Quick Reference Guides; General Information And Features - Firex FADCQ User Manual

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I. QUICK REFERENCE GUIDES
IMPORTANT: ALL Quick Reference Guides in this manual are designed to introduce you to the basic
features, operations, and safety considerations of the 7000 Combination Smoke/CO Alarm. You MUST
read this entire manual before installing and using the alarm.

General Information and Features

About this Alarm
This combination alarm has separate sensors to
detect smoke and carbon monoxide (CO). The
smoke alarm has priority over the CO alarm.
This alarm is powered by a 9-volt battery.
Features/Benefits:
• Quick Quiet ™ False Alarm Control
Helps you evaluate and respond more calmly
to alarm situations by quieting the alarm horn
without disrupting protection.
• Ramp-up Horn: Protects your hearing when
testing the alarm. Ramp-up horn gives you
time to move away from the horn before the
full alarm horn sequence begins.
• Alarm Horn: Separate and distinct horn pat-
terns for smoke and CO alarms. Sounds a
minimum of 85dB at 10 feet. Meets or
exceeds UL and ULC standards for audible
horn. Listed for use in US or Canada.
• Indicator Lights With Four Communication
Colors: Improves safety.
BLUE/CO: Blue light flashes rapidly when
sensor detects elevated CO levels. Horn
alarms 4 times, pauses, repeats.
RED-YELLOW-ORANGE/SMOKE:
Patented Red-Yellow-Orange light flashes
rapidly when sensor detects elevated
smoke levels. Horn alarms three times,
pauses, repeats.
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• Low Battery Warning: (Audible and Visual)
Increases protection with visual and audible
alert of low battery before protection is lost.
• Latching LED: After the alarm condition is
over, helps iindicates the unit triggered an
alarm. The Latching LED continues to identify
the trigger alarm until it is manually reset by
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pressing the Smart Button.
• Dual Ionization Smoke Chamber:
Meets or exceeds UL/ULC standards.
Generally faster at detecting fast-burning fires.
• Firex CO Sensor System: Improves safety.
Sensor system reacts to CO most like the
human body. Effectively simulates the gradual
poisoning (accumulation) and detoxification of
COHb in the blood stream.
• Smart Button: This one button is all you need
to test the unit and operate features like Quick
Quiet ™ and reset the Latching LED. It automat-
ically activates the proper response to the
alarm condition at the time you press it.
• Replacement: Lets you easily upgrade from
an individual smoke or CO alarm to a
combination unit.
• Product Family Styling: All Firex alarms have
a clean, consistent look in the home.
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