Operation And Testing - Kidde P3010L-CO-CA User Manual

5. Operation And Testing

OPERATION:Thealarmisoperatingonceitisactivatedandtestingis
complete.Whenproductsofcombustionaresensed,orCOisdetected
theunitsoundsaloud85dbpulsatingalarmuntiltheairiscleared.
Thecarbonmonoxide(CO)alarmmonitorstheairforthepresenceofCO.
ItwillalarmwhentherearehighlevelsofCOpresent,andwhenthere
arelowlevelsofCOpresentoveralongerperiodoftime.WhenaCO
conditionmatcheseitherofthesesituations,thealarmwillsound,andbe
accompaniedbytheblinkingredLEDlight.
TheCOsensormeetsthealarmresponsetimeasfollows:
At70PPM,theunitmustalarmwithin60-240minutes.
At150PPM,theunitmustalarmwithin10-50minutes.
At400PPM,theunitmustalarmwithin4-15minutes.
TESTING:Testyouralarmbypressingthetestbuttonuntiltheunit
chirps,thenreleasethetestbutton.Theunitwillthenemit2setsof
threeslowbeepsfollowedby2setsoffourquickbeepsindicatingthat
thealarmisoperatingnormally.Thealarmwillsoundiftheelectronic
circuitry,horn,andbatteryareworking.Ifthealarmdoesnotsound,the
unitmustbereplaced.
Warning: Due to the loudness (85 decibels) of the alarm,
always stand an arm's length (about 2.5 feet) away from the
unit or use ear protection when testing.
Weekly testing is required to ensure proper operation.Erraticor
lowvolumesound(ornosound)comingfromyouralarmmayindicate
adefectivealarmanditshouldbereturnedforservice.Seedeactivation
sectiontodeterminehowtopreparetheunitforshipmentordisposal.
Warning: DO NOT use an open flame to test your alarm, you
could damage the alarm or ignite combustible materials and start
a structure fire.