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User’s Guide for Model KN-COPE-I
Combination
Photoelectric
Smoke and Carbon
Monoxide Alarm
• 120 VAC (Interconnectable)
• 2-LED Display
• 9V Battery Backup
• Front Load Battery
• Peak Level Memory
• Hush ®
• Voice Message System
®
• Low Battery Hush
For questions concerning your Smoke and Carbon Monoxide
Alarm, please call our Consumer Hotline at 1-800-880-6788.
For your convenience, write down the following information. If you call
our consumer hotline, these are the first questions you will
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What To Do When The Alarm Sounds! WARNING: Actuation of your CO Alarm ! indicates the presence of Carbon Monoxide (CO) which can kill you. When the carbon monoxide alarm sounds: If alarm signal sounds: 1) Operate the test/reset button PHONE NUMBER 2) Call your emergency services (Fire Dept. or 911) 3) Immediately move to fresh air - outdoors or by an open door/window. Do a head count to check that all persons are accounted for. Do not reenter the premises nor move away from the open door/ w
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What To Do When The Alarm Sounds! NEVER IGNORE THE SOUND OF THE ALARM! Determining what type of alarm has sounded is easy with your Kidde Combination Smoke/CO Alarm. The voice mes- sage warning system will inform you of the type of situa- tion occurring. Refer to the Features section on page 4 for a detailed description of each alarm pattern. When the smoke alarm sounds: Smoke alarms are designed to minimize false alarms. Cigarette smoke will not normally set off the alarm, unless the smoke is b
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What To Do When The Alarm Sounds! • Go to your predetermined meeting place. When two people have arrived one should leave to call 911 from a neighbor’s home, and the other should stay to perform a head count. • Do not reenter under any circumstance until fire officials give the go ahead. • There are situations where a smoke alarm may not be effective to protect against fire as noted by the NFPA and UL. For instance: - Smoking in bed. - Leaving children unsupervised. - Cleaning with flam
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Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..1 Product View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..2 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..4 Operating/Installation Instructions Step 1: Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Step 2: Installation Instructions: A. Recommended Installation Locations . . . . . . 9 B. Where Not to Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 C.
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Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Kidde Combination Photoelectric Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm model KN-COPE-IB. This alarm is suitable as a Single Station and/or Multiple Station (24 devices) alarm. This alarm has a five- year limited warranty. Please take a few minutes to thoroughly read this user’s guide which should be saved for future reference. Teach children how to respond to the alarms, and they should never play with the unit. Your Kidde Smoke/CO Alarm was designed to detec
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Product View FRONT Test/Reset/Hush Green& Red LED Button (Light Emitting Diode) Alarm Sounder Voice Speaker Battery Compartment 2
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Product View BACK Battery Door Tamper-Resist Slide Mounting Bracket Tamper Resist Latch 3
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Features • Permanent independent smoke and carbon monoxide sensors. • Smoke alarm takes precedence when both smoke and car- bon monoxide are present. • Alarm/Voice message warning system that alerts you of the following conditions in the manner described below, thus eliminating any confusion over which alarm is sounding: o FIRE: The alarm/voice pattern is three long alarm beeps fol- lowed by the verbal warning message “FIRE! FIRE!”. This pattern is repeated until the smoke is eliminated. The red
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Features • After seven (7) years of cumulative power up, this unit will “chirp” once every 30 seconds. This is an "operational end of life" feature which will indicate that it is time to replace the alarm. • Loud 85 decibel alarm • HUSH Control Feature that silences the unit during nuisance alarm situations (see page 16). • Oversized test button for easy activation • Test button performs the following functions: o Tests the units electronics and verifies proper unit operation o Resets the unit d
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Smoke Alarm Features Smoke Alarm The smoke alarm monitors the air for products of combus- tion that are produced when something is burning or smol- dering. When smoke particles in the smoke sensor reach a specified concentration, the alarm/voice message warning system will sound, and be accompanied by the flashing red LED light. The smoke alarm takes precedence when both smoke and carbon monoxide are present. NFPA 72 states: Life safety from fire in residential occupan- cies is based primarily o
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Carbon Monoxide Alarm Features • Smoke alarms cannot provide an alarm if smoke does not reach the alarm. Therefore, smoke alarms may not sense fires starting in chimneys, walls, on roofs, on the other side of a closed door or on a different floor. • If the alarm is located outside the bedroom or on a differ- ent floor, it may not wake up a sound sleeper. • The use of alcohol or drugs may also impair one’s ability to hear the smoke alarm. For maximum protection, a smoke alarm should be installed
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Operating and Installation Instructions Step 1 Installation Guide: IMPORTANT: THIS ALARM MUST BE MOUNTED ON A CEIL- ING OR WALL. IT WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR USE AS A TABLETOP DEVICE! INSTALL ONLY AS DETAILED! A. Recommended Installation Locations: Kidde recommends the installation of a Smoke/CO Alarm in the following loca- tions. For maximum protec- tion we suggest an alarm be installed on each level of a multilevel home, including every bedroom, hallways, fin- ished attics and basements. Put alarm
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Operating and Installation Instructions Sloped Ceiling Installation: The following information is from the National Fire Protection Association and is listed in Fire Code 72. Install Smoke Alarms on sloped, peaked or cathedral ceilings at, or within 3 ft (0.9m) of the highest point (measured horizon- tally). NFPA 72 states “Smoke alarms in rooms with ceiling slopes greater than 1 ft to 8 ft (.3 m-2.4 m) horizontally shall be located on the high side of the room”. NFPA 72 states “A row of alarms
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Operating and Installation Instructions WARNING - This product is intended for use in ordinary indoor locations of family living units. It is not designed to measure compliance with Occupational ! Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) commercial or industrial standards. B. Where Not to Install: Do not install in garages, kitchens, furnace rooms or bathrooms! INSTALL AT LEAST 5 FEET AWAY FROM ANY FUEL BURNING APPLIANCE. Do not install within 3 ft (.9m) of the following: The door to a kitchen,
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Operating and Installation Instructions Step 2 Wiring Instructions: Wiring Requirements • This smoke alarm should be installed on a U.L. listed or recognized junction box. All connections should be made by a qualified electrician and all wiring used shall be in accordance with articles 210 and 300.3(B) of the U.S. National Electrical Code ANSI/NFPA 70, NFPA 72 and/or any other codes having jurisdiction in your area. The mul- tiple station interconnect wiring to the alarms must be run in the sam
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Operating and Installation Instructions CO, Smoke/CO Combination, heat, etc.). This Smoke/CO combination alarm must be counted as a smoke alarm when determining the number of units on an intercon- nect line. With 18 alarms interconnected, it is still possible to interconnect up to a total of 6 remote signaling devices and /or relay modules (see page 15 for details on interconnecting Kidde devices). • The maximum wire run distance between the first and last unit in an interconnected system is 100
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Operating and Installation Instructions 2. Remove the mounting bracket from the back of the alarm by holding the mounting bracket and twisting the alarm in the direction indicated by the “OFF”arrow on the alarm cover. 3. After selecting the proper location for your Smoke/CO Alarm, as described on Pages 8-11, and wiring the AC QUICK CONNECT harness as described in the WIRING INSTRUCTIONS, attach the mounting bracket to the elec- trical box. To ensure aesthetic alignment of the alarm with the hall
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Operating and Installation Instructions 9. Pull the Battery Pull Tab (yellow tab protruding from unit) completely out of unit. This will automatically connect the battery. Step 4: Testing the Alarm CAUTION: Due to the loudness (85 decibels) of the alarm, always stand an arms length away from the unit when testing. The test/reset button has four purposes. It tests the unit’s electronics, resets the CO alarm, activates the HUSH fea- ture, and activates the Peak Level Memory Feature. After installa
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Operating and Installation Instructions • This alarm is interconnect compatible with the following alarms and accessories: – Smoke alarms: 1235, 1275, 1276, 1285, 1296, i12020, i12040, i12060, i12080, PE120, PI2000, KN-COSM-IB, KN-COSM-I, KN-SMFM-i and RF-SM-ACDC. Kidde/Firex 4618, 4518, 4480, 460, 484, and P4580 – Heat alarm: HD135°F – CO alarms: KN-COB-IC, KN-COP-IC, KN-COPF-i – Relay modules: 120X, SM120X, CO120X – Strobe Light: SL177i See User’s Guides for specific application information. •
