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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations! You’ve made a wise
investment in your personal safety
with this innovative product.
This user manual contains important
information regarding the operation
of your FireAngel smoke alarm.
Ensure you read this manual fully
before installing and operating the
alarm. 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.
SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
There are two main types of smoke
alarms. Optical alarms are generally
more effective at detecting slow
burning fires which can smoulder for
hours before bursting into flames.
Ionisation type smoke alarms
are generally more effective at
detecting fast, flaming fires. Alarms
conforming to European Standard
EN 14604:2005 must respond to
both fire types within specified time
frames. The ATOM SL-602 uses an
optical (photoelectric) type sensor to