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smoke alarm is within the warranty period and terms indicate the nature of the problem,
return the unit to your dealer. Smoke detectors beyond warranty cannot be economically
repaired.
Abnormal air conditions may cause the smoke alarm to be highly sensitive and give
a false alarm. If no fire is apparent, ventilate the room and/or blow fresh air into the
motorhome until the alarm stops. Once cleared, the smoke alarm will automatically
reset. Dust can lead to excessive sensitivity; vacuum as recommended.
Carbon Monoxide Detector
Your motorhome is equipped with a carbon monoxide detector. Carbon monoxide
(CO) is a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas. Even low levels of CO have been known
to cause brain and other vital organ damage in unborn infants, with no effect on the
mother. In cases of mild exposure, symptoms include a slight headache, nausea, vom-
iting, and fatigue. Symptoms of medium exposure are severe throbbing headaches,
drowsiness, confusion and fast heart rate. Extreme exposure can result in uncon-
sciousness, convulsions, cardio-respirator failure and death. Young children and house-
hold pets may be the first affected. Your CO detector is designed to detect the toxic CO
fumes that result from vehicle exhaust and incomplete combustion sources like a fur-
nace, gas stove, or water heater. Consequently, it is uncommon for household smoke
from cigarettes or normal cooking to cause the alarm to sound.
Operating Instructions
The detector is equipped with a self-cleaning CO sensor and requires a ten minute
initial warm-up period to clean the sensor element and achieve stabilization. The green
power light should be lit when the power is on. If the light is not lit, turn off power and
check all wire connections. If power is on and connections are correct but the indicator
still does not light, the detector should be returned for service. Do not attempt to fix the
detector yourself.
The indicator light displays a specific color to monitor conditions as follows:
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Green color indicates an “ON” or normal condition. The CO detector has power
and is sensing air for presence of CO gas. The alarm horn will not sound.
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Yellow color indicates a “TROUBLE” or malfunction condition; the alarm horn
will sound and cannot be reset by TEST/RESET button. CO detector is not
working properly and must be immediately replaced or repaired.
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Red color indicates an “ALARM CONDITION”, the detector has sensed a pres-
ence of hazardous level of carbon monoxide. The alarm horn will sound contin-
uously until reset by the RESET switch.
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