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detector functions, as required by Underwriters' Labora-
tories. This is the only correct way to test the unit.
NOTE: If the alarm horn produces a loud continuous sound and
the red LED flashes when you are not testing the unit, this means
the detector has sensed smoke or combustion particles in the air.
Verify that the alarm is a result of a possible serious situation,
which requires your immediate attention.
• The alarm could be caused by a false situation. Cooking
smoke or a dusty furnace, sometimes called "friendly fires" can
cause the alarm to sound. If this happens, open a window or
fan the air away to remove the smoke or dust. The alarm will
turn off as soon as the air is completely clear.
CAUTION: Do not disconnect the battery from the detector.
This will remove your protection from fires.
• If there is any question as to the cause of an alarm, it
should be assumed that the alarm is due to an actual fire
and the residence should be evacuated immediately.
• If the alarm horn begins to beep once every 30 sec, this signal
means that the detector's battery is weak. Install a new battery
immediately. Keep fresh batteries on hand for this purpose.
6.2 Tips to Enhance Your Protection
From Fires
Putting up smoke detectors is only one step in protecting your family
from fires. You must also reduce the chances of fires starting in your
home. You must also increase your chances of escaping safely if one
does start. To have a good fire safety program you must apply the
following tips to enhance your family's protection from fires:
A. Install smoke detectors properly. Carefully follow all the
instructions in this manual. Keep your smoke detectors
clean and test them every week.
B. Remember that detectors that do not work will not alert
you. Replace your smoke detectors immediately if they are
not working properly.7
C. Follow fire safety rules, and prevent hazardous situations:
• Use smoking materials properly. Never smoke in bed.
• Keep matches and cigarette lighters away from children.
• Store flammable materials in proper containers. Never use them
near open flame or sparks.
• Keep electrical appliances in good condition. Do not overload
electrical circuits.
• Keep stoves, fireplaces, chimneys, and barbecue grills grease
free. Make sure they are properly installed and away from any
combustible materials.
• Keep portable heaters and open flames such as candles away
from combustible materials.
• Do not allow rubbish to accumulate.
• Keep a supply of extra batteries on hand for your battery
powered smoke detectors.
D. Develop a family escape plan and practice it with your entire
family. Be sure to include small children in your practice.
• Draw a floor plan of your home, and find two ways to exit from
each room. There should be one way to get out of each
bedroom without opening the door.
• Explain to children what the smoke detector alarm signal means.
Teach them that they must be prepared to leave the home by
themselves if necessary. Show them how to check to see if doors
are hot before opening them. Show them how to stay close to the
floor and crawl if necessary. Show them how to use the alternate
exit if the door is hot and should not be opened.
• Decide on a meeting place which has a safe distance from your
house. Make sure that all your children understand that they
should go and wait for you there if there is a fire.
• Hold fire drills at least every 6 months, making sure that everyone,
even small children, knows what to do to escape safely.
• Know where to go to call the Fire Department outside your home.
• Provide emergency equipment, such as fire extinguishers, and
teach your family to use this equipment properly.
6.3 More Tips on How to Face a Fire at
Home
If you have made an escape plan and practiced it with your
family, their chances of escaping safely are increased. Go over
the following rules with your children when you have fire drills.
This will help everyone remember the rules in a real emergency.
A. Don't panic and stay calm. Your safe escape may depend on
thinking clearly and remembering what you have practiced.
B. Get out of the house as quickly as possible. Follow a planned
escape route. Do not stop to collect anything or to get dressed.
C. Feel the doors to see if they are hot. If they are not, open
them carefully. Do not open a door if it is hot. Use an alternate
escape route.
D. Stay close to the floor. Smoke and hot gases rise.
E. Cover your nose and mouth with a wet or damp cloth. Take
short, shallow breaths.
F. Keep doors and windows closed. Open them only if you have
to in order to escape.
G. Meet at your planned meeting place after leaving the house.
H. Call the Fire Department as soon as possible from outside
your house. Give the address and your name.
I. Never go back inside a burning building. Contact your local Fire
Department. They will give you more ideas about how to make
your home safer from fires and how to plan your family's escape.
7. STATEMENTS OF COMPLIANCE
The 315 MHz version of this device complies with Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This
device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
WARNING! Changes or modifications to this unit not
expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user's authority to operate the equipment
The digital circuit of this device has been tested and found to
comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential
installations. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio and television reception. However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
device does cause such interference, which can be verified by
turning the device off and on, the user is encouraged to eliminate
the interference by one or more of the following measures:
– Re-orient or re-locate the receiving antenna.
– Increase the distance between the device and the receiver.
– Connect the device to an outlet on a circuit different from the
one which supplies power to the receiver.
– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician.
This device complies with the essential requirements and
provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and
of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio and telecommunications
terminal equipment.
Frequency Allocations for Wireless Devices in
European (EU) Countries
• 433.92 MHz has no restriction in any EU member state.
• 315 MHz is not allowed in any EU member state
• 868.95 MHz (wide band) is allowed in all EU member states.
• 869.2625 MHz (narrow band) is not restricted in any EU
member state.
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