First Alert SCO500 user manual Step by Step Guide to Programming this Alarm, Fire Safety Tips

FIRE SAFETY TIPS

Follow safety rules and prevent hazardous situations: 1) Use smoking materials properly. Never smoke in bed. 2) Keep matches or lighters away from children; 3) Store flammable materials in proper containers;

4)Keep electrical appliances in good condition and don’t overload electrical circuits; 5) Keep stoves, barbecue grills, fireplaces and chimneys grease- and debris-free; 6) Never leave anything cooking on the stove unattended; 7) Keep portable heaters and open flames, like candles, away from flammable materials;8) Don’t let rubbish accumulate.

Keep alarms clean, and test them weekly. Replace alarms immediately if they are not working properly. Smoke Alarms that do not work cannot alert you to a fire. Keep at least one working fire extinguisher on every floor, and an additional one in the kitchen. Have fire escape ladders or other reliable means of escape from an upper floor in case stairs are blocked.

BASIC SAFETY INFORMATION

•Dangers, Warnings, and Cautions alert you to important operating instructions or to potentially hazardous situations. Pay special attention to these items.

•This Smoke/CO Alarm is approved for use in single-family residences.

•This combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Alarm has two separate alarms. The CO Alarm is not designed to detect fire or any other gas. It will only indicate the presence of carbon monoxide gas at the sensor. Carbon monoxide gas may be present in other areas. The Smoke Alarm will only indicate the presence of smoke that reaches the sensor. The Smoke Alarm is not designed to sense gas, heat or flames.

•This Smoke/CO Alarm cannot operate without working batteries. Removing the batteries for any reason, or failing to replace the batteries at the end of their service life, removes your protection.

•NEVER ignore any alarm. See “If Your Smoke/CO Alarm Sounds” for more information on how to respond to an alarm. Failure to respond can result in injury or death.

•The Silence Features are for your convenience only and will not correct a problem. See "Using the Silence Features" for details. Always check your home for a potential problem after any alarm. Failure to do so can result in injury or death.

•Test this Smoke/CO Alarm once a week. If the Alarm ever fails to test correctly, have it replaced immediately! If the Alarm is not working properly, it cannot alert you to a problem.

•This product is intended for use in ordinary indoor locations of family living units. It is not designed to measure CO levels in compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) commercial or industrial standards. Individuals with medical conditions that may make them more sensitive to carbon monoxide may consider using warning devices which provide audible and visual signals for carbon monoxide concentrations under 30 ppm. For additional information on carbon monoxide and your medical condition contact your physician.

STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO PROGRAMMING THIS ALARM

FOR FIRST TIME AND WHEN CHANGING BATTERIES

Action:		Alarm Will Say:
1. Insert batteries (2, AA batteries).		“Welcome, First Alert Smoke and
		Carbon Monoxide Alarm.”
		“No location programmed” if first
		time or “[Location, example:
		“Basement”] location programmed”
		when changing batteries.
		“To select location, press and hold
		test button now.”
2. Press & Hold Test Button if		“To save location, press and hold
	you would like to program the	test button after location is heard.”
	location or change the location	Alarm will speak list of locations
	of the Alarm. Release button	(see below).
	after Alarm responds.
3. After you hear the location of		“[Location, example: “Basement”]
	where you are placing the Alarm,	location saved.”
	Press & Hold the Test Button.	If no location is chosen:
		“No location saved.”

Your Alarm has now been programmed for the location of your choice. Available locations:

Basement	Kitchen	Child’s Bedroom
Living Room	Dining Room	Master Bedroom
Family Room	No Location	Guest Bedroom
Office	Hallway	Utility Room

ADDING AND LINKING ADDITIONAL ONELINK® ALARMS

NOTE: Steps 1 through 3 need to be completed within two minutes. If more than two minutes pass, the Green power LED will stop blinking. Simply open the battery drawer of the second Alarm and repeat steps 1 through 3.

1. Insert the batteries into the battery drawer of the next

Alarm. DO NOT CLOSE THE

DRAWER.

2. Press and hold the test button and then close the battery drawer.

3. Once you hear the unit chirp, release the test button.

The Green power LED will start to blink indicating the ONELINK® Alarm is waiting for program data from one of the other setup ONELINK® Alarms.

4.Press and hold the test button on the first Alarm, until the second Alarm chirps and its Green power LED stops blinking. Then release the test button.

5.If you have purchased the hardwired battery back-up ONELINK® Alarm, you can now connect the hardwired Alarm by installing the three-wire connector on the ceiling to the Alarm.

6.Repeat steps 1-5 for additional ONELINK® Alarms.

You have now successfully linked your new ONELINK® Alarms. To add additional Alarms at a later time, follow steps 1 through 5.

WHAT YOU WILL SEE AND HEAR WITH THIS ALARM

Under Normal Operations
Voice: Silent	Power/Smoke LED: Flashes Green
	once a minute
Horn: Silent	CO LED: Off

When You Test the Alarm

Voice: “Testing.” Horn: 3 beeps, pause, 3 beeps; Voice: “Warning,

evacuate smoke in [Location, example: “Basement”]. Evacuate.”

Smoke LED: Flashes Red in sync with the horn pattern

Horn: 4 fast beeps, pause, 4 fast beeps;

Voice: “Warning, evacuate carbon monoxide in [Location, example: “Basement”]. Evacuate.” Pause. “Highest carbon monoxide level was [CO level example: _0_ ppm]”.

CO LED: Flashes Red in sync with the horn pattern

If Battery Becomes Low or is Missing

Voice: “Replace battery in [Location, example “Kitchen”].” Repeated every 5 hours

Horn: chirps once a minute

Power/Smoke LED: Flashes Green On for 2 seconds/Off for 2 seconds. Low Battery Latch is now engaged.

CO LED: Off

If Alarm is Not Operating Properly (MALFUNCTION SIGNAL)

Voice: “Detector error in [Location, example “Kitchen”], please see manual” (refer to Troubleshooting Guide).

Repeated every 5 hours. Horn: Three rapid chirps every minute

Power/Smoke LED: Flashes approximately once a minute

CO LED: Off

Alarm Levels of CO are Detected

Voice: “Warning, evacuate carbon monoxide in [Location, example: “Kitchen”]. Evacuate.” “____ ppm.”

Horn: 4 beeps, pause, 4 beeps, voice*

Power/Smoke LED: Off

CO LED: During Alarm: Flashes Red in sync with the horn pattern. After Alarm: Flashes Red On for 2 seconds/Off for 2 seconds. CO Alarm Latch is now engaged.

*NOTE: If unit goes into CO alarm, the regular 4 beeps-brief pause cycle will repeat for four minutes. After four minutes, the pause will increase to one minute.

Smoke is Detected

Voice: “Warning, evacuate smoke in [Location, example: “Kitchen”]. Evacuate.”

Horn: 3 beeps, pause, 3 beeps, voice

Power/Smoke LED: During Alarm: Flashes Red in sync with the horn pattern. After Alarm: Flashes Red On for 2 seconds/ Off for 2 seconds. Smoke Alarm Latch is now engaged.

CO LED: Off

Smoke Alarm is Silenced	CO Alarm is Silenced
Voice: Silent	Voice: Silent
Horn: Off	Horn: Off
Power/Smoke LED: Flashes Red	Power/Smoke LED: Off
CO LED: Off	CO LED: Flashes Red

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