REPAIR HOW TO INSTALL YOUR WI-SAFE WARNING HANDSET WBS-616 TROUBLESHOOTING 1 Preparation DISPOSAL 2 Installation 3 Connecting to FireAngel Wi-Safe alarms WARRANTY 4 Testing RETURNS OPERATION PRODUCTS IN THE WI-SAFE RANGE 5 Basic Function 6 Removal of AC Mains Power...
Please visit www.fireangel.co.uk carbon monoxide alarms. to find out about the latest additions to our product range. What is Wi-Safe? Wi-Safe is a FireAngel term to describe the IMPORTANT: This user manual wireless, radio frequency (RF) communication contains important...
OVERVIEW OF THE FIREANGEL WI-SAFE HOME SAFETY SYSTEM • Remote Warning Handset WBS-616 • Smoke Alarms, WSI-601, WSO-601, WSI-610, WSO-610 • Carbon Monoxide Alarm, WCO-628 • Base for Easy-Wire range of Smoke and Heat Alarms, WEZ-602 • Other future Wi-Safe products All Wi-Safe products bear the Wi-Safe logo...
The FireAngel Wi-Safe Home Safety System your home. At this point an audible locator sound consists of a Warning Handset to be used in will also be emitted from the warning handset. conjunction with FireAngel Wi-Safe smoke or carbon monoxide (CO) alarms.
WARNING: The Warning Handset • In a room where you sleep is only designed to receive signals from • In a room where you are likely to fall asleep FireAngel Wi-Safe smoke or CO alarms. It • In a room where children spend time will not respond to other models or brands unsupervised of smoke or fire alarm systems or other FireAngel non Wi-Safe smoke or CO alarms.
(on its own), with non Wi- structure, property or contents. Always test to Safe FireAngel smoke or CO alarms or any alarms ensure the entire Wi-Safe Home Safety System is made by other manufacturers.
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30 days. The Warning The FireAngel Wi-Safe Home Safety System may not alarm before a fire causes damage, injury or Handset will advise you of a low battery condition death, as the smoke may not reach the smoke by emitting an audible “chirp”...
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or permanently impaired hearing may result in the Warning Handset not being heard. Stereos, NOTE: The Warning Handset, smoke and CO traffic and other loud sources may also prevent alarms should not be considered as a substitute the Warning Handset from being heard. Heavy for life or property insurance.
• Invalidate your warranty (see “Application”, page 4). All smoke alarms and CO alarms must be installed, tested and working DANGER: Under no circumstances correctly as per the instructions in their respective should this product be immersed in user manuals, and the Warning Handset should be positioned as per “Positioning”...
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iii Insert the 9 volt alkaline battery provided. If Fitting the Battery replacing an existing battery, then only use Your Warning Handset requires a 9V battery as batteries listed on page 18. Ensure the battery well as an AC supply. The battery provides power is fitted the correct way round.
v Insert the warning handset into the cradle The green “power” LED should illuminate continuously to show that the AC power supply is connected. Connecting to Wi-Safe Alarms Insert battery and replace cover Your Warning Handset is designed to respond to smoke and carbon monoxide alarms having a Wi- Safe interconnect function.
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The alarm(s) to be connected must be: the white light will flash. Wait until this has flashed at least three times before releasing the button. i FireAngel Wi-Safe type(s), compatible with the On releasing the button the LEDs on the front Wi-Safe Remote Warning Handset WBS-616 of the Handset will illuminate one after the other in a clockwise rotation.
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The Warning Handset will learn any Once your Warning Handset has been connected compatible, working FireAngel Wi-Safe alarm to your Wi-Safe alarms it is crucial you test that within range. It is very unlikely that one of...
torch will switch fully on and the full alarm sound Testing will be replaced by the “locator” audible signal, which is a burst of 4 rapid chirps followed by a Your Warning Handset should be tested whenever 2 second delay repeated continuously. Wait for an alarm is added to the system.
NOTE: The Warning Handset will only permantently illuminated. respond to alarms that are of a compatible type in the FireAngel Wi-Safe range and have B In Alarm been learnt with the Warning Handset. When a Wi-Safe smoke or carbon monoxide alarm goes into “alarm”...
NOTE: This function depends on a working minute as a warning. battery being fitted in the Warning Handset. The function will not operate if the handset Without AC power the Warning Handset is has not reacted to a remote Wi-Safe powered by its internal battery.
will emit a single chirp once every minute. The immediately. Warning Handset should be replaced in the cradle as soon as possible to prevent premature discharge In all circumstances the battery must also be of the internal battery. This warning feature also replaced at least once per year.
in extreme cases, interfere with these signals, System Integrity Check preventing the Warning Handset from reacting to an alarm condition. It is important that, when any changes are made to the system or your home, you check that all The Warning Handset monitors signals in the the elements of the Wi-Safe system are still area to check if this is likely to be a problem.
NOTE: The Handset will not indicate if Audible and Visual Indicators there is a fault with other alarms in the Torch system. Individual alarms will have their own fault indicator. Power Green LED permanently illuminated. In normal conditions (Warning Handset plugged into cradle, AC power connected), this is continuously illuminated to indicate that the Warning Handset is powered by the AC power source.
Signal Failure locator mode. Yellow LED. Flashes once per minute to indicate The torch also flashes on briefly when the Warning that there may be a problem with the signal Handset is in learn mode (see “Connecting to Wi- between the alarm(s) and Warning Handset. Safe alarms”...
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CAUTION: In all circumstances What to do in the Event of a assume your Warning Handset is Smoke Alarm Sounding responding to a real alarm situation that has been triggered by either a smoke alarm or carbon monoxide alarm. Assume a Fire! STAY CALM.
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• Feel the doors to see if they are hot. If they was triggered by a nuisance alarm which may are hot, do not open them - use an alternative occur from time to time from cooking or other escape route. non emergency situations you should silence • Stay close to the floor. Smoke and hot gases the smoke alarm that has been triggered and rise.
indicated. • Evacuate the property leaving the doors and windows open. WARNING: An alarm condition indicates that • Ring your gas or other fuel supplier on their abnormally high and potentially lethal levels of emergency number; keep the number in a carbon monoxide are present. Never ignore this prominent place. alarm, further exposure can be fatal. Immediately check residents for symptoms of carbon Write your fuel supplier’s emergency number monoxide (CO) poisoning, and contact the...
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an acceptable level. It is important to practice escape plans and show everyone in the house, including children, what to What To Do During A Low-Level Warning do with the handset if it enters into alarm. • Open all doors and windows to ventilate. • Turn off all appliances that are potential sources of CO when possible, and stop using the appliance.
If your Warning Handset is not operating properly, see “Troubleshooting Chart” on pages 28 & 29. If you cannot solve the problem, please call the FireAngel Technical Support Line for advice on 024 7623 6663 or visit the ‘Support’ section on our website www.fireangel.co.uk If your Warning Handset is no longer under warranty, replace it immediately.
TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Solution Power indicator light is not Check that the wall adaptor is plugged into an AC supply and the AC supply is switched on. illuminated when the Warning Handset is in the cradle. Ensure the Warning Handset is pushed fully into its cradle. While connecting an alarm, the Make sure the alarm is Wi-Safe compatible and is working Warning Handset does not...
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The Warning Handset “chirps” and Nearby electrical or electronic equipment is interfering with the “Signal Failure” light flashes the Warning Handset. Find the cause of the interference by once per minute. moving nearby equipment away from the Warning Handset or switching it off for a short time.
FireAngel Ltd warrants to the original purchaser that its enclosed Wi-Safe Remote Warning Handset WBS-616 be free from defects in materials and Please recycle where facilities exist. Check with workmanship under normal residential use and your local authority, retailer or manufacturer for...
This warranty applies to the Except for death or personal injury, FireAngel shall original retail purchaser from the date of original not be liable for any loss of use, damage, cost or retail purchase and is not transferable. Proof of expense relating to this product or for any indirect purchase is required.
PRODUCTS IN THE note indicating the returns authority number and WI-SAFE RANGE describing the nature of the difficulty, with proof of date of purchase to: Compatible with the Wi-Safe Remote Warning Handset WBS-616 FireAngel Limited • Wi-Safe Optical Smoke Alarm WSO-601 The TechnoCentre • Wi-Safe Ionisation Smoke Alarm WSI-601 Puma Way • Wi-Safe 10 Year Optical Smoke Alarm WSO-...
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