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RADION Life Safety
2020.06 | 03 | F.01U.361.555
Installation manual
Bosch Security Systems, B.V.
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Device testing
9.1
Manually testing smoke and heat detectors
Test your detectors after installation as well as weekly to make sure the detectors are
operating.
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Press and hold the test button until the detector emits a sound and the red LED flashes.
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Release the button to silence the test alarm.
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Repeat this procedure for all detectors in the system.
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Caution!
Do not test with flame as it will damage the detector and could cause a fire. If you test with
smoke, the detector will send an alarm message to the panel and alert the monitoring central
station, which may call the fire department.
Smoke test
Smoke detectors should be tested annually using canned aerosol simulated smoke (Smoke! in
a can, GE part number SM- 200). Refer to the manufacturers instruction on the can.
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Caution!
To avoid a fire department dispatch, contact the central monitoring station or put the system
into sensor test mode before activating the sensor using this method
9.2
Manually testing CO detectors
Frequent testing of the system is required. Test CO detectors:
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after installation
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once a week by pressing the test button
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after prolonged absence from the building
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After significant home remodeling work or projects
1.
Press and hold the test button. The green (power) LED flashes and the detector sounds
one time.
2.
Press the test button to silence the alarm and stop the test. The red light will continue to
flash.
Yearly CO detector test with CO test kit
You can test the CO detector with carbon monoxide using a commercial test kit (canned CO).
1.
Prepare the test as instructed by the CO test kit.
2.
Press the test button. The detector’s alarm sounds to confirm that the detector is
operating correctly by detecting CO.
3.
Press the test button to silence the alarm. If CO is still present, the red LED and sounder
will activate again after 4 minutes.
The alarm can only be silenced once during a CO occurrence. At levels > 250 ppm CO, the
alarm cannot be silenced.
If the alarms are indicating a fault, pressing the test button will silence the beeps for a 24 hour
period. This is for your convenience and can only be done once.
