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Manual P/N 820-1270 Rev . A 02/07 A TTENTION: Please take a few minutes to thor oughly read this user’ s guide which should be saved for future r eference and passed on to any subsequent owner .
Welcome Note: Many times throughout this User’ s Guide, we will refer to Carbon Monoxide as “CO”. This Kidde carbon monoxide (CO) alarm is an important part of your family’ s home safety plan. This alarm has been designed and tested to detect CO buildup in a residential environment.
Important W ar ning Statements W ARNING: This product is intended for use in ordinary indoor locations of family living units. It is not designed to measure com- pliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), commercial or industrial standards.
1. Information About Carbon Monoxide Carbon Monoxide PPM Levels (model KN-COP-IC with digital display only) Model KN-COP-IC is equipped with a digital display that shows levels of CO (displayed in PPM – parts per million). Lear n the difference between dangerous, high, mid and low levels.
2. Product Featur es and Specifications Red, Alarm LED Green, Power LED Ambe r, I nitiating Alarm LED AC Connector Pins T amper R esist Feature Battery Compartment T est/Reset Button Red, Alarm LED G .
Recommended Installation Locations CO alarms should be mounted in or near bedrooms and living areas. It is recommended that you install a Kidde CO alarm on each level of your home. When choosing your installation loca- tions, make sure you can hear the alarm from all sleeping areas.
• With 18 alarms interconnected, it is still possible to interconnect up to a total of six remote signaling devices and/or relay modules. • The maximum wire run distance between the first and last unit in an interconnected system is 1000’ (305 m).
T amper Resist Feature T o make this CO alarm somewhat tamper resistant, a tamper r esist feature has been provided. Activate the feature by br eaking off the four posts in the square holes in the mounting plate. When the posts are broken off, the tamper r esist tab on the base is allowed to engage the mounting plate.
Whenever the alarm is operating, the green Power LED is illuminated to indicate the unit is monitoring for CO. If the alar m senses dangerous lev- els of CO, the red Alarm LED will flash and the alarm will emit an audi- ble alarm pattern.
The following table illustrates the possible digital displays, describes the audible alarm patterns, and the recommended actions to take. Operating and Alarm Characteristics LED Display Shows Alarm Sound Unit Status Recommendation Brief “888” along with any number between 100 and 300.
8. Maintenance alarms will not be tested and will not alarm. However , when pressing the T est button on an interconnected smoke alarm, the CO alarm will emit a Smoke/Fire audible and visual alarm pattern of 3 long beeps, 1 second of silence, repeated.
FIVE YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY W arranty Coverage: T he manufactur er warrants to the original consumer purchaser , that t his product (except battery) will be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of five (5) years from date of purchase.
An important point after buying a device Kidde kn-cobic (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Kidde kn-cobic 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 Kidde kn-cobic - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Kidde kn-cobic you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Kidde kn-cobic will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Kidde kn-cobic, 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 Kidde kn-cobic.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Kidde kn-cobic. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Kidde kn-cobic 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
