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Wireless Transmission Path Test
A good RF transmission path must be established from the proposed mounting
location before permanently installing the smoke detector. To determine that
there is good signal reception from the proposed location, do the following:
1. Activate the wireless system's test mode.
2. Depress and hold the smoke detector's TEST button for at least 45 seconds.
Within 15 seconds, the detector's horn will start to sound and the unit will
begin to transmit alarm signals about once every 4 seconds.
3. The wireless system's console will emit at least 3 tones each time an alarm
transmission is received, and will display the transmitting detector's ID
number.
4. When the above has occurred, release the button. Within 10 seconds the
detector's horn will stop. About 1 second later the ID number will clear from
the console display.
5. If the console does not respond as noted, move the detector to another
location and repeat the transmission path test until a satisfactory location can
be found.
Detector Mounting Procedure
1. If the bracket is installed on the detector, remove the bracket by depressing
the release tab marked PRESS, then pivot the bracket away and free of the
detector.
2. Use the bracket as a template to locate and mark two mounting holes. Drill
two 3/16 inch diameter holes, and insert the plastic expansion anchors. Hold
the bracket in place and thread the two screws (supplied) into the anchors.
Be careful to correctly orient the UP arrow on the bracket for correct
positioning of the detector if mounting on a wall. Tighten the screws.
3. Install the detector (with batteries installed) onto the bracket as follows,
referring to Figure 4: Hook the detector over the loop at one end of the
bracket, then swing the detector gently upward toward the release tab at the
other side of the bracket until the detector snaps into the locked position. Test
the detector immediately after completing the installation.
Important: Caution should be observed during installation to prevent dust, hair
and other foreign matters from contaminating the optical sensing mechanism.
DETECTOR
BRACKET
“PRESS”
LEVER
HOOK
1. MOUNT BRACKET SECURELY
TO CEILING WITH SCREWS
SUPPLIED.
2. INSTALL ONE END (END
OPPOSITE “PRESS” LEVER)
OVER HOOK ON BRACKET TO
SUPPORT THAT SIDE OF THE
DETECTOR.
3. SWING OTHER SIDE OF DETECTOR UPWARD AND
PUSH FIRMLY UNTIL DETECTOR LOCKS INTO
POSITION ONTO BRACKET.
4. TO RELEASE BRACKET AFTER MOUNTING, PUSH UPWARD ON
LEVER MARKED “PRESS” , LOWER THAT SIDE OF DETECTOR AND
THEN UNHOOK FROM BRACKET AT OTHER SIDE.
Figure 4. Mounting the Smoke Detector
TESTING THE SMOKE DETECTOR
The following procedure should be performed after installation is completed.
THIS TEST SHOULD ALSO BE PERFORMED ON A REGULAR BASIS (AT
LEAST WEEKLY) BY THE USER.
1. Activate the wireless system's test mode.
2. Press
and hold down the smoke detector's TEST button and observe the
following:
a) Within 15 seconds, the detector's horn should sound.
b) The smoke detector should begin transmitting an alarm signal (every 12
seconds) to the receiver, and the console should emit 3 tones each time a
signal is received. The detector's ID number should also be displayed on
the system's console.
3. Release the TEST button. The audible alarm from the detector will continue
for up to 10 seconds. Approximately 1 second after the horn stops, the ID
number should disappear from the console display .
TO THE INSTALLER
Regular maintenance and inspection (at least annually) by the installer and
frequent testing by the user are vital to continuous satisfactory operation of
any alarm system.
The installer should assume the responsibility of developing and offering a
regular maintenance program to the user as well as acquainting the user
with the proper operation and limitations of the alarm system and its
component parts. Recommendations must be included for a specific
program of frequent testing (at least weekly) to insure the system's proper
operation at all times.
SUMMARY OF DETECTOR FUNCTIONS
LED
HORN
STATUS
Flashes every 7
seconds
Silent
Normal, functioning
properly
Flashes every 7
seconds
Beeps once every
15 seconds
Low battery or detector
malfunction
On steadily
On continuously
Alarm, detecting smoke
BATTERY REPLACEMENT
The smoke detector's batteries should be changed within 7 days following a
"LOW BATTERY" message at the system's console. The smoke detector itself
will also provide a low battery indication by producing a beep once every 15
seconds. Duracell MN 1604 alkaline batteries are the only acceptable batteries
for use in this product. When replacing weak batteries, be sure to replace BOTH
batteries with fresh ones.
1. Remove the smoke detector from its mounting bracket by pressing the
release tab (marked PRESS) and pivoting the detector away from and off the
bracket.
2. Remove the old batteries. Momentarily short the detector's battery
contacts (or wait 90 seconds) before installing two fresh Duracell MN 1604,
9-volt alkaline batteries in their correct positions in the detector's battery
compartment (see
BATTERY INSTALLATION in a previous section). Be sure