Kidde i12010SCA User manual

User Guide P/N 1210-7202-00 Rev.A EN 2/2014
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.
moke Alarm
User Guide
Model: i12010 CA
SINGLE AND/OR MULTIPLE
STATION SMOKE ALARM
120 V AC Operated with sealed 3V Lithium Battery Backup

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. 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 21). 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.
• 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.
What to do When the Alarm ounds!

What to do When the Alarm ounds!
• 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
- Leaving 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 ............................Page1
Product View ...........................Pages2-3
Features ................................Pages4-5
Limitations of Smoke Alarms ..............Pages5-6
Installation Instructions
Step 1: Installation Instructions:
A. Recommended Installation Locations . . . . Pages 6-8
B. Locations to Avoid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9
Step 2: Wiring Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 10-11
Step 3: Mounting Instructions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 12-13
Step 4: Testing the Alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13
Operating Instructions
Interconnect Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 14
US Control Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 15
LED Indicator Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16
Tamper Resist Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 17
Alarm Removal ..........................Page17
Battery Information
End of Product Life Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18
Deactivation of Alarm.....................Page19
General aintenance .....................Page20
Fire Safety Information
EscapePlan............................Pages21
FirePrevention..........................Page22
Industry Safety Standards
National Fire Protection Association . . . . . . . . . Page 23
NRC .................................Page23
Limited Warranty ........................Page24
Table of Contents

Thank you for purchasing the Kidde Smoke Alarm model
i12010SCA.
This unit is suitable as a Single Station and/or Multiple
Station (24 devices) alarm. This alarm has a ten-year limited
warranty.
I PORTANT: This unit is only approved to
interconnect with the Kidde line of products. It is not
approved to interconnect with any other
manufacturer’s products.
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 Alarm was designed to detect smoke 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 Product
Support Line at 1 800-880-6788.
The guide on page 21 will help you determine the correct
location of safety products that will help keep your home a
safer place.
1
Introduction

Test/Reset/Hush®
Button Green & Red LED
(Light Emitting Diode)
Alarm Sounder
2
Front
Product View

Back
Product View
Tamper-Resist
Feature
AC Connector Pins
3

• Loud 85 decibel alarm.
• Ionization smoke sensor.
• Powered by 120V AC (60 z, 45 mA max) wire-in connector
and a sealed 3V Lithium battery backup, which will last the
life of the alarm. No need to replace batteries.
• Interconnectable to other Kidde smoke and CO alarms (see
page 14 for details).
• Alarm warning system that alerts you of the following
conditions in the manner described below:
S OKE ALAR : The alarm pattern is three long alarm
beeps, which will repeat until the smoke is eliminated. The
red LED light will flash during alarm.
LOW BATTERY: If the battery is low, the red LED light will
flash and the unit will "chirp" once every 60 seconds for a
minimum of seven (7) days. This alarm contains a sealed 3V
Lithium battery, which will last the life of the alarm. No need
to replace batteries.
• The End of Product Life Alarm/Signal is a double chirp and
flash every 30 seconds (see page 17).
• End of Life ush. At end of product life, the button can be
pushed to silence the end of life "chirp" for approximately
3 days at a time, for a maximum of 30 days life extension.
• One “chirp” every 30 seconds coupled with a green LED flash
twice a second is an indication that the alarm is
malfunctioning. If this occurs call the Product Support Line at
1-800-880-6788.
• Test/Reset button performs functions.(See page 14).
• US Control Feature that silences the unit during nuisance
alarm situations (see page 16).
• Alarm Memory Feature that gives visual indication when an
alarm has sensed a hazardous condition (see page 16).
• Green and red LED lights that indicate normal operation and
alarm status (see page 17 for details).
• Tamper Resist Feature that deters children and others from
removing the alarm (see page 18).
Features
4

moke Alarm
The smoke alarm monitors the air for products of combustion
that are produced when something is burning or smoldering.
When smoke particles in the smoke sensor reach a specified
concentration, the alarm warning system will sound, and be
accompanied by the flashing red LED light.
WARNING: PLEA E READ CAREFULLY AND
THOROUGHLY
NFPA 72 states: Life safety from fire in residential occupancies is
based primarily on early notification to occupants of the need
to escape, followed by the appropriate egress actions by those
occupants. Fire warning systems for dwelling units are capable
of protecting about half of the occupants in potentially fatal
fires. Victims are often intimate with the fire, too old or young,
or physically or mentally impaired such that they cannot escape
even when warned early enough that escape should be
possible. For these people, other strategies such as protection-
in-place or assisted escape or rescue are necessary.
• Smoke alarms are devices that can provide early warning of
possible fires at a reasonable cost; however, alarms have
sensing limitations. Ionization sensing alarms may detect
invisible fire particles (associated with fast flaming fires)
sooner than photoelectric alarms. Photoelectric sensing
alarms may detect visible fire particles (associated with slow
smoldering fires) sooner than ionization alarms. ome fires
develop in different ways and are often unpredictable. For
maximum protection, Kidde recommends that both Ionization
and Photoelectric alarms be installed.
• A battery powered alarm must have a battery of the specified
type, in good condition and installed properly.
• Smoke alarms must be tested regularly to make sure the
batteries and the alarm circuits are in good operating
condition.
Features and General Information
Limitations of moke Alarms
5

• Smoke alarms cannot provide an alarm if smoke does not
reach the alarm. Therefore, smoke alarms may not sense fires
starting in chimneys, walls, on roofs, on the other side of a
closed door or on a different floor.
• If the alarm is located outside the bedroom or on a different
floor, it may not wake up a sound sleeper.
• The use of alcohol or drugs may also impair one’s ability to
hear the smoke alarm. For maximum protection, a smoke
alarm should be installed in each sleeping area on every level
of a home.
• Although smoke alarms can help save lives by providing an
early warning of a fire, they are not a substitute for an
insurance policy. ome owners and renters should have
adequate insurance to protect their lives and property.
tep 1 Installation Instructions
I PORTANT: THIS ALAR UST BE OUNTED ON A
CEILING OR WALL. IT WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR USE AS A
TABLETOP DEVICE! INSTALL ONLY AS DIRECTED!
A. Recommended Installation Locations:
Kidde recommends the installation of a Smoke Alarm in the
following locations. For maximum protection we suggest an
alarm be installed on each level of a multilevel home, including
every bedroom, hallways, finished attics and basements. Put
alarms at both ends of bedroom, hallway or large room if
hallway or room is more than 9.1m (30 ft) long. If you have
only one alarm, ensure it is placed in the hallway outside of the
main sleeping area, or in the main bedroom. Verify the alarm
can be heard in all sleeping areas.
Locate an alarm in every room where someone sleeps with the
door closed. The closed door may prevent an alarm not located
in that room from waking the sleeper. Smoke, heat and
combustion products rise to the ceiling and spread horizontally.
Mounting the alarm on the ceiling in the center of the room
places it closest to all points in the room.
Limitations of moke Alarms
6
Installation Instructions