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Kidde 2070-VASR User Manual

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TRUSENSE SMOKE
User Guide
Multi-Criteria Optical Sensor Smoke Alarm with Voice
and Hardwire Interconnect
Model 2070-VASR
Helps Reduce Cooking
Nuisance Alarms
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UL 217 8
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SMOKE aLaRM
HaRdwiRE iNTERcONNEcT
FRONT LOad baTTERy
bacKUp
VOicE aLaRM
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  • Page 1 TRUSENSE SMOKE User Guide Multi-Criteria Optical Sensor Smoke Alarm with Voice and Hardwire Interconnect Model 2070-VASR SMOKE aLaRM HaRdwiRE iNTERcONNEcT FRONT LOad baTTERy Helps Reduce Cooking bacKUp Nuisance Alarms VOicE aLaRM UL 217 8...
  • Page 2 Thank You for Purchasing this Kidde Alarm Hardwired for 120VAC, this model features a convenient, front load 9V battery backup. It also contains a voice message system and 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. This alarm was designed for use in a residential environment.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1. Smoke Alarm: What To Do When The Alarm Sounds ... . 4 2. Carbon Monoxide Alarm: What To Do When The Alarm Sounds ..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 only on the alarm(s) that detected the hazard (initiating alarm). •...

  • Page 5: Carbon Monoxide Alarm: What To Do When The Alarm Sounds

    2. Carbon Monoxide Alarm: What To Do When The Alarm Sounds NOTE: This is not a carbon monoxide (CO) alarm, but will receive and transmit a CO alarm signal (with voice message) from an interconnected CO or combination smoke / CO alarm. The carbon monoxide (CO) alarm pattern is four quick beeps with voice “Warning! Carbon Monoxide”...

  • Page 6: Other Alarm Visual And Audible Indicators

    3. Other Alarm Visual And Audible Indicators Operational Mode Visual Indications Audible Indications Action/Note Normal (standby) AC power: Green LED on continuously. DC power: Green LED blink approx every 60 sec. Test (button press Red LED blinks in time with •...

  • Page 7: Troubleshooting Guide

    30 sec. * Remove, 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 8: Introduction, Product Features And Specifications

    5. 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”...

  • Page 9: Limitations Of Smoke Alarms

    6. 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 10: Recommended Locations For Smoke Alarms

    7. 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 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 ANYWHERE ALONG shall be located on the high side of the room.” NFPA 72 states: “A row of detectors shall be spaced and located THIS BOLD SURFACE within 3 ft (0.9m) of the peak of the ceiling measured horizontally.”...
  • Page 12 • 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 an alarm on the ceiling, locate it at a minimum of 4” (10 cm) from the side wall. •...

  • Page 13: Locations To Avoid

    8. Locations to Avoid (See Figures 7-A, 7-B, & 7-C) • 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 14: Wiring / Installation / Activation

    9. Wiring / Installation / Activation Battery pull tab NOTE: To avoid false low battery chirping pull out the battery pull tab first, before connecting AC power. wiring Requirements • This alarm should be installed on a UL Listed or recognized Figure 9-A junction box.
  • Page 15 When alarms are hardwire interconnected, all interconnected units must be powered from a single circuit. • A maximum of 24 Kidde Safety devices may be interconnected in a multiple station arrangement. The interconnect system should not exceed the NFPA interconnect limit of 12 smoke alarms and/or 18 alarms total (smoke, CO, Smoke/ CO Combination, heat, etc.).
  • Page 16 NOTE: AC power should be turned off at this stage. Alignment Marks (”A” Line) on • After selecting the proper location for your alarm, Mounting When mounting Bracket in a hallway, the and wiring the AC QUICK CONNECTOR harness “A” line should be parallel with as described previously, attach the mounting the hallway.
  • Page 17 Tamper Resist Features To make your alarm tamper resistant, two tamper resist features have been provided. The first is used to discour- age removal of the alarm while the second is for the battery. Smoke alarm Tamper Resist To activate the mounting bracket tamper resist feature break off the four posts in the square holes in the trim ring (see figure 9-D).
  • Page 18 KN-COSM-IBA, KN-COPE-I, KN-COPE-IC, KN-COB-IC, KN-COP-IC, SL177i, SLED177i, HD135F, SM120X, CO120X, i12010S, i12010SCO, P4010ACSCO, P4010ACSCO-W, P4010LACS-W, P4010ACS, P4010ACS-W, 2070-VASCR,  2070-VASR, P4010ACLEDS-2, P4010ACLEDSCO-2. The alarm is now activated! After installation / activation, test your alarm as described in Operation and Testing section.

  • Page 19: Operation And Testing

    10. 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 Sections 1 and 2 for alarm signal descriptions.

  • Page 20: Recognizing Nuisance Alarms

    11. 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 on the initiating unit to silence the alarm for 8-10 minutes. If the smoke is not too dense, that unit, and all interconnected units will silence.

  • Page 21: Battery Backup

    12. Battery Backup This alarm is powered with AC power, but also contains a replaceable 9V backup battery located in a convenient front load battery compartment. 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 22: 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 23: 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 24 Fire prevention Never smoke in bed or leave cooking food unattended. Teach children never to play with matches or lighters! Train everyone in the home to recognize the smoke alarm pattern and to leave the home using their escape plan when it’s heard. Know how to do “Stop, Drop and Roll” if clothes catch on fire, and how to crawl low under smoke.
  • Page 25 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 26: Service And Warranty

    The obligation of Kidde under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing the alarm or any part which we find...

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