Gentek 9220, 9223, 9123, 9120 User Manual
9000 SERIES
PHOTOELECTRIC TYPE SINGLE STATION/MULTI-STATION SMOKE
ALARMS/AC POWERED WITH BATTERY BACK-UP, 120VAC/9VDC,
60Hz OR 220VAC/9VDC, 50/60Hz
Installation Instructions - Owner's Information READ CAREFULLY AND SAVE
INTRODUCTION 9000 SERIES
The 9123 & 9223 Series smoke alarm is a photoelectric type unit
for use as an evacuation device in residential and commercial
residential applications, while the 9120 & 9220 Series are for use as
an alert and relocate device. Each smoke alarm has a solid state
piezo signal to warn and alert the household to the presence of
threatening smoke.
Your photoelectric smoke alarm is designed to detect the smoke
that results from an actual fire. Consequently, it is uncommon for
household smoke such as cigarette smoke or normal cooking smoke
to cause an alarm.
BASIC SAFETY INFORMATION
Dangers, Warnings, Cautions and Notices alert you to important
operating procedures or to potentially hazardous situations. Pay
special attention to these items.
WARNING!
This photoelectric smoke alarm is listed for use in single-family and
multi-family residences, along with hotels, motels and other
commercial residential occupancies.
This photoelectric smoke alarm must receive continuous 120VAC,
60Hz , pure sine wave electrical power. (battery is meant for
emergency back-up only). In order for the emergency battery back-up
to work, a new battery must be properly installed (see BATTERY
INSTALLATION section).
NEVER ignore your smoke alarm if it sounds. Refer to IF YOUR
SMOKE ALARM SOUNDS section for more information. Failure to
do so can result in serious injury or death.
Test this device once a week per manufacturer installation
recommendation. If the device ever fails to test correctly, replace
immediately! If the device is not working properly, it can not alert you
to a problem.
This product is intended for use in indoor locations of family dwelling
units.
MODELS
(SEE BACK OF SMOKE ALARM FOR EXACT MODEL)
* 9120. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . 120VAC, 60Hz
** 9123. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . .. . .120VAC, 60Hz with temporal 3 horn
* 9220. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. .. . .220VAC, 50/60Hz
** 9223. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . ..220VAC, 50/60Hz with temporal 3 horn
* These units produce a non-temporal audible alarm and are therefore
not intended for locations where the desired action of the occupant(s)
is evacuation.
** Per NFPA 72, the American National Standard Audible Emergency
Evacuation Signal as defined in ANSI S3.41, is required whenever
the intended response is to evacuate the building.
OPTIONS, SELECTIONS:
T - Integral 135°F Thermal Sensor
H - Isolated 135°F Thermal Sensor
F - 1 Form A/1 Form C Auxiliary Relay
NOTICE: In the event AC Power fails, a 9VDC battery will provide
proper alarm operation for a minimum of 24 hours.
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
OPERATING VOLTAGE. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . 120VAC, 60Hz
OPERATING CURRENT (MAX.) (120VAC/9VDC). . . . . . . 0.070 amps
OPERATING VOLTAGE. . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . .. . . . . .220VAC, 50/60Hz
OPERATING CURRENT (MAX.) (220VAC). . . . . . . . .. . . .0.046 amps
OPERATING AMBIENT TEMPERATURE RANGE. .. . . . 40
ALARM HORN RATING. . .. . . .. .. .meets or exceeds 85dBA at 10 feet
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HOW YOUR SMOKE ALARM WORKS
The 9000 Series smoke alarm operates on the photoelectric light
scatter principle. The unit's sensing chamber houses a light source
and a light sensor.
The darkened sensing chamber is exposed to the atmosphere and
designed to permit optimum smoke entry from any direction while
rejecting light from outside the smoke alarm.
The light source is an infrared (invisible) LED which pulses every 8
seconds. The light sensor is a photodiode matched to the light
frequency of the LED light source.
Under normal conditions, the light generated by the pulsing infrared
LED is not seen by the light sensor, as it is positioned out of the direct
path of the light beam. When smoke enters the sensing chamber, light
from the pulsing LED light source is reflected by the smoke particles
onto the photodiode light sensor. At the first sighting of smoke, the
device is put into a pre-alarm mode.
This is indicated by a rapidly flashing LED on the face of the smoke
alarm. Once the light sensor confirms smoke for 2 consecutive pulses
inside the chamber, the light sensor produces the signal necessary to
trigger the alarm and sound the electronic horn.
This technique of verifying the smoke condition, combined with a
5-to-1 signal-to-noise ratio, substantially reduces the possibility of
nuisance alarms.
HOW TO TELL IF YOUR SMOKE ALARM IS
WORKING PROPERLY
Your smoke alarm is provided with an alarm horn and pulsating
Light Emitting (indicator) Diode, which pulses every 30 seconds, and
a green AC power on LED.
When turning the test knob on the smoke alarm to TEST 1 the red
light emitting diode should flash rapidly and the horn should sound.
If the battery is low or missing, a chirp will be emitted when the red
LED flashes. If the smoke alarm is malfunctioning, the chirp will
sound between the red LED flashes. If AC power fails, the green
LED will turn off.
The test knob of your smoke alarm simulates actual smoke
conditions.
NOTE: Tandem Interconnect Models.
When testing one smoke alarm, the device that is activated will flash
the red indicator light and sound its alarm horn. All other units will
sound the alarm horn with their red indicator lights remaining off.
The relays will also activate on all units in tandem on models
equipped with the relay option.
FIRE PROTECTION PLAN: WHAT YOU CAN DO TO
MAKE YOUR FAMILY SAFE FROM FIRES
This smoke alarm can quickly alert you to the presence of smoke; it
cannot prevent fire. The ultimate responsibility for fire protection rests
solely on you.
Installing smoke alarms is just the first step in protecting your family
from fires. You also must reduce the chances that fires will
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start in your home and increase your chances of safely escaping if one
does start. To have an effective fire safety program:
a. Install smoke alarms properly following the instructions in this
manual. Keep your units clean. Test your smoke alarm weekly
and have unit repaired or replace unit when it no longer
functions. As with any electronic product, smoke alarms have a
limited life, and devices that don't work cannot protect you.
b. Follow safety rules and prevent hazardous situations:
Use smoking materials properly; never smoke in bed.
Keep matches and cigarette lighters away from children.
Store flammable materials in proper containers and never use them
near open flames or sparks.
Keep electrical appliances and cords in good working order and do
not overload electrical circuits.
Keep stoves, fireplaces, chimneys, and barbecue grills grease-free
and make sure they are properly installed away from combustible
materials.
Keep portable heaters and open flames such as candles away from
combustible materials.
Do not allow rubbish to accumulate.
Do not leave small children home alone.
c. Develop a family escape plan and practice it with your entire
family, especially small children.
Draw and post a floor plan of your home and find two ways to exit
from each room. There should be one way to get out of each
bedroom without opening the door.
Teach children what the smoke alarm signal means, and that they
must be prepared to leave the residence by themselves if
necessary. Show them how to check to see if doors are hot before
opening them, how to stay close to the floor and crawl if necessary,
and how to use the alternate exit if the door is hot and should not be
opened.
Decide on a meeting place a safe distance from your house and
make sure that all your children understand that they should go and
wait for you if there is a fire.
Hold fire drills at least every 6 months to make sure that everyone,
even small children, know what to do to escape safely.
Know where to go to call the fire department from outside your
residence.
Provide emergency equipment such as fire extinguishers and teach
your family to use this equipment properly.
d. Bedroom doors should be closed while sleeping if a smoke
alarm is installed in the bedroom. They act as a barrier against
heat and smoke.
WHAT TO DO IF THERE IS A FIRE IN YOUR HOME
If you have prepared family escape plans and practiced them with
your family, you have increased their chances of escaping safely.
Review the following rules with your children when you have fire drills
so everyone will remember them in a real fire emergency. If the alarm
should sound:
a. Don't panic; stay calm. Your safe escape may depend on thinking
clearly and remembering what you have practiced.
b. Get out of the house following a planned escape route as quickly as
possible. Do not stop to collect anything or to get dressed.
c. Open doors carefully only after feeling to see if they are hot. Do not
open a door if it is hot; use an alternate escape route.
d. Stay close to the floor; smoke and hot gases rise.
e. Cover your nose and mouth with a cloth, wet if possible, and take
short, shallow breaths.
f. Keep doors and windows closed unless you open them to escape.
g. Meet at your prearranged meeting place after leaving the house.
h. Call the Fire Department as soon as possible from outside your
house. Give the address and your name.
i. Never re-enter a burning building.
Contact your local Fire Department for more information on
making your home safer from fires and about preparing your family's
escape plans.
NOTICE: Current studies have shown smoke alarms may not
awaken all sleeping individuals, and that it is the responsibility of
individuals in the household that are capable of assisting others
to provide assistance to those who may not be awakened by the
alarm sound, or to those who may be incapable of safely
evacuating the area unassisted.
WHAT THIS SMOKE ALARM CAN DO
This smoke alarm is designed to sense smoke entering its
sensing chamber. It does not sense gas, heat (except for the H or T
options), or flames.
When properly located, installed, and maintained, this smoke
alarm is designed to provide early warning of developing fires at a
reasonable cost. This unit monitors the air and, when it senses
smoke, activates its built-in alarm horn. It can provide precious time
for you and your family to escape from your residence before a fire
spreads. Such an early warning, however, is possible only if the
smoke alarm is located, installed, and maintained as specified in this
User's Manual.
NOTICE: This smoke alarm is designed for use within single
residential living units only; that is, it should be used inside a singlefamily home or one apartment of a multi-family building. In a
multi-family building, the device may not provide early warning for
residents if it is placed outside of the residential units, such as on
outside porches, in corridors, lobbies, basements, or in other
apartments. In multi-family buildings, each residential unit should have
smoke alarms to alert the residents of that unit. Units designed to be
interconnected should be interconnected within one family residence
only; otherwise, nuisance alarms will occur when a smoke alarm in
another living unit is tested.
NOTICE: WHAT SMOKE ALARMS CANNOT DO
Smoke alarms will not work without power. A battery must be
connected to the device to maintain proper alarm operation if device
AC power supply is cut off by an electrical fire, an open fuse or circuit
breaker, or for any other reason. In the event of AC power failure, the
battery will supply power for a minimum of 24 hours.
Smoke alarms may not sense fire that starts where smoke
cannot reach the devices such as in chimneys, in walls, on roofs, or
on the other side of closed doors. If bedroom doors are usually closed
at night, smoke alarms should be placed in each bedroom as well as
in the common hallway between them.
Smoke alarms also may not sense a fire on another level of a
residence or building. For example, a second-floor device may not
sense a first-floor or basement fire. Therefore, smoke alarms should
be placed on every level of a residence or building.
The horn in your smoke alarm meets or exceeds current audibility
requirements of ANSI/UL 217. However, if the smoke alarm is
located outside a bedroom, it may not wake up a sound sleeper,
especially if the bedroom door is closed or only partly open. If the
smoke alarm is located on a different level of the residence than the
bedroom, it is even less likely to awaken people sleeping in the
bedroom. In such cases, the National Fire Protection Association
recommends that smoke alarms be interconnected so that a unit on
any level of the residence will sound an alarm loud enough to awaken
sleepers in closed bedrooms. This can be done by employing a
systematic approach by interconnecting smoke alarms together, or by
using radio frequency transmitters and receivers.
All types of smoke alarm sensors have limitations. No type of
device can sense every kind of fire every time. In general, smoke
alarms may not always warn you about fires caused by violent
explosions, escaping gas, improper storage of
flammable materials, or arson.
NOTICE: This smoke alarm is not designed to replace specialpurpose fire detection and smoke alarm systems necessary to protect
persons and property in non-residential buildings such as warehouses,
or other large industrial or commercial buildings. It alone is not a
suitable substitute for complete fire-detection systems designed to
protect individuals in hotels and motels, dormitories, hospitals, or other
health and supervisory care and retirement homes. Please refer to
NFPA 101,The Life Safety Code, and NFPA 72 for smoke alarm
requirements for fire protection in buildings not defined as
"households."
Installing smoke alarms may make you eligible for lower
insurance rates, but smoke alarms are not a substitute for
insurance. Home owners and renters should continue to insure their
lives and property.
PLACEMENT OF SMOKE ALARMS
THIS EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE INSTALLED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION
ASSOCIATION'S STANDARD 72 (National Fire Protection Association,
Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269).
For your information, the National Fire Protection Association's
Standard 72, reads as follows:
NFPA 72, 2010 Edition, Chapter 29, Section 29.5.1.1 Where required
by applicable laws, codes or standards for a specific type of
occupancy, approved single and multiple-station smoke alarms shall
be installed as follows:
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