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ELK-6050 Wireless Smoke Detector
Normal Mode Operation
o In normal operation, the Alarm/Status LED should flash once every
16 seconds.
o In alarm mode, the Alarm/Status LED should be ON – Red Color.
o In trouble or maintenance mode, the Alarm/Status LED is OFF.
Silencing an Alarm or Low Battery
o Press the Test/Silence button to silence the sounder during an alarm
and will also silence a Low Battery trouble chirp.
o After a few minutes the sounder and alarm will resume if smoke is
still present in the detection chamber.
Tamper Protection
A Fire Trouble signal will be transmitted to the Control when the Smoke
Detector front housing is removed from the backplate. Replacing the
detector onto the baseplate should restore the Fire Trouble condition. To
silence the trouble condition go to the keypad and press the " * " key. After
the tamper condition has been restored enter a valid User Code to reset
and clear the trouble condition.
Batteries
When the batteries become low the 6050 will extinguish its Alarm/Status
LED and communicate a low battery trouble to the Control. It will sound a
local chirp every 45 seconds until the batteries are replaced. The low
battery chirp can be silenced for 24 hours by pressing the Test/Silence
button. The 6050 meets the UL 1 year minimum battery life expectancy.
Replacing / Installing Batteries
Use only 3V lithium CR123A batteries, as listed on the battery compart-
ment cover. Replace both batteries at the same time.
NOTE: Prior to changing the batteries or performing any maintenance
ALWAYS contact your Central Monitoring Station to inform them that you
are working on the system.
A.
Remove the Smoke Detector from the baseplate by grasping the
front housing and twisting counterclockwise. A Fire Trouble
condition will be generated by the Control and annunciated at the
keypad.
To temporarily silence the trouble condition press the " * " key on
the keypad.
B.
Slide the battery compartment cover away from the smoke alarm
to unsnap it and lift it off.
C.
Remove and dispose of (recycle) the batteries appropriately.
D.
WAIT AT LEAST 20 SECONDS
after removing the old batteries
before installing the new batteries.
E.
Observe correct polarity and insert two new 3V lithium batteries
into the battery compartment. Lay the black ribbon in behind the
new batteries as they are installed.
Note: Use only new batteries when replacing old batteries. Do not
replace with batteries that were used previously. Use of a
different battery can detrimentally affect the smoke alarm opera-
tion. Caution: Constant exposures to high or low humidity may
reduce battery life.
F.
Replace the flat cover over the battery compartment.
G.
Align the
raised alignment tab on the lip of the smoke alarm with
the arrow on the mounting base and
reattach the smoke alarm to
the mounting baseplate.
K.
To clear the silenced trouble condition go to the keypad and enter
a valid User Code.
H.
Test the Smoke Detector and the Control to verify operation.
RF ACK (Acknowledge) Green & Orange/Red LED
This LED is located near the detector's Test/Silence button, but down
inside the cavity where the heat sensor is located. This LED helps provide
a way to verify that the wireless (RF) communications to the Control. The
LED will briefly flash Green if successful, or Orange/Red if unsuccessful.
To view this LED it may be necessary to look directly into the heat sensor
cavity. Bright lighting may hinder this viewing.
GREEN blink =
Detector has successfully communicated to the Control
and the signal was positively acknowledged.
ORANGE/RED blink =
Detector was not successful in communicating to
the Control after multiple attempts.
Refer to the Troubleshooting
section of this manual.
Full-Alarm Testing of the Smoke Detector
This sensor may be tested during install or at anytime after. At a minimum
It is recommended the product be tested annually in-place.
NOTE: Prior to conducting any testing ALWAYS contact your Central
Monitoring Station to inform them of the impending test.
A.
Use
GE/Interlogix/UTC SM200 Smoke! in a can
® for testing and
and follow the directions on the can.
It is also possible to hold a smoldering punk or cotton wick close to
the unit and gently direct the smoke into the smoke entry openings
for 20 seconds or until an alarm is indicated.
B.
The Alarm/Status LED should illuminate, the sounder should emit a
temporal 3 pattern, and the Control should be indicating a Fire alarm
condition. Fan the detector to clear the smoke source and stop the
local alarm. Enter a valid User Code at the Control Keypad to silence
and reset the alarm. Extinguish the smoke source after testing!
LOCAL (non-alarm) Testing of the Smoke Detector
The detector's operation with the Control can also be tested WITHOUT
causing a full alarm using the Control Walk Test mode (User Menu #3). This
DOES NOT TEST or confirm the operation of any alarm notification
appliances (Sirens/Bells), nor does it test the Central Station Communi-
cations. Use the Full-Alarm testing procedures for those purposes.
A.
Place the Control in the WalkTest Area mode (User Menu #3).
While in the Walk Test the communicator does not send
alarms to the Central Monitoring Station.
B.
Locate the Test/Silence button on the Smoke Detector front.
C.
Press and hold the Test/Silence button for 4 seconds, then
release. The Alarm/Status LED should blink indicating that the test
has begun. Then the following should occur:
1. The Alarm/Status LED should illuminate solid Red and the built-
in sounder should blast for several seconds.
2. The RF ACK (Acknowledge) LED (located near the Test/Silence
button) should flash Green as soon as the transmission is
acknowledged by the Control.
3. A chime tone should be heard at the keypad where Walk Test
was initiated.
You may also hear the Control speak a number
proceeded by the words "level." This is an approximate signal
strength of the sensor's transmission. The higher the better.
4. The same keypad will also display the number of zones that
have successfully been tested. This number increments as
additional zones are tested. Unfortunately there is no way to
view which Smoke Detector zone tested because that portion
of the Walk Test is only designed for Burglary tested zones.
D.
When satisfied with the test results press the " * " or Clear key to
exit the Walk Test Area mode.