8
Figure 6:
Solve the mounting base from the housing by turning it counterclockwise.
3. After the successful replacement of the battery, mount the housing of the smoke alarm back to
the mounting base. To fix this, rotate the housing clockwise (
see Figure 6
).
4. Thereafter, please check the smoke alarm detector by pressing the test button for about 5
seconds on its function. The smoke alarm detector should sound 3 times shortly. If the smoke
alarm detector give no beep of itself, is here eventually a malfunction or the battery has been
inserted incorrectly, please note + and - pole!
Note:
Please check the smoke alarm detector after replacing the battery always on its function!
7. Reasons for triggering a false alarm
The following may be causes of a false alarm:
Water and kitchen steam
high air humidity
dust
Strong drafts etc.
Usually the smoke of cigarettes does not trigger the alarm. If the alarm still be triggered, please
make sure that not a fire has activated the smoke alarm detector! If no fire is detected in one of
the rooms, you can deactivate the alarm of the smoke alarm detector by removing the batteries.
Then insert the batteries again and test the smoke alarm detector again on its function using by
the test button (
see chapter 4.1).
