Owner's Manual

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AC INSTALLATION WARNINGS
ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD
• Turn off power to the area where you will install
this unit at the circuit breaker or fuse box
before beginning installation. Failure to turn
off the power before installation may result in
serious electrical shock, injury or death.
• Do not restore power until all alarms are
completely installed. Restoring power before
installation is complete may result in serious
electrical shock, injury or death.
• Turn off the power to the area where the
alarm is installed before removing it from
the mounting bracket. Failure to turn off the
power first may result in serious electrical
shock, injury or death.
• If any unit in the series does not alarm,
TURN OFF POWER and recheck connections.
If it does not alarm when you restore power,
replace it immediately.
• Attempting to disconnect the power connector
from the unit when the power is on may result
in electrical shock, serious injury or death.
• Failure to meet any of the above requirements
could damage the units and cause them to
malfunction, removing your protection.
• Improper wiring of the power connector or
the wiring leading to the power connector will
cause damage to the alarm and may lead to a
non-functioning alarm.
• This unit must be powered by a 24-hour,
120V AC pure sine wave, 60Hz circuit. Be sure
the circuit cannot be turned off by a switch,
dimmer, or ground fault circuit interrupter.
Failure to connect this unit to a 24-hour
circuit may prevent it from providing
constant protection.
• The alarm cannot be operated from power
derived from a square wave, modified square
wave or modified sine wave, inverter. These
types of inverters are sometimes used to
supply power to the structure in off grid
installations, such as solar or wind derived
power sources. These power sources produce
high peak voltages that will damage the alarm
• Never disconnect the power from an AC
powered unit to stop an unwanted alarm.
Doing so will disable the unit and remove
your protection. In the case of a true
unwanted alarm open a window or fan the
smoke away from the unit. The alarm will
reset automatically when it returns to
normal operation.
• Improper wiring of the power connector or
the wiring leading to the power connector
will cause damage to the alarm and may lead
to a non-functioning alarm. You must test to
ensure proper installation.
WHERE NOT TO INSTALL YOUR SMOKE ALARMS
For best performance, AVOID installing a smoke
alarm in these areas:
• Where combustion particles are produced.
Burning material creates combustion
particles which could cause your smoke alarm
to go off unnecessarily. Areas to avoid include
poorly ventilated kitchens, garages, boats,
recreational vehicles, and furnace rooms.
Keep a smoke alarm at least 20 feet (6 m)
from from the source of combustion particles
(stove, furnace, water heater, space heater)
if possible. In areas where a 20-foot (6 m)
distance is not possible – in mobile, or smaller