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2-in-1 Smoke and
Carbon Monoxide Alarm
User Guide for Model KN-COSM-B-RF
Clear Voice Instructions
Smart Wireless Network
For questions concerning your 2-in-1 Smoke and Carbon Monoxide
Alarm, please call our consumer hotline at 1-800-880-6788. For tips on
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- Page 1 For questions concerning your 2-in-1 Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm, please call our consumer hotline at 1-800-880-6788. For tips on how to protect your home and family, visit www.kidde.com For your convenience, write down the following information. If you call...
- Page 2 • Install as a single unit • Install multiple Kidde alarms that connect wirelessly to communicate with each other in the case of a smoke or CO event • Use in conjunction with Kidde Fire Extinguisher for complete home protection...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents 1. What to do When the Alarm Sounds Smoke Alarm Procedure............4 Carbon Monoxide Alarm Procedure ........5 Important Warning Statements ..........6 2. Introduction ...............7 3. Fire Safety Information Good Safety Habits..............8 Escape Plan ................8 Fire Prevention ..............9 NRC Information .............. -
Page 4: What To Do When The Alarm Sounds Smoke Alarm Procedure
NEVER IGNORE THE SOUND OF THE ALARM! Determining what type of alarm has sounded is easy with your Kidde 2-in-1 Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm. The voice message warning system will inform you of the type of situation occurring. Refer to the Product Features and Specifications section of this user guide for a detailed description of each alarm pattern. -
Page 5: Carbon Monoxide Alarm Procedure
Carbon Monoxide Alarm Procedure WARNING: Activation of the CO alarm indicates the presence of Carbon Monoxide (CO) which can kill you. IF ALARM SIGNAL SOUNDS 1) Operate the test/reset button; 2) Call your emergency services (Fire Department or 911); fire department or 911 3) Immediately move to fresh air –... -
Page 6: Important Warning Statements
Photoelectric-sensing alarms may detect visible fire particles (associated with slow, smoldering fires) sooner than ionization alarms. Home fires develop in different ways and are often unpredictable. For maximum protection, Kidde recommends that both ionization and photoelectric alarms be installed. -
Page 7: Introduction
Kidde is designed for placement anywhere in your home so it is always ready for use. Intuitive, simple instructions will empower everyone in your family to be a Kidde in a time of need. With the new Kidde networked alert system, safety is something you can plan. -
Page 8: Fire Safety Information
Fire Safety Information Good Safety Habits – Develop and Practice a Plan of Escape • Install and maintain fire extinguishers on every level of the home and in the kitchen, basement and garage. Know how to use a fire extinguisher prior to an emergency. •... -
Page 9: Fire Prevention
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 alarm pattern and the voice message warning, and to leave the home using their escape plan when it’s heard. -
Page 10: Nfpa Required Protection
NFPA Required Protection The National Fire Protection Association’s Standard 72 provides the following information: Smoke Detection – Where required by applicable laws, codes or standards for the specified occupancy, approved single- and multiple-station smoke alarms shall be installed as follows: (1) In all sleeping rooms. -
Page 11: Carbon Monoxide Information
CAUTION (As Required by the 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 of, but outside of the bedrooms), and heat or smoke detectors in the living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, hallways, attics, furnace rooms, closets,... - Page 12 Symptoms of CO Poisoning The following common symptoms are related to CO poisoning and should be discussed with ALL members of the household. Mild Exposure: Slight headache, nausea, vomiting, fatigue (often described as “flu-like symptoms”). Medium Exposure: Severe throbbing headache, drowsiness, confusion, fast heart rate.
- Page 13 • Vehicles and other combustion engines running in an open or closed garage, attached or near a home. • Burning charcoal or fuel in grills and hibachis in an enclosed area. Conditions that Can Produce Carbon Monoxide The following conditions can result in transient CO situations: •...
- Page 14 Because carbon monoxide is a cumulative poison, long- term exposure to low levels may cause symptoms, as well as short-term exposure to high levels. This Kidde unit has a time- weighted alarm – the higher the level of CO present, the sooner the alarm will be triggered.
- Page 15 If your CO alarm fails to test properly, or if its self-diagnostic test reveals a malfunction, immediately have the unit replaced. This alarm will not monitor CO levels while in an error condition. CO alarms can only sense CO that reaches the unit’s sensor.
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Page 16: Product Features And Specifications
Product Features and Specifications Model KN-COSM-B-RF Front View Rear View back view installation 1. Voice Speaker 4. DIP Switch 2. Sounder 5. Battery Compartment 3. Button and LEDs IMPORTANT ALARM REPLACEMENT INFORMATION: Ten years after the initial power up, this alarm will “beep” twice every 30 seconds to indicate that it is time to replace the alarm. - Page 17 Kidde 2-in-1 Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms connect to each other wirelessly to create the first Smart Wireless Network for fire safety. When one of your Kidde alarms is triggered, a wireless signal will be transmitted to activate the rest of your Kidde alarms within 11 seconds, alerting you if you are in other parts of the home.
- Page 18 Alarm Features • Independent smoke and carbon monoxide sensors. • The smoke alarm takes precedence when both smoke and carbon monoxide are present. • Alarm/voice message warning system that alerts you to the following conditions in the manner described below, thus eliminating any confusion over which alarm is sounding: –...
- Page 19 • Test button performs the following functions: – Tests the electronics and verifies proper unit operation – Resets the unit during CO alarm – Peak and Alarm Memory – Activates smoke alarm Silent Mode feature – Activates Low Battery Silence feature •...
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Page 20: Smoke Alarm
(associated with slow, smoldering fires) sooner than ionization alarms. Home fires develop in different ways and are often unpredictable. For maximum protection, Kidde recommends that both ionization and photoelectric alarms be installed. A battery-powered alarm must have a battery of the specified type, in good condition and installed properly. - Page 21 AC powered alarms (without battery backup) will not operate if the AC power has been cut off, such as by an electrical fire or an open fuse. Smoke alarms must be tested regularly to make sure the batteries and the alarm circuits are in good operating condition. Smoke alarms cannot provide an alarm if smoke does not reach the alarm.
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Page 22: Installation Guide
ID pattern that your units are shipped with. 4. Use a pen or pencil to change the switches in each of the Kidde wireless devices to match the pattern you selected in Step 3. Ensure that the pattern sequence is not reversed. - Page 23 If your Kidde smoke alarms enter alarm mode, first check for a fire. If a fire does not exist and the test buttons have not been activated on any of the units, it is likely that you are receiving interference from a similar system nearby.
- Page 24 Battery Door Open Battery Door Closed Installing Batteries Batteries were not installed at the factory and must be installed for the unit to operate. Install the three AA batteries in the back of the smoke/CO alarm. • Open battery door by lifting up on the lip at the bottom edge of the alarm.
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Page 25: Battery Replacement
CEILING OR WALL. IT WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR USE AS A TABLETOP DEVICE. INSTALL ONLY AS DETAILED! For maximum protection, Kidde recommends the installation of a smoke/CO alarm in the following locations: on each level of a multilevel home, including every bedroom, hallway, finished attic and basement. - Page 26 bedroom. Verify the alarm can be heard in all sleeping areas. Locate an alarm in every room where someone sleeps with the door closed. The closed door may prevent an alarm not located in that room from waking the sleeper. Smoke, heat and combustion particles rise to the ceiling and spread horizontally.
- Page 27 10.2 cm 10.2 cm 10.2 cm 10.2 cm FIGURE 1 10.2 cm 10.2 cm 10.2 cm FIGURE 1 Diagram B Diagram A 10.2 cm FIGURE 2 FIGURE 3 URE 1 10.2 cm 10.2 cm 10.2 cm Smoke Alarms for Minimum Protection FIGURE 2 Smoke Alarms for Additional Protection Ionization Type Smoke Alarms with...
- Page 28 Where Not to Install install garages, kitchens, furnace rooms or bathrooms! INSTALL AT LEAST 5 FEET AWAY FROM ANY FUEL BURNING APPLIANCE. Do not install within 3 ft. (0.9 m) of the following: The door to a kitchen, or a bathroom that contains a tub or shower, forced air supply ducts used for heating or cooling, ceiling or whole house ventilating fans, or other high air flow areas.
- Page 29 Mounting the Alarm 1. Choose a mounting location (wall or ceiling) and mark the location with a pencil. Figure 1 Figure 2 back view installation 2. To ensure aesthetic alignment of the alarm with the hallway or wall, the “A” line on the attachment stud should be parallel with the hallway when ceiling mounting, or vertical when wall mounting.
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Page 30: Testing And Using The Alarm
Remote Push to Test: Test your Kidde alarm system by activating the test button on any Kidde alarm for a minimum of five seconds, or until all of the interconnected alarms sound. When the other alarms respond, this verifies that both the alarms and the interconnect system are functioning properly. -
Page 31: Smoke Alarm Silent Mode Feature
“Warning, Carbon Monoxide” repeated twice. Reset: If the the smoke/CO alarm is sounding a CO alarm, pressing the test/reset button on any Kidde device will silence the system. If the CO condition that caused the alert continues, the alarm will reactivate. Reactivation times depend on the amount of CO present. -
Page 32: Remote Smoke Alarm Silent Mode
Remote Smoke Alarm Silent Mode You can silence all of the Kidde alarms in your home at once by pressing the button on any single Kidde alarm to activate the smoke alarm Silent Mode feature. This allows you to silence an alarm that may be difficult to reach, even if it is the initiating alarm. -
Page 33: Peak Level Memory
Initiating Alarm The green LED will flash every second while sounding an alarm to signify that the alarm sensed a smoke or CO hazard. This will only be displayed on the alarms that sensed the hazard. The remaining interconnected alarm(s) will sound but will not display the initiating indicator. -
Page 34: Maintenance
• If 100ppm or more CO was detected (Peak Level Memory triggered), with a previous CO alarm and a smoke alarm, the green LED will flash every 16 seconds (alarm memory). Pushing the test button will give the Smoke Alarm Memory “Fire!”... -
Page 35: Fcc Compliance Statement
User Guide, without express approval from Kidde. Doing so will void the user authority to operate this equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation... -
Page 36: Troubleshooting Guide
Troubleshooting Guide Problem Possible Cause Solution Not all of the Devices may not Locate the 8-position DIP alarms produce an all be on the same switch on the back of each alarm signal when ID pattern. unit and ensure that all of the the test button is corresponding switches are set pushed on a unit. -
Page 37: Ten-Year Limited Warranty
IMPORTANT: Do not remove unit back cover. Back cover removal will void warranty. Your Kidde 2-in-1 Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm is not a substitute for property, disability, life or other insurance of any kind. Appropriate insurance coverage is your responsibility.