Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SCO5 First Alert
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Model SCO5 M08-0117-003 Q 06/07 Printed in Mexico IMPORT ANT! PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y AND SA VE. This user’ s manual contains important information about your Combination Carbon Monoxide & Smoke Alarm’ s operation. If you are installing this Alarm for use by others, you must leave this manual—or a copy of it—with the end user .
RECOMMENDED PLACEMENT • When installing on the wall, the top edge of Smoke Alarms should be placed between 4 inches (102 mm) and 12 inches (305 mm) from the wall/ceiling line. • When installing on the ceiling, place the alarm as close to the center as possible.
3 TO LOCK THE BA TTERY COMP ARTMENT Do not lock the batter y compartment until you activate the batter y and test the Smoke/CO Alarm. 1. Install the batteries befor e attaching the Alarm to the bracket. Insert the two (2) AA batteries (included) into the battery compartment.
T ype of Alarm Carbon Monoxide (CO) What Y ou See and Hear CO LED: Flashes Red Hor n: 4 beeps, pause, 4 beeps, pause Power/Smoke LED : Off Smoke Power/Smoke LED : Flashes Red Hor n: 3 beeps, pause, 3 beeps, pause CO LED: Of f IF THE CO ALARM SOUNDS Actuation of your CO Alarm indicates the presence of carbon monoxide (CO) which can kill you.
5 WHA T YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CO WHA T IS CO? CO is an invisible, odorless, tasteless gas pr oduced when fossil fuels do not burn completely , or are exposed to heat (usually fire). Electrical appliances typically do not pr oduce CO. These fuels include: W ood, coal, charcoal, oil, natural gas, gasoline, ker osene, and propane.
ABOUT SMOKE ALARMS Batter y (DC) operated Smoke Alarms: Pr ovide pr otection even when electricity fails, pr ovided the batteries ar e fresh and correctly installed. Units are easy to install, and do not requir e professional installation. AC power ed Smoke Alarms: Can be inter connected so if one unit senses smoke, all units alarm.
7 Printed in Mexico M08-0117-003 Q 06/07 First Alert ® is a registered trademark of the First Alert T rust. LIMITED W ARRANTY BRK Brands, Inc., ("BRK") the maker of First Alert ® brand products warrants that for a period of five years from the date of pur chase, this product will be fr ee from defects in material and workmanship.
An important point after buying a device First Alert SCO5 (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 SCO5 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 SCO5 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, First Alert SCO5 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get First Alert SCO5 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of First Alert SCO5, 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 SCO5.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with First Alert SCO5. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device First Alert SCO5 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
