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Battery Installation, Replacement & Test
• Fold Red Battery Lever down into compartment with fresh replacement battery. If the
Red Battery Lever is not held down in the battery compartment by the battery, the
smoke alarm will not close and will not be operational.
Warning: Use of inferior batteries or incorrect types may cause a malfunction of the Alarm.
When replacing the battery and on reconnection of the detector to the base plate, make sure
ON after reinstalling the alarm on the base plate.
Battery Test
• Test alarm by pressing the Test Button for a few seconds. This should sound the alarm.
• If the battery module has a fault, the alarm will chirp every 40 seconds.
• Switch on mains power only when smoke alarm passes the above tests. The Green LED
on the smoke alarm will come ON.
Note: Weekly testing is recommended!
