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- Page 1 Model p4010acSca Hardwire Photoelectric Smoke Alarm with Voice user Guide SMoke aLarM 120 V Hardwire interconnect 10-year battery backup Voice aLarM...
- Page 2 Hush® Control to temporarily silence nuisance alarms. 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. 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 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 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: Carbon Monoxide Alarm: What To Do When The Alarm Sounds
2. Carbon Monoxide Alarm: What To Do When the Alarm Sounds This is not a carbon monoxide (CO) alarm, but will receive and transmit a CO alarm signal (with note: voice message) from an interconnected CO or combination smoke / CO alarm. 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 during light conditions, or blink every 60 sec during dark conditions. DC power: Green LED blink approx every 60 sec. test (button press when • 4 patterns of Red/Amber/Green. -
Page 7: Troubleshooting Guide
Life) silenced.) If you require further information please contact Product Support at 1-800-880-6788 or write us at: Kidde Canada Inc., P.O. Box 40, Apsley, ON K0L 1A0. Our internet address is www.kiddecanada.com. -
Page 8: Introduction, Product Features & Specifications
5. Introduction, Product Features and Specifications introduction This alarm detects products of combustion using photoelectric technology. Ten (10) years after the unit is 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 10 cm 10 cm (4") (4") ANYWHERE ALONG ANYWHERE ALONG THIS BOLD SURFACE 10 cm THIS BOLD SURFACE (4") 30.5 cm • Locate smoke alarms in all sleeping areas. Try to monitor the exit path as the bedrooms are usually farthest 10 cm (12") (4") - Page 11 • 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 10 cm (4") from the side wall. •...
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Page 12: Locations To Avoid
8. Locations to Avoid • 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 or be a photoelectric type. •... -
Page 13: Wiring Instructions
9. Wiring Instructions wirinG requireMentS • This alarm should be installed on a CSA-Listed or recognized junction box. All connections should be made by a qualified electrician and all wiring used shall be in accordance with codes having jurisdiction in your area. The multiple station interconnect wiring to the alarms must be run in the same raceway or cable as the AC power wiring. - Page 14 • 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 15 Use standard CSA-Listed household wire (as required by local codes) available at all note: electrical supply stores and most hardware stores. AC power should be turned off at this stage. note: • After selecting the proper location for your Alarm, and wiring the AC QUICK CONNECT harness as described in the WIRING INSTRUCTIONS, attach the mounting bracket to the electrical box.
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Page 16: Fire Hazards
The battery activation is a one-time feature. After activation, the battery cannot be note: turned off, and can only be discharged at the end of unit life. If the alarm is removed from the mounting plate, the backup battery will remain active. See Permanently Disable Alarm / Discharge Battery section. -
Page 17: Operation And Testing
10. Operation and Testing operation The alarm is operating once it is activated and testing is complete. When products of combustion (smoke) are sensed, the unit sounds a loud alarm with a voice message. See Sections 1 and 2 for alarm signal descriptions. LanGuaGe SeLection This unit operates in either English or French. - Page 18 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. SMoke aLarM MeMory If a unit experiences a smoke alarm event, then the condition clears and the unit stops alarming, the unit will give a visual (LED) indicator that a previous alarm has occurred within the last hour.
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Page 19: 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 (green LED flashing every second) to silence the alarm for 8-10 minutes. -
Page 20: Battery Backup
• Pushing the button on the initiating CO or Smoke/CO combination alarm will silence that alarm and all compatible interconnected units. • Pushing the button on any hard-wire smoke alarm will do nothing to silence an interconnected CO alarm. 12. Battery Backup note: This alarm is powered with AC power, but also contains a sealed lithium battery backup system. -
Page 21: Permanently Disable Alarm / Discharge Battery
13. 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 22: Cleaning Your Alarm
14. 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. -
Page 23: Good Safety Habits
15. 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
• Current studies have shown smoke alarms may not awaken all sleeping individuals, and that it is the responsibility of individuals in the household that are capable of assisting others to provide assistance to those who may not be awakened by the alarm sound, or to those who may be incapable of safely evacuating the area unassisted. - Page 25 nFpa (nationaL Fire protection aSSociation) Fire SaFety in tHe HoMe: nFpa 72 iS intended to proVide reaSonabLe SaFety For perSonS in FaMiLy LiVinG unitS. reaSonabLe Fire SaFety can be produced tHrouGH tHe FoLLowinG tHree-point proGraM: (1) Minimizing fire hazards (2) Providing fire-warning equipment (3) Having and practicing an escape plan.
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Page 26: Service And Warranty
Kidde warrants that the enclosed alarm will be free from defects in material and workmanship or design under normal use and service for a period of ten years from the date of purchase. 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, free of charge, upon receiving the alarm with proof of date of purchase, postage and return postage prepaid, to: Kidde Canada Inc., P.O.
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