Convoy Security DG333 User Manual

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CONVOY SECURITY

USER’S MANUAL
WIRELESS RADIO LINK
PHOTOELECTRIC SMOKE AND FIRE ALARM

MODEL DG333
Wireless Radio Link
A.C. Wire-in Photoelectric Smoke Alarm
with 9 Volt Battery Back Up

IMPORTANT!

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND SAVE.

This user’s manual contains important information about
your Smoke Alarm’s operation. If you are installing this
Smoke Alarm for use by others, you must leave this
manual—or a copy of it—with the end user.

For your convenience, write down the following

information.

If you call our Consumer Hotline, these are the first

questions you will be asked.

Smoke Alarm Model Number (located on back of
detector):

Date Code (located on back of detector). Manufacturer
recommends replacing this alarm five years from the date
code:

Date of Purchase:

Where Purchased:

WIRELESS OPERATION

Thank you for purchasing the Wireless Radio Link DC
Powered Smoke Alarm. Wireless Radio Link Technology is
the easy, cost-effective way to provide your family with
whole-home safety. All Wireless Radio Link Alarms
communicate with each other without wires or connectors.
When one Alarm sounds, they all sound. This provides your
family with an earlier warning of potential danger, and gives
you more time to react.
The communication distance (range) between any two
Wireless Radio Link Alarms is typically 100 feet (30 meters)
inside of a home. Some features of a home, such as the
number of floors, number/size of rooms, furniture and types
of building materials used may reduce the range of the
Alarms. Examples include: suspended ceilings, ductwork,
large metallic appliances (refrigerators) and metal studs. A
feature of Wireless Radio Link Alarms is that they operate
as a mesh network. All Alarms will repeat any alarm signal
that is received to all other Wireless Radio Link Alarms.
Interference from structural conditions can be overcome by
adding additional Alarms to route the wireless signal around
obstructions.

IMPORTANT!

• The range and proper operation of any wireless device
will vary depending on its surroundings. It is very important
that each Alarm is tested individually before and after
installation to make sure that all Alarms respond properly.

• The Wireless Radio Link Alarms are not to be used
outdoors or to transmit between buildings. The Alarms will
not communicate properly under these conditions.

• Metal objects and metallic wallpaper may interfere with
signals from wireless Alarms. Alarms should be tested
after changes to your home such as remodeling, moving
furniture, and with metal doors opened and closed.
Your Wireless Radio Link Smoke Alarm will automatically
communicate potential fires with all other Wireless Radio
Link Smoke Alarms.

IMPORTANT! READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE
INSTALLATION AND KEEP THIS MANUAL NEAR THE
ALARM FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL

1 -- RECOMMENDED LOCATIONS FOR SMOKE ALARMS
2 -- LOCATIONS TO AVOID FOR SMOKE ALARMS
3 -- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
4 -- OPERATION AND TESTING
5 -- NUISANCE ALARMS
6 -- MAINTENANCE
7 -- LIMITATIONS OF SMOKE ALARMS
8 -- GOOD SAFETY HABITS
9 -- NFPA PROTECTION STANDARD 72, SECTION 2-2.1
10 -- SERVICE AND WARRANTY

Do not try to repair the smoke alarm yourself. Refer to the
instructions in Section 10 for service.

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1. RECOMMENDED LOCATIONS FOR ALARMS

• Locate the first alarm in the immediate area of the
bedrooms. Try to protect the exit path as the bedrooms are
usually farthest from the exit. If more than one sleeping
area exists, locate additional alarms in each sleeping area.

• Locate additional alarms to protect any stairway as
stairways act like chimneys for smoke and heat.

• Locate at least one alarm on every floor level.

• Locate an alarm in every bedroom.

• Locate an alarm in every room where electrical

appliances are operated(i.e. portable heaters or
humidifiers).

• Locate an alarm in every room where someone sleeps
with the door closed. The closed door may prevent the
alarm from waking the sleeper.

• Smoke, heat, and combustion products rise to the ceiling
and spread horizontally. Mounting the smoke alarm on the
ceiling in the center of the room places it closest to all
points in the room. Ceiling mounting is preferred in ordinary
residential construction.

• For mobile home installation, select locations carefully to
avoid thermal barriers that may form at the ceiling. For
more details, see MOBILE HOME INSTALLATION below.

• When mounting an alarm on the ceiling, locate it at a
minimum of 4” (10 cm) from the side wall (see Figure 1).

• When mounting the alarm on the wall, it is best to use an
inside wall with the top edge of the alarm at a minimum of
4” (10 cm) and a maximum of 12” (30.5 cm) below the
ceiling, (see Figure 1).

• Put smoke alarms at both ends of a bedroom hallway or
large room if the hallway or room is more than 30 feet (9.1
m) long.

• Install Smoke Alarms on sloped, peaked or cathedral
ceilings at or within 3ft (0.9m) of the highest point
(measured horizontally). NFPA 72 states: “Smoke alarms
in rooms with ceiling slopes greater than 1 foot in 8 feet
(.3m in 2.4 m) horizontally shall be located on the high side
of the room.” NFPA 72 states: “A row of detectors shall be
spaced and located within 3 ft (0.9m) of the peak of the
ceiling measured horizontally” (see Figure 3).

FIGURE 1

FIGURE 2

FIGURE 3

MOBILE HOME INSTALLATION

Modern mobile homes have been designed and built to be
energy efficient. Install smoke alarms as recommended
above, refer to RECOMMENDED LOCATIONS and Figure

1. In older mobile homes that are not well insulated
compared to present standards, extreme heat or cold can
be transferred from the outside to the inside through poorly
insulated walls and roof. This may create a thermal barrier
that can prevent the smoke from reaching an alarm
mounted on the ceiling. In such units, install the smoke
alarm on an inside wall with the top edge of the alarm at a
minimum of 4” (10 cm) and a maximum of 12” (30.5 cm)
below the ceiling (see Figure 1). If you are not sure about
the insulation in your mobile home, or if you notice that the
outer walls and ceiling are either hot or cold, install the
alarm on an inside wall. For minimum protection, install at
least one alarm close to the bedrooms. For additional
protection, see SINGLE FLOOR PLAN in Figure 2.

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