Kidde KN-COPE-DCA User manual

User Guide P/N 2540-7204-00-EN 5/2013
ATTENTION: Please take a few minutes to thoroughly read this
user guide, which should be saved for future reference and
passed on to any subsequent owner.
Photoelectric
Smoke and Carbon
Monoxide Alarm
User Guide
Model KN-COPE-DCA (CP9000CA)
SINGLE STATION
SMOKE ALARM
SINGLE STATION
CARBON MONOXIDE
ALARM
9 V Battery Operated
KN-COPE-DCA
with Front loading
battery door

Carbon Monoxide Alarm Procedure
WA NING: Activation of the CO
Alarm indicates the presence of Carbon
Monoxide (CO) which can kill you.
What to do When the Alarm Sounds!
If the alarm sounds 4 quick “beeps”, 5 seconds off:
1) Immediately move to fresh air – outdoors or by an open
door/window. Do a head count to check that all persons
are accounted for. Do not re-enter the premises nor move
away from the open door/window until the emergency
services responders have arrived, the premises have been
aired out, and your alarm remains in its normal condition.
2) Call your local emergency service.
(fire department or 911)
Never restart the source of a CO problem until it has
been corrected. Never ignore the sound of the alarm!
If the alarm is sounding, pressing the test/reset button
will terminate the alarm. If the CO condition that caused
the alert in the first place continues, the alarm will
reactivate. If the unit alarms again within six minutes, it
is sensing high levels of CO which can quickly become a
dangerous situation.
PHONE NUMBER:

NEVER IGNORE THE SOUND OF THE A ARM!
Determining what type of alarm has sounded is easy with your
Kidde Combination Smoke/CO Alarm. The voice message warning
system will inform you of the type of situation occurring. Refer to
the Features section on page 4 for a detailed description of each
alarm pattern.
When the smoke alarm sounds:
Smoke alarms are designed to minimize false alarms. Cigarette
smoke will not normally set off the alarm, unless the smoke is
blown directly into the alarm. This unit contains nuisance alarm
protection, which will reduce the impact of cooking particles.
owever, large quantities of combustible particles from spills or
broiling could still cause the unit to alarm. Careful location of the
unit away from the kitchen area will give the maximum nuisance
alarm protection. Combustion particles from cooking may set off
the alarm if located too close to the cooking area. Large quantities
of combustible particles are generated from spills or when broiling.
Using the fan on a range hood which vents to the outside (non-
recirculating type) will also help remove these combustible
products from the kitchen.
If the alarm sounds, check for fires first. If a fire is discovered
follow these steps. Become thoroughly familiar with these items,
and review with all family members!
• Alert small children in the home. Children sleep very
sound and may not be awakened by the sound of the
smoke alarms.
• Leave immediately using one of your planned escape
routes (see page 25). Every second counts, don’t stop
to get dressed or pick up valuables.
• Before opening inside doors look for smoke seeping in
around the edges, and feel with the back of your hand
If the door is hot use your second exit. If you feel it’s
safe, open the door very slowly and be prepared to
close immediately if smoke and heat rush in.
What to do When the Alarm Sounds!

What to do When the Alarm Sounds!
• If the escape route requires you to go through smoke,
crawl low under the smoke where the air is clearer.
• Go to your predetermined meeting place. When two
people have arrived one should leave to call 911 from
a neighbor’s home, and the other should stay to perform a
head count.
• Do not reenter under any circumstance until fire
officials say that it is safe to do so.
• There are situations where a smoke alarm may
not be effective to protect against fire as noted
by the NFPA Standard 72. For instance:
- Smoking in bed
- eaving children unsupervised
- Cleaning with flammable liquids, such as gasoline
- Fires where the victim is intimate with a flaming
initiated fire; for example, when a person's
clothes catch fire while cooking
- Fires where the smoke is prevented from reaching
the detector due to a closed door or other
obstruction
- Incendiary fires where the fire grows so rapidly that
an occupant's egress is blocked even with
properly located detectors

Introduction .............................. 1
Product View .............................. 2
Features .................................. 4
Operating/Installation Instructions
Step 1: Installation Guide:
A. Recommended Installation Locations . . . . . . 8
B. Locations to Avoid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Step 2: Mounting Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Step 3: Testing Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Operating Instructions ...................... 14
Battery Replacement ....................... 17
General Maintenance ....................... 18
Carbon Monoxide Safety Information
General CO Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
PossibleSources .......................... 20
COSafetyTips ........................... 21
Symptoms of CO Poisoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Fire Safety Information
EscapePlan .............................. 22
FirePrevention............................ 24
Industry Safety Standards
National Fire Protection Association . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
imited Warranty .......................... 26
Table of Contents

Thank you for purchasing the Kidde Combination
Photoelectric Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm model
KN-COPE-DCA.
Please take a few minutes to thoroughly read this user
guide which should be saved for future reference. Teach
children how to respond to the alarms, and they should
never play with the unit.
Your Kidde Smoke/CO Alarm was designed to detect both
smoke and carbon monoxide from any source of
combustion in a residential environment. It is not designed
for use in a recreational vehicle (RV) or boat.
If you have any questions about the operation or
installation of your alarm, please call our toll free Consumer
otline at 1 800-880-6788.
The guide on page 8 will help you determine the correct
location of safety products that will help keep your home a
safer place.
Introduction
1

Product View
Front
Test/Reset/Hush®
Button
Green & Red ED
(Light Emitting Diode)
Battery Compartment
Alarm Sounder Voice Speaker
2

Product View
Mounting Bracket
Tamper Resist
atch
Battery Door
Tamper-Resist
Slide
Back
3

• Permanent independent smoke and carbon monoxide sensors .
• Smoke alarm takes precedence when both smoke and
carbon monoxide are present.
• Alarm/Voice message warning system that alerts you of the
following conditions in the manner described below, thus
eliminating any confusion over which alarm is sounding:
•FIRE: The alarm/voice pattern is three long alarm beeps
followed by the verbal warning message “FIRE! FIRE!”.
This pattern is repeated until the smoke is eliminated. The
red LED light will flash while in alarm/voice mode.
•CARBON MONOXIDE: The alarm/voice pattern is four
short alarm beeps followed by the verbal warning
message “WARNING! CARBON MONOXIDE!”. After four
minutes the alarm/voice pattern will sound once every
minute until the unit is reset, or the CO eliminated. The
red LED light will flash while in alarm/voice mode.
•OW BATTERY: When the battery is low and needs
replacing the red LED light will flash and the unit will
“chirp” one time, followed by the warning message
“LOW BATTERY”. This cycle will occur once every minute
for the first hour. After the first hour the red LED light will
continue to flash every minute accompanied by the
“chirp” only sound. The voice message “LOW BATTERY”
will sound once every fifteen minutes during the “chirp”
only cycle. This will continue for at least seven days.
• Voice Message System that alerts user to the following
conditions:
• System announces “ US MODE ACTIVATED” when the
unit is first put into US Mode.
• System announces “ US MODE CANCELLED” when
unit resumes normal operation after ush Mode has been
cancelled.
• System announces “CARBON MONOXIDE PREVIOUSLY
DETECTED” when the unit has detected CO
concentrations of 100 ppm or higher.
• System announces “PUS TEST BUTTON” when the unit
is powered up, reminding user to activate the Test Button.
Features
4

• One “chirp” every 30 seconds is an indication that the alarm
is malfunctioning. If this occurs call the Consumer otline at
1-800-880-6788.
• After ten (10) years of cumulative power up, this unit will
“chirp” twice every 30 seconds. This is an "operational end
of life" feature which will indicate that it is time to replace
the alarm.
• Loud 85 decibel alarm
• US ®Control Feature that silences the unit during nuisance
alarm situations (see page 16).
• Oversized test button for easy activation
• Test button performs the following functions:
•
Tests the units electronics and verifies proper unit operation
• Resets the unit during CO alarm
• Peak Level Memory
• Activates or cancels ush®Feature
• Mounting bracket designed for easy orientation of the unit
• Green and red LED lights that indicate normal operation and
alarm status
• Green Light: The green LED will flash every 30 seconds to
indicate the unit is operating properly. In US ®mode the
LED blinks every 2 seconds and once per second if it is the
initiating alarm.
• Red Light: When a dangerous level of smoke or carbon
monoxide is detected the red LED light will flash and the
corresponding alarm pattern (depending on the source)
will sound. If the unit malfunctions, the red LED light will
flash and the unit will chirp every 30 seconds indicating a
system problem.
• The alarm is battery operated with a 9V battery.
• Tamper Resist Feature that deters children and others from
removing the battery or alarm
Features
5