Abus RM20 User manual
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RM20
Rauchwarnmelder
mit Hitzewarnfunktion
Bedienungs-, Installations- und Wartungsanleitung
Rauchwarnmelder mit Hitzewarnfunktion D
User manual
Smoke alarm device with heat alarm function GB
Consignes d‘utilisation et d‘installation
Détecteur d‘alarme de fumée avec signal d‘avertissement de chaleur F
Gebruikers- en installatiehandleiding
Rookmelder met hittesensor NL
Istruzioni per l’uso e l‘installazione
Rilevatore di fumo con funzione di relevamento del calore I
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RM20
Smoke alarm device with
heat alarm funktion
User manual
Smoke alarm device with heat alarm function GB
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CONTENTS
Thank You 15
Start-Up 16
Function 16
Choosing a Location 16
Battery Error Message 17
Assembly 18
Adhesive Mounting 18
Mounting by Drilling 18
General Safety Guidelines 19
Inspection and Maintenance 20
Equipment life 21
Possible Causes of
a Fault Alarm 21
Warranty 22
Intended Use 22
CE Conformity 23
Disclaimer 23
Limitation of Liability 23
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THANK YOU!
We are pleased that you have chosen
to buy our product and thank you for
placing your trust in our company!
This household smoke alarm has
been developed and manufactured
with the utmost care, so that you can
optimum unit performance, please
read through and observe these
detachable
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COMMISSIONING
First of all, remove any activation
make sure that the activation safe-
guard does not get into the device!
Then press the device’s activation
button
has been pushed in, it must
the smoke alarm has been activated
successfully, a brief test tone sounds
will also sound when you press the
verify that the unit is operating
FUNCTION
The heat alarm function is activated
under the following conditions:
• When the temperature is over 40°C
and rises by more than 4°C in
80 seconds
• If the temperature exceeds 60°C for
more than 8 seconds
• Heat alarm tone: single beep, once
a second
• Smoke alarm tone: double beep,
once a second
CHOOSING A LOCATION
Bedroom
Kitchen
Living room
Boiler room
Workshop
room
Children’s
room
RM
RM
RM
RM
RM
RM
RM
RM
RM RM
RM
Bedroom Bathroom Kitchen
Living room
Children’s
room
Children’s
room
RM
RM
RM RM RM
RM
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As a minimum requirement RM ,
smoke alarms should be installed in
all bedrooms, children’s rooms and
corridors that function as escape
routes, only in the middle of the
Choose the highest point to install
the unit, ensuring that it is posi-
tioned at least 50 cm away from
surrounding walls, furniture and
tion RM for your home, install units
in all the other rooms and in the
for use in the kitchen (the most com-
In most cases, there is no need to
install a smoke alarm in washrooms
Please observe the diagrams included
on the basis of the rising smoke and
the connected temperature increase
that there is no genuine need to evac-
uate the building, you can temporar-
ily deactivate the alarm tone (for roughly
it is activated by gently pressing the
In such a case, it is advisable to venti-
the alarm from being activated a
BATTERY FAULT WARNING
If a single brief signalling tone (“beep”)
sounds roughly every 90 seconds, the
brief signalling tone (“beep-beep”)
sounds roughly every 90 seconds, the
Both signalling tones can be tempo-
rarily deactivated (for 24 hours) by
If the smoke alarm is emitting either
of the above-described signalling
• Heat alarm tone: single beep, once
a second
• Smoke alarm tone: double beep,
once a second
CHOOSING A LOCATION
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Then you can
place the device on the magnet
adhesive bond will reach its ultimate
DRILLING
Drill a hole into the installation
surface with a 6 mm drill bit and
insert the supplied 6 mm wall plug
5 mm countersunk head screw through
the underside of the magnetic mount
magnetic mount when it has been
The screw must be fully screwed into
the recess provided on the magnetic
mount to ensure that the unit is held
tones, the unit will continue to
function for a maximum of 60 days
and needs to be replaced before this
60-day period has expired!
INSTALLATION
be fastened to the ceiling in two
Please note that only one side of the
magnet can attract the unit
ADHESIVE MOUNTING
To mount the device using adhesion,
only the adhesive included with the
product may be used! The assembly
grease, dust and loose paintwork
information sticker and the protective
press the magnet carrying frame to
the assembly
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screw too tightly as this could
GENERAL SAFETY INFORMATION
Although smoke alarms can help you
smoke alarms emit a loud alarm tone
utmost care is taken during the
manufacture of the smoke alarm,
a malfunction may occur and a unit
in due time, or may not be able to
precautions for dealing with
of tampering with the unit’s interior
will result in the loss of any existing
warranty and make it impossible for
the unit to be implemented in
Never open the unit as this can place
Replacing the battery is not necessary
Please protect the unit from the
following, particularly during
renovation work (but also in
dust, grease vapours, nicotine and
paint fumes, adhesives, dirt and
In the event of renovation, construc-
tion or grinding work, detach the
smoke alarm from the magnetic
mount by gently pulling it in a
downwards direction and keep it in
has been completed, remember to
replace the smoke alarm (by clicking
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IMPORTANT NOTE:
The smoke alarm is only able to
provide a warning, and potentially
save lives, if it is located in its intend-
ed installation position, is free from
TESTING AND MAINTENANCE
The smoke detector automatically
checks that it is operating correctly
readjusts the sensitivity of its detec-
tion optics to suit its environmental
The unit gives an early warning if its
energy capacity is low or if the detec-
tion optics have become so full of
imperfections that readjustment is
Please ensure that the air inlets locat-
ed around the edge of the smoke
alarm are never blocked by dust,
You should check that the unit is
functional on a regular basis, at least
once a month, by pressing the test
from damage, that it is held tightly in
Activating the
test tone
Stop: temporarily
deactivate or disable
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place and that the smoke inlet ribs
(II) are completely free from any
regularmaintenanceandchoosinganopti-
mum location for installation can be
found in the application standard for
EQUIPMENT LIFE
At least every 12 years replace the
POSSIBLE CAUSES FOR A FALSE ALARM
• Very intense cooking, water and/or
roasting vapours, air freshener,
perfume or insecticide sprays,
struction or grinding work have
tions or very strong electromag
netic radiation in immediate proxi-
• An alarm can only be activated by
cigarette smoke if the smoke enters
the unit directly or in very high
protected from the abovemen-
tioned environmental conditions to
• One or more very small insects or
other small organisms have broken
cleaning the unit with a vacuum
Always ensure that rooms are well
ventilated when you are cooking food
or when large amounts of water
alarm can be stopped or prevented by
gently pressing the test and stop
button (IV) and thoroughly ventilating
Please notify your neighbours in the
event of a false alarm, as they might
brigade!
The unit gives an early warning if its
energy capacity is low or if the detec-
tion optics have become so full of
imperfections that readjustment is
Please ensure that the air inlets locat-
ed around the edge of the smoke
alarm are never blocked by dust,
You should check that the unit is
functional on a regular basis, at least
once a month, by pressing the test
from damage, that it is held tightly in
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WARRANTY
• ABUS products are designed, manu-
factured and tested in accordance
with applicable regulations with
• The warranty exclusively covers faults
that are caused by material or manu-
manufacturing defect can be proven,
the smoke alarm will be repaired or
replaced at the discretion of the
• In such cases, the warranty ends with
the termination of the original warran-
• ABUS assumes no liability for defects
or damage that has been caused by
external forces, misuse), improper
use, normal wear and tear or non-
compliance with this operating and
• If a warranty claim is asserted, the
smoke alarm must be returned with
the original receipt with date of
purchase and a brief written descrip-
• If you discover a defect that was
already there at the time of purchase,
please contact the seller directly
INTENDED USE
The unit is to be used exclusively for the
purpose for which it was designed and
be use for the following purpose(s):
private households
• The smoke alarm has a heat alarm
• This smoke detector is not approved
for use in leisure accommodation
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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
This product has been inspected and cer-
ance with EN 14604:2005/AC:2008 in
Production is monitored through regular
independent checks for consistent obser-
The Declaration of Conformity can be
EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY:
ASSUMES NO FURTHER EXPLICIT OR IMPLICIT
LIABILITY OF ANY KIND BEYOND THE APPLICABLE
LIABILITY RELATING TO MARKETABILITY AND/OR
SUITABILITY FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES WITHIN THE
SCOPE OF ANY IMPLICIT LIABILITY THAT IS
NEVERTHELESS THE RESULT OF LEGAL PROVISIONS;
THE WARRANTIES ARE RESTRICTED TO THE
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:
YOUR RIGHTS ARE RESTRICTED TO THE REPAIR OR
THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PRODUCT, AS
SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE
INCLUDING, BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO, LOSS OF
REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFIT, RESTRICTIONS IN THE
USE OF SOFTWARE, LOSS OR RESTORATION OF
DATA, COSTS FOR REPLACEMENT INSTALLATIONS,
DOWNTIME, DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND
RESTORATION CLAIMS BASED ON THE WARRANTY,
REGARDLESS OF OTHER RESTRICTED WARRANTY
PROVISIONS OR WARRANTY PROVISIONS IMPLIED
BY LEGISLATION, OR, IN THE EVENT OF THE
RESTRICTED WARRANTY NOT BEING APPLICABLE,
ABUS’S SCOPE OF LIABILITY IS RESTRICTED TO THE
• If a warranty claim is asserted, the
smoke alarm must be returned with
the original receipt with date of
purchase and a brief written descrip-
• If you discover a defect that was
already there at the time of purchase,
please contact the seller directly
INTENDED USE
The unit is to be used exclusively for the
purpose for which it was designed and
be use for the following purpose(s):
private households
• The smoke alarm has a heat alarm
• This smoke detector is not approved
for use in leisure accommodation
1772 CPD 110430
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Notes
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