Installation Guide

PHOTOELECTRIC TYPE SINGLE/MULTIPLE STATION SMOKE ALARM,
AC POWERED, WITH BATTERY BACK-UP & TANDEM WIRE CONNECTION
Installation Instructions - Owner's/User’s Information Manual -READ CAREFULLY AND SAVE
INTRODUCTION S1209 SERIES
The S1209 Series photoelectric type smoke alarm for use as an
evacuation device in all residential applications and as a supervisory
alarm on a protected premises. The device has a solid state piezo
signal to warn and alert the household to the presence of threatening
smoke, as well as annunciate a trouble condition at the protected
premises system.
Your photoelectric smoke alarm is designed to detect the smoke
that results from an actual fire. Consequently, it is uncommon for
household smoke such as cigarette smoke or normal cooking smoke
to cause an alarm.
BASIC SAFETY INFORMATION
Dangers, Warnings, Cautions and Notices alert you to important
operating procedures or to potentially hazardous situations. Pay
special attention to these items.
WARNING!
This photoelectric smoke alarm is listed for use in single-family and
multi-family residences, along with hotels, motels and other
commercial residential occupancies.
This photoelectric smoke alarm must receive continuous 120VAC,
60Hz , pure sine wave electrical power. (battery is meant for
emergency back-up only). In order for the emergency battery back-
up to work, a new battery must be properly installed (see BATTERY
INSTALLATION section).
NEVER ignore your smoke alarm if it sounds. Refer to IF YOUR
SMOKE ALARM SOUNDS section for more information. Failure to
do so can result in serious injury or death.
Test this device once a week per manufacturer installation
recommendation. If the device ever fails to test correctly, replace
immediately! If the device is not working properly, it can not alert
you to a problem.
This product is intended for use in indoor locations of family
dwelling units.
MODELS
(SEE BACK OF SMOKE ALARM FOR EXACT MODEL)
*S1209..........................120VAC, 60Hz with temporal horn
* These units produce a temporal audible alarm for smoke alarm
notification. Per NFPA 72, the American National Standard Audible
Emergency Evacuation Signal as defined in ANSI S3.41, is required
whenever the intended response is to evacuate the building.
OPTIONS
F - 1 Form A/1 Form C Auxiliary Relay
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
OPERATING VOLTAGE. . . . . . . . . 120VAC, 60Hz
OPERATING CURRENT. . . . . . . . . 0.045 amps
OPERATING AMBIENT
TEMPERATURE RANGE . . . . . . . 40
O
F to 100
O
F
ALARM HORN RATING. . . . . . . . . 85dBA at 10 feet
NOTICE: In the event AC Power fails, a 9VDC battery will provide
proper alarm operation for a minimum of 24 hours.
HOW THE SMOKE ALARM WORKS
GENERAL INFORMATION - SMOKE ALARM
The S1209 Series alarm operates on the photoelectric light
scatter principle. The device’s sensing chamber houses a light
source and a light sensor.
The darkened sensing chamber is exposed to the atmosphere
and designed to permit optimum smoke entry from any direction
while rejecting light from outside the smoke alarm.
The light source is an infrared (invisible) LED which pulses every
30 seconds to detect smoke. The light sensor is a photodiode
matched to the light frequency of the LED light source.
Under normal conditions, the light generated by the pulsing
infrared LED is not seen by the light sensor, as it is positioned out of
the direct path of the light beam. When smoke enters the sensing
S1209 SERIES
PHOTOELECTRIC
SMOKE ALARM
chamber, light from the pulsing LED light source is reflected by the
smoke particles onto the photodiode light sensor. At the first sighting
of smoke, the device is put into a pre-alarm mode. This is indicated
by a rapidly flashing red LED on the face of the smoke alarm.
Once the light sensor confirms smoke for 2 consecutive pulses
inside the chamber, the light sensor produces the signal necessary
to trigger the device and sound the electronic horn.
HOW TO TELL IF THE SMOKE ALARM IS
WORKING PROPERLY
Your device is provided with an alarm horn and flashing red Light
Emitting Diode (LED) indicator, which flashes every 15-30 seconds,
and a green AC power on LED.
Test button function: when test button is pressed, the full operation
of the light source, light sensor and smoke sensor circuit are verified
and will initiate an alarm.
If the battery is low or missing, a chirp will be emitted. If the
smoke alarm is malfunctioning, two chirps will sound. If AC power
fails, the green LED will turn off.
NOTE: Tandem Interconnected Devices.
When testing one device, the device that is activated will flash the
red indicator light and sound its alarm horn. All other units will
sound the alarm horn with their red indicator lights remaining off.
FIRE PROTECTION PLAN: WHAT YOU CAN DO TO
MAKE YOUR FAMILY SAFE FROM FIRES
This smoke alarm can quickly alert you to the presence of smoke
- it cannot prevent fire. The ultimate responsibility for fire protection
rests solely on you.
Installing smoke alarms is just the first step in protecting your
family from fires. You also must reduce the chances that fires will
start in your home and increase your chances of safely escaping if
one does start. To have an effective fire safety program:
a. Install smoke alarms properly following the instructions in
this manual. Keep your units clean. Test your smoke alarm
weekly and have unit repaired or replace unit when it no longer
functions. As with any electronic product, smoke alarms have a
limited life and devices that don't work cannot protect you.
b. Follow safety rules and prevent hazardous situations:
Use smoking materials properly; never smoke in bed.
Keep matches and cigarette lighters away from children.
Store flammable materials in proper containers and never use
them near open flames or sparks.
Keep electrical appliances and cords in good working order and
do not overload electrical circuits.
Keep stoves, fireplaces, chimneys, and barbecue grills grease-
free and make sure they are properly installed away from
combustible materials.
Keep portable heaters and open flames such as candles away
from combustible materials.
Do not allow rubbish to accumulate.
Do not leave small children home alone
c. Develop a family escape plan and practice it with your entire
family, especially small children.
Draw and post a floor plan of your home and find two ways to exit
from each room. There should be one way to get out of each
bedroom without opening the door.
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