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4. Troubleshooting Guide
Trouble Condition
Visual Indications
Audible Indications
Action:
low Battery
Amber
LED
blinks
every
5
seconds
Chirp every 60 sec, voice every
30 sec: “Replace alarm.”
Voice stops after 5 mins.
*Remove, discharge, dispose unit, and replace as
soon as possible.
Fault Mode
Chirp every 30 sec.
Voice every 30 sec: “Error, see
trouble shooting guide”
After 5 mins: no voice message
*See Cleaning Your Alarm section.
* Push Test/Hush® button once to attempt to reset
the unit .
*Red LED will blink out an error code (number of
blinks) when Test/Hush® button is push/released
once. Report the number of blinks to customer
service if needed.
end of Unit life
Double chirp every 30 sec.
First 5 mins: Voice every 30 sec:
“Replace alarm, press button to
temporarily silence.” Voice stops
after 5 mins. After 7 days: Chirps
continue. Voice every 30 sec for
5 mins: “Replace alarm.”
* Push/release Test/Hush® button to temporarily
silence (see End of Unit Life Hush® Mode section
below)
* Remove, discharge, dispose unit, and replace as
soon as possible.
end of Unit life Hush®
Mode (after push/
release test/Hush®
button during end
of life)
Voice “Temporarily Silenced.”
End of Unit Life chirps silenced
for 24 hrs. (7 days after End of
Unit Life chirps begin, the chirps
cannot be silenced.)
* Remove, discharge, dispose unit, and replace as
soon as possible.
* 7 days after End of Unit Life chirps begin, the red
LED will blink out an error code (number of blinks)
when Test/Hush® button is push/released once.
Report the number of blinks to customer service
if needed.
If you require further information please contact Product Support at 1-800-880-6788 or write us at:
Kidde, 1016 Corporate Park Drive, Mebane, NC 27302. Our internet address is www.kidde.com.
