TROUBLESHOOTING
DANGER: Always turn off power at main fuse box
or circuit breaker before taking trouble-
shooting action.
WARNING: DO NOT disconnect battery or AC
power to quiet an unwanted alarm.
This will remove your protection. Fan
the air or open a window to remove
smoke or dust.
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PROBLEM SOLUTION
Smoke alarm does not - Check that AC power
sound when tested. is turned on.
- Turn off power. Remove smoke
alarm from mounting plate and:
a. check that connector plug is
securely attached.
b. check that battery is proper
ly attached to connector.
- Clean smoke alarm.
Smoke alarm beeps about - Turn off power and replace
once a minute. battery. (See “Battery
Replacement” in the
“MAINTENANCE AND
CLEANING” section.)
Smoke alarm sounds - Hire an electrician to
unwanted alarms inter- move smoke alarm to
mittently or when a new location. See
residents are cooking, “SMOKE ALARM
taking showers, etc. PLACEMENT”
- Clean smoke alarm.
See “Cleaning” in the
“MAINTENANCE AND
CLEANING” section.
Interconnected smoke - Press and hold test
alarms do not sound when button for at least
system is tested. three seconds after
the first unit sounds.
The alarm sounds different - The alarm is operating cor-
than I’m used to. It starts and rectly. This alarm features
stops. the internationally recog-
nized horn signal for evacu-
ation. The horn pattern is 3
short beeps followed by a 2
second pause and then
repeats.
NOTE: Push test button for
at least five (5) seconds
while testing!
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