Gentex Smarter Vision GN-200 Series Installation Instructions - Owner's/User's Information Manual

PHOTOELECTRIC TYPE SINGLE STATION/MULTI-STATION SMOKE
ALARMS, AC POWERED, WITH TANDEM WIRE CONNECTION
Installation Instructions - Owner's/User's Information Manual - READ CAREFULLY AND SAVE
INTRODUCTION GN-200 SERIES
The GN-203 Series smoke alarm is a photoelectric type unit for
use as an evacuation device in residential and commercial
residential applications, while the GN-200 Series is used as an alert
and relocate device. Each smoke alarm has a solid state piezo
signal to warn and alert the household to the presence of threatening
smoke.
Your photoelectric smoke alarm is designed to detect the smoke
that results from an actual fire. Consequently, it is uncommon for
household smoke such as cigarette smoke or normal cooking smoke
to cause an alarm.
MODELS
(SEE BACK OF SMOKE ALARM FOR EXACT MODEL)
GN-200*...........................120 VAC, 60Hz
GN-203**..........................120 VAC, 60Hz with Temporal Horn
* These units produce a non-temporal audible alarm and are therefore
not intended for locations where the desired action of the occupant(s)
is evacuation.
** Per NFPA 72, the American National Standard Audible Emergency
Evacuation Signal as defined in ANSI S3.41, is required whenever
the intended response is to evacuate the building.
NOTICE: Loss of electrical input will cause the smoke alarm not to
function. For maximum safety you should install both battery
operated and AC powered smoke alarms.
HOW YOUR SMOKE ALARM
WORKS
The GN-200 Series smoke alarm operates on the photoelectric
light scatter principle. The unit's sensing chamber houses a light
source and a light sensor.
The darkened sensing chamber is exposed to the atmosphere
and designed to permit optimum smoke entry from any direction
while rejecting light from outside the smoke alarm.
The light source is an infrared (invisible) LED which pulses every
8 seconds. The light sensor is a photodiode matched to the light
frequency of the LED light source.
Under normal conditions, the light generated by the pulsing
infrared LED is not seen by the light sensor, as it is positioned out of
the direct path of the light beam. When smoke enters the sensing
chamber, light from the pulsing LED light source is reflected by the
smoke particles onto the photodiode light sensor. At the first sighting
of smoke, the device is put into a pre-alarm mode. This is indicated
by a rapidly flashing red LED on the face of the smoke alarm. Once
the light sensor confirms smoke for 2 consecutive pulses inside the
chamber, the light sensor produces the signal necessary to trigger
the device and sound the electronic horn.
GN-200 & GN-203
HOW TO TELL IF YOUR SMOKE
ALARM IS WORKING PROPERLY
Your smoke alarm is provided with an alarm horn and flashing
red Light Emitting Diode (LED) indicator, which flashes every 15-
30 seconds, and a green AC power on LED.
Test button function: when test button is pressed, the full operation
of the light source and light sensor is checked and will intiate an
alarm.
If the smoke alarm is malfunctioning, a chirp will sound between
the red LED flashes. If AC power fails, the green LED will turn off.
NOTE: Tandem Interconnect Models.
When testing one smoke alarm, the device that is activated will
flash the red indicator light and sound its alarm horn. All other
units will sound the alarm horn with their red indicator lights
remaining off.
FIRE PROTECTION PLAN: WHAT
YOU CAN DO TO MAKE YOUR
FAMILY SAFE FROM FIRES
This smoke alarm can quickly alert you to the presence of smoke
it cannot prevent a fire. The ultimate responsibility for fire protection
rests solely on you.
Installing smoke alarms is just the first step in protecting your
family from fires. You also must reduce the chances that fires will
start in your home and increase your chances of safely escaping if
one does start. To have an effective fire safety program:
a. Install smoke alarms properly following the instructions in
this manual. Keep your units clean. Test your smoke alarm
weekly and repair or replace it when it no longer functions.
As with any electronic product, smoke alarms have a limited life,
it is recommended that smoke alarms be replaced every ten
years. Smoke alarms that don't work cannot protect you.
b. Follow safety rules and prevent hazardous situations:
Use smoking materials properly; never smoke in bed.
Keep matches and cigarette lighters away from children.
Store flammable materials in proper containers and never use
them near open flames or sparks.
Keep electrical appliances and cords in good working order and do
not overload electrical circuits.
Keep stoves, fireplaces, chimneys, and barbecue grills grease-free
and make sure they are properly installed away from combustible
materials.
Keep portable heaters and open flames such as candles away
from combustible materials.
Do not allow rubbish to accumulate.
Do not leave small children home alone.
c. Develop a family escape plan and practice it with your entire
family, especially small children.
Draw and post a floor plan of your home and find two ways to exit
from each room. There should be one way to get out of each
bedroom without opening the door.
Teach children what the smoke alarm signal means, and that they
must be prepared to leave the residence by themselves if
necessary. Show them how to check to see if doors are hot before
opening them, how to stay close to the floor and crawl if
necessary, and how to use the alternate exit if the door is hot and
should not be opened.
Decide on a meeting place a safe distance from your house and
make sure that all your children understand that they should go
and wait for you if there is a fire.
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