STATUS INDICATION
NORMAL STATE
In the normal state the multifunctional LED and test button on the side of
your Cautiex smoke alarm will flash every 48 seconds. This indicates that
your Cautiex smoke alarm is active and ready to warn you in case it senses
smoke.
ALARMING STATE
During an active alarm your Cautiex smoke alarm will emit a loud and
penetrating sound pattern designed to warn occupants. At the same time
the multifunctional LED and test button on the side of your Cautiex smoke
alarm will flash rapidly to indicate an alarm. Do NOT disregard an alarm
case. Disregarding an alarm case can result in serious injury or death.
LOW BATTERY STATE
Your Cautiex smoke alarm signals when its battery is near end of life. Emit-
ting a short acoustic “beep” every 48 seconds, indicates the battery is almost
empty. Your Cautiex smoke alarm will continue to warn about its low battery
state for at least 30 days. For your own safety do NOT delay replacing your
Cautiex smoke alarm.
ALARM PAUSE FUNCTION
In case of unintentional alarms or false alarms, you can mute your
Cautiex smoke alarm.
During an active alarm simply press the multifunctional LED and
test button on the side of your Cautiex smoke alarm once. This
stops the alarm and sets the device into a 10 minute pause state.
Your Cautiex smoke alarm automatically resumes to normal state
after 10 minutes have passed.
You can reactivate your Cautiex smoke alarm before the
10 minutes have passed by simply pressing the multifunctional
LED and test button on the side your Cautiex smoke alarm, dur-
ing paused state. The alarm will sound and the multifunctional
LED and test button will start flashing every 48 seconds to indi-
cate normal state.
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