Kidde KN-COSMXTR-BA User manual

Combination
Smoke and
Carbon Monoxide
Alarm
Us r Guid P/N 2553-7203-04 EN
For qu stions conc rning your Smok and Carbon Monoxid
Alarm, pl as call our Product Support Lin at 1-800-880-6788.
Us r Guid for Mod l KN-COSMXTR-BA
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our Product Support Line, these are the first questions you will be as ed:
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(located on bac of the alarm):
Dat of Manufactur
(located on bac of the alarm):
Dat of Purchas :
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• Nuisance alarm reduction
• 2 AA Battery Powered
• 2-LED Display
• Pea Level Memory
• Test/Hush®button
• Voice Message System
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Product View
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VOICE SPEAKER ALARM SOUNDER
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• Nuisanc alarm r duction
• Loud 85 d cib l alarm.
• P rman nt ind p nd nt smok and carbon monoxid s nsors.
•Smok alarm tak s pr c d nc wh n both smok and
carbon monoxid ar pr s nt.
• Pow r d by two AA batt ri s.
• Alarm/Voic m ssag warning syst m that al rts you of th
following conditions in th mann r d scrib d b low, thus
liminating any confusion ov r which alarm is sounding:
FIRE: Th alarm/voic patt rn is thr long alarm b ps
follow d by th v rbal warning m ssag “FIRE!” This patt rn
is r p at d until th smok is liminat d. Th r d LED light will
flash whil in alarm/voic mod .
CARBON MONOXIDE: Th alarm/voic patt rn is four short
alarm b ps follow d by th v rbal warning m ssag
“WARNING! CARBON MONOXIDE!". This continu s until th
unit is r s t or th CO is liminat d aft r four minut s th
alarm/voic patt rn will sound onc v ry minut . Th r d
Light Emitting Diod (LED) light will flash whil in alarm/voic
mod .
LOW BATTERY: Wh n th batt ri s ar low and n d
r placing th r d LED light will flash and th unit will “chirp”
onc v ry 60 s conds for at l ast 7 days. Th "LOW
BATTERY" voic only occurs onc v ry 15 minut s.
• Voic M ssag Syst m that al rts us r to th following
conditions:
– Only for smok alarm Hush
Syst m announc s “HUSH MODE ACTIVATED” wh n
th unit is first put into HUSH Mod .
– Only for smok alarm Hush
Syst m announc s “HUSH MODE CANCELLED” wh n
unit r sum s normal op ration aft r Hush Mod has
b n canc ll d.
Features
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– Only if button is push d
Syst m announc s “CAUTION, CARBON MONOXIDE
PREVIOUSLY DETECTED” wh n th unit has d t ct d CO
conc ntrations of 100 ppm or high r.
– Syst m announc s “PUSH TEST BUTTON” wh n th unit
is pow r d up, r minding us r to activat th T st
Button.
• End of Lif Hush. At nd of product lif , th button can b
push d to sil nc th nd of lif "chirp" for approximat ly
3 days at a tim , for a maximum of 30 days lif xt nsion.
• On “chirp” v ry 30 s conds is an indication that th alarm is
malfunctioning. If this occurs call th Product Support Lin at
1-800-880-6788.
• T st/R s t button p rforms functions.(S pag 14).
• HUSH Control F atur that sil nc s th unit during nuisanc
alarm situations (s pag 15).
• P ak L v l M mory F atur which al rts us r wh n th unit
has d t ct d CO conc ntrations of 100 ppm or gr at r (s
pag 16).
• Alarm M mory F atur that giv s visual indication wh n an
alarm has s ns d a hazardous condition.
• Gr n and r d LED lights that indicat normal op ration and
alarm status (pag 16 and 17 for d tails).
• Tamp r R sist F atur that d t rs childr n and oth rs from
r moving th alarm (s pag 17).
• Batt ry r mind r flag that prohibits installation wh n batt ri s
ar not pr s nt.
Features
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Smoke Alarm
Th smok alarm monitors th air for products of combustion
that ar produc d wh n som thing is burning or smold ring.
Wh n smok particl s in th smok s nsor r ach a sp cifi d
conc ntration, th alarm/voic m ssag warning syst m will
sound, and b accompani d by th flashing r d LED light. Th
smok alarm tak s pr c d nc wh n both smok and carbon
monoxid ar pr s nt.
WARNING: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND
THOROUGHLY
NFPA 72 stat s: Lif saf ty from fir in r sid ntial occupanci s is
bas d primarily on arly notification to occupants of th n d to
scap , follow d by th appropriat gr ss actions by thos
occupants. Fir warning syst ms for dw lling units ar capabl of
prot cting about half of th occupants in pot ntially fatal fir s.
Victims ar oft n intimat with th fir , too old or young, or
physically or m ntally impair d such that th y cannot scap
v n wh n warn d arly nough that scap should b possibl .
For th s p opl , oth r strat gi s such as prot ction-in-plac or
assist d scap or r scu ar n c ssary.
• L ading authoriti s r comm nd that both ionization and
photo l ctric smok alarms b install d to h lp insur
maximum d t ction of th various typ s of fir s that can occur
within th hom . Ionization s nsing alarms may d t ct invisibl
fir particl s (associat d with fast flaming fir s) soon r than
photo l ctric alarms. Photo l ctric s nsing alarms may d t ct
visibl fir particl s (associat d with slow smold ring fir s)
soon r than ionization alarms.
• A batt ry pow r d alarm must hav a batt ry of th sp cifi d
typ , in good condition and install d prop rly.
• Smok alarms must b t st d r gularly to mak sur th
batt ri s and th alarm circuits ar in good op rating
condition.
• Smok alarms cannot provid an alarm if smok do s not
r ach th alarm. Th r for , smok alarms may not s ns fir s
starting in chimn ys, walls, on roofs, on th oth r sid of a
clos d door or on a diff r nt floor.
• If th alarm is locat d outsid th b droom or on a diff r nt
floor, it may not wak up a sound sl p r.
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• Th us of alcohol or drugs may also impair on ’s ability to h ar
th smok alarm. For maximum prot ction, a smok alarm
should b install d in ach sl ping ar a on v ry l v l of a
hom .
• Although smok alarms can h lp sav liv s by providing an
arly warning of a fir , th y ar not a substitut for an
insuranc policy. Hom own rs and r nt rs should hav
ad quat insuranc to prot ct th ir liv s and prop rty.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarm
Th Carbon Monoxid (CO) alarm monitors th air for th
pr s nc of CO. It will alarm wh n th r ar high l v ls of CO
pr s nt, and wh n th r ar low l v ls of CO pr s nt ov r a
long r p riod of tim (s pag 21 for alarm tim s). Wh n a CO
condition match s ith r of th s situations, th alarm/voic
m ssag warning syst m will sound, and b accompani d by th
flashing r d LED light. Th carbon monoxid s nsor us s an
l ctroch mical t chnology.
CAUTION: This alarm will only indicat th pr s nc of
carbon monoxid gas at th s nsor. Carbon monoxid gas
may b pr s nt in oth r ar as.
Individuals with m dical probl ms may consid r using warning
d vic s which provid audibl and visual signals for carbon
monoxid conc ntrations und r 30 ppm.
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Step 1
Installation Guid :
IMPORTANT: THIS ALARM MUST BE MOUNTED ON A
CEILING OR WALL. IT WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR USE AS A
TABLETOP DEVICE! INSTALL ONLY AS DETAILED!
A. R comm nd d Installation Locations:
Kidd Saf ty r comm nds th installation of a Smok /CO Alarm
in th following locations. For maximum prot ction w sugg st
an alarm b install d on ach l v l of a multil v l hom ,
including v ry b droom, hallways, finish d attics and
bas m nts. Put alarms at both nds of b droom, hallway or larg
room if hallway or room is mor than 30 ft (9.1m) long. If you
hav only on alarm, nsur it is plac d in th hallway outsid of
th main sl ping ar a, or in th main b droom. V rify th alarm
can b h ard in all sl ping ar as.
Locat an alarm in v ry room wh r som on sl ps with th
door clos d. Th clos d door may pr v nt an alarm not locat d
in that room from waking th sl p r. Smok , h at and
combustion products ris to th c iling and spr ad horizontally.
Mounting th alarm on th c iling in th c nt r of th room
plac s it clos st to all points in th room. C iling mounting is
pr f rr d in ordinary r sid ntial construction. Wh n mounting an
alarm on th c iling,
locat it at a minimum
of 4” (10cm) from th
sid wall (s figur
1). If installing th
alarm on th wall, us
an insid wall with th
top dg of th alarm
at a minimum of 4”
(10cm) and a maximum
of 12” (30.5cm) b low
th c iling (s figur
1).
Installation Instructions
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Slop d C iling Installation:
Th following information is from th National Fir Prot ction
Association and is list d in Fir Cod 72.
Install Smok Alarms on slop d, p ak d or cath dral c ilings at,
or within 3 ft (0.9m) of th high st point (m asur d horizontally).
NFPA 72 stat s “Smok alarms in rooms with c iling slop s
gr at r than 1 ft to 8 ft (.3 m-2.4 m) horizontally shall b locat d
on th high sid of th room”.
NFPA 72 stat s “A row of alarms shall b spac d and locat d
within 3 ft (0.9 m) of th p ak of th c iling m asur d
horizontally” (s figur 2).
Mobil Hom s:
Mod rn mobil hom s hav b n d sign d and built to b
n rgy ffici nt. Install Smok /CO alarms as r comm nd d
abov (r f r to R comm nd d Installation Instructions and figur
1). In old r mobil hom s that ar not w ll insulat d, xtr m
h at or cold can b transf rr d from th outsid to th insid
through poorly insulat d walls and roof. This may caus a
th rmal barri r, which can pr v nt smok from r aching an alarm
mount d on th c iling. In such mobil hom s install your
Smok /CO Alarm on an insid wall with th top dg of th
alarm at a minimum of 4 inch s (10cm) and a maximum of 12
inch s (30.5cm) b low th c iling (s figur 2). If you ar not
sur about th insulation in your mobil hom , or if you notic
that th out r walls and c iling ar ith r hot or cold, install your
alarm on an insid wall ONLY!
Installation Instructions
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ANYWHERE IN
THIS AREA
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FIGURE 2
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THIS EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION’S
STANDARD 72 (National Fir Prot ction Association,
Batt rymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269).
B. Wh r Not to Install:
Do not install in garag s, kitch ns, furnac rooms or
bathrooms! INSTALL AT LEAST 5 FEET AWAY FROM ANY
FUEL BURNING APPLIANCE.
Do not install within 3 ft (.9m) of th following: Th door to a
kitch n, or a bathroom that contains a tub or show r, forc d air
supply ducts us d for h ating or cooling, c iling or whol hous
v ntilating fans, or oth r high air ar as. Avoid xc ssiv ly dusty,
dirty or gr asy ar as. Dust, gr as or hous hold ch micals can
contaminat th alarm's s nsors, causing it to not op rat
prop rly.
Plac th alarm wh r drap s or oth r obj cts will not block th
s nsor. Smok and CO must b abl to r ach th s nsors to
accurat ly d t ct th s conditions. Do not install in p aks of
vault d c ilings, “A” fram c ilings or gabl d roofs. K p out of
damp and humid ar as.
Install at l ast on (1) foot away from fluor sc nt lights,
l ctronic nois may caus nuisanc alarms. Do not plac in
dir ct sunlight and k p out of ins ct inf st d ar as. Extr m
t mp ratur s will ff ct th s nsitivity of th Smok /CO Alarm.
Do not install in ar as wh r th t mp ratur is cold r than 40
d gr s Fahr nh it (4.4˚ C lsius) or hott r than 100 d gr s
Fahr nh it (37.8˚ C lsius), such as garag s and unfinish d attics.
Do not install in ar as wh r th r lativ humidity (RH) is abov
95%, non-cond nsing. Plac away from doors and windows that
op n to th outsid .
Installation Instructions
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WARNING -This product is int nd d for
us in ordinary indoor locations of family
living units. It is not d sign d to m asur
complianc with Occupational Saf ty and
H alth Administration (OSHA) comm rcial
or industrial standards.
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