First Alert SA500 user manual

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BEFORE YOU INSTALL THIS SMOKE ALARM
USER’S MANUAL
Important! Read “Recommended Locations for Smoke Alarms”
®
ONELINK BATTERY
and “Locations to Avoid for Smoke Alarms” before beginning. This
unit monitors the air, and when smoke reaches its sensing chamber,
OPERATED SMOKE ALARM
it alarms. It can give you more time to escape before fire spreads.
This unit can ONLY give an early warning of developing fires if it is
installed, maintained and located where smoke can reach it, and where
all residents

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HOW TO INSTALL THIS SMOKE ALARM THE PARTS OF THIS SMOKE ALARM TOOLS YOU WILL NEED: This unit is designed to be mounted on the ceiling, or on the wall if necessary. • Pencil • Hammer 1. Test/Silence button • Drill with 3/16” (5 mm) drill bit • Pliers to activate optional 2. Battery drawer “tamper-resistant” locking • Phillips screwdriver 3. Power indicator LED features 4. Smoke Alarm LED FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE STEPS! If you want to lock the battery drawer, or lock the Smoke Alarm QUICK INSTALLATI

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OPTIONAL LOCKING FEATURES The optional locking features are designed to prevent unauthorized removal of the battery or alarm. It is not necessary to activate the locks in single-family households where unauthorized battery or alarm removal is not a concern. These Smoke Alarms have two separate locking features: one to lock the battery compartment, and the other to lock the Smoke Alarm to the mounting bracket. You can choose to use either feature independently, or use them both. Tools you will ne

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IF THIS SMOKE ALARM SOUNDS IF YOU SUSPECT A PROBLEM Smoke Alarms may not operate properly because of dead, missing or RESPONDING TO AN ALARM weak batteries, a build-up of dirt, dust or grease on the Smoke Alarm During an alarm, you will hear a loud, repeating horn pattern: cover, or installation in an improper location. Clean the Smoke Alarm as 3 beeps, pause, 3 beeps, pause. The LED will flash rapidly. described in “Regular Maintenance,” and install a fresh battery, then test the Smoke Alarm a

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AGENCYPLACEMENTRECOMMENDATIONS,Continued ABOUT SMOKE ALARMS “A.11.8.3 Are More Smoke Alarms Desirable? The required number Battery (DC) operated Smoke Alarms: Provide protection even when of Smoke Alarms might not provide reliable early warning protection electricity fails, provided the batteries are fresh and correctly installed. for those areas separated by a door from the areas protected by the Units are easy to install, and do not require professional installation. required Smoke Alarms. F

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SPECIAL COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS, Continued LIMITED WARRANTY ® 4. Hotels and Motels: BRK Brands, Inc., ("BRK") the maker of First Alert brand products warrants that for a period of ten years from the date of purchase, this Also boarding houses and dormitories. This Smoke Alarm is suitable product will be free from defects in material and workmanship. BRK, at for use inside individual sleeping/resident rooms, provided a primary its option, will repair or replace this product or any component