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4. Troubleshooting Guide
3. Other Alarm Visual And Audible Indicators
If you are experiencing a problem with your alarm, or a fault, and are unsure of the next action, please
contact product support at 1-800-880-6788 before discharging the battery. You may also write us at:
Kidde, 1016 Corporate Park Drive, Mebane, NC 27302, or visit our internet address at www.kidde.com.
Operational Mode Visual Indications Audible Indications Action/Note
Initiating Alarm
(multiple alarms in an
interconnected system)
Red LED blinks in time with
alarm pattern indicating that
this is the unit initiating the
alarm in an interconnected,
multiple alarm, system.
NOTE: It is possible for more
than one unit to detect a haz
-
ard and become an initiating
alarm unit (Red LED blinking).
Unit in either Smoke or CO alarm
mode.
Trouble Condition
Visual Indications Audible Indications Action
False Low Battery
(AC power
connected before
backup battery
activated)
None Chirp and voice “Activate
Battery” every 60 sec.
After 1 hour, voice occurs
only once every 15 mins.
* Rotate the alarm onto the
mounting bracket to activate backup battery.
Low Battery Amber LED blinks every
60 sec.
Chirp and voice “Replace
Alarm” every 60 sec. After
1 hour, voice occurs
only once every 15 mins.
After button push, voice
“Hush Mode Activated.”
* Push button once to silence for 24 hrs.
(Push button again to clear Hush
TM
and perform
a test.) Note: 7 days after Low Battery begins, the
notifications cannot be silenced.
* Remove alarm, discharge, dispose unit, and
replace as soon as possible.
Smoke Sensor Fault Amber LED blinks every
60 sec.
3 chirps every 60 sec
and voice “Smoke Sensor
Error.” After 1 hour, voice
occurs only once every
15 mins.
* See Cleaning Your Alarm section.
* Push button once to attempt to reset the unit.
* If error continues, remove alarm, discharge,
dispose unit, and replace as soon as possible.
CO Fault Amber LED blinks 2
times every 60 sec.
3 chirps every 60 sec and
voice “Replace Alarm.” After
1 hour, voice occurs only
once every 15 mins.
* Push button once to attempt to reset the unit.
* If error continues, remove alarm, discharge,
dispose unit, and replace as soon as possible.
Fatal Fault Amber LED blinks 3
times every 60 sec.
3 chirps every 60 sec and
voice “Replace Alarm.”
After 1 hour, voice occurs
only once every 15 mins.
* Push button once to attempt to reset the unit.
* If error continues, remove alarm, discharge,
dispose unit, and replace as soon as possible.