Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SA4121B First Alert
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T ABLE OF CONTENTS Fire Safety Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Before Y ou Install This Smoke Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 How T o Install This Smoke Alarm .
2 The Mounting Bracket: T o remove the mounting bracket from the Smoke Alarm base, hold the Smoke Alarm base firmly and twist the mounting bracket counterclockwise. The mounting bracket installs onto the junction box. It has a variety of screw slots to fit most boxes.
3 Special Requirements For Interconnected Smoke Alarms • Failure to meet any of the above r equirements could damage the units and cause them to malfunction, removing your protection. • AC and AC/DC Smoke Alarms can be interconnected. Under AC power , all units will alarm when one senses smoke.
4 TO UNLOCK THE MOUNTING BRACKET ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD. T urn off the power to the area where the Smoke Alarm is installed before removing it fr om the mounting bracket. Failure to turn off the power first may result in serious electrical shock, injury or death.
5 IF THIS SMOKE ALARM SOUNDS RESPONDING TO AN ALARM During an alarm, you will hear a loud, repeating horn pattern: 3 beeps, pause, 3 beeps, pause. • If the unit alarms and you are not testing the unit, it is warning you of a potentially dangerous situation that requires your immediate attention.
6 AGENCY PLACEMENT RECOMMENDA TIONS NFP A 72 (National Fire Code) Smoke Alarms shall be installed in each separate sleeping room, outside each sleeping area in the immediate vicin- ity of the bedrooms and on each additional story of the family living unit, including basements and excluding crawl spaces and unfinished attics.
7 LIMIT A TIONS OF SMOKE ALARMS Smoke Alarms have played a key role in reducing deaths r esulting from home fires worldwide. However , like any warning device, Smoke Alarms can only work if they are properly located, installed, and maintained, and if smoke reaches the Alarms.
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