First Alert SCO500 user manual If Your Smoke/Co Alarm Sounds, If The Co Alarm Sounds

IF YOUR SMOKE/CO ALARM SOUNDS

WHAT TO DO FIRST–IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ALARM SIGNAL

Refer to previous section “What You Will See and Hear With This Alarm”.

IF THE CO ALARM SOUNDS

“ALARM-MOVE TO FRESH AIR”

If you hear the CO alarm horn and the CO red light is flashing,

move everyone to a source of fresh air.

DO NOT remove the batteries!

Actuation of your CO Alarm indicates the presence of carbon monoxide (CO) which can kill you. In other words, when your CO Alarm sounds, you must not ignore it!

IF THE CO ALARM SIGNAL SOUNDS:

1.Operate the Test/Silence button.

2.Call your emergency services, fire department or 911. Write down the number of your local emergency service here:

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3.Immediately move to fresh air—outdoors or by an open door or window. Do a head count to check that all persons are accounted for. Do not re-enter the premises, or move away from the open door or window until the emergency services responder has arrived, the premises have been aired out, and your CO Alarm remains in its normal condition.

4.After following steps 1-3, if your CO Alarm reactivates within a

24-hour period, repeat steps 1-3 and call a qualified appliance tech- nician to investigate for sources of CO from fuel-burning equipment and appliances, and inspect for proper operation of this equipment. If problems are identified during this inspection have the equipment serviced immediately. Note any combustion equipment not inspected by the technician, and consult the manufacturers’ instructions, or contact the manufacturers directly, for more information about CO safety and this equipment. Make sure that motor vehicles are not, and have not, been operating in an attached garage or adjacent

to the residence. Write down the number of a qualified appliance technician here:

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AFTER AN ALARM

After the emergency responders arrive, the premises aired out, and your CO Alarm remains in its normal condition, you can check what the highest carbon monoxide level sensed was:

Action:	Alarm Will Say:
1. Press & Hold Test Button	“Highest carbon monoxide level
	was ___ ppm. Please see manual.”
	“To clear highest carbon monoxide
	level, press and hold test button
	now.”
2. Press & Hold Test Button, if you	“Highest carbon monoxide level
would like to clear the highest	cleared.”
level sensed.
If you would like to keep the	Alarm will say nothing.
highest level in memory, do not
press anything.

IF THE SMOKE ALARM SOUNDS

RESPONDING TO AN ALARM

•If the unit alarms and you are not testing the unit, it is warning you of a potentially dangerous situation that requires your immediate attention. NEVER ignore any alarm. Ignoring the alarm may result in injury or death.

•Never remove the batteries from a battery operated Smoke/CO Alarm to stop an unwanted alarm (caused by cooking smoke, etc.). Removing batteries disables the alarm so it cannot sense smoke, and removes your protection. Instead open a window or fan the smoke away from the unit. The alarm will reset auto- matically.

•If the unit alarms get everyone out of the house immediately.

WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF FIRE

•Don’t panic; stay calm. Follow your family escape plan.

•Get out of the house as quickly as possible. Don’t stop to get dressed or collect anything.

•Feel doors with the back of your hand before opening them.

If a door is cool, open it slowly. Don’t open a hot door. Keep doors and windows closed, unless you must escape through them.

•Cover your nose and mouth with a cloth (preferably damp). Take short, shallow breaths.

•Meet at your planned meeting place outside your home, and do a head count to make sure everybody got out safely.

•Call the Fire Department as soon as possible from outside. Give your address, then your name.

•Never go back inside a burning building for any reason.

•Contact your Fire Department for ideas on making your home safer.

Alarms have various limitations. See "General Limitations of Smoke/CO Alarms" for details.

USING THE SILENCE FEATURES

Never remove the batteries to quiet an unwanted alarm. Removing the batteries disables the alarm and removes your protection.

The Silence Feature is intended to temporarily silence the horn while you identify and correct the problem. Do not use the Silence Feature in emergency situations. It will not correct a CO problem or extinguish a fire.

The Silence Feature can temporarily quiet an unwanted alarm for several minutes. You can silence this Smoke/CO Alarm by pressing the Test/Silence button on the alarm cover for at least 3-5 seconds.

After the Test/Silence button is released, the Red LED blinks during the silence mode.

When the Smoke Alarm	When the CO Alarm
is Silenced	is Silenced
The Smoke Alarm will remain	The CO Alarm will remain silent
silent for up to 15 minutes, then	for up to 4 minutes.
return to normal operation.	After 4 minutes, if CO levels
If the smoke has not cleared–or	remain potentially dangerous the
continues to increase–the device	horn will start sounding again.
will go back into alarm.

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