Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product i4648A Firex
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Manual P/N 820-1552-EN Rev . B 1261-7203-00 SIGNALING LISTED U L A TTENTION: Please take a few minutes to thoroughly r ead this user’ s guide which should be saved for future r eference and passed on to any subsequent owner .
Smoke Alarm Procedur e NEVER IGNORE THE SOUND OF THE ALARM! Smoke alarms are designed to minimize false alarms. Cigar ette smoke will not normally set off the alarm, unless the smoke is blown directly into the alarm. Combustion particles fr om cook- ing may set off the alarm if it is located too close to the cook- ing area.
A.C. Wire-in Single and/or Multiple Station (up to 24 Devices) Ionization Smoke Alarm with 9 V olt Battery Back Up and HUSH TM Control to temporar- ily silence nuisance alarms. Thank you for purchasing this smoke alarm. It is an important part of your family’ s home safety plan.
W ARNING! REMOV AL OF THE SMOKE ALARM BA TTER Y AND DISCONNECT- ING or LOSS OF A.C. POWER WILL RENDER THE SMOKE ALARM INOPERA TIVE. ELECTRICAL RA TING: 120 V AC, 60HZ, 80mA maximum per alarm (maximum 80mA for originating unit with 24 devices interconnected).
• Install Smoke Alarms on tray-shaped ceilings (coffer ed ceilings) on the highest portion of the ceiling or on the sloped portion of the ceiling within 12” (305mm) verti- cally down from the highest point (see figur e 4). MOBILE HOME INST ALLA TION Modern mobile homes have been designed and built to be energy efficient.
• In dusty areas. Dust particles may cause nuisance alarm or failur e to alarm. • In very humid areas (gr eater than 85% R.H.). Moisture or steam can cause nuisance alarms. • In insect-infested areas. • Smoke alarms should not be installed within 3 ft (.
• When alarms are inter connected, all interconnected units must be powered from a single cir cuit. • A maximum of 24 Kidde and/or FireX devices may be inter connected in a mul- tiple station arrangement.
BA TTERY INST ALLA TION See MAINTENANCE (Section 6) for battery installation. CAUTION! THIS UNIT WILL NOT FUNCTION WITHOUT A PROPERL Y INST ALLED BA TTERY , AND IS EQUIPPED WITH A BA TTER Y LOCKOUT FEA- TURE WHICH PREVENTS THE BA TTERY DOOR FROM CLOSING IF A BA T- TER Y IS NOT INST ALLED CORRECTL Y .
NOTE: The alarm will mount to the bracket in 4 positions (every 90 degrees). When wall mounting, make sure the battery box is at the bottom of the unit. (see Figure 5). 6. Pull the Battery Pull T ab (red tab pr otruding from the unit) completely out of the unit unit and slide the battery door completely closed.
4. OPERA TION AND TESTING OPERA TION: The smoke alarm is operating once A.C. power is applied, fresh batteries are installed and testing is complete. When the smoke alarm ionization chamber senses products of combustion, the horn will sound a loud (85db) tem- poral alarm until the sensing chamber is cleared of smoke particles.
Alarm Memory: This smoke alarm is equipped with an alarm memory , which provides a visual indication when an alarm has been activated. The red LED will illuminate for about 1.
6. MAINTENANCE / TROUBLESHOOTING ALARM REMOV AL I F SMOKE ALARM T AMPER RESIST FEA TURE HAS BEEN ACTIVA TED, REFER TO SMOKE ALARM T AMPER RESIST FEA TURE IN SECTION 3 FOR REMOV AL INSTRUCTIONS. T o remove the alarm fr om the trim ring, rotate the alarm counter clockwise in the direction of the "OFF" arr ow on the cover .
BA TTERY REPLACEMENT . Carbon-zinc type EVEREADY 1222; GOLD PEAK 1604P OR 1604S Alkaline type ENERGIZER 522; DURACELL MN1604 OR MX1604; GOLD PEAK 1604A P ANASONIC 6AM6, 6AM-6, 6AM-6PI, 6AM6X, AND 6LR61 (GA) Lithium type UL TRALIFE U9VL-J These batteries can be purchased at your local retailer .
tially fatal fires. Victims are often intimate with the fir e, too old or young, or physically or mentally impaired such that they cannot escape even when warned early enough that escape should be possible. For these people, other strategies such as protection-in-place or assisted escape or r escue are necessary .
escape routes fr om each room. Second story windows may need a rope or chain ladder . • Have a family meeting and discuss your escape plan, showing everyone what to do in case of fire. • Determine a place outside your home where you all can meet if a fir e occurs.
- Leaving children unsupervised. - Cleaning with flammable liquids, such as gasoline. - Fires wher e the victim is intimate with a flaming initiated fire; for example, when a person's clothes catch fire while cooking. - Fires wher e the smoke is prevented from reaching the detector due to a closed door or other obstruction.
This equipment should be installed in accordance with the National Fir e Protection Association’ s Standar d 72 (NFP A, Batterymarch Park, Quincy , MA 02269). NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL FIRE DEP ARTMENT AND INSURANCE COMP ANY OF YOUR SMOKE ALARM INST ALLA TION.
FIVE YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY (i4618A, i4718A Series) Kidde warrants to the original purchaser that the enclosed smoke alarm (but not the battery) will be free fr om defects in material and workmanship or design under normal use and service for a period of five years from the date of pur chase.
TEN YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY (i5000A Series) Kidde warrants to the original purchaser that the enclosed smoke alarm (but not the battery) will be free fr om defects in material and workmanship or design under normal use and service for a period of ten years from the date of pur chase.
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