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6. Operation
6.1 The escape plan (recommendation)
• Discuss and draw up an escape plan together
with your family and/or fellow residents.
• If possible, also plan alternative escape routes, as
a
fi
re can block standard routes.
• Demonstrate the alarm of the smoke detector
to your family and/or fellow residents (see
7.1.
Alarm simulation
) and make sure that everyone
knows what to do in the event of an alarm.
• Make sure that your children are also able to
recognise an alarm situation and get themselves
to safety.
• Designate a place outside your home as the
meeting point in case of an alarm.
• If necessary, practise what to do in case of an
alarm at regular intervals. The exercise helps your
family and/or fellow residents to leave the house
quickly and in an orderly manner in the event
of an alarm.
6.2 Alarm
• In the event of an alarm - as soon as the smoke
detector detects combustion particles or when
carrying out the simulation (see
7.1. Alarm
simulation
) – the
LED
fl
ashes quickly
(>1x per second) and an alarm signal is heard.
Alarm signal: 3 x signal tone, brief pause
3 x signal tone, brief pause, 3 x signal tone.
The alarm continues until the smoke detector no
longer detects combustion particles in the air,
you - in the event of a false alarm - activate mute
mode (see
6.4. Mute mode
) or end the alarm
simulation.
Warning
The triggering of an alarm always requires
your immediate attention and the taking of
appropriate action!
6.3 What to do in the event of an alarm
(recommendation)
Save yourself and others
• Keep calm!
• Warn other family members and/or fellow
residents!
• Now leave the house immediately and close all
doors and windows of your escape route - if this
can be done safely - to slow down the spread of
smoke and
fi
re.
• After leaving the house, go to your agreed
assembly point and make sure that everyone has
left the house.
Call the fire brigade
Call the
fi
re brigade as soon as you are safe.
Attempts to extinguish
Only attempt to extinguish the
fi
re yourself if you do
not endanger yourself (or others) and if you have
suitable extinguishing agents.
6.4 False alarm
Note
• Cigarette smoke will not normally trigger the
alarm unless the smoke is blown directly into
the smoke detector.
• Water vapour produced during cooking can
trigger an alarm if the smoke detector is
located near cooking points.
• If an alarm is triggered, check whether it is
actually an emergency.
• If there is
fi
re or smoke, call the
fi
re brigade or
act as in
6.3. What to do in the event of
an alarm (recommendation)
.
• Once you have ensured that the alarm is a false
alarm, open - if present - any windows to allow
potentially harmless steam / vapour to disperse
and clean the smoke detector as described in
7.3 Care
.
• If these measures are insu
ffi
cient, remove the
smoke detector and brie
fl
y remove the battery. Fit
and check the smoke detector immediately before
leaving the room! (
7.1 Test / alarm situation
)
7. Care and maintenance
7.1 Test / alarm situation
Press and hold the
TEST
button on the smoke detec-
tor to simulate the alarm. As in the case of an alarm,
the
LED
fl
ashes once per second and an alarm signal
sounds until you release the
TEST
button again.
Note
• Immediately replace smoke detectors that no
longer function correctly with new devices.
• It is recommended to test the unit weekly to
ensure proper functioning.
• Seek advice from the manufacturer if your
smoke detector does not work correctly.
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