LIFETONE HLAC150 User Manual

LIFETONE HL

Bedside Fire Alarm & Clock

User’s Manual

MODEL HLAC150

ENGLISH

Sleep Safely

Lifetone Model No. HLAC150

Single- and/or Multiple-station Smoke Alarm Accessory. S24639: UTGT, UTGT7, UUKC Low frequency sounder listed by UL to UL 217 and ULC S531 for use with residential smoke alarms and commercial notication appliances in US and Canada, and listed to UL 1971 when used with bed shaker. NFPA 72 compliant, editions 2010 - 2013 .

LIFETONE HL™

Bedside Fire Alarm & Clock

USER'S MANUAL

MODEL HLAC150

A. CONTROLS AND DISPLAY.................................................................................................. 3

B. FEATURES................................................................................................................................. 3

A. LOCATION OF THE LIFETONE HL™................................................................................. 7

B. POWERING THE PRODUCT................................................................................................ 7

C. SMOKE ALARM SETUP TEST............................................................................................. 8

D. SETTING THE CLOCK...........................................................................................................

E. SETTING THE WAKE-UP ALARM......................................................................................

F. TROUBLESHOOTING ERROR MESSAGES..................................................................... 10

G. TESTING YOUR LIFETONE HL™........................................................................................

A. RECOGNIZING THE EMERGENCY ALARM SIGNALS................................................

C. CLOCK LIGHT PANEL........................................................................................................... 13

D. BED SHAKER (OPTIONAL) USE AND CARE................................................................. 13

A. BATTERIES...............................................................................................................................

B. POWER ADAPTER................................................................................................................. 14

-1-

H. UNSUCCESSFUL SMOKE ALARM SETUP TEST..........................................................

B. TEST/SILENCE BUTTON...................................................................................................... 13

PLEASE READ THIS USER’S MANUAL COMPLETELY

AND THOROUGHLY BEFORE BEGINNING

Lifetone Model No. HLAC150

III.

VI.

VII.

VIII.

IX.

XI.

II.

IV.

INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................

WARNINGS.....................................................................................................................................

BEFORE INSTALLING..................................................................................................................

INSTALLATION AND ACTIVATION........................................................................................

USING THE LIFETONE HL™......................................................................................................

REGULAR MAINTENANCE.......................................................................................................

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.......................................................................................

LIMITED WARRANTY.................................................................................................................

RECOMMENDED LOCATIONS FOR SMOKE ALARMS...................................................

LIFETONE HL™ BEDSIDE FIRE ALARM AND CLOCK........................................................

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS............................................................

........................................

ENGLISH

I. INTRODUCTION

-2-

“beep-beep-beep-pause” then “beep-beep-beep-pause”, and this continues. Some alarms may have voice messages in the pauses. Those alarms will be compatible if, in a true emergency, the voice messages are less than

1½ seconds long and fitted into

the

1½ second pause, or the voice message follows eight (8) consecutive T3 signals,

each 4 seconds in duration.

Scientific research has proven the 520 Hz alarm to be more effective at awakening and alerting people with hearing loss. Together, the Lifetone HL™ alarm and the optional Lifetone Bed Shaker provide effective awakening and alerting for those with normal hearing loss that comes with age or exposure to loud noise, and the deaf.

Thank you for purchasing the Lifetone HL™ Bedside Fire Alarm and Clock. It is an important part of your family’s safety plan. The Lifetone HL™ is not a smoke detector and does not detect smoke. Instead, it detects the alarm sounds made by smoke alarms and smoke alarm systems that are UL-listed, or Intertek-listed to, and compliant with, the UL 217 (US) or ULC S531 (Canada) standard T3 alarm signal.

YOU MUST HAVE PROPERLY INSTALLED UL 217 OR ULC S531 LISTED AND

COMPLIANT T3 SMOKE ALARMS IN YOUR HOME BEFORE THE LIFETONE

HL™ BEDSIDE FIRE ALARM AND CLOCK WILL OPERATE CORRECTLY.

And it sounds like this:

The Lifetone HL™ Bedside Fire Alarm and Clock will detect this T3 pattern and sound a loud, low (520 Hz) and multiple frequency alarm and activate the Lifetone Bed Shaker (optional equipment).

What is UL? UL is Underwriters Laboratories, a global safety standards organization that defines signals of this kind, as well as standards for a wide range of commercial products. The "217" or “S531” identifies a particular safety standard for smoke alarms.

OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF

FOUR SECONDS FOUR SECONDS FOUR SECONDS

BEEP

The Lifetone HL™ Bedside Fire Alarm and Clock (“Lifetone HL™ Fire Alarm”) is an assistive alerting device intended for use in a residence by individuals with hearing loss or the deaf. It is to be placed in a nighttime sleeping area next to a bed. The Lifetone HL™ Fire Alarm will detect the T3 emergency signal given by existing, properly placed UL 217-listed and UL 217 (or ULC S531) compliant smoke alarms. When a smoke alarm is detected, the model HLAC150 will give its own emergency signal at a lower frequency (520 Hz), which may be heard by individuals with hearing loss. The product also gives its emergency signals visually on a display screen and with an optional tactile Bed Shaker, either of which may be detected by deaf individuals in their beds. The Lifetone HL™ Fire Alarm is not intended for use in marine watercraft, recreational vehicles (“RV”), mobile homes, or hospitals.

What is a T3 smoke alarm? The UL 217 or ULC S531 compliant T3 pattern is an alarm signal that is on and off for ½ second three times in succession followed by a

1½ second pause. An on/off representation

of three cycles of that sound looks like this:

ENGLISH

A. CONTROLS AND DISPLAY

1. Microphone grille and dust protector

2. Speaker – Must face pillow

3. Clock and Status Display

4. Wake-Up Alarm and Clock Controls

5. Snooze/Light button

6. Test/Silence button

7. Battery Compartment

9. Power Cord

B. FEATURES

-3-

Back View

Top View

WARNING! DO NOT COVER

AC POWER

Front View

1. A patented detection technology that constantly listens for and detects only UL 217 compliant and NFPA-recommended smoke alarms that use a T3 signal.

7. If the optional Lifetone bed shaker is used and becomes unplugged, the word “bed

s”

and a flashing bed shaker icon will appear on the screen, and a low-frequency chirp will sound.

II. LIFETONE HL™ BEDSIDE FIRE ALARM AND CLOCK

2. A low-pitched NFPA-recommended alarm sound at 520 Hz that has been shown to be more effective for waking and alerting individuals with hearing loss.

3. A tactile alarm is provided in the form of an optional UL-listed Lifetone Bed Shaker that vibrates intermittently if there is an emergency alarm and in a continuous manner for the wake-up alarm.

4. A Silence button that can silence the emergency alarm temporarily. If the smoke alarm is detected again, the emergency alarm will sound again within 10-15 seconds.

5. In the event of a power failure, the Lifetone HL™ can operate in battery backup mode for a minimum of 7 days and still provide emergency alarm signals.

6. As a safety feature, when AC or battery power is first applied, the Lifetone HL™ will require a test of your installed smoke alarms.

8. Bed Shaker plug connection

TEST/SILENCE

BED SHAKER

ENGLISH

ICON DESCRIPTION

Generic error message

AC Power is unplugged

Batteries are low or missing

Wake-up alarm is activated

Optional Bed Shaker is unplugged or defective

8. If AC power is lost, the red power LED, located on the front left corner, will go out. In the left corner of the display, an "ERROR" message and an AC plug icon will flash.

9. If the batteries are missing or too low to support 24 hours of battery operation, the word “BATT” will appear on the screen in large text, a low pitched “chirp” will sound and the bed shaker will “twitch” at one-minute intervals. If the batteries are low replace them immediately to ensure your safety. When replacing batteries, do not unplug the

HL™. Keeping it powered during battery replacement will preserve

the set-up information.

-4-

WARNING! ALWAYS install UL-listed T3 smoke alarms in proper locations in your home before operating the Lifetone HL™ Fire Alarm. Failure to verify that all existing smoke alarms are UL 217 listed and UL 217 compliant may prevent proper operation of this product, which may result in personal injury or death.

WARNING! FREQUENTLY TEST the Lifetone HL™ Fire Alarm to assure its proper operation with that of your existing smoke alarms. Failure to test this product frequently may obstruct its proper operation, which may result in personal injury or death.

WARNING! ALWAYS keep noise levels in your home to a maximum of 70 dB or lower. Excessive noise levels may obstruct the emergency signals given by your existing smoke alarm to the Lifetone HL™ Fire Alarm, which may result in personal injury or death.

WARNING! DO NOT use the Lifetone HL™ Fire Alarm with acoustic sound-dampening wall or ceiling materials. These materials may reduce sound levels and obstruct the emergency signal given by the product, which may result in personal injury or death.

III. WARNINGS

B. FEATURES (continued)

See instructions in Section IV of the User’s Manual

READ AND UNDERSTAND THESE WARNINGS BEFORE INSTALLING AND OPERATING YOUR LIFETONE HL

™ BEDSIDE FIRE ALARM AND CLOCK.

WARNING! ALWAYS face the Speaker towards the pillow. Improper orientation of the Lifetone HL™ Fire Alarm to the user may obstruct proper operation, which may result in personal injury or death.

ENGLISH

-5-

III. WARNINGS (continued)

WARNING! Do not obstruct the raised Microphone Grille and Dust Protector. Covering or blocking this component may obstruct proper operation, which may result in personal injury or death.

WARNING! Always use the batteries specified by this User's Manual. Do not use rechargeable batteries. Use of different batteries may damage the product or cause it to fail to detect a signal from an activated smoke alarm, which may result in personal injury or death.

WARNING! Do not ignore any emergency alarm. Failure to investigate for smoke or fire after having received an emergency signal may result in personal injury or death.

WARNING! Do not use the Lifetone HL™ Fire Alarm where the humidity exceeds 95% or where the surrounding temperature is lower than 32°F (0°C) or higher than 120°F (49°C). Constant exposure to high or low temperatures or excessive humidity may obstruct the product’s intended signaling performance, which may result in personal injury or death.

WARNING! Because there are environmental acoustic variables involved, such as background noise levels and distance to your smoke alarms, and variations in some smoke alarm T3 signal periods and timing, the setup test result cannot guarantee that your smoke alarms will always be detected within 30 seconds in the event of an emergency. See the instructions and section VI G, TESTING YOUR LIFETONE HL™, for details.

WARNING! This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.

IV. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

READ AND FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR LIFETONE HL™ BEDSIDE FIRE ALARM AND CLOCK

See Warnings in Section III of the User’s Manual.

1. Make sure your existing smoke alarms are UL listed and compliant T3 smoke alarms. You must have properly installed UL listed and compliant T3 smoke alarms in your home before the Lifetone HL™ Bedside Fire Alarm and Clock will operate correctly. Read and follow the instructions and warnings that accompany your existing smoke alarms.

If you are unsure whether your existing smoke alarms are UL listed and compliant, ask the manufacturer of those products or your local fire official about your smoke alarms. Investigate further until you are satisfied that your existing smoke alarms are UL listed and compliant T3 smoke alarms.

Do not use the Lifetone

HL™ Fire Alarm with First Alert talking alarms made prior to 24

October 2011. Some may pass the setup test, but in an emergency will have a variablelength T3 signal that is not UL 217-compliant (UL 217 6th Ed, 34.3.2b) and cannot be recognized by the Lifetone

HL™ Fire Alarm. First Alert talking alarms made after that

date may have a UL 217 compliant T3 signal and if they do, those alarms will be compatible with the Lifetone

HL™ Fire Alarm. See section G, TESTING YOUR

LIFETONE HL™,

for details or call the manufacturer.

ENGLISH

+ 11 hidden pages

LIFETONE HLAC150 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual