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© 2015 2011BRK BRK Brands, Brands,Inc. Inc. All Distributed by BRK Brands, Inc. by BRK © rights reserved. Distributed 3901 Liberty Street Road,Street Aurora,Road, IL 60504-8122 Brands, Inc., 3901 Liberty Aurora, IL 60504-8122 All rights reserved. Consumer Affairs: 323-9005 • www.firstalert.com Consumer Affairs: (800) 323-9005 • (800) www.firstalert.com *All First Alert® Smoke Alarms conform to regulatory requirements, including UL217 and are designed to detect particles of combustion. Smoke particles of varying number and size are produced in all fires. Ionization technology is generally more sensitive than photoelectric technology at detecting small particles, which tend to be produced in greater amounts by flaming fires, which consume combustible materials rapidly and spread quickly. Sources of these fires may include paper burning in a wastebasket, or a grease fire in the kitchen. Photoelectric technology is generally more sensitive than ionization technology at detecting large particles, which tend to be produced in greater amounts by smoldering fires, which may smolder for hours before bursting into flame. Sources of these fires may include cigarettes burning in couches or bedding. For maximum protection, use both types of Smoke Alarms on each level and in every bedroom of your home.

FIRE SAFETY TIPS Follow safety rules and prevent hazardous situations: 1) Use smoking materials properly. Never smoke in bed. 2) Keep matches or lighters away from children; 3) Store flammable materials in proper containers; 4) Keep electrical appliances in good condition and don’t overload electrical circuits; 5) Keep stoves, barbecue grills, fireplaces and chimneys grease- and debris-free; 6) Never leave anything cooking on the stove unattended; 7) Keep portable heaters and open flames, like candles, away from flammable materials; 8) Don’t let rubbish accumulate. Keep alarms clean, and test them weekly. Replace alarms immediately if they are not working properly. Smoke Alarms that do not work cannot alert you to a fire. Keep at least one working fire extinguisher on every floor, and an additional one in the kitchen. Have fire escape ladders or other reliable means of escape from an upper floor in case stairs are blocked.

BEFORE YOU INSTALL THIS SMOKE ALARM

Important! Read “Recommended Locations for Smoke Alarms” and “Locations to Avoid for Smoke Alarms” before beginning. This unit monitors the air, and when smoke reaches its sensing chamber, it alarms. It can give you more time to escape before fire spreads. This unit can ONLY give an early warning of developing fires if it is installed, maintained and located where smoke can reach it, and where all residents can hear it, as described in this manual. This unit will not sense gas, heat, or flame. It cannot prevent or extinguish fires. Understand The Different Type of Smoke Alarms Battery powered or electrical? Different Smoke Alarms provide different types of protection. See “About Smoke Alarms” for details. Know Where To Install Your Smoke Alarms Fire Safety Professionals recommend at least one Smoke Alarm on every level of your home, in every bedroom, and in every bedroom hallway or separate sleeping area. See “Recommended Locations For Smoke Alarms” and “Locations To Avoid For Smoke Alarms” for details. Know What Smoke Alarms Can and Can’t Do A Smoke Alarm can help alert you to fire, giving you precious time to escape. It can only sound an alarm once smoke reaches the sensor. See “Limitations of Smoke Alarms” for details. Check Your Local Building Codes This Smoke Alarm is designed to be used in a typical single-family home. It alone will not meet requirements for boarding houses, apartment buildings, hotels or motels. See “Special Compliance Considerations” for details. • •

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This unit will not alert hearing impaired residents. It is recommended that you install special units which use devices like flashing strobe lights to alert hearing impaired residents. Do not connect this unit to any other alarm or auxiliary device. It is a single-station unit that cannot be linked to other devices. Connecting anything else to this unit may prevent it from working properly. Unit will not operate without battery power. The Smoke Alarm

Do not install this unit over an electrical junction box. Air currents around junction boxes can prevent smoke from reaching the sensing chamber and prevent the unit from 3. Whe If you wan alarming. Only AC powered units are intended for installation to theAlarm mo QUICK INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS over junction boxes. the Features”l into •1. Do not the stand too close Insert batteries into to thethe unit when the alarm is sounding. 1. Hold b Itbattery is louddrawer to wake youfirst in an emergency. Exposure to the horn of the to sep at closeand range may your hearing. Alarm close the harm drawer. • Do not paint over the unit. Paint may clog the openings to the 2. Hold th 2. sensing The Alarm will sound with a chamber and prevent the unit from operating properly. vertica chirp. trace a 3. If you purchased the Talking horizon Smoke and Carbon Monoxide WIRELESS OPERATION •3. NEVER Put the Alarm, you will now be prompted to set the Alarm's location. ® First Alert WIRELESS INTERCONNECT Technology is the easy, cost-effective accide mount direction givenwhole-home by the Alarm. way to Follow providethe your family with safety. All WIRELESS INTERCONNECT built-in Steps 4 with through needwithout to be completed within two AlarmsNOTE: communicate each6other wires or connectors. When one 4. require Using minutes.they If more than This two provides minutes your pass,family the Green Alarm sounds, all sound. with anpower earlier • Ifoval the ou A LED will stopdanger, blinking. open the time battery drawer of warning of potential andSimply gives you more to react. Produc 5. Insert the second Alarm and(range) repeatbetween steps 4 any through 6. The communication distance two WIRELESS INTERCONNECT for intorep th Alarms is typically 50 feet into (15 meters) inside of a home. SomeAlarm. features 4. Insert the batteries the battery drawer of the next necess • DO NO of a home, suchCLOSE as the THE number of floors, number/size of rooms, furniture DO NOT DRAWER. 6. Exposu Line th and types of building materials used may reduce the range of the testing 5. Press and hold the test button and then close the battery drawer. over th Alarms. Examples include: suspended ceilings, ductwork, large metallic 6. Once(refrigerators) you hear the and unit metal chirp, studs. releaseA the test of button. The Green appliances feature WIRELESS INTERCONNECT 7. Screw power LED operate will startas to ablink indicating Alarm is that they mesh network.the All WIRELESS Alarms will INTERCONNECT repeat any alarm the ce waiting for program data from one of the other setupInterference WIRELESS signal Alarm that isisreceived to all other WIRELESS CONNECT Alarms. This unit has mount INTERCONNECT . 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Alarms should be tested after solvent You have now successfully linked your new WIRELESS INTERCONNECT Alarms. warning changes to your home such as remodelling, moving furniture, • immedia If the S To add additional Alarms at a later follow steps 4 through 9. and with metal doors opened andtime, closed. and/ora Choosing Your First Alert® WIRELESS INTERCONNECT Smoke Alarm will automatically Your replace Smoke communicate potential fires with all other WIRELESS INTERCONNECT Alarms. These batte • Reloca FCC NOTICE: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. “Locati Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)OPTIONAL This device may LOCKING FEAT Changes or modifications not and expressly byaccept BRK Brands, Always notThe cause harmful interference, (2) designed this approved devicetomust any • the When optional locking features are prevent unauthorized removal • of battt Inc. could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. 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1. Test/Silence button 2. Battery drawer 3. Power indicator LED 4. Smoke Alarm LED

FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE STEPS! QUICK INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 1.

Insert the batteries into the battery drawer of the first Alarm and close the drawer. 2. The Alarm will sound with a chirp. 3. If you purchased the Talking Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm, you will now be prompted to set the Alarm's location. Follow the direction given by the Alarm. NOTE: Steps 4 through 6 need to be completed within two minutes. If more than two minutes pass, the Green power LED will stop blinking. Simply open the battery drawer of the second Alarm and repeat steps 4 through 6.

If you want to lock the battery drawer, or lock the Smoke Alarm to the mounting bracket, please read the “Optional Locking Features” section before you begin installation. 1.

Hold base firmly and twist the mounting bracket counterclockwise to separate it from the base.

2. Hold the mounting bracket against the ceiling (or wall) so the vertical mounting slot is aligned in the 12 o’clock position and trace around the inside of the mounting slots (vertical and horizontal mounting). 3. Put the unit where it won’t get covered with dust when you drill the mounting holes.

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To permanently remove either locking pin, insert a flathead screwdriver between the locking pin and the lock, and pry the pin out of the lock.

TO LOCK THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT

TO UNLOCK THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT

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When replacing the batteries, always test the Smoke Alarm before relocking the battery compartment.

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The optional locking features are designed to prevent unauthorized removal of the battery or alarm. It is not necessary to activate the locks in single-family households where unauthorized battery or alarm removal is not a concern. These Smoke Alarms have two separate locking features: one to lock the battery compartment, and the other to lock the Smoke Alarm to the mounting bracket. You can choose to use either feature independently, or use them both. Tools you will need: • Needle-nose pliers • Standard flathead screwdriver. Both locking features use locking pins, which are molded into the mounting bracket. Depending on which locking features you use, remove one or both pins from the mounting bracket using needle-nose pliers.

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4. Insert the batteries into the battery drawer of the next Alarm. DO NOT CLOSE THE DRAWER. 6. 5. Press and hold the test button and then close the battery drawer. 6. Once you hear the unit chirp, release the test button. The Green 7. power LED will start to blink indicating the WIRELESS INTERCONNECT Alarm is waiting for program data from one of the other setup WIRELESS INTERCONNECT . Alarms. 7. Press and hold the test button on the first Alarm, until the second 8. Alarm chirps and its Green power LED stops blinking. Then release the test button. 8. If you purchased a Talking Smoke Alarm, you will now be prompted to set the Alarm's location. Follow the directions given by the Alarm. 9. If you have purchased the hardwired battery back-up WIRELESS INTERCONNECT Alarm, you can now connect the hardwired Alarm 9. by installing the three-wire connector on the ceiling to the Alarm. 10. Repeat steps 4-9 for additional WIRELESS INTERCONNECT Alarms. You have now successfully linked your new WIRELESS INTERCONNECT Alarms. To add additional Alarms at a later time, follow steps 4 through 9.

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Test/Silence button. pressing the Test/Silence button. or recycling organization to find an electronics recycling facility in crewdriver between the locking pin and the lock, pressing the Test/Silence button. onicsMAINTENANCE recycling facility in AR your area. DO NOT DISPOSE OF2 BATTERIES IN FIRE. 3 4 3 BATTERIES MAY EXPLODE OR LEAK. IF YOU SUSPECT A PROBLEM ut Choosing a replacement battery: Smoke Alarms may not operate properly because of dead, missing or UNLOCK THE 2BATTERY COMPARTMENT YourTO Smoke Alarm requires “AA” Energizer E91 batteries. These weak batteries, a build-up of dirt, dust or grease on the Smoke Alarm • Keep battery out of reach of children. In the event a battery is batteries are available at many local retail stores. e teries cover, or installation in an improper location. Clean the Smoke Alarm as swallowed, contact your poison control center, your 1. Removeimmediately the Smoke Alarm from physician, or the National Ingestion hotline at 202-625-3333 described in “Regular Maintenance,” and install a fresh battery, then test the mounting bracket. Battery If the unit as serious injury may occur. the Smoke Alarm again. If it fails to test properly when you use the test is locked to the bracket, see the Actual service life depends on the Smoke Alarm and the environment or button, or if the problem persists, replace the Smoke Alarm immediately. “To Unlock the Mounting in whichsection it is installed. All the batteries specified above are acceptable t Bracket.” replacement for on thisthe unit. Regardless of the the environment manufacturer’s • If you hear a “chirp” about once a minute, replace the battery. Actual servicebatteries life depends Smoke Alarm and in which suggested battery life, you MUST replace immediately once to 2. Insert flathead screwdriver underthe it is installed. Allathe batteries specified above arebattery acceptable replacement • If you experience frequent non-emergency alarms (like those the unit the starts (the “low battery warning”). suggested battery life, of the locking pin, and batteries for head this“chirping” unit. Regardless of the manufacturer’s caused by cooking smoke), try relocating the Smoke Alarm. nd gently it out of(without the battery youreplace MUST replace the battery immediately once the unit from starts the “chirping” removing Alarm ceiling(the To thepry batteries • If the alarm sounds when no smoke is visible, try cleaning or “low battery warning”). compartment lock. (If you plan to or wall): relocating the Smoke Alarm. The cover may be dirty. relock the battery compartment, To replace the batteries (without removing Alarm from the ceiling or wall): 1. Open thethe battery compartment. • If the alarm does not sound during testing, try installing a new save locking pin.) 1. 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If the unit alarms get everyone out of the house immediately. It is important to test this unit every week to make sure it is working properly. Using the test button is the recommended way to WHAT TOSmoke DO IN CASE test this Alarm. PressOF andFIRE hold the test button on the cover of • the Don’t stayalarm calm.sounds Follow your family escape plan.to alarm for a few unitpanic; until the (the unit may continue after release the button). If it does notstop alarm, make sure • seconds Get out of theyou house as quickly as possible. Don’t to get the unit is receiving power (LED will flash approximately once a minute dressed or collect anything. indicating it has power); and test it again. If it still does not alarm, replace • itFeel doors with the back of your hand before opening them.horn pattern: During testing you will hear a loud, repeating immediately. a doorpause, is cool,3open it slowly. 3Ifbeeps, beeps, pause.Don’t open a hot door. Keep doors and windows closed, unless you must escape through them. • Cover your nose and mouth with a cloth (preferably damp). Take short, shallow breaths. • Meet at your planned meeting place outside your home, MAINTENANCE and do a head count to make sure everybody got out safely. MAINTENANCE DO NOT DISPOSE IN outside. FIRE. • Callyour the area. Fire Department as soonOF as BATTERIES possible from BATTERIES MAYthen EXPLODE OR LEAK. Give your aaddress, your name. Choosing replacement battery: • Your Never go back inside a burning building for any Smoke Alarm requires 2 “AA” Energizer E91reason. batteries. These • Contact Keep battery out of reach of children. In the event a battery is are available at many stores. • batteries your Fire Department forlocal ideasretail on making your home safer. swallowed, immediately contact your poison control center, your physician, or the National Battery Ingestion hotline at 202-625-3333 as serious injury may occur. Alarms have various limitations. SeeSmoke "Limitations of Smoke Alarms" Actual service life depends on the Alarm and the environment

forindetails. which it is installed. All the batteries specified above are acceptable replacement for on thisthe unit. Regardless of the the environment manufacturer’s Actual servicebatteries life depends Smoke Alarm and in which suggested battery youFEATURE MUST replace immediately once it is installed. All the life, batteries specified abovethe arebattery acceptable replacement USING THE SILENCE unit starts “chirping” (the “low battery warning”). the batteries for this unit. Regardless of the manufacturer’s suggested battery life, Theyou Silence Feature can temporarily quiet an unwanted alarm for up to MUST replace the battery immediately once the unit from starts “chirping” (the replace batteries (without removing ceiling 15 To minutes. To the use this feature, press the “Push toAlarm Test/Silence”the button on “low battery warning”).

AGENCY Installing PLACEMENT Smoke Alarms in RECOMMENDATIONS Single-Family Residences

The72 National Fire29Protection Association (NFPA), recommends one NFPA Chapter Smoke Alarm on every floor, in every sleeping area, and in every bed“Forroom. your In information, the National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, and new construction, the Smoke Alarms must be AC powered NFPA 72, reads as follows:” interconnected. See “Agency Placement Recommendations” for details. For additional it is recommended that you install a Smoke 29.5.1* Requiredcoverage, Detection. Alarm in all rooms, halls, areas, finished attics, and basements, 29.5.1.1* Where required bystorage other governing laws, codes, or standards between (4.4˚ C) and 100˚ F where temperatures normally for a specific type of occupancy, remain approved single 40˚ andFmultiple-station (37.8˚alarms C). Make no door as or other obstruction could keep smoke smoke shallsure be installed follows: from reaching the Smoke Alarms. (1)*In all sleeping rooms and guest rooms specifically, install Smoke (2)*More Outside of each separate dwellingAlarms: unit sleeping area, within 21 ft (6.4 •m) of Onany every level your home, including finished attics and basements. door to aofsleeping room, with the distance measured along of travel •a path Inside every bedroom, especially if people sleep with doors closed. (3) •On every of a every dwelling unit, including basements In the level hall near sleeping area. If your home has multiple sleep(4) On every levelinstall of a residential boardIf and occupancy (small ing areas, a unit in each. a hallcare is over 40 feet (12 meters) facility), andend. excluding crawl spaces and long,including install anbasements alarm at each unfinished attics • At the top of the first-to-second floor stairway, and at bottom of (5)*In the living area(s) of a guest suite basement stairway. (6) In the living area(s) of a residential board and care occupancy (small facility) Specific requirements for Smoke Alarm® installation vary from state to National Fire Alarm and (Reprinted with permission NFPA 72 ,with state and from region to from region. Check your local Fire Department Signaling Code Copyright ©in2010 Fire Protection Association, for current requirements yourNational area. It is recommended AC or AC/DC Quincy, This reprinted materialprotection. is not the complete and unitsMA be 02269. interconnected for added official position of the National Fire Protection Association, on the referenced subject which is represented only by the standard in its entirety), (National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code® and NFPA 72® are registered trademarks of the National Fire Protection Association, Inc., Quincy, MA 02269).

California State Fire Marshal (CSFM) Early warning 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 bedrooms), and Heat or Smoke Alarms in the living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, hallways, finished attics, furnace rooms, closets, utility and storage rooms, basements, and attached garages.

LOCATIONS TO AVOID FOR SMOKE ALARMS

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California State Fire Marshal (CSFM) Early warning 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 bedrooms), and Heat or Smoke Alarms in the living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, hallways, finished attics, furnace rooms, closets, utility and storage rooms, basements, and attached garages.

LOCATIONS TO AVOID FOR SMOKE ALARMS

For best performance, it is recommended you AVOID installing Smoke Alarms in these areas: •

Where combustion particles are produced. Combustion particles form when something burns. Areas to avoid include poorly ventilated kitchens, garages, and furnace rooms. Keep units at least 20 feet (6 meters) from the sources of combustion particles (stove, furnace, water heater, space heater) if possible. In areas where a 20-foot (6-meter) distance is not possible – in modular, mobile, or smaller homes, for example – it is recommended the Smoke Alarm be placed as far from these fuel-burning sources as possible. The placement recommendations are intended to keep these Alarms at a reasonable distance from a fuel-burning source, and thus reduce “unwanted” alarms. Unwanted alarms can occur if a Smoke Alarm is placed directly next to a fuel-burning source. Ventilate these areas as much as possible.

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For California wall mounting allowed by building codes), the top edge of Smoke State(ifFire Marshal (CSFM) Alarms be detection placed between and 12 inches and 305ofmm) Earlyshould warning is best4achieved by the(102 installation fire detecfromtion theequipment wall/ceilinginline, below typical “dead air”household spaces. as follows: A all rooms and areas of the Smoke Alarm installed in each separate sleeping area (in the vicinity, On a peaked, gabled, or cathedral ceiling, install the first Smoke Alarm but outside Heat or Smoke Alarmsmeasured in the living rooms, dinwithin 3 feetbedrooms), (0.9 meters)and of the peak of the ceiling, horizontally. ing rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, hallways, finished on attics, Additional Smoke Alarms may be required depending the furnace length, rooms, closets, and storage basements, anddetails attached garages. angle, etc. ofutility the ceiling's slope.rooms, Refer to NFPA 72 for on requirements for sloped or peaked ceilings.

ABOUT SMOKETO ALARMS LOCATIONS AVOID FOR SMOKE ALARMS Battery (DC)performance, operated Smoke Provide you protection when For best it is Alarms: recommended AVOIDeven installing electricity provided the batteries Smokefails, Alarms in these areas: are fresh and correctly installed.

within 3 feet (0.9 meters) of the peak of the ceiling, measured horizontally. Additional Smoke Alarms may be required depending on the length, angle, etc. of the ceiling's slope. Refer to NFPA 72 for details on requirements for sloped or peaked ceilings.

ABOUT SMOKE ALARMS Continued SPECIAL COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS, Battery (DC) operated Smoke Alarms: Provide protection when In new construction, most building codes require the use of AC or even AC/DC electricity fails, provided batteries are fresh and correctlyorinstalled. powered Smoke Alarms only. the In existing construction, AC, AC/DC, DC Units are easy to install, do not require professional installation. powered Smoke Alarms can and be used as specified by local building codes. Refer NFPA 72 (National Fire Alarm and Code) and NFPA ACtopowered Smoke Alarms: Can beSignaling interconnected so if one 101 unit (Lifesenses Safety smoke, Code), local building codes, your Fire Department all units alarm. Theyordoconsult not operate if electricity fails. for detailed protection in operate buildingsifnot defined fails, as “houseAC withfire battery (DC)requirements back-up: will electricity provided holds” the. batteries are fresh and correctly installed. AC and AC/DC units must beCompliance installed by a qualified electrician. FCC ThisWIRELESS equipment INTERCONNECT has been tested and found Alarms to comply withbattery the limits for aback-up: Smoke with (DC) Class B digital device, to PartINTERCONNECT 15 of the FCC rules. These limits and Interconnects with pursuant all WIRELESS enabled Smoke are Smoke/CO designed toAlarms providewithout reasonable protection againstso harmful wires or connectors, wheninterference one alarm in asounds, residential installation. uses provided and can radiate they all sound.This Willequipment operate if generates, electricity fails, the radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with batteries are fresh and correctly installed. the Units instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. are easy to install, and do not require professional installation. However, there is no guarantee that the interference will not occur in a Smokeinstallation. Alarms for Solar or Winddoes Energy users andinterference battery backup particular If this equipment cause harmful to power systems: AC powered Smoke Alarms should only be operated radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning with true or pure sine wave inverters. Operating this Smoke Alarm with the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interUPS (uninterruptible power supply) products or mostby battery-powered ference one or more of the following measures: square wave or “quasi sine wave” inverters will damage the Alarm. If • you Reorient or sure relocate the your receiving antenna. are not about inverter or UPS type, please consult with • the Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. manufacturer to verify. • Smoke ConnectAlarms the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different fromSmoke that of for the hearing impaired: Special purpose the receiver. Alarms should be installed for the hearing impaired. They include a • visual Consult the dealer an experienced radio or meet TV technician for help. of alarm and anoraudible alarm horn, and the requirements the Americans Disabilities Act. Can be interconnected if one unit Warning: ChangesWith or modifications to the product, not expressly so approved senses smoke, units alarm. by First Alert / BRK all Brands, Inc., could void the user’s authority to operate LIMITATIONS OF SMOKE ALARMS the Smoke equipment. alarms are not to be used with detector guards unless the Smoke Alarms have played a 15 keyofrole in reducing deaths from Thiscombination device complies with Part the FCC Rules. Operation is purpose. has been evaluated and found suitable forresulting that home fires worldwide. like any device, Alarms subject to the following However, two conditions: (1)warning this device may Smoke not cause can only work if theyAlarms are(2) properly located, and maintained, All these Smoke are device designed toinstalled, provideany early warning of and fires if harmful interference, and this must accept interference if smoke reaches them. are located, installed andThey cared fornot asfoolproof. described in the user’s manual, and if received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. smoke reaches them. If you are unsure which type of Smoke Alarm FCC ID: alarms M7U5001L not waken all individuals. Practice the escape to Smoke install, refer tomay Chapter 2 of the National Fire Protection Association plan(NFPA) at least twice a 72 year, makingFire sureAlarm that everyone is involved from Standard (National and Signaling Code)–and kidsNFPA to grandparents. Allow children to master fire escapeAssociation, planning and 101 (Life Safety Code). National Fire Protection practice before holding a fire drill at MA night02269-9101. when they Local are sleeping. LIMITATIONS OF SMOKE ALARMS One Batterymarch Park, Quincy, buildingIfcodes children or others not readily waken to the sound the smoke Smoke Alarms havedo played a key role reducing deathsofor resulting from mayor also require specific units in in new construction in different alarm, if there are infants or family members with mobility home firesofworldwide. like any warning device, Smoke limitations, Alarms areas the someone home.However, make sure that is assigned to assist them in fire drill and in if can only work if they are properly located, installed, and maintained, and the event of an them. emergency. 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