Before installing detectors, please thoroughly read these installation instructions and Manual A05-1003-002, Guide for Proper Use of System Smoke Detectors, which provides detailed information on detector spacing, placement, zoning, wiring, and special applications. Copies of this manual are available from Honeywell.
NOTICE: This manual should be left with the owner/user of this equipment.
IMPORTANT: This detector must be tested and maintained regularly following NFPA 72 requirements. The detector should be cleaned at least once a year.
General Description
The 5808W3 photoelectronic smoke/heat detector with built-in wireless transmitter is intended for use with wireless alarm systems that support 5800 series devices. Refer to control/communicator installation instructions for compatibility. The 5808W3 smoke/heat detector can be used with any 5800 series wireless receiver/transceiver for residential installations. For commercial installations, the 5881ENHC or the 5883H receiver is required. The transmitter can send alarm, tamper, maintenance (when control panels are equipped to process maintenance signals), and battery condition messages to the system’s receiver. The maintenance signal fully complies with the sensitivity test requirement specified in NFPA 72, 7-2.2 and is approved by UL. Refer to the wireless system’s instructions for the maximum number of transmitters that can be supported.
The 5808W3 incorporates a state-of-the-art optical sensing chamber and an advanced microprocessor. The microprocessor allows the detector to automatically maintain proper operation at factory calibrated detection levels, even when sensitivity is altered due to the presence of contaminants settling into the unit’s smoke chamber. In order for this feature to work properly, the chamber must never be opened while power is applied to the smoke detector. This includes cleaning, maintenance or screen replacement. All models also feature a restorable, built-in, fixed temperature (135°F) thermal detector and is also capable of sensing a pre-freeze condition if the temperature is below 41°F.
The 5808W3 contains a piezoelectric horn which generates the ANSI S3.41 temporal pattern in an alarm condition. In alarm, a message is also sent to the wireless control panel and the smoke detector’s zone number is displayed at the console. The alarm message is transmitted every 4 seconds until the smoke or heat condition has cleared and the detector has reset. During an alarm condition, pressing the detector’s test switch will silence the piezoelectric horn for 5 minutes. Once the detector has reset, a RESTORE message is transmitted to the control panel and the transmitter’s zone number can be cleared from the panel. The built- in Drift Compensation algorithm automatically maintains the sensitivity of the detector. Once the detector reaches its limit of compensation, it transmits a maintenance signal to the panel. The mounting base installation is simplified by the incorporation of features compatible with drywall fasteners or other methods that provide a method for securing the detector in place.
Two LEDs and a sounder on the detector provide local visual and audible indication of the detector’s status:
| Green LED | Red LED | Piezoelectric |
| | | Horn |
| | | |
Power-up | Blinks every | Blinks every | Off |
| 5 sec | 5 sec | |
| | | |
Normal (standby) | Blinks every | Off | Off |
| 10 sec | | |
| | | |
Out of sensitivity | Off | Blinks every | Off |
| | 5 sec | |
| | | |
Freeze Trouble | Off | Blinks every | Off |
| | 10 sec | |
| | | |
Smoke Alarm | Off | Blinks every | Temporal Pattern |
| | 1 sec | |
| | | |
Thermal Alarm | Off | Blinks every | Temporal Pattern |
| | 4 sec | |
| | | |
Low Battery | Off | Blinks every | Chirp every 45 sec |
| | 45 sec | after LED blinks for |
| | | 7 days |
| | | |
During initial power-up, the red and green LEDs will blink synchronously once every 5 seconds. It will take approximately 20 seconds for the detector to finish the power-up cycle (see Table 1).
After power-up has completed and the detector is functioning normally within its listed sensitivity range, the green LED blinks once every 10 seconds. If the detector is in need of maintenance because its sensitivity has shifted outside the listed limits, the red LED blinks once every 5 seconds. When alarm has been activated by smoke, the red LED blinks every 1 second. During a thermal alarm condition (>135°F) the red LED blinks once every 4 seconds. The LED indication must not be used in place of the tests specified under Testing. In a freeze trouble condition, the red LED will blink once every 10 seconds (refer to Table 1). If the detector senses a low battery condition, the red LED blinks once every 45 seconds.
To measure the detector’s sensitivity, the i3 Series Model SENS- RDR Infrared Sensitivity Reader tool (see Figure 4) should be used. Refer to instruction manual D100-98-00 for proper use of the SENS- RDR.
Low Battery Detection
The 5808W3 is powered by a single 3-volt CR123A or DL123A Lithium battery (included). The detector checks for a low battery at least every 65 minutes. If a low battery is detected, the transmitter sends a low battery message to the control panel, which beeps and displays the detector’s zone number. In addition, the red LED of the 5808W3 will blink every 45 seconds and the test switch will be disabled. This condition will exist for a minimum of 7 days, and then the detector’s horn will “chirp” about every 45 seconds. Pressing the test switch during this time will silence the chirps for 12 hours. The battery should be replaced BEFORE the chirps begin. Be sure to replace the battery with a fresh one.
