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Alarm

User’s Guide

CARRIER CO Alarm with

Digital Display and Peak Level Memory

Model: KN-COPP-3-RC

Assembly: COALMCCNRB01-A

IAS 6-96 SECOND EDITION CO ALARM

ALSO COMPLIES WITH CSA 6.19-01

For questions concerning your Carbon Monoxide Alarm,

please call our Consumer Hotline at 1-800-880-6788

Please have the following information

CO Model number (located on back of alarm):

CO Assembly number (located on back of alarm):

Date of Manufacture (located on the back of the alarm):

Date of Purchase:

ready when calling:

23 for “What to do when

the alarm sounds”

Where Purchased:

Attention: Please take a few minutes to thoroughly read this manual, which should be saved for future reference and passed on to any subsequent owner. If you have any questions about the operation or installation of your alarm, please call our toll free Consumer Hotline at 1-800-880-6788.

OMKNCOPP-01 810-2680 REV. A 09/05

Table of Contents

Quick Set Up Guide Introduction Features

• Views

• What CO alarms can and cannot do

Installation Battery Installation Battery Backup Operation Operation

• Normal operating characteristics

• Testing the electronics

• How to know if your alarm is malfunctioning

• How to care for your alarm

• Peak level memory

Carbon Monoxide

• Home safety tips

• Warning signs

What to Do When the Alarm Sounds

• How to respond to the alarm

• Who you should call if you suspect you have CO in your home

Technical Information

• Product Specifications

• How the unit determines when to alarm

• Replacement of the alarm

• Display readings

• Li-Ion battery handling precautions

Limited Warranty

IMPORTANT

THIS CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM IS DESIGNED TO DETECT CARBON MONOXIDE FROM ANY SOURCE OF IMPROPER OR MALFUNCTIONING APPLIANCES. IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO DETECT SMOKE, FIRE, OR ANY OTHER GAS.

WARNING!

THIS CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR INSTALLING AND MAINTAINING AN APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF SMOKE ALARMS IN YOUR HOME.

THIS CARBON MONOXIDE WILL NOT SENSE SMOKE, FIRE, OR ANY POISONOUS GAS OTHER THAN CARBON MONOXIDE. FOR THIS REASON YOU MUST INSTALL SMOKE ALARMS TO PROVIDE EARLY WARNING OF FIRE AND TO PROTECT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY FROM FIRE AND ITS RELATED HAZARDS. NOT SUITABLE FOR INSTALLATION IN HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS AS DEFINED IN THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE.

DURING POWER OUTAGE, THIS UNIT WILL OPERATE FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST 20 HOURS ON A FULLY CHARGED CARRIER RECHARGABLE BATTERY PACK.

THIS PRODUCT IS INTENDED FOR USE IN ORDINARY INDOOR RESIDENTIAL AREAS. IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO MEASURE COMPLIANCE WITH COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL STANDARDS.

THE INSTALLATION OF THIS DEVICE SHOULD NOT BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROPER INSTALLATION, USE AND MAINTENANCE OF FUEL-BURNING APPLIANCES, INCLUDING APPROPRIATE VENTILATION AND EXHAUST SYSTEMS.

INDIVIDUALS WITH MEDICAL PROBLEMS MAY CONSIDER USING WARNING DEVICES WHICH PROVIDE AUDIBLE AND VISUAL SIGNALS FOR CARBON MONOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS UNDER 30 PPM.

Quick Set Up Guide

We urge you to read this entire manual

in the sequence it is presented.

Listed below are six easy steps for setting up your Carrier CO alarm. Please read this entire guide for complete information.

Setting up your alarm for first time operation:

Step 1

Determine the best location for your CO alarm(s). Usually this is in or near bedrooms. wake you if it alarms at night. information.

Step 2

Your CO alarm is equipped to be mounted as a corded unit, a direct plug unit or a table top unit. In the “as shipped” configuration, the unit can be plugged directly into a wall socket. (If your outlets are mounted horizontally, please refer to page 11, “to rotate adapter”). If the transformer/adapter is taken out of the unit, the alarm can be mounted on the wall at eye level, while the transformer is plugged into a wall socket. The unit can also be set on a table if the support at the bottom of the unit is pulled out (see “rear view” illustration on page

10). Refer to pages 10-12 for further information on installing your alarm.

Step 3

A Carrier rechargeable battery pack is provided for backup in the event of a power outage. To install the battery pack, open the back door and align the connector with the slot in the battery. Insure the orientation of the two alignment ribs align with the slots in the battery case.

Press the connector in until it is fully seated. Depending on the charge state of the battery pack (the battery packs can have different amounts of energy stored in them due to storage time), you may hear the alarm sound briefly to indicate the alarm is receiving power. Place battery pack into battery compartment and replace back door (refer to page 13).

Note:

Battery backup will be limited until the battery has fully charged. It may take up to 24 hours for the battery back up to fully charge.

Step 4

Plug the alarm into a standard, unswitched 120 volt AC electric outlet in one of the configurations listed in step 2.

The alarm should be located where it can

Refer to page 8 for installation location

Quick Set Up Guide

Step 5

If the battery pack has a full charge when first powered up, you will see three eights in the digital display indicating the alarm is warming up. After approximately 20 seconds, the first reading will be displayed. The number on the display should be “0”. If the battery pack is partially charged,“Lb”(Low battery) will flash every second alternating with a “0” until the battery is charged. If this occurs, see page 13 for complete information.

Step 6

Make sure the red dot in the digital display is blinking. Test the unit’s operation by pressing and releasing the Test/ Reset button. Within 15 seconds you will hear 4 quick “chirps” - followed by 5 seconds of silence - followed by 4 quick “chirps”.

While testing the alarm, have someone else check that the alarm can be heard easily from the sleeping areas. For complete testing information, refer to page 16.

Caution:

Continuous exposure to the loud 85 decibel alarm at close

range over an extended period of time may cause hearing loss. Your Carrier CO alarm is now monitoring for the presence of carbon

monoxide.

Introduction

This Carrier carbon monoxide (CO) alarm is an important part of your family’s home safety plan. As a new owner of a CO alarm, there are some basic facts you should know for your protection and convenience.

Many people think that CO alarms operate like smoke alarms. Like smoke alarms, CO alarms monitor the air in your home and sound a loud alarm to warn you of trouble.

The way you respond to a CO alarm is quite different than a smoke alarm. That’s because a house fire and a carbon monoxide problem are two distinctly different situations. If your smoke alarm were to alarm, you would quickly be able to judge the level of danger you were in with your senses. You can see and smell the smoke, feel the heat, see, and possibly hear the fire burning. You can also readily see if your smoke alarm is alarming in a non-emergency situation, for example someone smoked up the kitchen with some burnt toast. Because your sense of sight, smell, hearing and touch give you information, you can almost instantly judge what action to take if you hear your smoke alarm.

Carbon monoxide (CO) is invisible, odorless, tasteless, nonirritating, poisonous gas that is completely undetectable to your senses. It is created when any fuel is burned – gasoline, propane, natural gas, oil, wood, coal, and even tobacco. When oxygen is limited during combustion, more CO is produced. Serious problems can develop when combustion by-products are not properly vented outside the house. That’s why it’s so important to your safety that you have a carbon monoxide alarm.

Please take the time to completely read this guide to familiarize yourself with the facts about carbon monoxide, how your new unit works, and what to do if it alarms. Find a handy place to keep this manual so that it will be readily available when you have a question.

Thank you for making Carrier a part of your complete home safety program. With proper installation and use, your new Carrier CO alarm will provide you with years of dependable service.

Features

EST-RESET

EAK LEVEL

arbon Monoxide

ALARM

PARTS PER MILLION OF CO (

Lb = Low or No Battery)

Digital Display

Carrier CO Alarm – front view

Blinking

Red Dot

Test/Reset Button

Adapter

Thumb

Release

Key Holes

Peak Level

Button

Alarm

Sounder

Carrier CO Alarm – rear view

Thumb Grip for

Back Door

Removal

(Slide Down)

Removable

Adapter

Back Door

Door “Latches”

at all four corners of back door

Slide Support for Table Top

and Direct Plug Use

Features

Digital Display

The continuous digital display shows you the level of carbon monoxide (if any) the unit is sensing. The unit updates the digital display every 15 seconds .

Note: If the unit does not sense any CO, the reading is zero (0). In most homes,

the unit reads “0” all the time. A reading of “0” is expected under normal conditions. The blinking dot after the number shows the unit is operating.

Test/Reset Button

The Test/Reset button has three functions:

1. Press this button to test the unit weekly (see page 16 for further details).

2. Press this button to silence the alarm. This will reset the unit and it will then start monitoring for CO. If the CO concentration is above 70 ppm the alarm will again sound within 6 minutes.

3. Press the Test/Reset button to reset peak level memory. (See page

19).

Peak Level Button

By pressing this button, you can see the peak CO level recorded by the alarm since it was last cleared or unplugged. This Carrier feature allows you (or a heating contractor or a fireman) to see exactly how serious the CO problem you have so you can react accordingly.

Sensor

The sensor is a highly sensitive, electrochemical sensor that is COspecific to help avoid false alarms.

Sounder Alarm

This is the loud 85 decibel pulsing alarm that will sound to alert you to a potential problem. An alarm condition is 4 quick “chirps” – followed by 5 seconds of silence – followed by 4 quick “chirps”. This pattern repeats until the alarm is silenced or a high level of CO is no longer present.

Caution: Continuous exposure to this sound level at close range

over an extended period of time may cause hearing loss. We recommend you cover the sounder with your finger or thumb while testing the alarm.

Keyholes

When the alarm is mounted to the wall, the keyholes slide onto the screws mounted in the wall.

Features

Pull-Out Transformer/Adapter

This unique Carrier feature enables the alarm to be used as a direct plug unit, a wall mounted unit or a table top unit.

Note:

This CO alarm is not battery operated.

Warning : Do not use any other type of rechargeable battery in your alarm or attempt to recharge the battery pack yourself. Improper charging may even cause the battery pack to overheat or leak, thus posing possible injury to the user.

Rear view with back door removed

Carrier

Rechargeable

Backup Battery

Cord

Recess

Power

Cord

Adapter Cord

Strain Relief

Note:Your Carrier CO alarm is NOT battery operated.

The backup battery is to supply short-term backup power during a power outage. In the event of a power outage, the battery will continue operating the alarm for at least 20 hours.

(shown installed in

battery compartment)

Install Backup Battery

For correct installation, refer

to Step 3 in the ‘Quick Set

Up Guide’ on page 1 and refer to ‘Battery Installation and Operation’ on page 13

Features

What Carbon Monoxide Alarms Can and Cannot Do

CO alarms are designed to sense unacceptable levels of CO from malfunctioning furnaces, appliances, gas engines or other sources.

This Carbon Monoxide alarm is not a substitute for installing and

maintaining an operational smoke alarm. CO alarms provide early warning of the presence of carbon monox-

ide, usually before a healthy adult would experience symptoms. This early warning is possible, however, only if your Carrier CO alarm is located, installed and maintained as described in this user’s guide.

This CO alarm is designed to act as a monitor, it is not designed for use as a short-term testing device to perform a quick check for the presence of CO.

CO alarms have limitations. Like any other electronic device, CO alarms are not fool-proof.

CO alarms have a limited operational life. You must test your CO alarm weekly, because it could fail to operate at any time. If your CO alarm fails to test properly, or if its self-diagnostic test reveals a malfunction, immediately have the unit replaced. See back page for warranty information. This CO alarm also has an "operational end of life" feature which will indicate when to replace the alarm. See page 25 for details of this feature.

CO alarms can only sense CO that reaches the unit’s sensor. Carbon monoxide may be present in other areas without reaching the alarm. The rate at which CO reaches the unit may be affected by doors or other obstructions. In addition, fresh air from a vent or open window or any other source may prevent CO from reaching the sensor. Please observe cautions on page 8 “Where to install your alarm.”

CO could be present on one level of the home and not reach a CO alarm installed on a different level. For example, CO in the basement may not reach an alarm on the second level, near the bedrooms. For this reason, we recommend you provide complete coverage by placing a CO alarm on every level of the home.

CO alarms are not smoke alarms. CO alarms do not sense smoke or fire. For early warning of fire you must install smoke alarms, even though carbon monoxide can be generated by a fire.

CO alarms should not be used to detect the presence of natural gas (methane), propane, butane, or other combustible fuels.

CO alarms are not a substitute for property, disability, life or other insurance of any kind. Appropriate insurance coverage is your responsibility. Consult your insurance agent.

Installation

DINING KITCHEN BEDROOM BEDROOM

BEDROOM

LIVING ROOM

Where to Install Your CO Alarm

Your Carrier CO alarm should be mounted in or near bedrooms and living areas. It is recommended that you install a Carrier CO alarm on each level of a multi-level home. You may use the number and location of smoke alarms installed in your home according to current building code requirements as a guide to the location of your Carrier CO alarm(s).

WHEN CHOOSING YOUR INSTALLATION LOCATIONS, MAKE SURE YOU CAN HEAR THE ALARM FROM ALL SLEEPING AREAS. IF YOU INSTALL ONLY ONE CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM IN YOUR HOME, INSTALL THE ALARM NEAR BEDROOMS, NOT IN THE BASEMENT OR FURNACE ROOM.

Recommended Locations

Two labels have been provided with important information on what to do in case of an alarm. Add the phone number of your emergency service provider in the space provided. Place one label next to the alarm after it is mounted, and one label near a fresh air source such as a door or win dow.

CAUTION: This alarm will only indicate the presence of carbon monoxide at the sensor. Carbon monoxide may be present in other areas.

IMPORTANT: Improper location can affect the sensitive electronic components in this alarm. Please see the next section describing where NOT to install this alarm.

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