4. Troubleshooting Guide
Trouble Condition
false Low battery
(AC power
connected before
backup battery
activated)
Low battery
fault: Smoke
Sensor Error
fault: Memory
Error
End of Unit Life
Visual Indications
Amber LED blinks every
5 sec.
AC Power: Amber LED
blinks every 5 sec.
DC Power: Amber LED
blinks every 60 sec.
AC Power:
Amber LED blinks
every 5 sec.
DC Power:
Amber LED blinks
every 30 sec.
AC Power: Amber LED
blinks twice every 5 sec.
DC Power: Amber
LED blinks twice every
30 sec.
Audible Indications
Chirp and voice "Activate
Battery" every 60 sec.
Chirp and voice "Replace
alarm" every 60 sec.. (After
1 hour on DC power, voice
occurs only once every 15
mins.) Voice "Hush mode
activated" after button push
(first 7 days only).
Chirp every 30 sec, voice
"Smoke Sensor Error" every
60 sec.
(After 1 hour on DC power,
voice occurs only after
button is pushed.)
Chirp every 30 sec, voice
"Memory Error" every 60 sec.
(After 1 hour on DC power,
voice occurs only after
button is pushed.)
AC Power: Chirp twice every
30 sec, voice "Replace Alarm."
DC Power: Chirp twice every
30 sec, voice every 60 sec for
first hour, then every 15 min.
Voice "Hush mode activated"
after button push (first 7
days only).
Action
* Rotate the alarm onto the mounting
bracket to activate backup battery.
* Push button once to silence for
24 hrs. (Push button again to clear
Hush and perform a test.)
Note: 7 days after Low Battery
begins, the notifications cannot
be silenced.
* Remove, discharge, dispose unit,
and replace as soon as possible.
* See Cleaning Your Alarm section.
* Push button once to attempt to
reset the unit.
* If error continues, remove,
discharge, dispose unit, and replace
as soon as possible.
* Push button once to attempt to
reset the unit.
* If error continues, remove,
discharge, dispose unit, and replace
as soon as possible.
* Push button once to silence for
24 hrs. (Push button again to clear
Hush and perform a test.)
Note: 7 days after End of Unit Life
begins, the notifications cannot be
silenced.
* Remove, discharge, dispose unit,
and replace as soon as possible.
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