0yr Sealed Battery Installed On Replace by Smoke + Carbon Monoxide Alarm User’s Manual Model: DC10-500 Important! Please read carefully and save this document. This user’s manual contains important information about your combination Smoke and CO Alarm’s operation. If you are installing this alarm for use by others, you must leave this manual (or a copy of it) with the end user.
Table of Contents 2 Welcome 3 Parts of this Alarm 4 Understanding Your Alarm 5 Where to Install 6-7 Where Not to Install 8 Set-Up and Installation 9 Wireless Interconnect 10 When the Alarm Sounds 10 - 11 Using the Silence Feature 11 - 12 Weekly Testing 12 Regular Maintenance 13 Alarm End of Life 13 Ionization and Photoelectric Technology 14 Fire Safety Tips 14 - 15 What You Need to Know About CO 16 Potential Sources of CO in the Home 17 - 18 Regulatory Information 18 - 21
Welcome Thank you for choosing Onelink by First Alert for your safety needs. In addition to the alarm sounds, you can receive notifications in case of an emergency to help provide a warning of a fire or carbon monoxide leak while you are home or away. Please take time to read this manual and make this alarm an integral part of your family’s safety plan. Visit www.firstalert.com/onelink for additional information.
Parts of this Alarm 4 3 1 5 2 7 6 4 1. Test/Silence Button 4. Mounting Bracket 2. Color Indicator Ring 5. Mounting Slots 3. Speaker 6. Turn Alarm Clockwise to Attach 7.
Understanding Your Alarm LED Color Patterns Smoke / CO Events Voice Guide Power Up Power Up and Welcome “First Alert welcomes you to your Onelink Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm. The Onelink App will guide you through the simple setup process.” Programming, Silencing & Pairing [voice complete] Testing “The testing is complete. The test is done and you are protected.” Emergency [voice complete] “[Location, example: “Hallway”] Location Programmed.” Programming, Silencing & Pairing “Alarm silence.
Where to Install Minimum coverage for Smoke Alarms, as recommended by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), is one Smoke Alarm on every floor, in every sleeping area, and in every bedroom (See “Regulatory Information For Smoke Alarms” for details on the NFPA recommendations). For CO Alarms, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recommends that a CO Alarm should be centrally located outside of each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms.
Where to Install (Continued) 4” (102 mm) minimum CEILING between 4”- 6” (102 mm - 153 mm) from ceiling PLACE HERE SPEAKER OPENING IN UPPER LEFT CORNER DO NOT PLACE IN THIS AREA OR HERE WALL 7
Where Not to Install Do NOT locate this Smoke/CO Alarm: • In garages, furnace rooms, crawl spaces and unfinished attics. Avoid extremely dusty, dirty or greasy areas. • Where combustion particles are produced. Combustion particles form when something burns. Areas to avoid include poorly ventilated kitchens, garages, and furnace rooms. Keep units at least 20 feet (6 meters) from the sources of combustion particles (stove, furnace, water heater, space heater) if possible.
Set-Up & Installation Do not install this unit over an electrical junction box. Air currents around junction boxes can prevent smoke from reaching the sensing chamber and prevent the unit from alarming. Only AC powered units are intended for installation over junction boxes. NOTE: Be sure to mount the product in the orientation specified in the next steps as this provides the most stability for mounting the product to the wall or ceiling.
Wireless Interconnect Benefits of Wireless Interconnect The wireless interconnect feature on this alarm allows you to connect each of your First Alert Onelink alarms so when one alarm sounds, they all will sound. ! WARNING: Install alarms and test to assure range and reliability of interconnection throughout the house. • First Alert Onelink alarms can typically communicate with each other if they’re 50ft (15m) apart inside a home.
When the Alarm Sounds (Continued) What To Do If The CO Alarm Sounds 1. Press the Test/Silence button (On App or on unit). 2. Call your emergency services, fire department or 911. 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.
Using the Silence Feature (Continued) When the Smoke Alarm is Silenced When the CO Alarm is Silenced The Smoke Alarm will remain silent for up to 15 minutes, then return to normal operation. The CO Alarm will remain silent for up to 4 minutes. If the smoke has not cleared or continues to increase, the device will go back into alarm. After 4 minutes, if CO levels remain potentially dangerous, the horn will start sounding again.
Regular Maintenance This unit has been designed to be as maintenance-free as possible, but there are a few simple things you mustdo to keep it working properly: • Test it at least once a week. • Clean the Smoke/CO Alarm at least once a month; gently vacuum the outside of the Smoke/CO Alarm using your household vacuum’s soft brush attachment. A can of clean compressed air (sold at computer or office supply stores) may also be used. Follow manufacturer instructions for use. Test the Smoke/CO Alarm.
Ionization & Photoelectric Technology This alarm uses Photoelectric technology. All First Alert ® Onelink ® Smoke Alarms conform to regulatory requirements, including UL217 and are designed to detect particles of combustion. Smoke particles of varying number and size are produced in all fires.
Fire Safety Tips (Continued) Basic Safety Information 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.
What You Need to Know About CO What is CO? CO is an invisible, odorless, tasteless gas produced when fossil fuels do not burn completely, or are exposed to heat (usually fire). Electrical appliances typically do not produce CO. These fuels include: Wood, coal, charcoal, oil, natural gas, gasoline, kerosene, and propane. Common appliances are often sources of CO. If they are not properly maintained, are improperly ventilated, or malfunction, CO levels can rise quickly.
Potential Sources of CO in the Home Fuel-Burning Appliances: Like portable heater, gas or wood burning fireplace, gas kitchen range or cooktop, gas clothes dryer. Damaged or Insufficient Venting: Corroded or disconnected water heater vent pipe, leaking chimney pipe or flue, or cracked heat exchanger, blocked or clogged chimney opening. Improper Use of Appliance/Device: Operating a barbecue grill or vehicle in an enclosed area (like a garage or screened porch).
Potential Sources of CO in the Home (Continued) How Can I Protect My Family From CO Poisoning? A CO Alarm is an excellent means of protection. It monitors the air and sounds a loud alarm before Carbon Monoxide levels become threatening for average, healthy adults. A CO Alarm is not a substitute for proper maintenance of home appliances. To help prevent CO problems and reduce the risk of CO poisoning: • Clean chimneys and flues yearly. Keep them free of debris, leaves, and nests for proper air flow.
Regulatory Information for CO Alarms (Continued) ! IMPORTANT: CO alarms are designed to alarm before there is an immediate life threat. Since you cannot see or smell CO, never assume it’s not present. An exposure to 100 ppm of CO for 20 minutes may not affect average, healthy adults but after 4 hours the same level may cause headaches. An exposure to 400 ppm of CO may cause headaches in average, healthy adults after 35 minutes, but can cause death after 2 hours. Standards Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
Regulatory Information for Smoke Alarms (Continued) • On every level of a dwelling unit, including basements • On every level of a residential board and care occupancy (small facility), including basements and excluding crawl spaces and unfinished attics • In the living area(s) of a guest suite In the living area(s) of a residential board and care occupancy ! IMPORTANT: Specific requirements for Smoke Alarm installation vary from state to state and from region to region.
Regulatory Information (Continued) • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. ! WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Modular Devices FCC and Industry Canada Compliance Statements OEM Responsibilities to comply with FCC and Industry Canada Regulations The BLEMOD1 Module and AW-CU300 Module have been certified for integration into products only by OEM integrators under the following condition: 1. The transmitter module must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. As long as the condition above is met, further transmitter testing will not be required.
Special Compliance Considerations This Smoke Alarm is suitable for use in apartments, condominiums, townhouses, hospitals, day care facilities, health care facilities, boarding houses, group homes and dormitories provided a primary fire detection system already exists to meet fire detection requirements in common areas like lobbies, hallways, or porches. Using this Smoke Alarm in common areas may not provide sufficient warning to all residents or meet local fire protection ordinances/regulations.
General Limitations for Smoke/CO Alarms (Continued) Smoke/CO Alarms cannot work without power. Battery operated units cannot work if the batteries are missing, disconnected or dead, if the wrong type of batteries are used, or if the batteries are not installed correctly. If the AC power is cut off for any reason (open fuse or circuit breaker, failure along a power line or at a power station, electrical fire that burns the electrical wires, etc.).
Troubleshooting Guide App FAQ If the App... Problem... You Should... Is unable to be downloaded or installed. You cannot download or install the app. (Only works with iOS devices, not supported by Android). Contact Consumer Affairs Division. Alarm FAQ If the App... Problem... You Should... Light flashes yellow and Horn sounds three “chirps” every minute. Voice: “Detector error. Please see manual or call customer service” every 5 hours. Malfunction Signal.
Limited Warranty BRK Brands, Inc., (“BRK”) the maker of First Alert ® brand products warrants that for a period of ten years from the date of purchase, this product will be free from defects in material and workmanship. BRK, at its option, will repair or replace this product or any component of the product found to be defective during the warranty period. Replacement will be made with a new or re-manufactured product or component.
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