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Smoke Alarm
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Thank you for purchasing a Firex
component of your home security system. Please read this booklet
thoroughly. The more familiar you are with the information it
contains, the easier you will find it to install, operate, and
maintain your smoke alarm properly, which ultimately means
greater security and peace of mind for you and your family.
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CB, CC, CEC –
Ionisation-type sensor
Smoke Alarm Features
• Models CB, CC and CEC are ionisation-type smoke alarms.
• Unique "battery missing" feature. The smoke alarm will not attach to the mounting
bracket if a battery is not in the battery pocket.
• Low battery signal. The smoke alarm will sound a short beep about once a minute if the
battery needs to be replaced.
• Optional tamper-resist feature can serve as a safeguard against tampering.
• Visual LED flashes about once a minute. This indicates the smoke alarm is receiving power.
• Loud alarm horn—85 decibels at 10 feet—sounds to alert you to an emergency.
• Test button checks smoke alarm operation. Models CC and CEC feature Alarm Control
(Quick-Quiet). When activated, this quiets unwanted alarms for a maximum of 15 min-
utes.
• Model CEC features the Safety Light
smoke alarm sounds its alarm horn, illuminating emergency exits.
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- Page 1 • Visual LED flashes about once a minute. This indicates the smoke alarm is receiving power. • Loud alarm horn—85 decibels at 10 feet—sounds to alert you to an emergency. • Test button checks smoke alarm operation. Models CC and CEC feature Alarm Control ™...
- Page 2 111-281 English new 7/25/01 4:24 PM Page 2 Proper Placement of Your Smoke Alarm For the highest standard of protection, you should install a smoke or heat alarm in every room of your home. Site smoke alarms in accordance with BS 5839 : Part 6. For the minimum level of protection, there should be at least one smoke alarm on each level of the dwelling (e.g., one in the hallway of a bungalow, one on the ground floor and the upstairs landing of a two-storey house, etc.).
- Page 3 111-281 English new 7/25/01 4:24 PM Page 3 IMPORTANT SMOKE ALARM SITING 30cm AND EXCEPTION INFORMATION: CEILING •The best place to put a smoke alarm is on the ceil- 15cm ACCEPTABLE HERE ing. Install a smoke alarm as close to the centre of MINIMUM the ceiling as possible.
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Page 4: How To Install Your Smoke Alarm
(Quick-Quiet) mode for a maximum of 15 minutes after testing. 7. Insert battery into battery pocket. 8. Close battery pocket door, snapping it into place (Models CB and CC only). (For tamper resist, use long-nosed pliers to remove thin plastic from notch on smoke alarm edge.) Remove thin plastic from notch 9. - Page 5 1. Turn smoke alarm counter-clockwise to detach from mounting plate. 2. From back of smoke alarm, lift tab to open battery pocket door (Models CB and CC only). Remove bat- tery from pocket. Disconnect and discard drained battery from battery connector.
- Page 6 Test weekly and replace the battery at least once a year (approximately once every ten years for model CC Long Life Lithium) or when the low battery signal sounds. We recommend you install smoke alarms that operate from both battery and AC power.
- Page 7 • Do not overload electrical circuits. Limited Warranty Maple Chase Company warrants to the original consumer purchasing each new smoke alarm (for Firex sold with an Ultralife U9VL-J 9 volt battery, this warranty includes this battery) to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal residential use and service for a period of ten (10) years from date of purchase.
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