Kidde KN-COSM-IBACA (900-0119) User manual

User Guide P/N 2544-7202-00-EN 6/2013
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.
Smoke and Carbon
Monoxide Alarm
User Guide
Model: KN-COSM-IBACA (900-0119)
SINGLE AND/OR MULTIPLE
STATION SMOKE ALARM
SINGLE AND/OR MULTIPLE
STATION CARBON
MONOXIDE ALARM
120 V AC Operated with 2-AA Front-Loading Battery Backup

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 ALARM!
Determining what type of alarm has sounded is easy with your
Combination Smoke/CO Alarm. The voice message warning
system will inform you of the type of situation occurring. Refer
to the Features section on pages 4-5 for a detailed description
of each alarm pattern.
What To Do If The Alarm Sounds
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 26). Every second counts, don’t stop
to get dressed or pick up valuables.
What to do When the Alarm Sounds!

What to do When the Alarm Sounds!
• 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.
• 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 ............................Page1
Product View ...........................Pages2-3
Features ................................Pages4-7
CO Alarm Response Times .................Pages7-8
Installation Instructions
Step 1: Installation Instructions:
A. Recommended Installation Locations . . . . Pages 8-10
B. Locations to Avoid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 11
Step 2: Wiring Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 12-13
Step 3: Mounting Instructions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 14-15
Step 4: Testing the Alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 15
Operating Instructions
Interconnect Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16
US Control Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16-17
ResetFeature...........................Page17
CO Peak Level Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 17
LED Indicator Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18
Tamper Resist Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 19
Alarm Removal ..........................Page20
Battery Replacement......................Page21
Alarm Replacement.......................Page21
End of Product Life Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 21
General Alarm Maintenance ...............Page22
Carbon Monoxide Safety Information
General CO Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 23
PossibleSources ........................Page23
COSafetyTips .........................Page23-24
Symptoms of CO Poisoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 24
Fire Safety Information
EscapePlan............................Page26
Fire Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 26-27
Industry Safety Standards
National Fire Protection Association . . . . . . . . . Page 27
NRC .................................Page27
Limited arranty ........................Page28
Table of Contents

Thank you for purchasing the Kidde Combination Smoke and
Carbon Monoxide Alarm model KN-COSM-IBACA.
This unit is suitable as a Single Station and/or Multiple
Station (24 devices) alarm. This alarm has a ten-year limited
warranty.
IMPORTANT: 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/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 Product
Support Line at 1 800-880-6788.
The guide on page 26 will help you determine the correct
location of safety products that will help keep your home a
safer place.
WARNING: The installation of this device should
not be used as a substitute for proper installation, use
and maintenance of fuel burning appliances, including
appropriate ventilation and exhaust systems. It does
not prevent CO from occurring, nor can it solve an
existing CO problem.
1
Introduction

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

Back
Product View
Tamper-Resist
Feature
AC Connector Pins
3

• Loud 85 decibel alarm.
• Permanent independent smoke and carbon monoxide sensors.
•Smoke alarm takes precedence when both smoke and
carbon monoxide are present.
• Powered by 120V AC (60 z, 45 mA max) wire-in connector
and two AA battery backup.
• Interconnectable to other Kidde smoke and CO alarms (see
page 16 for details).
• 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!” 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!". This continues until the
unit is reset or the CO is eliminated. While powered by
battery only, after four minutes the alarm/voice pattern will
sound once every minute. The red Light Emitting Diode (LED)
light will flash while in alarm/voice mode.
LO BATTERY: When the batteries are low and need
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 and will
continue for at least seven days. Under battery power, the
"LOW BATTERY" voice only occurs once every 15 minutes.
• Voice Message System that alerts user to the following
conditions:
– Only for smoke alarm ush
System announces “ US MODE ACTIVATED” when
the unit is first put into US Mode.
4
Features

– Only for smoke alarm ush
System announces “ US MODE CANCELLED” when
unit resumes normal operation after ush Mode has
been cancelled.
– Only if button is pushed
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.
• 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 15).
• US Control Feature that silences the unit during nuisance
alarm situations (see pages 16-17).
• Peak Level Memory Feature which alerts user when the unit
has detected CO concentrations of 100 ppm or greater (see
page 17).
• Alarm Memory Feature that gives visual indication when an
alarm has sensed a hazardous condition.
• Green and red LED lights that indicate normal operation and
alarm status (see page 18 for details).
• Tamper Resist Feature that deters children and others from
removing the alarm (see page 19).
• Battery reminder flag that prohibits installation when
batteries are not present.
Features
5