UNDERSTANDING THE INDICATOR LIGHTS AND Unwanted alarms can occur if a Smoke Alarm is placed directly next to a fuel-burning HOW TO INSTALL THIS SMOKE ALARM WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF FIRE ALARM HORN PATTERNS source. Ventilate these areas as much as possible. This Smoke Alarm is designed to be mounted on any standard wiring junction box to a 4-inch (10 cm) size, on either the ceiling or wall. Read “Recommended Locations For Smoke Alarms” and Condition • Don’t panic; stay calm. Follow your family escape plan. LED (Red or Green Horn • In air streams near kitchens. Air currents can draw cooking smoke into the sensing “Locations to Avoid For Smoke Alarms” before you begin installation. Tools you will need: • Needle-nose pliers or utility knife • Standard Flathead screwdriver. Lights) • Get out of the house as quickly as possible. Don’t stop to get dressed or collect chamber of a Smoke Alarm near the kitchen. anything. Make sure the Alarm is not receiving excessively noisy power. Examples of noisy power could be major appliances on the same circuit, power from a generator or solar power, light dimmer on the same circuit or mounted near fluorescent lighting. Excessively noisy power may cause damage to your Alarm. • In very damp, humid or steamy areas, or directly near bathrooms with showers. Normal Operation Green LED ON; flashing No Audible Alarm • Feel doors with the back of your hand before opening them. If a door is cool, open it Keep units at least 10 feet (3 meters) away from showers, saunas, dishwashers, etc. (AC Power) Red LED once/ minute slowly. Don’t open a hot door. Keep doors and windows closed, unless you must • Where the temperatures are regularly below 40°F (4° C) or above 100° F (38° C) including escape through them. unheated buildings, outdoor rooms, porches, or unfinished attics or basements. Normal Operation Green LED OFF; Red LED No Audible Alarm • Cover your nose and mouth with a cloth (preferably damp). Take short, shallow breaths. • In very dusty, dirty, or greasy areas. Do not install a Smoke Alarm directly over the (DC Power – 9120B only) flashes once/minute stove or range. Clean a laundry room unit frequently to keep it free of dust or lint. • Meet at your planned meeting place outside your home, and do a head count to make sure everybody got out safely. • Near fresh air vents, ceiling fans, or in very drafty areas. Drafts can blow smoke away THE PARTS OF THIS SMOKE ALARM DURING TESTING Red LED flashes Horn pattern: from the unit, preventing it from reaching sensing chamber. • Call the Fire Department as soon as possible from outside. Give your address, then once every second 12356423978 3 beeps, pause, 3 beeps, • In insect infested areas. Insects can clog openings to the sensing chamber and cause your name. The Mounting Bracket: pause unwanted alarms. To remove the mounting bracket from the Smoke Alarm base, • Never go back inside a burning building for any reason. • Less than 12 inches (305 mm) away from fluorescent lights. Electrical “noise” canhold the Smoke Alarm base firmly and twist the mounting The Parts of This Unit Horn “chirps” • Contact your Fire Department for ideas on making your home safer. interfere with the sensor. bracket counterclockwise. The mounting bracket installs onto LOW OR MISSING Red LED flashes BATTERY (9120B only) once/minute once/minute • In “dead air” spaces. “Dead air” spaces may prevent smoke from reaching the Smoke Alarm. the junction box. It has a variety of screw slots to fit most boxes. 1 Mounting Bracket Alarms have various limitations. See "Limitations of Smoke Alarms" for details. AVOIDING DEAD AIR SPACES 2 Mounting Slots ALARM CONDITION Red LED flashes Horn pattern: “Dead air” spaces may prevent smoke from reaching the Smoke Alarm. To avoid dead air Smoke Initiating Device USING THE SILENCE FEATURE rapidly on the unit 3 beeps, pause, 3 beeps, spaces, follow the installation recommendations below. 3 Locking Pins (break out of bracket) that triggered the The Power Connector: pause repeating on all The Silence Feature on this unit can temporarily quiet an unwanted alarm for up to 10 minutes. On ceilings, install Smoke Alarms as close to the center of the ceiling as possible. If this isThe power connector plugs into a power input block on the Alarm. Alarms not possible, install the Smoke Alarm at least 4 inches (102 mm) from the wall or corner. Smoke Alarm. It supplies the unit with AC power. 4 Hot (Black) AC Wire For wall mounting (if allowed by building codes), the top edge of Smoke Alarms should be ALARM CONDITION Red LED on the Horn pattern: The Silence Feature does not disable the unit—it makes it temporarily less sensitive placed between 4 inches (102 mm) and 12 inches (305 mm) from the wall/ceiling line, below 5 Neutral (White) AC Wire • The black wire is “hot.” 3 beeps, pause, 3 beeps, to smoke. For your safety, if smoke around the unit is dense enough to suggest a typical “dead air” spaces. Interconnect Alarm other Alarms in an pause repeating on ...