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DEVELOP AND PRACTICE A PLAN OF ESCAPE
BASICS OF ESCAPE PLAN
o Make a floor plan indicating all doors and windows and at least two escape routes from each
room. Second story windows may need a rope or chain ladder.
o Have a family meeting and discuss your escape plan, showing everyone what to do in case of
fire.
o Determine a place outside your home where all of you can meet if a fire occurs.
o Familiarize everyone with the sound of the smoke alarm and train them to leave your home when
they hear the sound.
o Identify children's bedrooms with red stickers placed in the upper left corner of the windows. They
are available from your local fire department.
o Practice a fire drill at least every six months. Practice allows you to test your plan before an
emergency. You may not be able to reach your children. It is important they know what to do!
WHAT TO DO WHEN THE ALARM SOUNDS
o Leave immediately by your plan of escape. Every second counts, so don't waste time getting
dressed or picking up valuables.
o In leaving, don't open any inside door without first feeling its surface. If hot, or if you see smoke
seeping through cracks,
don't open that door!
Instead, use your alternate exit. If inside door is
cool, place your shoulder against it, open it slightly and be ready to slam it shut if heat and smoke
rush in.
o Stay close to the floor if air is smoky. Breathe shallowly through a cloth, wet if possible.
o Once outside, go to your selected meeting place and make sure everyone is there.
o Call the fire department from your neighbor's home –
not from yours!
o Don't return to your home until fire officials say that it is all right to do so.
Blinks On once
approx every
40-45 seconds
Condition:
DC Power is present.
Recommendation:
None, alarm is operating properly.
OPERATIONAL SUMMARY
Silent
Blinks On
approx every
2 seconds
Condition:
Nuisance Alarm.
Recommendation:
If there is no hazard present, verify the alarm is mounted in the
correct location (see User's Manual, "AVOID THESE LOCATIONS" section). Reset alarm
as instructed below.
3 Beeps,
2 second pause,
Repeat
Blinks On
approx every
2 seconds
Condition:
Originating Smoke Alarm.
Recommendation:
If hazard is identified, please take all precautions if an alarm sounds
by calling an Emergency Service and getting out of the home.
Blinks On once
approx every
40-45 seconds
(normal operation
mode) or Blinks On
once approx every
10 seconds
(silence mode)
Condition:
One alarm has sensed smoke.
Recommendation:
QUICK FIND
®
Alarm Origination - The QUICK FIND
®
feature will
allow you to immediately locate the originating alarm (once the alarms have stopped
sounding). To initiate QUICK FIND
®
, press the Test/Silence button on any alarm. After
releasing the button, the originating alarm will continue to sound for approx 60 seconds.
In a non-interconnected installation, it is necessary to test each alarm to determine the
originating alarm. Reset the originating alarm.
Blinks On once
approx every
40-45 seconds
Condition:
Alarm needs to be reset due to varying conditions/previous alarms.
Recommendation:
To Reset the Alarm, hold the Test/Silence button for approx 10 seconds
or temporarily remove (and then replace) the battery. This will clear alarm origination.
Reset alarm after every alarm event.
Silent
1 Chirp
approx every
40 seconds
Condition:
Low Battery
Recommendation:
Check to make sure the battery activation pull tab has been completely
removed, battery polarity is correct and the battery terminals are making contact with the
smoke alarm contacts in the battery drawer. If chirp continues, replace the 9V battery
(see User's Manual for recommended battery types).
3 Beeps,
2 second pause,
Repeat
Silent
(alarmed
previously)
CONDITION / RECOMMENDATION
HORN
RED LED
Blinks On once
approx every
40-45 seconds
(normal operation
mode) or Blinks On
once approx every
10 seconds
(silence mode)
AUDIBLE & VISUAL SIGNALS
Blinks On once
approx every
40-45 seconds
1 Beep
approx every
60 seconds
Condition:
End-of-Service Life alarm.
Recommendation:
Replace alarm immediately. It will not detect smoke in this condition.
THIS PRODUCT IS LISTED TO CAN/ULC S531-02 STANDARD FOR SMOKE ALARMS
BY UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES, INC.
Blinks On
approx every
2 seconds
Condition:
Alarm has sensed smoke.
Recommendation:
Silence Feature is activated by pressing and releasing the Test/Silence
button on the initiating/originating alarm while in alarm condition. Silence mode will last
for approx. 8-12 minutes with the red LED blinking once approx. every 10 seconds.
3 Beeps,
2 second pause,
Repeat
