BRK electronic Hearing Impaired Strobe Lights SL177 user manual

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BEFORE YOU INSTALL THIS STROBE LIGHT
USER’S MANUAL
IMPORTANT! Read “Recommended Placement for Hearing Impaired
Strobe Lights”.
This Strobe Light is intended to be interconnected with functioning
smoke, heat or carbon monoxide alarms. It has no means of detection
AC POWERED STROBE LIGHT
on it own. It will not operate without AC power. Its operation is specifi-
FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED
cally designed to wake hearing impaired persons as specified by NFPA
72, Underwriters Laboratories (UL 1971), Am

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STROBE LIGHT OUTPUT FOR WALL & CEILING WEEKLY TESTING MOUNTING To test this strobe light you must activate the test button of each inter- The intensity of the strobe light gradually lessens as the angle increases. connected, smoke, CO or heat alarm. This will send a signal to the In other words, the light is brightest directly in front of the strobe light strobe light and cause the unit to begin flashing. Depending on what and is progressively less bright to either side. As required by type of a

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FOLLOW THESE INSTALLATION STEPS The basic installation of this strobe light is similar whether you want 7. To test this strobe light you must activate the test button of each to install one strobe light or multiple strobe lights. interconnected, smoke, CO or heat alarm. This will send a signal to the strobe light and cause the unit to begin flashing. Depending on what type of alarms you have connected, the This device is not a smoke, heat or CO alarm. It must be intercon- strobe light will flas

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IF AN INTERCONNECTED SMOKE ALARM SOUNDS IF THIS STROBE LIGHT ACTIVATES RESPONDING TO AN ALARM RESPONDING TO AN ALARM During an alarm, depending on what type of alarms you have connected, the strobe light will flash different patterns. • If an interconnected unit alarms and you are not testing the unit, it is warning you of a potentially dangerous situation that Smoke/Heat Alarms: Constant approximately 1 flash per second. requires your immediate attention. NEVER ignore any alarm. CO Alarms: In

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SPECIAL COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS LIMITED WARRANTY ® ® BRK Brands, Inc., ("BRK") the maker of BRK brand and First Alert brand products, warrants that for a period of ten years from the date Strobe Lights along with residential smoke and carbon monoxide of purchase, this product will be free from defects in material and alarms alone are not a suitable substitute for complete fire workmanship. BRK, at its option, will repair or replace this product or detection systems in places housing many pe