Manual
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PROGRAMMING
Thefollowingstepsareguidelinesforprogramming(learning)theWirelessCarbon
MonoxideAlarm(2GIG‐CO3‐345)intothe2GIGControlPanel.Scrollbetween
oponsusingthe←and→arrows.Movetothepreviousornextpromptby
pressingthe↑and↓arrows.
1 SelectRFsensor#(01to48).AssigntheWirelessCarbonMonoxideAlarmtoa
newzone.
2 SelectRFsensortype.
(14)24‐hourCarbonMonoxideAlarm
3 SelectRFequipmenttype.
4 SelectRFsensorequipmentcode.Enter0859(inCanada)or0860(inU.S.A.)for
the2GIG‐CO3‐345Alarm.
5 EnterRFsensorserialnumber(7digits).
ManualEntry:Typeinthelast7digitsoftheTXIDthatisfoundoutsidethebox
oronthe
bottomoftheheadunitbyremovingthebase.
AutoEntry:WiththepanelinLearn‐inmode(pressShiftthenLearn)causea
tamperonthealarmbytwistingthebaseunitcounter‐clockwiseandremoving
it.ThecorrectTXIDshouldappear.AcceptthecorrectTXIDbypressingok.
Remembertopressthe↓arrowtocontinuethroughthesystemconfiguration
prompts.
6 SelectRFsensorequipmentage.
(0)new(productisnew)
(1)existing(productalreadyexists)
7 SelectRFsensorloopnumber(1).
8 SelectRFsensor1dialerdelay.
(0)disabled(thereshouldneverbeadialerdelayonthistypeofalarm)
9 ConstructRFsensordescriptor.PressInsertthenpressanynumberbetween
002and255toaddaword.Forexample,ifyouwantedtonamethisalarmas
“CarbonMonoxideAlarm,”pressInsertthenpress032forCARBON
MONOXIDE.PressInsertthenpress005forALARM.
10 SelectRFsensorreports(0to1).
(1)enabled(sensorreportstothecentralstation)
11 SelectRFsensorsupervised(0to1).
(1)enabled(sensorreportslossofsupervisionorlowbattery)
12 SelectRFsensorchime(0to13).
(0)disabled(panelwillnotchimewhensensorisactivated)
13 Toprogramanothersensor,clicknext.
14 Toexitprogramming,clickskipthenendandexit.Uponexit,thepaneltakesa
fewsecondstoreset.
Installing and Mounting
Determinethebestlocationforthedetector,onethatprovidespropercarbon
monoxidedetection.
Proper Carbon Monoxide Detection Location
Wall‐mounteddetectorsshouldbepositionedatleastashighasalightswitch,and
atleastsixinches(15cm)fromtheceiling.Inaceilinglocation,thedetectorshould
beatleast12inches(30cm)fromanywall.
IdealLocations:
•Within10feet(3m)ofasleepingarea
•Insidethebedroom
ifitcontainsafuelburningappliance
•Oneveryfloorofthebuilding
• Ideally,installinanyroomthatcontainsafuelburningappliance
•Iftheapplianceortheroomisnotnormallyused,suchastheboilerroom,the
detectorshouldbeplacedjustoutsidetheroomsothealarmcan
beheard
moreeasily
ThisWirelessCarbonMonoxideAlarmshouldonlybecommissioned
andinstalledbyacompetentengineer.
NOTIdealLocations:
•Directlyaboveasink,cooker,stoveoroven
•Donotlocatedetectorwithin5feet(1.5m)ofanycookingappliance
•Nexttoadoororwindowthatwouldbeaffectedbydrafts,.extractorfanorair
vent
• Outside
•Donotinstallinanyenvironmentthatdoesnotcomplywiththe
detector’s
environmentalspecifications
•Inorbelowacupboard
•Whereairflowwouldbeobstructedbycurtainsorfurniture
•Wheredirtordustcouldcollectandblockthesensor
•Whereitcouldbeknocked,damaged,orinadvertentlyremoved
To Mount the Detector
1 Seethefigurebelowandinstallthemountingbaseontheceilingoronthewall
(iflocalordinancespermit)usingscrewlocationsasrequired.Usethetwo
screwsandanchorsprovided.Maneuverthebasesothescrewsareatthe
elbowofthescrewslotsandsecure.
2 Fitthedetectorinsidethebasebyaligningitoverthebaseasshown
(detector’salignmentnotchshouldbeslightlyoffsetfrommountingbase
tamperreleasetab).
3 Testthedetectoraftercompletingtheinstallation(seeTest in gtheDetector).
Seethe2GIGSecuritySystemInstallGuideforadditionalinformation
concerningtheuseofwirelessdevices.
WARNING: DONOTattachthedetectortoremovableceilingpanels.
4 Twowarninglabelsareprovidedinthedetectorbox.PlaceonenexttotheCO
detectorandanotherneartoasourceoffreshairwheremembersofthe
householdwill gatherifalarmsignalsounds.
WARNING:
Airbornedustparticlescanenterthedetector.2GIGTec hnolo gies
recommendstheremovalofdetectorsbeforebeginningconstructionor
anyotherdustproducingactivity.Carbonmonoxidedetectorsarenotto
beusedwithdetectorguardsunlessthecombinationhasbeenevaluated
andfoundsuitableforthatpurpose.
Tamper Protection
AtamperalertisdisplayedattheControlPanelifthebuilt‐intamperswitchis
removedfromitsmountingbase.TheWirelessCarbonMonoxideAlarmincludesa
tamperresistantfeaturethatpreventsremovalfromthemountingbasewithoutthe
useofatool.Toengagethetamperresistantfeature,cut
thesmallplastictab
locatedonthemountingbaseandtheninstallthedetector.
Toremovethedetectorfromthebaseonceithasbeenmadetamperresistant,use
appropriatescrewdrivertodepressthesquaretamperreleasetablocatedonthe
skirtofthemountingbaseandturnthedetectorcounterclockwise.
Testing the Detector
Befor etesting,notifythecentralmonitoringstationthatthesecuritysystemis
undergoingtestsandmaintenance.Thisactionpreventsunwantedalarms.
TestingthedetectoractivatesanalarmandsendsanalarmsignaltotheControl
Panel.Also,thetestfunctioncannotbeusedifthedetectorhasatroubleorend‐
of‐
lifecondition.
Detectorsmustbetestedafterinstallationandfollowingperiodicmaintenance.
To Test Detector Operation
Totestthedetector’ssounder,LEDs,andtransmitter,dothefollowing:
1 Thetestbuttonislocatedonthedetectorhousing.
2 Pushandholdthetestbuttonforaminimumof5seconds.TheControlPanel
willtriggerandthedetectorwillgointoalarm.Thesounderbeginsthe
temporal4patternandtheredLEDblinks.Thesecuritysystem’sControlPanel
displaysthedetector’snameinalarm.