KidSmart 10012VSD Instruction Manual
Vocal Smoke Detector
Your Child, Your Voice
TM
Instruction Manual
Battery Operated
Model Number 10012VSD
For questions concerning your
KidSmartTMVocal Smoke Detector
call our customer hotline at
877- KIDSMART.
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Table of Contents
1. Quick Reference Guide 1
About the KidSmart
TM
Vocal Smoke Detector 1
Features and Benefits 2
Important Safety Operation 3
General Limitations 4
The Dangers of Fire 4
Different Types of Smoke Alarms 5
2. Programming Your Vocal Smoke Detector 6
Quick Programming Guide 6
What to Record in Your Vocal Smoke Detector 7
(How to awaken, calm and instruct with your personal message)
3. Installing the KidSmartTMVocal Smoke Detector 12
Where to Install This Alarm 12
How to Install Your Vocal Smoke Detector 15
4. Fire Drills and Practicing Your Escape Plan 17
Practice Fire Safety 17
Initiating a Fire Drill 17
Recommended Fire Drill Usage 18
Escape Plan 18
5. What To Do If The Alarm Sounds 19
6. Understanding the Indicator Lights & Horn Pattern 20
7. Maintaining Your Vocal Smoke Detector 21
8. Troubleshooting 24
9. Other Safety information 26
10. Warranty and Service Information 27
Product Registration
To register your five year warranty please complete and detach the
Product Registration card, enclose it in an envelope and mail it to:
KidSmart Corporation
8351 Roswell Road, Suite 382
Atlanta, GA 30350, USA
You can also register online at www.kidsmartcorp.com.
This manual and the products described herein are copyrighted,
with all rights reserved. Under these copyright laws, no part of
this manual may be copied for use without the written consent
of KidSmart Corporation. If you require further information,
please contact our consumer hotline at 877-KIDSMART or write
us at the above address. Our email address can be found
at www.kidsmartcorp.com.
KidSmartTMVocal Smoke Detector
Product Registration
Name
Address
City State Zip
Phone Number
Alarm Model Number (located on back of unit)
Date of Manufacture (located on back of unit)
Date of Purchase
Where Purchased
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or distributers be liable for loss of use of this product or for any
indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages or costs or
expenses incurred by the purchaser, consumer or any other user of
this product whether due to a breach of contract, negligence, strict
liability in tort or otherwise, whether or not such damages, costs or
expenses were foreseeable. KidSmart and its suppliers shall have
no liability for any personal injury, property damage or any special,
incidental, contingent or consequential damage of any kind resulting from gas leakage, fire or explosion.
KidSmart will not repair or replace any unit that has been damaged
from neglect, abuse or failure to comply with any of the enclosed
instructions.
Some states do not allow limitations of the duration of an implied
warranty, additionally some states do not allow the exclusion or
limitation of incidental or consequential damages. Therefore,
the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you.
While this warranty gives you specific legal rights, you may
also have other rights depending upon your place of residence.
Unless alterations to the above warranty are in writing and signed
by both parties, no changes to the warranty will be recognized.
The warranty may not be altered except in writing signed by both
parties hereto.
Your KidSmart
TM
Vocal Smoke Detector is not a substitute for
property, fire, disability, life or other insurance of any kind.
Appropriate insurance coverage is your responsibility.
Consult your insurance agent. Removal of the front cover
will void warranty.
This alarm is not intended to alert the hearing impaired individual.
1. Quick Reference Guide
WARNING! These quick instructions and recommendations provide
you with an overview of how to use your Vocal Smoke Detector.
Read the user manual in its entirety before installing and using
the KidSmart
TM
Vocal Smoke Detector.
About the Vocal Smoke Detector
The KidSmartTMVocal Smoke Detector is a new smoke alarm system
based on children’s sleep and auditory patterns. Our system detects
smoke, but uses an innovative method to inform the child of the fire.
The KidSmart
TM
Vocal Smoke Detector supplements the high-pitched
beeps of conventional detectors with spoken instructions recorded
by parents or other caregivers.
Conventional smoke alarms have two serious limitations. First,
although extremely loud, these alarms do not reliably awaken children;
many children sleep right through the beeping. Second, if the child
does wake up, these meaningless sounds give no instruction about
what to do to escape the fire. Children do not naturally know what to
do in these emergencies. Sometimes they attempt to hide under
beds or in closets, which can have tragic consequences.
The KidSmart
TM
Vocal Smoke Detector’s method of recording a
parent’s voice addresses both of these problems. Of course parents’
rescue their children whenever possible, but when they can’t get
there, KidSmart
TM
provides the next best thing. The KidSmart
TM
Vocal Smoke Detector brings your voice to your child when
he or she needs it the most.
There are over 400,000 home fires each year in the United States.
Young children are at particularly high risk in home fires. In fact,
each year more than 40,000 children under age 14 are seriously
injured or killed in these residential fires. Fortunately, there is
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something parents can do to help: Teach children what to do if a
fire occurs in the home. Nothing is more effective at preventing
injury in home fires than preparation and practice.
Features and Benefits
Familiar Voice
The KidSmart
TM
Vocal Smoke Detector is the only smoke detector
that enables you to record a message using your own voice.
Research studies from different independent testing authorities
have shown that using a familiar voice dramatically increases the
chances of awakening a child, compared to traditional smoke
alarms. The child hears the familiar voice message and is less
afraid and disoriented and is able to follow the recorded
instructions to exit the household.
Drill Function
Rehearsing escape plans is a critical part of being able to
effectively react in the event of a fire. Practice is vital to fire safety.
Recorded messages are most effective when they remind children
of instructions that have already been learned and practiced.
Therefore, it is important to hold fire drills in which your children
practice their evacuation procedure. The Vocal Smoke Detector is
the only smoke detector on the market with a specific and
conveniently located “Fire Drill” button that lets you practice fire
drills with your children safely and easily.
Vocal Smoke Detector Horn and High Quality Speaker
The device alternates the standard smoke alarm horn and your
familiar voice message. The high quality speaker plays back
your recorded message at approximately 85dbs at 8 feet or more
depending upon the recording level of your original message.
The horn meets all UL and ULC standards for audible horn
(US and Canada.)
11. Warranty and Service Information
Limited Warranty
KidSmart warrants to the consumer that purchases the product that
the enclosed alarm (excluding the batteries) will be free of defects
in material or workmanship, if used as directed for a period of five
years from the date of purchase. The obligation of KidSmart under
this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing the alarm or any
part which we find to be defective in material or workmanship, free
of charge. Send the alarm with proof of date of purchase, postage
and prepaid return postage to:
Warranty Service Department
KidSmart Corporation
8351 Roswell Road, Suite 382
Atlanta, GA 30350, USA
Please include your name, address, and phone number
along with a brief description of what is wrong with the unit.
For further assistance please call our toll free Consumer
Hotline at 877-KIDSMART
.
KidSmart makes no warranty, express, implied, written or oral,
including that of merchantability of fitness for any particular
purpose, with respect to the batteries.
This warranty is void if the alarm has been damaged, modified,
abused or altered after the date of purchase or if it fails to operate
due to improper installation, maintenance or inadequate DC power,
or used in any way other than pursuit to the enclosed instructions.
Any implied warranties arising out of this sale, including but not
limited to the implied warranties of description, merchantability
and fitness for a particular purpose, are limited in duration to the
above warranty period. In no event shall KidSmart and its suppliers
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Indicator Lights
The Vocal Smoke Detector is equipped with a bright light ring that
illuminates during drills and in case of an alarm.
Low Battery Warning
The device checks its battery level automatically on a regular
basis. If the battery level falls below a critical level, the device will
emit a chirping sound once every minute to indicate a low battery
status. Batteries should be replaced as soon as the chirping
begins.
Self-Testing Function
The device checks to make sure the batteries and smoke sensor
are fully functional by performing a self-test. The self-test is
indicated by a brief red flash of the light ring around the “drill”
button. The self-test occurs once every forty seconds.
Weekly Test Function
The device should be checked weekly for proper operation.
By pressing the fire drill button briefly once, the device will
run a self test. Upon successful completion of this self testing
procedure, the device will beep three times and playback your
recorded message.
Impor
tant Safety Information
Because smoke in one area may not reach a smoke alarm in
another, smoke alarms are recommended in every room and on
every level of the home. Interconnected alarms can provide better
whole-home protection than stand-alone alarms. This alarm is
designed to be used in ordinary indoor locations of single-family
households only. The sensitivity of the smoke sensors, the horn
patterns and the speaker sound level comply with UL/ULC
standards.
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10. Additional Safety Information
Fire Prevention
Never smoke in bed, or leave cooking food unattended.
Warn children of the danger in playing with matches or lighters.
Everyone in the home should recognize the voice message
warnings and know to leave the home using the previously
determined escape plan.
Learn how to Stop, Drop and Roll if clothes catch on fire,
and how to crawl low under smoke.
You should teach everybody in the household to touch the door
before opening it. If the door is hot teach them NOT TO OPEN the
door and consider an alternate escape route. If the door is not hot,
they should exit the house through the door with caution,
and utilize hallways and staircases if possible. You should
also teach them to crawl along the floor to stay below dangerous
smoke, fumes and gases.
Install and maintain fire extinguishers on every level of the home
including the basement. Additionally, extinguishers should be
installed in the kitchen, and garage. Learn how to use a fire
extinguisher prior to an emergency. Second levels and higher
occupied rooms with windows should have escape ladders.
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