USER’S MANUAL
ONELINK® BATTERY
OPERATED SMOKE ALARM
Features:
ONELINK® Enabled
Voice with Programmable Location
Two Latching Features
Optipath 360 TechnologyTM
Two Silence Features
UL STANDARD 217
Model SA511
Printed in Mexico
M08-0194-000 Q 03/07
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.
INTRODUCTION
Thank you for choosing First Alert® for your Smoke Alarm needs. You have purchased a state-of-the-art Smoke Alarm designed to provide you with early warning of a fire. Key features include:
ONELINK® Enabled. Alarm automatically communicates with other ONELINK® enabled alarms when installed.
Exclusive Voice Warning with Location will tell you the preprogrammed location of the initiating unit and danger detected. Programmable up to 11 locations (ex. "basement"). When alarms sounds, if programmed for basement it will say "Warning, evacuate, smoke in basement" along with all other installed ONELINK® Voice alarms.
Spread Spectrum Horn Tone. Lower and varying horn frequency makes it easier for elderly with normal age related hearing loss to hear horn. Sweeps through the 2200 – 3400 Hz range.
RF Interconnect. Reliable and secure radio frequency communication between alarms. 915MHz frequency with 65,000 security codes and 3 channel frequency hopping.
Optipath 360 TechnologyTM provides 360 degrees of direct access to the smoke sensor.
Single Button Test/Silence eliminates confusion. Depending on what mode the alarm is in, pushing the button provides different functions such as testing the alarm, silencing the alarm, re-testing the alarm when in silence and clearing the Latching features.
Two Silence Features. Temporarily silence low battery chirp for up to eight hours before replacing low battery or silence an unwanted alarm for several minutes.
Two Latching Features. Alarm Latch: Easily identifies initiating alarm even after alarm condition has subsided. Low Battery Latch: Identifies which unit is in low battery condition.
Perfect Mount System includes a gasketless base for easy installation and a mounting bracket that keeps the alarm secure over a wide rotation range to allow for perfect alignment.
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*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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Fire Safety Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Before You Install This Smoke Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Step By Step Guide To Programming This Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Adding and Linking Additional ONELINK® Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
What You Will See and Hear With This Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Wireless Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
How To Install This Smoke Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Optional Locking Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Weekly Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Regular Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
If This Smoke Alarm Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
What To Do In Case Of Fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Using the Silence Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Silencing the Low Battery Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Latching Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
If You Suspect A Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Recommended Locations For Smoke Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Agency Placement Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Locations To Avoid For Smoke Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
About Smoke Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Special Compliance Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Limitations Of Smoke Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
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.
•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.
•Unit will not operate without battery power. The Smoke Alarm cannot work until you install the batteries in the correct position (Match “+” to “+” and “-” to “-”).
•This Smoke Alarm has a battery drawer which resists closing unless batteries are installed.
•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 alarming. Only AC powered units are intended for installation over junction boxes.
•Do not stand too close to the unit when the alarm is sounding. It is loud to wake you in an emergency. Exposure to the horn at close range may harm your hearing.
•Do not paint over the unit. Paint may clog the openings to the sensing chamber and prevent the unit from operating properly.
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STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO PROGRAMMING THIS ALARM
FOR FIRST TIME AND WHEN CHANGING BATTERIES
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“Basement”] location programmed” |
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location or change the location of |
Alarm will speak list of locations |
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“[Location, example: “Basement”] |
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location saved.” |
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Press & Hold the Test Button. |
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Your Alarm has now been programmed for the location of your choice. Available locations:
Basement |
Kitchen |
Child’s Bedroom |
Living Room |
Dining Room |
Master Bedroom |
Family Room |
No Location |
Guest Bedroom |
Office |
Hallway |
Utility Room |
ADDING AND LINKING ADDITIONAL ONELINK® ALARMS
NOTE: Steps 1 through 3 below 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 1 through 3.
1. Insert the batteries into the battery drawer of the next Alarm.
DO NOT CLOSE THE DRAWER.
2. Press and hold the test button and then close the battery drawer.
3. Once you hear the unit chirp, release the test button. The Green power LED will start to blink indicating the
ONELINK® Alarm is waiting for program data from one of the other setup ONELINK® Alarms.
4.Press and hold the test button on the first Alarm, until the second Alarm chirps and its Green power LED stops blinking. Then release the test button.
5.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.
6.If you have purchased the hardwired battery back-up ONELINK® Alarm, you can now connect the hardwired Alarm by installing the three-wire connector on the ceiling to the Alarm.
7.Repeat steps 1-6 for additional ONELINK® Alarms.
You have now successfully linked your new ONELINK® Alarms. To add additional Alarms at a later time, follow steps 1 through 6.
WHAT YOU WILL SEE AND HEAR WITH THIS ALARM
Under Normal Operations
Voice: Silent
Horn: Silent
Power LED: Flashes Green once/minute
When You Test the Alarm
Voice: “Testing.” Horn: 3 beeps, pause, 3 beeps; Voice: “Warning, evacuate smoke in [Location, example: “Basement”]. Evacuate.”
Smoke LED: Flashes Red in sync with the horn pattern
If Battery Becomes Low or is Missing
Voice: “Replace battery in [Location, example “Basement”].” Repeated every 5 hours
Horn: chirps once a minute
Power LED: Flashes Green On for 2 seconds/Off for 2 seconds. Low Battery Latch is now engaged.
If Alarm is Not Operating Properly (MALFUNCTION SIGNAL)
Voice: “Detector error in [Location, example “Basement”], please see manual.” Repeated every 5 hours
Horn: Three rapid chirps every minute
Smoke LED: Flashes approximately once a minute
Smoke is Detected
Horn: 3 beeps, pause, repeating 3 times
Voice: “Warning, evacuate smoke in [Location, example: “Basement”]. Evacuate.”
Smoke LED:
During Alarm: Flashes Red in sync with the horn pattern. After Alarm: Flashes Red On for 2 seconds/Off for 2 seconds. Smoke Alarm Latch is now engaged.
Smoke Alarm is Silenced
Horn: Off
Smoke LED: Flashes Red
WIRELESS OPERATION
First Alert® ONELINK® Technology is the easy, cost-effective way to provide your family with whole-home safety. All ONELINK® 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 ONELINK® Alarms is typically 50 feet (15 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 ONELINK® Alarms is that they operate as a mesh network. All Alarms will repeat any alarm signal that is received to all other ONELINK® Alarms. Interference from structural conditions can be overcome by adding additional Alarms to route the wireless signal around obstructions.
•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 ONELINK® 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 First Alert® ONELINK® Smoke Alarm will automatically communicate potential fires with all other First Alert® ONELINK® Smoke Alarms.
FCC NOTICE: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
FCC ID: M7U5001L
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by BRK Brands, Inc. could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
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