Kidde KN-COB-BCA, KN-COPP-BCA manual Red Alarm Light, Green Operate Light, Test the unit, Reset

Features and Operation of Digital Display and Non-digital Display Models (continued)

Test/Reset Button

The test/reset button is used to test the unit’s electronics and to reset the unit during alarm.

Test the unit:

To test, press the test/reset button. Test the unit weekly!

The unit will perform a self diagnostic test by cycling through the alarm pattern.

Familiarize yourself and family members with the alarm pattern. A CO alarm is 4 short beeps – followed by 5 seconds of silence – followed by 4 short beeps. This cycle will repeat in the event of a CO alarm. This cycle will continue for the first 4 minutes of a CO alarm and then change to one cycle every one minute until the device is reset or the CO is eliminated.

Note: For Digital Display Models

After the test/reset button is pressed, numbers appear on the display. These are not CO readings and are part of the internal testing process. Ignore these numbers !

D u e t o t h e l o u d n e s s o f t h e alarmw e s u g g e s t you place your fingers over the sounder o p e n i n g w h e n t e s t i n g y o u r Kidde C O Alarm.

Reset

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

If this happens follow What To Do If The Alarm Sounds on pages 18-20. Reactivation times depend on the amount of CO that caused the CO alarm to initially alarm and the amount of CO present after resetting the alarm.

Features and Operation of Digital Display and Non-Digital Display Models (continued)

Lights

Red Alarm Light

• The red light flashing once every
30 seconds, accompanied by the
alarm “chirp”, indicates the	Figure 8
batteries need to be replaced, or
the unit has malfunctioned (see figure 8).

•4 quick flashes with alarm – followed by 5 seconds off – followed by 4 quick flashes with alarm (repeating pattern) indicates the p resence of carbon monoxide. Refer to pages 18- 20 for instru c t i o n s on What to do if the Alarm Sounds.

Green Operate Light

The green light indicates the unit is functioning properly (see figure 9). The green light will flash every 30 sec- onds indicating a CO reading is being

taken and when any buttonFigure 9 is pressed.

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