Kidde P3010L-CO-CA - Operation And Testing; Operation; Testing

5. Operation And Testing
OPERATION:Thealarmisoperatingonceitisactivatedandtestingis
complete.Whenproductsofcombustionaresensed,orCOisdetected
theunitsoundsaloud85dbpulsatingalarmuntiltheairiscleared.
Thecarbonmonoxide(CO)alarmmonitorstheairforthepresenceofCO.
ItwillalarmwhentherearehighlevelsofCOpresent,andwhenthere
arelowlevelsofCOpresentoveralongerperiodoftime.WhenaCO
conditionmatcheseitherofthesesituations,thealarmwillsound,andbe
accompaniedbytheblinkingredLEDlight.
TheCOsensormeetsthealarmresponsetimeasfollows:
At70PPM,theunitmustalarmwithin60-240minutes.
At150PPM,theunitmustalarmwithin10-50minutes.
At400PPM,theunitmustalarmwithin4-15minutes.
TESTING:Testyouralarmbypressingthetestbuttonuntiltheunit
chirps,thenreleasethetestbutton.Theunitwillthenemit2setsof
threeslowbeepsfollowedby2setsoffourquickbeepsindicatingthat
thealarmisoperatingnormally.Thealarmwillsoundiftheelectronic
circuitry,horn,andbatteryareworking.Ifthealarmdoesnotsound,the
unitmustbereplaced.
Warning: Due to the loudness (85 decibels) of the alarm,
always stand an arm’s length (about 2.5 feet) away from the
unit or use ear protection when testing.
Weekly testing is required to ensure proper operation.Erraticor
lowvolumesound(ornosound)comingfromyouralarmmayindicate
adefectivealarmanditshouldbereturnedforservice.Seedeactivation
sectiontodeterminehowtopreparetheunitforshipmentordisposal.
Warning: DO NOT use an open flame to test your alarm, you
could damage the alarm or ignite combustible materials and start
a structure fire.