Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SA520 First Alert
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Printed in Mexico M08-0149-002 Q 05/06 IMPOR T ANT! PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y AND SA VE. This user’ s manual contains important information about your Smoke Alarm’ s operation. If you are installing this Smoke Alarm for use by others, you must leave this manual—or a copy of it—with the end user .
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 counter clockwise. The mounting bracket installs onto the junction box. It has a variety of scr ew slots to fit most boxes.
The basic installation of this Smoke Alarm is similar whether you want to install one Smoke Alarm, or interconnect more than one Smoke Alarm. If you are interconnecting mor e than one Smoke Alarm, you MUST read “Special Requirements For Interconnected Smoke Alarms” below befor e you begin installation.
OPTIONAL LOCKING FEA TURES The locking featur es ar e designed to discourage unauthorized removal of the battery or Alarm. It is not necessary to activate the locks in single-family households where unauthorized battery or Alarm removal is not a concern.
5 IF THIS SMOKE ALARM SOUNDS RESPONDING TO AN ALARM During an alar m, 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 danger ous situation that r equires your immediate attention.
RECOMMENDED LOCA TIONS FOR SMOKE ALARMS Installing Smoke Alar ms in Single-Family Residences The National Fire Protection Association (NFP A), recommends one Smoke Alarm on every floor , in every sleeping ar ea, and in every bedr oom. In new construction, the Smoke Alarms must be AC powered and interconnected.
SPECIAL COMPLIANCE CONSIDERA TIONS This Smoke Alar m alone is not a suitable substitute for complete fire detection systems in places housing many people—like apar tment buildings, condominiums, hot.
An important point after buying a device First Alert SA520 (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 SA520 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 SA520 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, First Alert SA520 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get First Alert SA520 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of First Alert SA520, 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 SA520.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with First Alert SA520. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device First Alert SA520 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
