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TRUSENSE SMOKE
User Guide
Multi-Criteria Optical Sensor Smoke Alarm
Model 2040-DSR
Model 2040-DSR-5B (oversized mounting bracket)
Helps Reduce Cooking
Nuisance Alarms
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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
SMOKE ALARM
2040-DSR
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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
SMOKE ALARM
2040-DSR-5B
SMOKE ALARM
9V BATTERY
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- Page 1 TRUSENSE SMOKE User Guide Multi-Criteria Optical Sensor Smoke Alarm Model 2040-DSR Model 2040-DSR-5B (oversized mounting bracket) SENSE 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...
- Page 2 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.
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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, 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 5: Other Alarm Visual And Audible Indicators
Hush: the alarm. Smoke alarm pattern continues.) 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 6: 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.) * Replace battery as soon as possible. -
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. See Troubleshooting Guide. To help identify the date to replace the unit, a label has been affixed to the side of the alarm. -
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 occu- pants of the need to escape, followed by the appropriate egress actions by those occupants. •... - Page 9 • Smoke alarms must be tested regularly to make sure the battery and the alarm circuits are in good operating condition. • Smoke alarms cannot provide an alarm if smoke does not reach the alarm. Therefore, smoke alarms may not sense fires starting in chimneys, within walls, on roofs, on the other side of a closed door or other obstruction.
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Page 10: 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 11 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. Not within 6 feet of appliances Figure 6-A...
- Page 12 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 13 • 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 a maximum of 12”...
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Page 14: 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 15: Installation And Activation
8. Installation And Activation After selecting the proper location for your alarm, attach the mounting bracket to the wall or ceiling. To ensure aesthetic alignment of the alarm with the When mounting hallway, or wall, the “A” line on the mounting bracket in a hallway, the “A”... -
Page 16: 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 17: 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 18: Battery
11. Battery This alarm is powered by a replaceable 9V battery. Under normal conditions, a fresh battery should last at least one year. NOTE: Constant exposure to high or low humidity or temperatures may reduce battery life. WARNING: THE ALARM IS SEALED AND THE COVER IS NOT REMOVABLE! Low Battery This alarm is equipped with a low battery monitor circuit. -
Page 19: Cleaning Your Alarm
12. 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 20: Good Safety Habits
13. 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 21 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 22 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.
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Page 23: 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 24 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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