Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CO511 First Alert
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USER’S MANUAL Printed in Mexico M08-0195-000 Q 03/07 1 ONE LINK ® BA TTER Y OPERA TED CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM 3055574 UL STANDARD 217 Model CO511 Featur es: ONELINK ® Enabled V oice with Programmable Location T wo Latching Featur es T wo Silence Featur es IMPOR T ANT! PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y AND SA VE.
2 INST ALLA TION WHERE TO INST ALL CO ALARMS The National Fire Protection Association (NFP A) recommends that a CO Alarm should be centrally located outside of each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms. For added protection, install additional CO Alarms in each separate bedroom, and on every level of your home.
3 TO LOCK THE BA TTER Y COMP ARTMENT Do not lock the batter y compartment until you install the batteries and test the CO Alarm. If the unit does not alar m during testing, DO NOT lock the battery compartment! Install new batteries and test again. If the CO Alar m still does not alarm, replace it immediately .
STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO PROGRAMMING THIS ALARM FOR FIRST TIME AND WHEN CHANGING BA TTERIES Action: 1. Insert batteries (2, AA batteries). Alarm Will Say: “W elcome, First Alert Carbon Monoxide Alarm.” “No location programmed” if first time or “[Location, example: “Basement”] location pr ogrammed” when changing batteries.
USING THE SILENCE FEA TURES Never remove the batteries to quiet an unwanted alar m. Removing the batteries disables the alarm and removes your protection. The Silence Feature is intended to temporarily silence the horn while you identify and correct the problem.
SYMPTOMS OF CO POISONING These symptoms are related to CO POISONING and should be discussed with ALL household members. Mild Exposure: Slight headache, nausea, vomiting, fatigue (“flu-like” symptoms). Medium Exposur e: Thr obbing headache, dr owsiness, confusion, fast heart rate.
This CO Alar m is intended for residential use. It is not intended for use in industrial applications where Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) r equirements for carbon monoxide detectors must be met. CO alar ms may not waken all individuals.
An important point after buying a device First Alert CO511 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought First Alert CO511 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data First Alert CO511 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, First Alert CO511 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get First Alert CO511 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of First Alert CO511, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime First Alert CO511.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with First Alert CO511. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device First Alert CO511 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
