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Wireless Smoke Alarm

(Hardwire with battery back-up)

Thank you for purchasing a Kidde Wireless Interconnect smoke alarm. It is an important part of your family’s home safety plan. You

can trust this product to provide the highest level of quality and performance. We know you expect nothing less when the lives of your

family are at stake. This alarm, in combination with other Kidde Wireless products, provides you with interconnected alarms without

the inconvenience or expense of rewiring your house. In a fire, seconds count. An interconnected alarm system gives you an increased

level of safety by ensuring that all the alarms in your home activate when any one of the alarms detect a fire. Kidde estimates that the

smoke alarms in 85 million homes in the US are not interconnected. In addition, Kidde offers battery only WIRELESS alarms that

can be used to monitor additional areas while maintaining interconnect functionality, which may provide an earlier warning of a

hazardous condition. Some of the other features that are included in this unit are:

• Smart Hush® allows you to quiet your alarm while taking care of a non-emergency event (see section 4).

• Remote Hush® temporarily desensitizes the initiating Kidde Wireless alarm from any Kidde Wireless unit (see section 4).

• Remote Push To Test that causes each Wireless unit in your system to perform a self-diagnosis whenever the test button is

pressed on any of the Kidde Wireless devices (see section 4).

• Internal timer to remind you to replace your unit after 10 years to ensure the most reliable protection (see section 6).

• Low Battery HUSH allows you to stop the smoke alarm from producing a low battery warning for up to twelve hours,

allowing you to maintain protection without having to replace the battery at inconvenient times such as the middle of the night.

DO NOT connect two RF-SM-ACDC alarms to a hard wire interconnected system. Doing so will result in the RF-SM-ACDC alarms

triggering each other. They will not stop alarming until one is disconnected from the electrical circuit. If your home has wired in

alarms, which are not interconnected, you can use up to twelve RF-SM-ACDC alarms.

User’s Guide

Wireless, A.C. Wire-in Single and/or Multiple Station (24 devices maximum) Ionization Smoke Alarm with 9 Volt Battery Back Up

and Smart HUSH

Control to temporarily silence nuisance alarms.

This alarm is interconnect compatible with the following alarms and accessories:

·Smoke alarms: 1235, 1275, 1276, 1285, 1296, PE120, PI2000, KN-COSM-I, KN-COSM-IB, RF-SM-ACDC, and RF-SM-DC

·Heat alarm: HD135F

·CO alarms: KN-COB-IC, KN-COP-IC

·Relay modules: 120X, SM120X, CO120X

·Strobe Light: SL177I

·Sound Module: RF-SND

See User’s Guides for specific application information.

This alarm detects products of combustion using the ionization technique. It contains 0.9 microcurie of Americium 241, a radioactive

material (see Section 9). Distributed under U.S. NRC License No. 32-23858-01E. Manufactured in compliance with U.S. NRC safety

criteria in 10 CFR 32.27. The purchaser is exempt from any regulatory requirements. Do not try to repair the smoke alarm yourself.

Refer to the instructions in Section 13 for service.

WARNING! REMOVAL OF THE SMOKE ALARM BATTERY AND DISCONNECTING OR LOSS

OF A.C. POWER WILL RENDER THE SMOKE ALARM INOPERATIVE.

ELECTRICAL RATING: 120 VAC, 60HZ, 15mA maximum per alarm (maximum 15mA for originating unit with 24

devices interconnected).

IMPORTANT! READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE INSTALLATION AND KEEP THIS MANUAL NEAR THE ALARM

FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL

1 -- RECOMMENDED LOCATIONS FOR SMOKE ALARMS

2 -- LOCATIONS TO AVOID

3 -- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

4 -- OPERATION AND TESTING

5 -- NUISANCE ALARMS

6 -- MAINTENANCE

RF-SM-ACDC

Summary of content (11 pages)

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RF-SM-ACDC Wireless Smoke Alarm (Hardwire with battery back-up) Thank you for purchasing a Kidde Wireless Interconnect smoke alarm. It is an important part of your family’s home safety plan. You can trust this product to provide the highest level of quality and performance. We know you expect nothing less when the lives of your family are at stake.
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7 -- LIMITATIONS OF SMOKE ALARMS 8 -- GOOD SAFETY HABITS 9 -- NRC INFORMATION 10 -- NFPA PROTECTION STANDARD 72 11 -- CALIFORNIA STATE FIRE MARSHAL REQUIRED INFORMATION 12 -- TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE 13 -- SERVICE AND WARRANTY 1. RECO MMENDED L O CAT I O NS F O R AL ARMS • • • • • • • • • • • • Locate the first alarm in the immediate area of the bedrooms. Try to monitor the exit path as the bedrooms are usually farthest from the exit.
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thermal barrier that can prevent the smoke from reaching an alarm mounted on the ceiling. In such units, install the smoke alarm on an inside wall with the top edge of the alarm at a minimum of 4” (10 cm) and a maximum of 12” (30.5 cm) below the ceiling (see Figure 1). If you are not sure about the insulation in your mobile home, or if you notice that the outer walls and ceiling are either hot or cold, install the alarm on an inside wall.
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WIRING INSTRUCTIONS FOR A.C. QUICK CONNECT HARNESS CAUTION! TURN OFF THE MAIN POWER TO THE CIRCUIT BEFORE WIRING THE ALARM. • If you are using the Kidde ACDC Wireless alarms to replace Hardwired alarms that are not interconnected (see definitions on Quick Setup Guide), DO NOT CONNECT THE RED WIRE TO ANYTHING. Leave the red wire-insulating cap in place to make certain that the red wire cannot contact any metal parts or the electrical box.
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Figure 6 BATTERY REPLACEMENT CAUTION! IF THE BATTERY REMINDER FINGER IS NOT HELD DOWN IN THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT BY THE BATTERY, THE BATTERY DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE, THE AC QUICK CONNECTOR WILL NOT ATTACH TO THE ALARM, AND THE ALARM WILL NOT ATTACH TO THE MOUNTING BRACKET. After installing the battery, connect your alarm to the AC quick connect harness and mount the unit. Test your alarm by using the test/reset button and check that the green LED is on.
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mounting bracket until you hear the tamper resist tab snap into place, locking the alarm on the mounting bracket. Using the tamper resist feature will help deter children and others from removing the alarm from the bracket. NOTE: To remove the alarm when the tamper resist tab is engaged, press down on the tamper resist tab, and rotate the alarm off the bracket (see Figure 9B). Figure 9A & 9B 4. O PERAT I O N AND T EST I NG OPERATION The smoke alarm is operating once A.C.
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STANDBY CONDITION (powered by AC and battery backup) - The LED will be constantly on. STANDBY CONDITION (powered by only battery backup) - The LED will flash approximately every 10 seconds. INITIATING ALARM INDICATOR - The LED will flash every second while sounding an alarm to signify that the alarm sensed a smoke hazard. This will only be displayed on the alarms that sensed smoke. The remaining interconnected alarm will sound but will not display the initiating indicator.
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USE ONLY THE FOLLOWING 9 VOLT BATTERIES FOR SMOKE ALARM REPLACEMENT. Alkaline type: ENERGIZER 522; DURACELL MN1604 OR MX1604; GOLD PEAK 1604A; PANASONIC 6AM6, 6AM-6, 6AM6PI, 6AM6X, and 6LR61(GA) Lithium type ULTRALIFE U9VL-J NOTE: WEEKLY TESTING IS REQUIRED! WARNING! BE SURE TO FOLLOW BATTERY INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS PRINTED ON THE INSIDE OF THE BATTERY DOOR OF THE ALARM AND USE ONLY THE BATTERIES SPECIFIED.
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• Don’t return to your home until the fire officials say that it is all right to do so. There are situations where a smoke alarm may not be effective to protect against fire as stated in the NFPA Standard 72. For instance: a) smoking in bed b) leaving children home alone c) cleaning with flammable liquids, such as gasoline 9.
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12. T RO UBL E SHO O T I NG G UI DE Problem Possible cause Devices may not all be on the same ID. Not all of the alarms/accessories produce an alarm signal when the Test button is pushed on a unit. Devices may not have power. Other interconnected hardwired alarms do not sound. There may be too much interference between units Wiring not installed properly. Unit is set to the same ID as a system nearby Units signal an alarm when no fire is present and none of the test buttons have been pushed.
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Add battery exclusion U.S. Patent No. 6,753,786; 6,791,453 and other Patents Pending P/N: 820-0833 Rev.