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Kidde TRUSENSE SMOKE 3050-VDS10 User Manual

Kidde TRUSENSE SMOKE 3050-VDS10 User Manual

Multi-criteria optical sensor smoke alarm with voice – battery operated
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TRUSENSE SMOKE
User Guide
Multi-Criteria Optical Sensor Smoke Alarm
with Voice – Battery Operated
Model 3050-VDS10
Helps Reduce Cooking
Nuisance Alarms
SMOKE alaRM
10-yEaR SEalEd
liThiUM baTTERy
VOiCE alaRM
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  • Page 1 TRUSENSE SMOKE User Guide Multi-Criteria Optical Sensor Smoke Alarm with Voice – Battery Operated Model 3050-VDS10 SMOKE alaRM 10-yEaR SEalEd liThiUM baTTERy Helps Reduce Cooking VOiCE alaRM Nuisance Alarms...
  • Page 2 SMART HUSH® Control to temporarily silence nuisance alarms. Teach children how to respond to the alarm and that they should never play with the unit. Your Kidde Smoke Alarm was designed for use in a residential environment. It is not designed for use in a recreational vehicle (RV) or boat.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1. Smoke Alarm: What To Do When The Alarm Sounds ... . 4 2. Other Alarm Visual And Audible Indicators ....5 3.

  • Page 4: Smoke Alarm: What To Do When The Alarm Sounds

    1. Smoke Alarm: What To Do When The Alarm Sounds The smoke alarm pattern is three long beeps with voice “Fire!,” a 1.5 second pause, and three long beeps repeating. The red LED blinks in time with the alarm pattern. •...

  • Page 5: Other Alarm Visual And Audible Indicators

    2. Other Alarm Visual And Audible Indicators Operational Mode Visual Indications Audible Indications Action/Note Normal (standby) Green LED blink approx every 60 sec. Test (button press Red LED blinks in time • Single beep. Perform button press when no alarm with alarm pattern.

  • Page 6: Troubleshooting Guide

    (first 7 days only). * Remove, discharge, dispose unit, and replace as soon as possible. If you require further information please contact Product Support at 1-800-880-6788 or write us at: Kidde, 1016 Corporate Park Drive, Mebane, NC 27302. Our internet address is www.kidde.com.

  • Page 7: Introduction, Product Features And Specifications

    4. Introduction, Product Features And Specifications introduction This alarm detects products of combustion using a multi-criteria optical sensor. Ten (10) years after the unit was installed, this unit will automatically alert you that it is time to replace the unit. This is called “End of Unit Life” mode.

  • Page 8: Limitations Of Smoke Alarms

    5. Limitations Of Smoke Alarms WaRNiNG: PlEaSE REad CaREFUlly aNd ThOROUGhly • Life safety from fire in residential occupancies is based primarily on early notification to occupants of the need to escape, followed by the appropriate egress actions by those occupants. •...

  • Page 9: Recommended Locations For Smoke Alarms

    6. Recommended Locations For Smoke Alarms • Locate smoke alarms in all sleeping areas. Try to monitor the exit path as the bedrooms are usually farthest from the exit. If more than one sleeping area exists, locate additional alarms in each sleeping area. •...
  • Page 10 within 6 feet of appliances NFPA 72 states: “Smoke alarms in rooms with ceiling slopes greater than 1 ft in 8 ft (.3m in 2.4 m) horizontally shall ANYWHERE ALONG be located on the high side of the room.” NFPA 72 states: “A row of detectors shall be spaced and located within 3 THIS BOLD SURFACE ft (0.9m) of the peak of the ceiling measured horizontally.”...
  • Page 11 • For mobile home installation, select locations carefully to avoid thermal barriers that may form at the ceiling. For more details, see MOBILE HOME INSTALLATION section. • When mounting the alarm on the wall, use an inside wall with the top edge of the alarm at a maximum of 12”...

  • Page 12: Locations To Avoid

    7. Locations To Avoid (See Figures 6-A, 6-B, & 6-C for recommended locations) • In the garage. Products of combustion are present when you start your automobile. • Normal cooking may cause nuisance alarms. If a kitchen alarm is desired, it should have an alarm silence feature and should not be installed within 6 ft of cooking appliances.

  • Page 13: Installation And Activation

    8. Installation And Activation USE ACTIVATION TOOL OR SCREWDRIVER NOTE: One of the following steps must be taken to ensure activation: A. Locate the red wheel on the back of the unit - turn the red wheel to the “ON” position using the included white activation tool or a standard screwdriver.

  • Page 14: Operation And Testing

    9. Operation And Testing Operation The alarm is operating once it is activated and testing is complete (see “TESTING” below). When products of combustion (smoke) are sensed, the unit sounds a loud alarm with voice messages. See Section 1 for alarm signal descriptions.

  • Page 15: Recognizing Nuisance Alarms

    10. Recognizing Nuisance Alarms Smoke Nuisance hUSh®: If you know why the alarm is sounding, and you can verify that it is not a life threatening situation, you can push the button to silence the alarm for 8-10 minutes. If the smoke is not too dense, that unit will silence. After the Hush®...

  • Page 16: Battery

    11. Battery NOTE: This alarm is powered by a non-replaceable, sealed lithium battery system. No battery installa- tion or replacement is necessary for the life of the alarm. iMPORTaNT: Constant exposure to high or low humidity or temperatures may reduce battery life. WaRNiNG: NO SERViCEablE PaRTS iNClUdEd.

  • Page 17: Permanently Disable Alarm / Discharge Battery

    12. Permanently Disable Alarm / Discharge Battery WaRNiNG: FailURE TO diSChaRGE alaRM baTTERy aS iNSTRUCTEd PRiOR TO diSPOSal May CREaTE POTENTial FOR liThiUM baTTERy RElaTEd FiRE OR hazaRd. WaRNiNG: diSChaRGiNG ThE alaRM baTTERy iS PERMaNENT • Once the alarm battery has been discharged, it cannot be reactivated! •...

  • Page 18: Cleaning Your Alarm

    13. Cleaning Your Alarm your alarm Should be Cleaned at least Once a year You can clean the interior of your alarm (sensing chamber) by using compressed air or a vacuum cleaner hose and blowing or vacuuming through the openings around the perimeter of the alarm. The outside of the alarm can be wiped with a damp cloth.

  • Page 19: Good Safety Habits

    14. Good Safety Habits develop and Practice a Plan of Escape Prepare and practice a home escape plan twice a year, including drills at night. Know two ways out of every room (door & window) and identify a meeting place outside the home where everyone will gather once they have exited the residence.
  • Page 20 Fire Prevention For your information, the National Fire Protection Association’s Standard 72 reads: Where required by other Never smoke in bed or leave cooking food governing laws, codes, or standards for a specific type of occupancy, approved single and multiple-station smoke unattended.
  • Page 21 California State Fire Marshal Early warning fire detection is best achieved by the installation of fire detection equipment in all rooms and areas of the household as follows: A smoke alarm installed in each separate sleeping area (in the vicinity, but outside the bedrooms), heat or smoke detectors in the living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, hallways, attics, furnace rooms, closets, utility and storage rooms, basements and attached garages.

  • Page 22: Service And Warranty

    Kidde warrants that the enclosed alarm will be free from defects in material and workmanship or design under normal use and service for a period of ten years from the date of purchase. The obligation of Kidde under this warranty is limited...
  • Page 23 QUESTiONS OR FOR MORE iNFORMaTiON Call Kidde Product Support line at 1-800-880-6788 or contact us at www.kidde.com Kidde 1016 Corporate Park Drive, Mebane, NC 27302 Made in China...

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