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Getting started

Screen & keypad

The screen will display: the time, alarm
settings, low battery, faults, error
messages and fire alarm conditions.

If the Deafgard unit is in a fire condition,
the screen will display “FIRE”.

There are two battery compartments on
the front and back of the unit.

1. Connect the pillow pad to the

Deafgard unit using the cable and then

place the pad in the cradle.

2. Unscrew the battery compartments

and insert the batteries.

3. Screw the battery compartments
closed.

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Summary of Contents for Deafgard

Page 1: ...Compliance Made Easy Deafgard Operating Guide 2019 03 13...

Page 2: ...ge 2 Screen keypad Page 2 Batteries Page 3 The lights strobe and status Page 4 Setting the time Page 5 Fire alarm test Page 6 Using Deafgard Page 7 Alarm clock function Page 8 Self test Page 9 Sensiti...

Page 3: ...ashing light which wakes people up on the sound of the alarm The box should contain 1 Deafgard with pillow pad and connecting cable 2 A storage bag 3 Four C size LR14 batteries 4 Deafgard window stick...

Page 4: ...e Deafgard unit is in a fire condition the screen will display FIRE There are two battery compartments on the front and back of the unit 1 Connect the pillow pad to the Deafgard unit using the cable a...

Page 5: ...ble batteries The batteries supplied should last at least 12 months Deafgard regularly checks the battery life If the screen displays BATT it means there are approximately 7 days of battery life In th...

Page 6: ...according to the status of the Deafgard unit Under normal conditions when the Deafgard is turned on the status light will flash GREEN once every 16 seconds The status light will flash RED once every 8...

Page 7: ...ET and hold it down until only the minute numeral is shown d Press to adjust the minutes e Press TIME SET to finalise the changes The time can be set with the pillow pad in or out of the cradle but th...

Page 8: ...onds 3 Deafgard will activate within 20 seconds of hearing the fire alarm 4 Deafgard will remain in a fire alarm condition until the fire alarm stops 5 If Deafgard does not respond to your fire alarm...

Page 9: ...d otherwise the time will be displayed 3 The status light will flash GREEN every 16 seconds to show the unit is operational 4 To turn the unit off hold ON OFF for 6 seconds or until the display is bla...

Page 10: ...LARM SET and hold it down until only the hour numeral is showing on the screen By doing this again you can also set the minutes Note Once set the bell symbol will be displayed on the screen to show th...

Page 11: ...and the hardware of the unit will be checked If the Deafgard detects that there is a fault it will sound a warning tone the pillow pad will vibrate the status light will flash RED and the screen will...

Page 12: ...Carry out a fire alarm test See page 5 Note Do not over adjust the sensitivity as this may stop the unit from responding to the alarm correctly If the Deafgard is too sensitive to sound you can follo...

Page 13: ...unit if it is not responding to a fire alarm 2 Why doesn t the pillow pad vibrate Check the power is on Check all 4 batteries Check that the cable for the pillow pad is connected securely to the Deaf...

Page 14: ...rom the cradle and hold down MUTE SNOOZE until TEST is shown in the screen During the test a TEST should be shown on the screen b Both strobes should be flashing c There should be a continuous bleep d...

Page 15: ...Battery pack flat This may be shown on the screen as ER20 or BATT Whenever the Deafgard performs a self test routine every 7 days or on demand the battery pack voltages are checked If the batteries v...

Page 16: ...ne The warranty does not apply to any defect in the product arising from fair wear and tear wilful damage accident negligence by you or any third party abnormal working conditions failure to follow th...