Kidde Kn-cosm-ibaca 900-0119 User Manual

INGLE AND/OR MULTIPLE

STATION SMOKE ALARM

TATION CARBON

MONOXIDE ALARM

Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm

User Guide

Model: KN-COSM-IBACA (900-0119)

120 V AC Operated with 2-AA Front-Loading Battery Backup

ATTENTION: Please take a few minutes to thoroughly read this user guide, which should be saved for future reference and passed on to any subsequent owner.

User Guide P/N 2544-7202-03 EN 1/2015

What to do When the Alarm Sounds!

Carbon Monoxide Alarm Procedure

WARNING:

Activation of the CO Alarm indicates the presence of Carbon Monoxide (CO) which can kill you.

If the alarm sounds 4 quick “beeps”, 5 seconds off:

1) Immediately move to fresh air – outdoors or by an open

door/window. Do a head count to check that all persons are accounted for. Do not re-enter the premises nor move away from the open door/window until the emergency services responders have arrived, the premises have been aired out, and your alarm remains in its normal condition.

2) Call your local emergency service. (fire department or 911)

PHONE NUMBER:

Never restart the source of a CO problem until it has been corrected. Never ignore the sound of the alarm!

If the alarm is sounding, pressing the test/reset button will terminate the alarm. If the CO condition that caused the alert in the first place continues, the alarm will reactivate. If the unit alarms again within six minutes, it is sensing high levels of CO which can quickly become a dangerous situation.

What to do When the Alarm Sounds!

NEVER IGNORE THE SOUND OF THE ALARM!

Determining what type of alarm has sounded is easy with your Combination Smoke/CO Alarm. The voice message warning system will inform you of the type of situation occurring. Refer to the Features section on pages 4-5 for a detailed description of each alarm pattern.

What To Do If The Alarm Sounds

When the smoke alarm sounds:

Smoke alarms are designed to minimize false alarms. Cigarette smoke will not normally set off the alarm, unless the smoke is blown directly into the alarm. This unit contains nuisance alarm protection, which will reduce the impact of cooking particles. However, large quantities of combustible particles from spills or broiling could still cause the unit to alarm. Careful location of the unit away from the kitchen area will give the maximum nuisance alarm protection. Combustion particles from cooking may set off the alarm if located too close to the cooking area. Large quantities of combustible particles are generated from spills or when broiling. Using the fan on a range hood which vents to the outside (nonrecirculating type) will also help remove these combustible products from the kitchen.

If the alarm sounds, check for fires first. If a fire is discovered follow these steps. Become thoroughly familiar with these items, and review with all family members!

• Alert small children in the home. Children sleep very sound and may not be awakened by the sound of the smoke alarms.

• Leave immediately using one of your planned escape routes (see page 26). Every second counts, don’t stop to get dressed or pick up valuables.

What to do When the Alarm Sounds!

• Before opening inside doors look for smoke seeping in around the edges, and feel with the back of your hand If the door is hot use your second exit. If you feel it’s safe, open the door very slowly and be prepared to close immediately if smoke and heat rush in.

• If the escape route requires you to go through smoke, crawl low under the smoke where the air is clearer.

• Go to your predetermined meeting place. When two people have arrived one should leave to call 911 from a neighbor’s home, and the other should stay to

perform a head count.

• Do not reenter under any circumstance until fire officials say that it is safe to do so.

• There are situations where a smoke alarm may not be effective to protect against fire as noted by the NFPA Standard 72. For instance:

- Smoking in bed

- Leaving children unsupervised

- Cleaning with flammable liquids, such as gasoline

- Fires where the victim is intimate with a flaming

initiated fire; for example, when a person's clothes catch fire while cooking

- Fires where the smoke is prevented from reaching

the detector due to a closed door or other obstruction

- Incendiary fires where the fire grows so rapidly that

an occupant's egress is blocked even with properly located detectors

Table of Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 1

Product View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 2-3

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 4-7

CO Alarm Response Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 7-8

Installation Instructions

Step 1: Installation Instructions:

A. Recommended Installation Locations . . . . Pages 8-10

B. Locations to Avoid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 11

Step 2: Wiring Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 12-13

Step 3: Mounting Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 14-15

Step 4: Testing the Alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 15

Operating Instructions

Interconnect Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16

HUSH Control Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16-17

Reset Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 17

CO Peak Level Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 17

LED Indicator Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18

Tamper Resist Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 19

Alarm Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 20

Battery Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 21

Alarm Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 21

End of Product Life Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 21

General Alarm Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 22

Carbon Monoxide Safety Information

General CO Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 23

Possible Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 23

CO Safety Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 23-24

Symptoms of CO Poisoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 24

Fire Safety Information

Escape Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 26

Fire Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 26-27

Industry Safety Standards

National Fire Protection Association . . . . . . . . . Page 27

NRC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 27

Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 28

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Kidde Combination Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm model KN-COSM-IBACA.

This unit is suitable as a Single Station and/or Multiple Station (24 devices) alarm. This alarm has a ten-year limited warranty.

IMPORTANT: This unit is only approved to interconnect with the Kidde line of products. It is not approved to interconnect with any other manufacturer’s products.

Please take a few minutes to thoroughly read this user guide which should be saved for future reference. Teach children how to respond to the alarms, and they should never play with the unit.

Your Kidde Smoke/CO Alarm was designed to detect both smoke and carbon monoxide from any source of combustion in a residential environment. It is not designed for use in a recreational vehicle (RV) or boat. If you have any questions about the operation or installation of your alarm, please call our toll free Product Support Line at 1 800-880-6788.

The guide on page 26 will help you determine the correct location of safety products that will help keep your home a safer place.

WARNING: 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. It does not prevent CO from occurring, nor can it solve an existing CO problem.

Product View

Front

Test/Reset/Hush

Button

Green & Red LED

(Light Emitting Diode)

Voice Speaker

Alarm Sounder

Battery Compartment

Product View

Tamper-Resist

Feature

Back

AC Connector Pins

Features

• Loud 85 decibel alarm.

• Permanent independent smoke and carbon monoxide sensors.

• Smoke alarm takes precedence when both smoke and

carbon monoxide are present.

• Powered by 120V AC (60 Hz, 45 mA max) wire-in connector

and two AA battery backup.

• Interconnectable to other Kidde smoke and CO alarms (see

page 16 for details).

• Alarm/Voice message warning system that alerts you of the

following conditions in the manner described below, thus eliminating any confusion over which alarm is sounding:

FIRE: The alarm/voice pattern is three long alarm beeps followed by the verbal warning message “FIRE!” This pattern is repeated until the smoke is eliminated. The red LED light will flash while in alarm/voice mode.

CARBON MONOXIDE: The alarm/voice pattern is four short alarm beeps followed by the verbal warning message “WARNING! CARBON MONOXIDE!". This continues until the unit is reset or the CO is eliminated. While powered by battery only, after four minutes the alarm/voice pattern will sound once every minute. The red Light Emitting Diode (LED) light will flash while in alarm/voice mode.

LOW BATTERY: When the batteries are low and need replacing the red LED light will flash and the unit will “chirp” one time, followed by the warning message “LOW BATTERY.” This cycle will occur once every minute and will continue for at least seven days. Under battery power, the "LOW BATTERY" voice only occurs once every 15 minutes.

• Voice Message System that alerts user to the following

conditions:

– Only for smoke alarm Hush

System announces “HUSH MODE ACTIVATED” when the unit is first put into HUSH Mode.

Features

– Only for smoke alarm Hush

System announces “HUSH MODE CANCELLED” when unit resumes normal operation after Hush Mode has been cancelled.

– Only if button is pushed

System announces “CARBON MONOXIDE PREVIOUSLY DETECTED” when the unit has detected CO concentrations of 100 ppm or higher.

– System announces “PUSH TEST BUTTON” when the unit

is powered up, reminding user to activate the Test Button.

• End of Life Hush. At end of product life, the button can be

pushed to silence the end of life "chirp" for approximately 3 days at a time, for a maximum of 30 days life extension.

• One “chirp” every 30 seconds coupled with a green LED flash

twice a second is an indication that the alarm is malfunctioning. If this occurs call the Product Support Line at 1-800-880-6788.

• Test/Reset button performs functions.(See page 15).

• HUSH Control Feature that silences the unit during nuisance

alarm situations (see pages 16-17).

• Peak Level Memory Feature which alerts user when the unit

has detected CO concentrations of 100 ppm or greater (see page 17).

• Alarm Memory Feature that gives visual indication when an

alarm has sensed a hazardous condition.

• Green and red LED lights that indicate normal operation and

alarm status (see page 18 for details).

• Tamper Resist Feature that deters children and others from

removing the alarm (see page 19).

• Battery reminder flag that prohibits installation when

batteries are not present.

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