DocNo.FM0456issueFPage2
Activating&DeactivatingtheCODetector
RemovethetopcoverandwithdrawtheredPULLtabtoconnectthebatteriesandactivatethedetector.
TheGREEN,REDandYELLOWlightswillflashinsequence.TheGREENlightwillblinkevery45secondswhenactivated.
TheCOdetectorcannotbeturnedoff.WhenunitisapproachingitsendoflifeitwillemitabeepandflashtheGREENlightsimultaneouslyevery
45seconds.RemovethetopcoverandcuttheBLACKWIREtodeactivate(seedrawingabove).
TestingtheCODetector
PressandholdtheTEST&HUSHbuttonforatleast5seconds,
theGREENlightwillflashandthehornwillsound.
TheTEST&HUSHbuttonmustbepressedwhenregisteringtheCOdetector
ontothewardencallsystem,at‐homealarmorNursecallsystem.
Seethefollowingpagesforhowtoputeachoftheseproductsintoregistrationmode.
Therangeofallradiodevicescanbeaffectedbytheworkingenvironment.
Alwaystakecareduringinstallationandperformseveraltestcalls.
MaskTime&BatteryTest
COdetectorsincludea15minutemasktimetopreventalarmcallsre‐reporting
andanEngineersmaskreset/batterytestfunction.
Whenthedetectorisactivatedthealarmcallwillbetransmittedonce,nofurther
transmissionswilloccurfor15minutesgivingtimeforthecauseofthealarmtoclear.
Engineersmaskresetfunction;openthecover,pressandholdBUTTON1onthetransmitter
for2secondsuntiltheredlightflashesonce.Afterashortdelaytheredlightwillflashoncemore
toindicatethemasktimeisresetandthebatterypowerisOK.Iftheredlightflashesseveraltimesthebatterypowerislow.
InCaseofCarbonMonoxideAlarm
IfapotentiallydangerouslevelofcarbonmonoxideisdetectedtheREDlightwillflashandtheaudiblealarmwillsound.
Openwindowsanddoorstoventilatethearea
PresstheTEST&HUSHbuttontosilencethealarmfor4minutes
IfthealarmdoesnotsilencethelevelofCOisdangerouslyhigh(300ppm)
Ifthealarmdoesnotre‐soundafter4minutesitissafeforaqualifiedpersontofindthecauseofthealarm.
Ifthealarmcontinuesturntheapplianceoffanddonotuseuntilithasbeencheckedbyaqualifiedperson.
Getmedicalhelpforanyonesufferingheadachesornausea,advisethatcarbonmonoxidepoisoningissuspected.
AlarmMemory
IftheREDlightflashes2timesevery40secondsa50ppmlevelofCOhasbeendetectedforatleast90minutes.
IftheREDlightflashes4timesevery40secondsa100ppmlevelofCOhasbeendetectedforatleast40minutes.
IftheREDlightflashes8timesevery40secondsa300ppmlevelofCOhasbeendetectedforatleast3minutes.
PressandholdtheTEST&HUSHbuttonfor20secondstoclearthememory.Getallappliancescheckedbyaqualifiedperson.
InCaseofFault
IftheunitbeepsandtheYELLOWlightblinkssimultaneouslyevery45secondsthereisafaultwiththesensor.
Theunitisprobablydefectiveandmustbereplaced.
FalseAlarms
Itispossibletobaccosmoke,householdcleaningagents,paint,
airfresheners,insectsprays,bleaches,hairsprays,polishes
orotheraerosolscancausefalsealarms.
Cleaning&Decorating
Itisrecommendedtocleanthedetectorperiodicallyusingthenozzleattachmentonavacuumcleanerto
removedust,insectsandcobwebsfromthecoverslots.
Thedetectorcanbewipedcleanwithadampcloth,neverusedetergentsorpolishetc.
Avoidsprayinganyaerosolsnearthedetector.
NeverpainttheCOdetectoritself.WhendecoratingcovertheCOdetectorwithaplasticbagtoavoid
contaminationfromwaterordust.
BatteryLife
Thetransmitterbatteryischeckedonceaday,ifthevoltagefallsandstaysbelowapresetlevelfor7consecutivedaysalowbatteryalertis
automaticallytransmitted.OncealowbatterycallisreceivedtheCOdetectorshouldbereplacedwithin7days.
DetailedinformationonbatterymanagementforallTynetec/Aidcallproductsisavailable‐requestDocNo.FM0630.
TEST&HUSH
BUTTON
PRESSANDHOLD
BUTTON1TORESET
THEMASKTIME
THEREDLIGHT
WILLFLASH