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User’s Guide
CARRIER CO Alarm with
Digital Display and Peak Level Memory
Model: KN-COPP-3-RC
Assembly: COALMCCNRB01-A
IAS 6-96 SECOND EDITION CO ALARM
IAS 6-96 2ND EDITION CO ALARM
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ALSO COMPLIES WITH CSA 6.19-01
ALSO COMPLIES WITH CSA 6.19-01
For questions concerning your Carbon Monoxide Alarm,
please call our Consumer Hotline at 1-800-880-6788.
Please have the following information
ready when calling:
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Table of Contents Quick Set Up Guide Introduction Features • Views • What CO alarms can and cannot do Installation Battery Installation Battery Backup Operation Operation • Normal operating characteristics • Testing the electronics • How to know if your alarm is malfunctioning • How to care for your alarm • Peak level memory Carbon Monoxide • Home safety tips • Warning signs What to Do When the Alarm Sounds • How to respond to the alarm • Who you should call if you suspect you have CO in your ho
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IMPORTANT THIS CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM IS DESIGNED TO DETECT CARBON MONOXIDE FROM ANY SOURCE OF IMPROPER OR MALFUNCTIONING APPLIANCES. IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO DETECT SMOKE, FIRE, OR ANY OTHER GAS. WARNING! THIS CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR INSTALLING AND MAINTAINING AN APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF SMOKE ALARMS IN YOUR HOME. THIS CARBON MONOXIDE WILL NOT SENSE SMOKE, FIRE, OR ANY POISONOUS GAS OTHER THAN CARBON MONOXIDE. FOR THIS REASON YOU MUST INSTALL SMOKE ALARMS TO PROVIDE EARLY WARNING
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Quick Set Up Guide We urge you to read this entire manual in the sequence it is presented. Listed below are six easy steps for setting up your Carrier CO alarm. Please read this entire guide for complete information. Setting up your alarm for first time operation: Step 1 Determine the best location for your CO alarm(s). Usually this is in or near bedrooms. The alarm should be located where it can wake you if it alarms at night. Refer to page 8 for installation location information. Step 2 You
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Quick Set Up Guide Step 5 If the battery pack has a full charge when first powered up, you will see three eights in the digital display indicating the alarm is warming up. After approximately 20 seconds, the first reading will be dis- played. The number on the display should be “0”. If the battery pack is partially charged,“Lb”(Low battery) will flash every second alternat- ing with a “0” until the battery is charged. If this occurs, see page 13 for complete information. Step 6 Make sure the
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Introduction This Carrier carbon monoxide (CO) alarm is an important part of your family’s home safety plan. As a new owner of a CO alarm, there are some basic facts you should know for your protection and convenience. Many people think that CO alarms operate like smoke alarms. Like smoke alarms, CO alarms monitor the air in your home and sound a loud alarm to warn you of trouble. The way you respond to a CO alarm is quite different than a smoke alarm. That’s because a house fire and a carbon
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Features Carrier CO Alarm – front view Blinking Digital Red Dot Display PARTS PER MILLION OF CO (Lb = Low or No Battery) TEST-RESET PEAK LEVEL Carbon Monoxide ALARM Peak Level Test/Reset Button Button Alarm Sounder Carrier CO Alarm – rear view Thumb Grip for Back Door Adapter Removal Thumb (Slide Down) Release Removable Adapter Back Door Door “Latches” at all four corners of Key Holes back door Slide Support for Table Top and Direct Plug Use 4
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Features Digital Display The continuous digital display shows you the level of carbon monoxide (if any) the unit is sensing. The unit updates the digital display every 15 seconds . Note: If the unit does not sense any CO, the reading is zero (0). In most homes, the unit reads “0” all the time. Areading of “0” is expected under normal conditions. The blinking dot after the number shows the unit is operating. Test/Reset Button The Test/Reset button has three functions: 1. Press this button to
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Features Pull-Out Transformer/Adapter This unique Carrier feature enables the alarm to be used as a direct plug unit, a wall mounted unit or a table top unit. Note: This CO alarm is not battery operated. Warning : Do not use any other type of rechargeable battery in your alarm or attempt to recharge the battery pack yourself. Improper charg- ing may even cause the battery pack to overheat or leak, thus posing possible injury to the user. Rear view with back door removed Carrier Rechargeable
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Features What Carbon Monoxide Alarms Can and Cannot Do CO alarms are designed to sense unacceptable levels of CO from malfunctioning furnaces, appliances, gas engines or other sources. This Carbon Monoxide alarm is not a substitute for installing and maintaining an operational smoke alarm. CO alarms provide early warning of the presence of carbon monox- ide, usually before a healthy adult would experience symptoms. This early warning is possible, however, only if your Carrier CO alarm is located
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Installation Where to Install Your CO Alarm Your Carrier CO alarm should be mounted in or near bedrooms and liv- ing areas. It is recommended that you install a Carrier CO alarm on each level of a multi-level home. You may use the number and location of smoke alarms installed in your home according to current building code requirements as a guide to the location of your Carrier CO alarm(s). WHEN CHOOSING YOUR INSTALLATION LOCATIONS, MAKE SURE YOU CAN HEAR THE ALARM FROM ALL SLEEPING AREAS. IF Y
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Installation Where Not to Install Your CO Alarm To avoid causing damage to the unit, to provide optimum protection, and to prevent unnecessary alarms, follow the directions below : It is recommended that you do not install this CO alarm in garages, kitchens or furnace rooms. Installation in these areas could lead to nuisance alarms, may expose the sensor to substances that could damage or contaminate it, or the alarm may not be heard by persons in other areas of the home, especially if they
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Installation Avoid the following: • Excessive spillage or reverse venting of fuel burning appliances caused by outdoor ambient conditions, such as: 1) Wind direction and/or velocity, including high gusts of wind. Heavy air in the vent pipes (cold/humid air with extended periods between cycles). 2) Negative pressure differential resulting from the use of exhaust fans. 3) Simultaneous operation of several fuel burning appliances competing for limited internal air. 4) Vent pipe connections vi
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Installation If the outlet is mounted horizontally (sideways): If you are going to use your alarm as a direct plug and you are going to plug in to an outlet that is mounted horizontally (sideways), you will need to rotate the adapter 90˚. To rotate the adapter: 1. With back of the unit facing towards you and the adapter located at the top, place your thumbs on thumb grips. 2. Pull with your thumbs in the direction of the arrows on the thumb grips and slide the back door toward you until it s
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Installation For a wall-mounted unit, you will need to pull out the removable adapter and power cord. To install: 1. Follow steps 1 through 4 in the previous Cord section under “To Rotate the Adapter.” Recess 2. With the adapter removed, pull the power cord out of the cord recess, remove the twist tie, and extend the power cord. 3. With the power cord extended, press the last few inches of the power cord back into the cord recess. Gently pull the cord at the bottom of the cord recess until the
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Battery Installation Note: This alarm is shipped from the factory with the battery dis- connected from the alarm. Battery Installation and Operation Install the battery by first removing the battery door Red Battery and the battery pack. Dot Align the connector with the slot in the battery. Insure the Connector orientation of the two align- ment ribs align with the slots in Red Wire the battery case. (Red dot on battery will align Alignment with red wire). Press the con- Ribs nector in until it
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Battery Backup Operation Battery Backup Operation When the alarm is unplugged or loses AC power and the battery pack is fully charged, the alarm will automatically switch to battery backup operation and you will notice the following: • For the first five minutes of operation on battery, the alarm will operate as if on AC power. • However, after five minutes of operation, to conserve battery capacity, the display will flash the CO level (usually "0") once every 60 seconds. Caution: If the
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Operation Normal Operating Characteristics When you first power up the unit, the alarm will sound briefly to let you know the unit is receiving power and that the alarm circuit is functioning. You will see three eights on the digital display, indicating the alarm is in the start-up mode. The three eights will remain for approximately 20 seconds. You will see a blinking red dot to the lower right of the digital display. The blinking dot shows that the alarm is operating. Blinking Dot Within 20 se
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Operation Testing the Electronics You should test the alarm once a week, following the directions listed below. If at any time you test the alarm and it does not perform as described below, have it replaced immediately. See “How to know if your alarm is malfunctioning” on page 17 for a description of the characteris- tics of a malfunctioning alarm and what you should do if a malfunction occurs. Observe the alarm weekly to make sure the red dot is blink- ing, indicating normal operation. If the d
