0yr Sealed Battery Installed on Replace by Wi-Fi® Smoke + Carbon Monoxide Alarm User’s Manual Model: DC10-500 Important! Please read carefully and save this document. This user’s manual contains important information about your combination Smoke and CO Alarm’s operation. If you are installing this alarm for use by others, you must leave this manual (or a copy of it) with the end user.
Table of Contents 2 Welcome 3 Parts of this Alarm 4 Understanding Your Alarm 5 Where to Install 6-7 Where Not to Install 8 Set-Up and Installation 9 Wireless Interconnect 10 When the Alarm Sounds 10 - 11 Using the Silence Feature 11 Weekly Testing 12 Regular Maintenance 12 Alarm End of Life 13 Ionization and Photoelectric Technology 13 Fire Safety Tips 14 What You Need to Know Abou
Welcome Thank you for choosing First Alert for your safety needs. In addition to the alarm sounds, you can receive notifications in case of an emergency to help provide a warning of a fire or carbon monoxide leak while you are home or away. Please take time to read this manual and make this alarm an integral part of your family’s safety plan. Visit www.firstalert.com for additional information.
Parts of this Alarm 4 3 1 5 2 7 6 4 1 Test/Silence Button 4 Mounting Bracket 2 Color Indicator Ring 5 Mounting Slots 3 Speaker 6 Turn Alarm Clockwise to Attach 7 Turn Alarm Counterclockwise to Remove
Understanding Your Alarm LED Color Patterns Smoke / CO Events Voice Guide Power Up Power Up and Welcome “First Alert welcomes you to your Onelink Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm. The Onelink App will guide you through the simple setup process.” Programming, Silencing & Pairing [voice complete] Testing “The testing is complete. The test is done and you are protected.” Emergency [voice complete] “[Location, example: “Hallway”] Location Programmed.” Programming, Silencing & Pairing “Alarm silence.
Where to Install Minimum coverage for Smoke Alarms, as recommended by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), is one Smoke Alarm on every floor, in every sleeping area, and in every bedroom (See “Regulatory Information For Smoke Alarms” for details on the NFPA recommendations). For CO Alarms, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recommends that a CO Alarm should be centrally located outside of each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms.
Where to Install (Continued) 4” (102 mm) minimum CEILING between 4”- 6” (102 mm - 153 mm) from ceiling PLACE HERE SPEAKER OPENING IN UPPER LEFT CORNER DO NOT PLACE IN THIS AREA OR HERE WALL 7
Where Not to Install Do NOT locate this Smoke/CO Alarm: • • • • • • • • • • In garages, furnace rooms, crawl spaces and unfinished attics. Avoid extremely dusty, dirty or greasy areas. Where combustion particles are produced. Combustion particles form when something burns. Areas to avoid include poorly ventilated kitchens, garages, and furnace rooms. Keep units at least 20 feet (6 meters) from the sources of combustion particles (stove, furnace, water heater, space heater) if possible.
Set-Up & Installation Do not install this unit over an electrical junction box. Air currents around junction boxes can prevent smoke from reaching the sensing chamber and prevent the unit from alarming. Only AC powered units are intended for installation over junction boxes. Speaker Opening NOTE: Be sure to mount the product in the orientation specified in the next steps as this provides the most stability for mounting the product to the wall or ceiling.
Wireless Interconnect Benefits of Wireless Interconnect The wireless interconnect feature on this alarm allows you to connect each of your First Alert Onelink alarms so when one alarm sounds, they all will sound. ! WARNING: Install alarms and test to assure range and reliability of interconnection throughout the house. • First Alert Onelink alarms can typically communicate with each other if they’re 50ft (15m) apart inside a home.
When the Alarm Sounds (Continued) What To Do If The CO Alarm Sounds 1. Press the Test/Silence button (On App or on unit). 2. Call your emergency services, fire department or 911. 3. Immediately move to fresh air—outdoors or by an open door or window. Do a head count to check that all persons are accounted for.
Weekly Testing ! WARNING: NEVER use an open flame of any kind to test this unit. You might accidentally damage or set fire to the unit or to your home. NEVER use vehicle exhaust! Exhaust may cause permanent damage and voids your warranty. ! WARNING: DO NOT stand close to the Alarm when the horn is sounding. Exposure at close range may be harmful to your hearing. When testing, step away when horn starts sounding.
Alarm End of Life Permanently Deactivating the Alarm After 10 years of operation or Low Battery warning, deactivate the Alarm by following the diagram below: Insert a tool below the edge shown and break tab. Then slide activation switch to DEACTIVATE mode. NOTE: At end of life or low battery indication (chirp): unit must be put into deactivation mode to deactivate remaining stored energy in battery. Unit will no longer function once put into this mode. Unit will resist re-mounting.
Fire Safety Tips Follow safety rules and prevent hazardous situations: 1. Use smoking materials properly. Never smoke in bed. 2. Keep matches or lighters away from children. 3. Store flammable materials in proper containers. 4. Keep electrical appliances in good condition and don’t overload electrical circuits. 5. Keep stoves, barbecue grills, fireplaces and chimneys grease-free and debris-free. 6. Never leave anything cooking on the stove unattended. 7.
What You Need to Know About CO What is CO? CO is an invisible, odorless, tasteless gas produced when fossil fuels do not burn completely, or are exposed to heat (usually fire). Electrical appliances typically do not produce CO. These fuels include: Wood, coal, charcoal, oil, natural gas, gasoline, kerosene, and propane. Common appliances are often sources of CO. If they are not properly maintained, are improperly ventilated, or malfunction, CO levels can rise quickly.
Potential Sources of CO in the Home Fuel-Burning Appliances: Like portable heater, gas or wood burning fireplace, gas kitchen range or cooktop, gas clothes dryer. Damaged or Insufficient Venting: Corroded or disconnected water heater vent pipe, leaking chimney pipe or flue, or cracked heat exchanger, blocked or clogged chimney opening. Improper Use of Appliance/Device: Operating a barbecue grill or vehicle in an enclosed area (like a garage or screened porch).
Regulatory Information for CO Alarms What Levels of CO Cause an Alarm? Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Standard UL2034 requires residential CO Alarms to sound when exposed to levels of CO and exposure times as described below. They are measured in parts per million (ppm) of CO over time (in minutes). UL2034 Required Alarm Points*: If the alarm is exposed to 400 ppm of CO, IT MUST ALARM BETWEEN 4 & 15 MINUTES. If the alarm is exposed to 150 ppm of CO, IT MUST ALARM BETWEEN 10 & 50 MINUTES.
Regulatory Information for Smoke Alarms Installing Smoke Alarms in Single-Family Residences The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), recommends one Smoke Alarm on every floor, in every sleeping area, and in every bedroom. In new construction, the Smoke Alarms must be AC powered and interconnected. See “Agency Placement Recommendations” for details.
Regulatory Information Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance Statement NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Industry Canada (IC) Compliance Statement ENGLISH This device complies with Industry Canada License-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
Modular Devices FCC and Industry Canada Compliance Statements OEM Responsibilities to comply with FCC and Industry Canada Regulations The BLEMOD1 Module and AW-CU300 Module have been certified for integration into products only by OEM integrators under the following condition: 1. The transmitter module must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. As long as the condition above is met, further transmitter testing will not be required.
Special Compliance Considerations This Smoke Alarm is suitable for use in apartments, condominiums, townhouses, hospitals, day care facilities, health care facilities, boarding houses, group homes and dormitories provided a primary fire detection system already exists to meet fire detection requirements in common areas like lobbies, hallways, or porches. Using this Smoke Alarm in common areas may not provide sufficient warning to all residents or meet local fire protection ordinances/ regulations.
General Limitations for Smoke/CO Alarms This Smoke/CO Alarm is intended for residential use. It is not intended for use in industrial applications where Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements for Carbon Monoxide Alarms must be met. The Smoke Alarm portion of this device is not intended to alert hearing impaired residents. Special purpose Smoke Alarms should be installed for hearing impaired residents (CO Alarms are not yet available for the hearing impaired).
General Limitations for Smoke/CO Alarms (Continued) This Smoke/CO Alarm may not sense smoke or CO on another level of the home. Example: This alarm device, installed on the second floor, may not sense smoke or CO in the basement. For this reason, one alarm device may not give adequate early warning. Recommended minimum protection is one alarm device in every sleeping area, every bedroom, and on every level of your home.
Troubleshooting Guide App FAQ If the App... Problem... You Should... Is unable to be downloaded or installed. You cannot download or install the app. (Only works with iOS devices, not supported by Android). Contact Consumer Affairs Division. If the Alarm... Problem... You Should... Light flashes yellow and Horn sounds three “chirps” every minute. Voice: “Detector error. Please see manual or call customer service” every 5 hours. Malfunction Signal.
Limited Warranty BRK Brands, Inc., (“BRK”) the maker of First Alert® brand products warrants that for a period of ten years from the date of purchase, this product will be free from defects in material and workmanship. BRK, at its option, will repair or replace this product or any component of the product found to be defective during the warranty period. Replacement will be made with a new or re-manufactured product or component.
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