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Paradox SD360 Installation Manual

Figure 1:
One separate smoke detector in every bedroom and one on the floor for more security
FAMILY ROOM KITCHEN
LIVING ROOM
BEDROOM BEDROOM
BEDROOM
Smoke detectors for minimum security
Smoke detectors for more security
Smoke detectors for more security
DINING ROOM KITCHEN BEDROOM
LIVING ROOM BEDROOM
BEDROOM
Figure 2:
One separate smoke detector in every room, except kitchen and bathroom as minimum security
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
GARAGE
KITCHEN
GROUND FLOOR
BASEMENT
Smoke detectors for minimum security
Figure 3:
Location for placing smoke detectors for a multi­floor residence
Figure 4:
If it is not practical to mount the detector on the center of the ceiling, put the detector on the ceiling no clo ser tha n 50 cm t o any wa ll or co rner as shown in Figure 4
Figure 5:
The distance between the peak and the mounting of the smoke detector on peaked ceilings (>20°) is minimum 0.5M to maximum 1M, measured along the peaked ceiling
CEILING
CENTER OF CEILING
BEST LOCATION ACCEPTABLE
LOCATION
NEVER HERE
4in.
(10cm)
4in.
(10cm)
Minimum
6in.(15cm) Maximum
Smoke Detector
3
Feet
Horizontal Distance from Peak
Figure 4:
If it is not practical to mount the detector on the center of the ceiling, put the detector on the ceiling no clo ser tha n 50 cm t o any wa ll or co rner as shown in Figure 4
AIR RETURN
AIR ENTRY
Bedroom
Stove
Kitchen
Living RoomBedroom
Correct Location
Incorrect Location
Figure 6:
Recommended smoke detector’s locations to avoid air streams with combustion particles
SD360
Installation / User Manual
Long Battery Life Single Station
Battery Powered Photoelectric
Smoke Detector
Introduction
Paradox’s SD360 single station photoelectric smoke detector is designed to sense smoke that comes into the alarm chamber. It does not sense gas, or flame. This smoke detector is designed to give early warning of developing fires by giving off the alarm sounds from its built-in alarm horn. It can provide precious time for you and your family to escape before a fire spreads. However, the smoke detector makes such pre-warning of fire accident possible, only if the smoke detector is located, installed, and maintained properly as described in this User Manual.
WAR NI NG: This smoke detector is designed for use in a single residential unit only, which means that it should be used inside a single family home or apartment. It is not meant to be used in lobbies, hallways, basements, or another apartment in multi-family buildings, unless there are already working alarms in each family unit. Smoke detectors, placed in common areas outside of the individual living unit, such as on porches or in hallways, may not provide early warning to residents. In multi-family buildings, each family living unit should set up its own smoke detectors.
WAR NI NG: This detector is not meant to be used in non-residential buildings. Warehouses, industrial or commercial buildings, and special purpose non­residential buildings require special fire detection and alarm systems. This detector alone is not a suitable substitute for complete fire detection systems for places where many people live or work, such as hotels or motels. The same is true of dormitories, hospitals, nursing homes or group homes of any kind, even if they were once single family homes.
WAR NI NG: This detector will not alert people who are hard of hearing. It is strongly recommended that the special-purpose smoke detectors using lights or vibrating devices, should be installed to alert occupants who are hard of hearing.
Location to Install Your Smoke Detectors
For complete coverage in residential units, smoke detectors should be installed in all rooms, halls, storage areas, basements, and attics in each family living unit. Minimum coverage is one detector on each floor and one in each sleeping area.
Here, we have useful tips for you:
• Install a smoke detector in each separate room and exit way except kitchen, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2.
• Install a smoke detector on every floor of a multi-floor home or apartment, as shown in Figure 3
• Install a minimum of two detectors in any household
• Install a smoke detector inside every bedroom
• Install smoke detectors at both ends of a bedroom hallway if the hallway is more than 40 feet (12 meters) long
• Install basement detectors at the bottom of the basement stairwell
• Install second-floor detectors at the top of the first-to-second floor stairwell
Be sure no door or other obstruction blocks the path of smoke to the detector.
• Install additional detectors in your living room, dining room, family room, attic, utility and storage rooms
• Install smoke detectors as close to the center of the ceiling as possi­ble. If this is not practical, put the detector on the ceiling, no closer than 20 inches (50 cm) from any wall or corner, as shown in Figure 4
• If ceiling mounting is not possible and wall mounting is permitted by your local and state regulations, put wall-mounted detectors between 4 and 6 inches (10 ~ 15 cm) from the ceiling as shown in Figure 4
• If some of your rooms have sloped, peaked, or gabled ceilings, try to mount detectors 3 feet (0.9 meter) measured horizontally from the highest point of the ceiling as shown in Figure 5
Locations NOT to Install Your Smoke Detectors
Nuisance alarms take place when smoke detectors are installed where they will not work properly. To avoid nuisance alarms, do not install smoke detectors in the following situations:
• Combustion particles are the by-products of something that is burn­ing. Thus in or near areas where combustion particles are present you do not install the smoke detector to avoid nuisance alarms, such as kitchens with few windows or poor ventilation, garages where there may be vehicle exhaust, near furnaces, hot water heaters, and space heaters
• Do not install smoke detectors less than 20 feet (6 meters) away from places where combustion particles are normally present, like kitch­ens. If a 20-foot distance is not possible, e.g. in a mobile home, try to install the detector as far away from the combustion particles as pos­sible, preferably on the wall. To prevent nuisance alarms, provide good ventilation in such places
IMPORTANT: For any reason, do not disable the alarms.
• When air streams passing by kitchens, the way how a detector can sense combustion particles in normal air-flow paths is graphically shown in Figure 6, which indicates the correct and incorrect smoke detector locations concerning this problem
detector to avoid nuisance
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• In damp or very humid areas, or near bathrooms with showers. Moisture in humid air can enter the sensing chamber, then turns into droplets upon cooling, which can cause nuisance alarms. Install smoke detector at least 10 feet (3 meters) away from bathrooms
• In very cold or very hot areas, including unheated buildings or out­door rooms. If the temperature goes above or below the operating range of smoke detector, it will not work properly. The temperature range for your smoke detector is 0~49ºC
• In very dusty or dirty areas, dirt and dust can build up on the detec­tor’s sensing chamber, to make it overly sensitive. Additionally, dust or dirt can block openings to the sensing chamber and keep the detector from sensing smoke
• Near fresh air vents or very drafty areas like air conditioners, heaters
Mounting bracket
Test / Silence &
Power / Smoke Detectors
LED indicator
Figure 7 :
or fans, fresh air vents and drafts can drive smoke away from smoke detectors
• Dead air spaces are often at the top of a peaked roof, or in the corners between ceilings and walls. Dead air may prevent smoke from reach­ing a detector. See Figures 4 and 5 for recommended mounting loca­tions
• In insect-infested areas. If insects enter a detector’s sensing chamber, they may cause a nuisance alarm. Where bugs are a problem, get rid of them before putting up a detector
• Near fluorescent lights, electrical “noise” from fluorescent lights may cause nuisance alarms. Install smoke detectors at least 5 feet (1.5 meters) from such lights
WAR NI NG: Never remove battery from a DC-power operated detector to stop a nuisance alarm. Open a window or fan the air around the detector to get rid of the smoke. The detector will turn itself off when the smoke is gone. If nuisance alarms persist, attempt to clean the detector as described in this Installation Manual.
WAR NI NG: Do not stand close to the detector when the alarm is sounding. The alarm is loud in order to wake you in an emergency. Too much exposure to the horn at close range may be harmful to your hearing.
Installing Your Smoke Detector
The SD360 smoke detector is made to be mounted on the ceiling or on the wall if necessary. Since this smoke detector is a single-station type, it cannot be linked to other detectors.
WAR NI NG: Do not connect the SD360 smoke detector to any other detector or auxiliary device. Connecting anything else to this detector will keep it from working properly.
LOCATIONS TO INSTALL YOUR SMOKE DETECTORS” and “LOCATIONS NOT TO
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INSTALL YOUR SMOKE DETECTORS
to install your smoke detector.
Please follow these steps to install your smoke detector:
1) At the place where you are going to install the detector, draw a horizontal line six inches long.
2) Remove the mounting bracket from your unit by rotating it counterclockwise.
3) Place the bracket so that the two longest hold slots are aligned on the line. In each of keyhole slots, drawing a mark to locate a mounting. plug and screw.
4) Remove the bracket.
5) Using a 3/16-inch(5mm) drill bit, drills two holes at the marks and insert plastic wall plugs. Put the detector away from plastic dust on it when you drill holds for mounting.
6) Using the two screws and plastic wall plugs (all supplied), attach the bracket to the wall.
7) Line up the slot of the bracket and the detector. Push the detector onto the mounting bracket on turn it clockwise to fix it into the place. Pull onward on the smoke detector to make sure it is securely attached to the mounting bracket.
CAUTION: This smoke detector comes with cover latches that will prevent the smoke detector cover from closing if battery is not installed. This tells you that the detector will not work until a new battery is properly installed.
NOTE: The detector horn will beep once after the detector is installed with battery and mounted with bracket 2~4 seconds. This means the smoke detector is working normally and also indicates that the battery is positioned properly. Close cover, and then press the test button, holding it down for about 3 seconds until the horn sounds. The horn should sound a loud, pulsating alarm. This means the unit is working properly.
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Standby Mode
The red LED, as the ALARM indicator, is featured with the smoke detector. It can be seen through the clear test button on the cover of the unit. When a red LED flashes once every 334 seconds, it indicates the smoke detector is under normal operation. When the smoke detector senses smoke and simultaneously sounds an audible alarm with 3 beeps, pause and 3 beeps. The red LED will flash continuously and rapidly.
Silence Feature
The silence feature can temporarily quiet an alarm for up to 10 minutes. To use this feature, press test/silence button on the cover when it alarms. However, if the smoke concentration around the smoke detector unit is still at alarming level after 10 minutes of silence, the unit will re-alarm immediately.
LOW BATTERY WARNING SIGNAL
If the detector horn begins to chirp once in 43 seconds with yellow LED flashing, it indicates that the smoke detector’s battery is weak. Replace with new battery immediately. Keep fresh batteries on hand for this purpose.
The Low Battery warning signal should last for up to 30 days, but you should replace the battery immediately to secure your protection.
Also upon initial low battery condition, the detector will send a low battery indicator to the receiver after 5 minutes. The smoke detector will continue to transmit a low battery signal every 12 hours until the battery is replaced.
Warning: Use only the types of battery stated in this manual’s Specifications. Do not use any other kind of battery. This smoke detector may
not operate properly with other types of battery. For battery installation see below.
TAMPER SWITCH FEATURE:
MALFUNCTION (ERROR) SIGNAL:
If you hear 3 “beep” with yellow LED flashing 3 times in 43 seconds, it indicates that the smoke detector does not work properly, please have it repaired or serviced.
TESTING YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR
If you suspect that your smoke detector does not go into alarm, test it as described below. When the Test button is pressed, the smoke detector sends an alarm signal to the wireless receiver.
Notes
• If the smoke detector zone is defined as an Instant 24hr Fire Zone, the alarm signal is immediately sent to the Central Monitoring Sta­tion; contact the Central Monitoring Station to advise them of the test and to avoid a false alarm.
• If the smoke detector zone is defined as a Delayed 24hr Fire Zone, the alarm signal is not sent to the Central Monitoring Station.
To test the detector:
Test the detector weekly by pushing firmly on the test button for around 4 seconds until the horn sounds, the sound pattern is 3 beeps, pause, and then 3 beeps with red LED flashing continuously and rapidly. If the smoke detector beeps three beeps with yellow LED flashing three times in 43 seconds, it indicates the smoke detector is not working properly, it requires to be repaired or serviced.
WAR NI NG: This is the only way to test the smoke detector! If the test fails, repair or replace the detector immediately. If you suspect that your smoke detector does not go into alarm, test it by pressing the test button with your finger to ensure if it works properly.
To cease the alarm:
• If the zone is defined as Delayed Fire Zone, the alarm will stop auto­matically.
• If the zone is defined as an Instant Fire Zone, enter a valid code # (PIN).
WAR NI NG: Never use an open flame of any kind to test your detector. You may set fire to damage the detector, as well as your home. The built-in test switch accurately tests all functions. This is the only correct way to test the unit.
WAR NI NG: When you are not testing the unit and the detector’s alarm horn sounds this means the smoke detector has sensed smoke or combustion particles in the air. Be sure that the detector alarm horn is a warning of a possible serious situation, which requires your immediate attention.
• The alarm could be caused by a nuisance situation. Cooking smoke or a dusty furnace, sometimes called “friendly fires” can cause the alarm to sound. If this happens, open a window or fan the air to remove the smoke or dust. The alarm will turn off as soon as the air is completely clear.
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