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Kidde TRUSENSE SMOKE 2050-DS10 User Manual

Kidde TRUSENSE SMOKE 2050-DS10 User Manual

Multi-criteria optical sensor smoke alarm – battery operated
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TRUSENSE SMOKE
User Guide
Multi-Criteria Optical Sensor
Smoke Alarm – Battery Operated
Model 2050-DS10
THIS SMOKE ALARM IS NOT ACTIVE UNTIL IT IS ATTACHED TO THE
MOUNTING BRACKET.
THIS SMOKE ALARM WILL AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATE WHEN IT IS
ATTACHED TO THE MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THE FIRST TIME.
IMMEDIATELY AFTER ATTACHING THE SMOKE ALARM TO THE
MOUNTING BRACKET, PRESS/RELEASE THE TEST BUTTON. IF THE
SMOKE ALARM SOUNDS, IT HAS BEEN EFFECTIVELY ACTIVATED.
IF THE SMOKE ALARM DOES NOT SOUND AFTER PRESSING THE TEST
BUTTON, THEN REMOVE THE SMOKE ALARM FROM THE BRACKET,
REINSTALL, AND PRESS THE BUTTON AGAIN. IF THE ALARM STILL
DOES NOT SOUND, THEN IT IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE
IMMEDIATELY REPLACED.
THE SMOKE ALARM WILL REMAIN ACTIVE AND CAN ONLY BE
DEACTIVATED MANUALLY. ONCE DEACTIVATED, IT CAN NOT BE
REACTIVATED.
WARNING!
P/N:2050-7201-01 RevB
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  • Page 1 TRUSENSE SMOKE User Guide Multi-Criteria Optical Sensor Smoke Alarm – Battery Operated Model 2050-DS10 WARNING! THIS SMOKE ALARM IS NOT ACTIVE UNTIL IT IS ATTACHED TO THE MOUNTING BRACKET. THIS SMOKE ALARM WILL AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATE WHEN IT IS ATTACHED TO THE MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THE FIRST TIME. IMMEDIATELY AFTER ATTACHING THE SMOKE ALARM TO THE MOUNTING BRACKET, PRESS/RELEASE THE TEST BUTTON.
  • Page 2 TRUSENSE SMOKE User Guide Multi-Criteria Optical Sensor Smoke Alarm – Battery Operated RED = ALARM GREEN = OPERATE Model 2050-DS10 AMBER = FAULT SENSE A d v a n c e d S m o k e D e t e c t i o n Te c h n o l o g y 10 YEAR SMOKE ALARM SMOKE alaRM 10-yEaR SEalEd...
  • Page 3 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 4: 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 5: 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, a 1.5 second pause, and three long beeps repeating. The red LED blinks in time with the alarm pattern. • Alert small children in the home as well as anyone else that might have difficulty recognizing the importance of the alarm sounding or that might have difficulty leaving the area without help.

  • Page 6: 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 blinks approx every 60 sec. Test (button press Red LED blinks in time • Single beep. Perform button press once when no alarm with alarm pattern.

  • Page 7: Troubleshooting Guide

    3. Troubleshooting Guide Trouble Visual Audible Indications Action Condition Indications Amber LED Chirp every 60 sec. * Push button once to silence for 24 hrs. battery blinks every (Push button again to clear Hush and 30 sec. perform a test.) Note: 7 days after Low Battery begins, the chirps cannot be silenced.

  • Page 8: Introduction, Product Features And Specifications

    • Smoke Alarm SMART HUSH® Control • Powered by a 3V DC non-replaceable sealed lithium battery. 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 9: 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 occu- pants of the need to escape, followed by the appropriate egress actions by those occupants. •...
  • Page 10 • A battery powered alarm must have a battery of the specified type, in good condition and installed properly (this model has a sealed battery). • Smoke alarms must be tested regularly to make sure the battery and the alarm circuits are in good operating condition.

  • Page 11: 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 12 ANYWH THIS BO ACCEPTABLE TOP OF ALARM ACCEPTABLE HERE Note: measurements shown are to the closest edge of the alarm. ANYWHERE ALONG THIS BOLD SURFACE Locations permitted for smoke alarms and smoke detectors on tray-shaped ceilings. Figure 6-A Not within 6 feet of appliances...
  • Page 13 ANYWHERE ALONG THIS BOLD SURFACE Locations permitted for smoke alarms and smoke detectors on tray-shaped ceilings. Not within 6 feet of appliances Figure 6-C Figure 6-B...
  • Page 14 • 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 15: 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 16: Installation And Activation

    8. Installation And Activation NOTE: The unit must be fully rotated onto the mounting bracket to activate the battery. Activate the battery first, before installation, and push the test button to confirm battery is activated (test sequence will follow). To allow for installation, battery will remain active when unit is removed from mounting bracket.
  • Page 17 2. After selecting the proper smoke alarm location as described in Section 6, attach the mounting bracket to the ceiling as shown in Figure 8-A. For wall mounting see Figure 8-B. Place the mounting bracket on the wall; be sure the “A” line is horizontal (parallel to the floor).
  • Page 18 TaMPER RESiST FEaTURE This alarm is equipped with a tamper resist feature that helps prevent someone from removing the unit from the mounting bracket. When activated, it can be very effective in preventing smoke alarm removal or tampering. Activate the smoke alarm tamper resist feature by breaking off the four posts in the square holes in the mounting bracket (see Figure 8- D).

  • Page 19: 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. See Section 1 for alarm signal descriptions. Testing Test your alarm weekly by pressing and releasing the button quickly.

  • Page 20: 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.

  • Page 21: Battery

    11. Battery NOTE: This alarm is powered by a non-replaceable, sealed lithium battery system. No battery installation 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 22: 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 23: 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 vac- uum cleaner hose and blowing or vacuuming through the openings around the perimeter of the alarm.

  • Page 24: 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 25 Fire Prevention For your information, the National Fire Protection Never smoke in bed or leave Association’s Standard 72 reads: Where required by other governing laws, codes, or standards for a specif- cooking food unattended. Teach ic type of occupancy, approved single and multi- children never to play with ple-station smoke alarms shall be installed as follows: matches or lighters! Train every-...
  • Page 26 Smoke detection – are More alarms desirable? The required number of smoke alarms might not provide reliable early warning protection for those areas separated by a door from the areas protected by the required smoke alarms. For this reason, it is recommended that the resident consider the use of additional smoke alarms for those areas for increased protection.

  • Page 27: Service And Warranty

    The obligation of Kidde under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing the alarm or any part which we find to be defective in material, workmanship or design (part replacement only, no...
  • Page 28 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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