencing with the date of purchase.
During the initial one-year period commencing with the date of purchase, such
repair or replacement shall be made without charge. During the latter four
years of the Warranty period, such repair or replacement shall be made at a
charge to the Customer not to exceed the manufacturer’s cost. Units in need
of repair should be returned, shipping prepaid, to Customer Service
Department,
EVERDAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, NO. 95 SEC.2,
LIGONG 1ST RD., LETZER INDUSTRIAL PARK, YILAN
COUNTY 26841, TAIWAN.
The Company shall not be obligated to repair
or replace units, which are found to be in need of repair because of damage,
unreasonable use, modifications, or alterations occurring after the date of
purchase. The duration of any implied Warranty, including that of
merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose, shall be limited to the
period of five years commencing with the date of purchase. In no case shall
the Company be liable for any consequential or incidental damages for breach
of this or any other Warranty, expressed or implied whatsoever, even if the
loss or damage is caused by the Company’s negligence or fault. Some states
do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages,
so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. EVERDAY makes
no warranty, expressed or implied, written or oral, including that of
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Open the cover and vacuum the dust off the
al
arm
’s sensing
chamber at least once a month.
Remove battery before cleaning. To clean smoke alarm , use soft brush
attachment to your vacuum. Carefully remove any dust on smoke alarm
components, especially on the openings of the sensing chamber. Replace
battery after cleaning. Test the smoke alarm to make sure battery is working
correctly. Never use water, cleaners as they may damage the unit.
Removable cover
of smoke chambermber
Tamper Switch
Battery compartment