Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Model GCO1 First Alert
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1 IMPORT ANT! PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y AND SA VE. This unit was shipped with a user’ s manual that contains important information about its operation. If you ar e installing this unit for use by others, you must leave this manual—or a copy of it—with the end user .
2 INST ALLA TION, Continued See “Avoiding Dead Air Spaces” for more information. NOTE: For any location, make sur e no door or other obstruction could keep carbon monoxide or gas fr om r eaching the Alarm. This unit should r eceive continuous electrical power .
1. T est/Silence Button: Pr ess and hold to activate test, or to silence the alarm. 2. POWER Light (GREEN) 3. Display 4. (Behind the Cover) Alarm Horn: 85dB audible alarm for test, alarm, and unit malfunction war ning. 5. Display Button: Press to r ecall highest CO level recor ded 6.
UNDERST ANDING THE LIGHT , HORN, AND DISPLA Y P A TTERNS Horn Display Condition LED NORMAL AC POWER LED is Gre en. BA TTERY BACK-UP POWER LED is Off, flashing Gr een once every 45 seconds DURING TESTI.
5 WEEKL Y TESTING • NEVER use an open flame of any kind to test this unit. Y ou might accidentally damage or set fire to the unit or to your home. The built-in test switch accurately tests the unit’ s operation as required by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
HOW CAN I PROTECT MY F AMIL Y FROM CO POISONING? A Gas/CO Alarm is an excellent means of pr otection. It monitors the air and sounds a loud alarm befor e Carbon Monoxide levels become thr eatening for average, healthy adults. A Gas/CO Alar m is not a substitute for proper maintenance of home appliances.
7 Once a minute, the alarm sounds 3 quick “chirps”, and the gr een light flashes quickly thr ee times. Unit malfunction. Unit needs to be replaced. Based on self-diagnostic tests, the unit has detected a fault or the Alarm has r eached its end-of-life, 5 years.
An important point after buying a device First Alert Model GCO1 (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 Model GCO1 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 Model GCO1 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, First Alert Model GCO1 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get First Alert Model GCO1 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of First Alert Model GCO1, 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 Model GCO1.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with First Alert Model GCO1. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device First Alert Model GCO1 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
