WARNING — This smoke alarm will sound a short beep when a battery is
connected. Do not use this smoke alarm with any external bug screens. Use
of these types of devices may reduce smoke alarm response time.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR SMOKE ALARM
• Before siting your smoke alarm, you must read this entire instruction manual.
• For maximum protection, site an interlinked smoke alarm in each room and
area of your home. See Section 3.
• Smoke alarms cannot give you an early warning of fire or smoke unless you
site, use, and maintain them by following these instructions.
• You must hear the alarm’s warning sound and quickly respond to it to reduce
the risk of damage, injury, or death that may result from a fire.
• Your smoke alarm is packaged with the battery activation switch disen-
gaged. The battery activation switch must be engaged before mounting the
smoke alarm.
• The TPCI smoke alarm is supplied with a long life non-replaceable lithium bat-
tery, which will power the unit for the 10-year life of the product. The smoke
alarm must be tested when it is installed and every week thereafter. A smoke
alarm that beeps about once per minute means the battery is at the end of its
service life. The smoke alarm must be replaced to ensure continued protection.
CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL
1. WHAT SMOKE ALARMS CAN DO
2. WHAT SMOKE ALARMS WILL NOT DO
3. WHERE YOU SHOULD SITE SMOKE ALARMS
4. WHERE YOU SHOULD NOT SITE SMOKE ALARMS
5. HOW TO INSTALL YOUR SMOKE ALARM
6. WEEKLY TESTING OF YOUR SMOKE ALARM
7. TAKING CARE OF YOUR SMOKE ALARM
8. BUILT-IN FALSE ALARM CONTROL - WARNING
9. GUARANTEE INFORMATION
10. WHERE TO SEND YOUR SMOKE ALARM FOR SERVICE
1. WHAT SMOKE ALARMS CAN DO:
Smoke alarms can only HELP protect your home and family against loss
resulting from a fire. The best protection is obtained by siting interlinked
smoke alarms in each room, on each level of the home. This will help the
people in the home hear and respond to the alarm sound.
Your smoke alarm meets or exceeds the requirements for audibility set by
British Standards BS5446: Part 1:2000.
WARNING — SMOKE ALARMS MAY GIVE YOU A WARNING OF FIRE
AND SMOKE, BUT ONLY IF YOU SITE, USE, AND MAINTAIN THEM IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS. THEY DO NOT SENSE
HEAT, FLAME, OR GAS.
2. WHAT SMOKE ALARMS WILL NOT DO:
A SMOKE ALARM WILL NOT WORK WITHOUT POWER. Your smoke
alarm is supplied with a sealed lithium battery that will power the unit for
10 years in normal usage. At the end of its service life the smoke alarm will
beep about once per minute to alert you that the unit must be replaced. A
SMOKE ALARM WILL NOT SENSE A FIRE WHEN THE SMOKE CANNOT
REACH THE ALARM. If a fire starts in a chimney, wall, roof, the other side
of a closed door, or any other isolated area, the smoke alarm may not
sense the smoke and will not give warning. If you do not have an alarm in
the bedroom, and sleep with the door closed, a fire inside the bedroom
may not sound the alarm located in another room. You may not hear a
smoke alarm outside a closed bedroom door. Therefore, a smoke alarm
must be placed both inside and outside all bedrooms. A SMOKE ALARM
WILL NOT PROMPTLY SENSE A FIRE EXCEPT IN THE AREA OR ROOM
IN WHICH THE SMOKE ALARM IS LOCATED. FOR EXAMPLE:
A. A SMOKE ALARM MAY NOT SENSE A FIRE ON ANOTHER LEVEL OF A
RESIDENCE OR BUILDING. A second-floor smoke alarm may not detect a
fire on the first floor of a building. Therefore, interlinked smoke alarms must
be sited on every floor or level of your home or building.
B. IF THE SMOKE ALARM IS LOCATED ON A DIFFERENT LEVEL
THAN THE BEDROOMS, OR IN AN ISOLATED AREA OF THE
HOUSE, IT IS UNLIKELY TO WAKE UP PEOPLE SLEEPING IN THE
BEDROOMS. IN CORRIDORS, SMOKE ALARMS SHOULD BE
SITED WITHIN 3 METRES OF BEDROOM DOORS.
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PLEASE READ AND SAVE
INSTALLER: Please leave this manual with the product.
© 2001 Maple Chase Company 110-1013B
Model TPCI
Ionisation Type
Tamper Proof
BS5446 : Pt 1 : 2000
LICENSE NO. 7832
Printed in
U.S.A.
USER’S
MANUAL
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ALL TYPES OF SMOKE ALARMS HAVE LIMITATIONS. ANY OF
THE PARTS OF THE SMOKE ALARM COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME.
YOU MUST TEST YOUR SMOKE ALARM WEEKLY TO ENSURE
PROPER OPERATION. NO TYPE OF SMOKE ALARM CAN SENSE
EVERY KIND OF FIRE OR SMOKE EVERY TIME.
Ionisation smoke alarms respond quickly to small invisible smoke particles, but
may be less sensitive to the larger particles that can be generated by slow,
smouldering fires. Optical smoke alarms are more sensitive to certain types of
fires, such as slow, smouldering fires that produce large visible smoke particles.
The relevant British Standard, BS 5839 : Part 6, advises that either type
of smoke alarm is generally suitable, but that, in general, optical smoke
alarms should be installed in circulation spaces, such as hallways and
landings. Optical smoke alarms also should be installed in areas in which
a likely cause of fire is ignition of furniture or bedding by a cigarette.
Ionisation smoke alarms may be the more appropriate type for insatlla-
tion in rooms, such as the living or dining room, where a fast-burning fire
may present a greater danger to occupants than a smouldering fire.
However, a secondary issue is avoidance of false alarms. The most common
cause of these is smoke and fumes from the kitchen. Since optical smoke
alarms are less responsive to cooking fumes, the smoke alarm nearest to the
kitchen normally should be an optical smoke alarm. Optical smoke alarms are
more prone to false alarms from steam or very dense tobacco smoke. In rooms
where people smoke a lot, ionisation smoke alarms may be more appropriate.
A SMOKE ALARM MAY NOT ALWAYS WARN YOU ABOUT FIRES
CAUSED BY CARELESSNESS OR SAFETY HAZARDS LIKE SMOKING
IN BED, VIOLENT EXPLOSIONS, ESCAPING GAS, IMPROPER STOR-
AGE OF FLAMMABLE MATERIALS, OVER-LOADED ELECTRICAL CIR-
CUITS, NATURAL CAUSES SUCH AS LIGHTNING, CHILDREN PLAYING
WITH MATCHES, AND ARSON. Fire prevention is your best safeguard.
SMOKE ALARMS ARE NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR INSURANCE. Homeowners
and tenants alike should continue to insure their life and property.
3. WHERE YOU SHOULD SITE SMOKE ALARMS:
For the highest standard of protection, you should install a smoke or heat
alarm in every room of your home. Site smoke alarms in accordance with BS
5839 : Part 6. For the minimum level of protection, there should be at least
one smoke alarm on each level of the dwelling (e.g., one in the hallway of a
bungalow, one on the ground floor and the upstairs landing of a two-storey
house, etc.). If there are long hallways, even the minimum standard may
necessitate additional interconnected smoke alarms. Where a higher standard
of protection is required, or where the fire risk justifies it, additional smoke or
heat alarms should be installed in some or all rooms of the property. This may
be necessary if the dwelling does not comply with modern fire safety stan-
dards, or if there are other factors to be considered, such as the presence of
young children, elderly or disabled people, smokers, the use of portable
heaters or solid fuel fires during the night, or the use of electric blankets, par-
ticularly by elderly people.
FOR BEST PROTECTION, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU
INSTALL A SMOKE ALARM IN EVERY ROOM.
In addition, it is recommended that all smoke alarms be interconnected.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WILL HELP YOU SITE YOUR
SMOKE ALARMS SAFELY:
Typical Single Storey Dwelling (Bungalow or Flat)
• Install a smoke alarm in the hallway between the bedrooms and the living room
or kitchen, close to the living room, but no more than 3m from bedroom doors.
No door to a room should be further than 7.5m from the nearest smoke alarm.
This may require additional smoke alarms. Where there are rooms (other than
bedrooms or toilets) on either side of a bedroom, a smoke alarm should be sited
midway between the doors to these rooms. For the highest level of protection,
install smoke or heat alarms in all other rooms, except bathrooms or toilets.
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BEDROOM
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
KITCHEN
BATHROOM
ROOM
DINING
LOUNGE
VATO RY
CONSER-
MORE
THAN 7.5m
SECOND
SMOKE
ALARM
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
KITCHEN
BATHROOM
ROOM
DINING
LOUNGE
VATO RY
CONSER-
EQUAL
EQUAL
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
KITCHEN
BATHROOM
ROOM
DINING
LOUNGE
VATO RY
CONSER-
NOT MORE
THAN 7.5m
NOT LESS
THAN 3OOmm
FIGURE 1: Siting of Smoke Alarms (For Minimum Protection): Single Storey Dwellings
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Typical Two-Storey House
• At least one smoke alarm should be located on the ground floor between
the staircase and any rooms in which a fire might start. An additional
interconnected smoke alarm should be installed on the first floor landing,
within 3m of bedroom doors. No doors to other rooms should be further
than 7.5m from the nearest smoke alarm. This may require additional
smoke alarms. Where there are rooms (other than bathrooms or toilets) on
either side of a bedroom, a smoke alarm should be sited midway between
the doors to these rooms. For the highest level of protection, install
smoke or heat alarms in all other rooms, except bathrooms or toilets.
IMPORTANT SMOKE ALARM SITING
AND EXCEPTION INFORMATION:
•The best place to put a smoke alarm is
on the ceiling. Install a smoke alarm as
close to the centre of the ceiling as pos-
sible. If this is not practical, mount no
closer than 30cm from a wall or corner.
Otherwise, if ceiling mounting is very dif-
ficult, you may install smoke alarms on
walls, between 15 and 30cm from ceil-
ing/wall intersections, making sure that
the smoke alarm is above the level of
any door openings.
• Install ceiling mounted smoke alarms at the highest point in the area at
which smoke is likely to collect.
• Site a smoke alarm in each room
that is divided by a partial wall
(either coming down from the ceiling
at least 20cm or coming up from the
floor).
• Site smoke alarms on peaked,
cathedral, or gabled ceilings 90cm
from the highest point (measured
horizontally).
• Site a smoke alarm in lived-in attics
or attics which house electrical
equipment like furnaces, air condi-
tioners, or heaters.
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GARAGE
KITCHEN
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
LIVING
ROOM
- DENOTES HEAT ALARM
- DENOTES SMOKE ALARM REQUIRED
FOR MINIMUM PROTECTION
- DENOTES ADDITIONAL SMOKE ALARM
FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION
90cm
PEAKED CEILING
1m
30cm
15cm
MINIMUM
30cm
MAXIMUM
CEILING
SIDE
WALL
ACCEPTABLE HERE
NEVER HERE
TOP OF DETECTOR
ACCEPTABLE HERE
FIGURE 2: Siting of Smoke Alarms (For Minimum Protection): Two Storey Dwellings
150-300mm
SMOKE ALARM ABOVE
TOP OF DOOR OPENING
FIGURE 3: Wall Mounting of Smoke Alarms (Small Rooms and Short Hallways)
20cm
STUB WALL
SOFFIT
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4. WHERE YOU SHOULD NOT SITE SMOKE ALARMS:
Do not site a smoke alarm within close proximity of heating and
cooling supply vents or within close proximity of return or fresh
air vents. Smoke may be blown away from the smoke alarm by
the supply vents, or could be diffused or reduced by being
diverted into the return air vent.
Do not site your smoke alarm in an area where the temperature
may fall below 5°C, or rise above 45°C. Smoke alarms are
designed to work safely only within these temperature ranges,
and failure to alarm, improper alarms, or nuisance alarms may
result from operation outside these temperature limits.
Do not site a smoke alarm in a damp or very humid area such
as bathrooms with showers, where the normal humidity may rise
above 93% relative humidity. Above this level, moisture may
condense inside the smoke chamber and cause false alarms.
Do not site an ionisation smoke alarm in an area where particles
of combustion are normally present, such as kitchens or
garages. An ionisation type smoke alarm with a FALSE ALARM
CONTROL feature or a photoelectric type smoke alarm should
be used to minimize nuisance alarms.
Do not site a smoke alarm in dusty or dirty areas—SUCH AN
INSTALLATION CANNOT BE RELIED UPON. An accumulation of
dust and dirt in the sensing chamber may block the openings
and prevent an alarm, or may get inside the alarm and cause
false alarms. If a smoke alarm is required in such an area, vacu-
um it frequently and test it according to Sections 6 and 7.
Do not site a smoke alarm in the dead air space in the corner
where the wall meets the ceiling. If in doubt as to the exact
alarm siting, for your safety, contact your local fire brigade for
help in choosing a location.
Do not site a smoke alarm where bugs or insects are present
before eliminating or minimizing the bug problem. Although all
smoke alarms built since 1986 are made to prevent bugs from
entering the detection chamber, bugs may build up on chamber
openings and prevent smoke from entering. As a result, unit
should be vacuumed frequently as explained in Section 7.
Do not site a smoke alarm within close proximity of a fluores-
cent light. Electrical noise may cause nuisance alarms.
Do not install smoke alarms closer than 300mm to light fittings.
Do not install smoke alarms on surfaces that can become very
hot or very cold, such as poorly insulated external walls, or ceil-
ings in houses with a ceiling heating system.
Do not mount a smoke alarm in such a position that it is difficult
or dangerous to reach for maintenance or battery replacement.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
SMOKE ALARM SAFETY CHECK LIST
PIN THIS UP CLOSE TO YOUR SMOKE ALARM IN AN EASY
TO READ LOCATION AND REVIEW BOTH SIDES OFTEN
Before siting, using, and maintaining your smoke alarm read the entire
instruction manual and guarantee, and keep it in a convenient location for
reference.
1. Test your smoke alarm every week. To test the electronics, firmly depress
the button.
2. Your smoke alarm will not work without power. Never disengage the bat-
tery activation switch to quiet the alarm.
3. Clean and vacuum the openings on your smoke alarm once a month.
4. Do not open the smoke alarm or try to repair it. For replacement informa-
tion, see Section 9 - Guarantee Information.
5. Verify you have the proper number of smoke alarms in your home and the
correct location for each one. A smoke alarm will not respond well in an
incorrect location.
6. FALSE ALARM CONTROL: Pushing test/false alarm control button reduces
sensitivity for up to 15 minutes, minimizing nuisance alarms.
7. Smoke alarms have technical limitations and may not respond in all situa-
tions. FIRE PREVENTION is your best safeguard.
8. For a replacement instruction manual or safety check list, please indicate
your unit model, include a self-addressed stamped envelope, and send to:
Maple Chase Company
2820 Thatcher Road
Downers Grove, Illinois 60515
United States of America
For product service information, please see Sections 9 and 10.
OTHER THINGS YOU CAN DO TO MAKE YOUR FAMILY
AND HOME SAFE FROM FIRES:
Siting, testing, and taking care of smoke alarms is just one step in help-
ing to protect your family and home from fires. You must also reduce
the chance that fires will start in your home and increase your chances
of escaping if one does start. For your safety, at a minimum, you should
do the following to have a more effective fire safety program.
A. FOLLOW SAFETY RULES AND PREVENT HAZARDOUS SITU-
ATIONS.
• Use smoking materials properly—never smoke in bed or when sleepy or
under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
• Keep matches and other fire starters away from children.
• Store flammable materials in proper containers and never store or use
them near open flames or sparks.
• Keep electrical appliances and cords in good working condition, and do
not overload electrical circuits.
• Keep stoves, fireplaces, chimneys, and barbecue grills clean and make
sure they are properly sited away from combustible materials.
• Keep portable heaters and open flames such as candles away from
combustible materials.
• Do not allow rubbish to accumulate.
B. DEVELOP A FAMILY ESCAPE PLAN AND PRACTICE IT REGU-
LARLY WITH YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY, ESPECIALLY SMALL
CHILDREN:
• Draw a floor plan of your home and find TWO ways to exit from each room.
There should be a way to get out of each bedroom without opening the door.
• Teach children what the smoke alarm signal means, and that they must be
ready to leave the home or residence by themselves if necessary. Show
them how to check to see if doors are hot before opening them, how to stay
close to the floor and crawl, and how to use the alternate exit if a door is hot
and should not be opened.
• Decide on a meeting place a safe distance from you house and make sure
all your children understand they should go and wait for you there in the
event of a fire.
• Hold fire drills every 6 months to make sure everyone, even small children,
know what to do to escape safely.
• Know where to go to call the fire brigade from outside your residence.
• Provide emergency equipment, such as fire extinguishers, and teach your
family how and when to use this equipment.
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C. WHAT TO DO IF THERE IS A FIRE IN YOUR HOME:
After you have prepared family escape plans and practiced them with
your family, you have increased their chances of escaping safely.
Review the following rules with your children when you have fire drills
so everyone will remember them in a real smoke or fire emergency.
• Don’t panic, stay calm. Your safe escape may depend on thinking clearly
and remembering what you have practiced.
• Get out of the house following your planned escape route as quickly
as possible. Do not stop to collect anything or to get dressed.
• Open doors carefully only after feeling to see if they are hot.
Do not open a door if it is hot; use an alternate escape route.
• Stay close to the floor; smoke and hot gases rise toward the ceiling.
• Keep doors and windows closed unless you open them to escape and
close them as you leave.
• Meet at your pre-arranged meeting place after leaving the house.
• Call the Fire Brigade as soon as possible from outside your house.
Give the address and your name.
• Never re-enter a burning or smoke filled building.
Contact your local Fire Brigade for more information on making your
home safer from fires and about preparing your family’s escape plans.
5. HOW TO INSTALL YOUR SMOKE ALARM:
AFTER HAVING CAREFULLY READ THE PREVIOUS SECTIONS OF
THIS MANUAL, YOU ARE READY TO INSTALL YOUR SMOKE
ALARM.
PLEASE FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS:
A.Place mounting bracket on ceiling
or wall in prearranged location and
use pencil to trace two opposing
hole positions for mounting screws.
Drill two 1.5mm holes. See Figure 4.
B.Use mounting screws provided for
attaching to studs or woodwork. For
plaster or plasterboard, you may
wish to use plastic anchors and
screws. In this case, drill two holes
using a 5mm drill bit in the centers
of the hole locations and insert
anchors into holes.
C.Screw mounting bracket to surface
securely.
D.Activate battery. Turn the unit over
and in the lower left push in the bat-
tery activation switch until it is flush
with the base. See Figure 5. Unit
may chirp or alarm temporarily when
activated.
E. Position the smoke alarm on the
mounting plate so that the slot on the
side of the alarm is to the left of the
locking tab on the mounting plate.
Turn alarm clockwise to lock into
place. See Figure 6.
F. You have now finished installing your
smoke alarm. For your safety, pro-
ceed with testing described in the
next section.
G.To remove the smoke alarm from the
mounting plate, insert a small screw-
driver into the slot in the mounting
plate. Depress locking tab with the
screwdriver and turn the smoke
alarm counter-clockwise to detach it
from the mounting plate.
To Interconnect Alarms:
To provide greater protection the Model
TPCI smoke alarms can be interconnected
so that multiple units will alert you to a
dangerous situation. This smoke alarm
may be interconnected with as many as
11 Firex Model TPCI smoke alarms (12
units maximum). Do not connect any other
type or model of smoke alarm.
Push the supplied terminal block onto the
pins in the base of the smoke alarm.
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FIGURE 4
Push Down Switch
to Activate
FIGURE 5
FIGURE 6
BLACK
ORANGE INTERLINK
NEUTRAL
CEILING
ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX OR PATTRESS
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Interlink using 2 core stranded cable or solid bell wire
to the terminal block. Make sure to connect positive to
positive terminals and negative to negative terminals.
6. WEEKLY TESTING OF YOUR SMOKE ALARM
DANGER: If alarm horn sounds and smoke alarm is not being
tested, the smoke alarm is sensing smoke. THE
SOUND OF THE ALARM HORN REQUIRES YOUR
IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AND ACTION.
A.For a complete weekly test of the smoke alarm, firmly depress the
test button on the cover of the smoke alarm for 5-10 seconds. The
smoke alarm will sound by producing 3 short beeps followed by a 2
second pause and then repeating the pattern. The alarm may sound for
up to 10 seconds after releasing the Push-to-Test button.
B.IMPORTANT: Always test your smoke alarm upon returning from hol-
idays, or any other time when no one has been in your household or
residence for several days.
WARNING: If your smoke alarm does not respond as described in any of
the above tests, check that the smoke alarm is properly
installed. If the smoke alarm has been properly installed and
still is not responding, promptly remove the unit, repack it
and return it for repair or replacement (see Sections 9 and 10).
WARNING: A smoke alarm that beeps about once per minute has a weak
battery. If your smoke alarm was installed more than 10 years
ago, purchase and install a new Firex smoke alarm. A new unit
must be purchased and installed immediately to ensure contin-
ued protection.
NOTE: Before shipping the unit back to the supplier, disengage the bat-
tery activation switch by inserting a screwdriver into the depres-
sion next to the switch and prying the switch up to the fully
extended position.
7. TAKING CARE OF YOUR SMOKE ALARM
Your smoke alarm has been designed and manufactured to be as main-
tenance free as possible. Here are a few simple steps you must per-
form, in addition to the weekly tests described in Section 6, to keep
your unit in good working order:
• The smoke alarm should be vacuumed monthly or more often if there is
dust, dirt, or kitchen grease that can accumulate. Use a soft brush or
wand attachment and vacuum all slots in the cover and side. FOR
YOUR SAFETY, you must properly clean and maintain your smoke
alarm, since a dirty or malfunctioning unit may fail to alarm or cause
unwanted nuisance alarms.
• If the unit is damaged or fails to operate properly, and you have checked
that a good battery is inserted correctly, follow the directions in Section
10 for return. FOR YOUR SAFETY DO NOT OPEN THE SMOKE ALARM
AND TRY TO REPAIR IT YOURSELF. While smoke alarms are economi-
cal devices, they contain precision electronic components that are pre-
cisely calibrated. Repair must be done by the manufacturer.
• All Firex smoke alarms are manufactured and tested to rigorous
quality standards and have a minimum life expectancy of 10 years.
However, for your safety we recommend replacing your smoke alarm
with a new Firex unit every 10 years. This will ensure that you are
always protected by a smoke alarm that’s operating within the limits
of its life expectancy.
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I/O - Orange
Interconnect Negative - Black
IMPORTANT: DO NOT INTERCONNECT TO MAINS POWER!!
INTERCONNECT ONLY TO OTHER FIREX MODEL TCPI SMOKE ALARMS
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8. BUILT-IN FALSE ALARM CONTROL - WARNING
Before using the alarm’s false alarm feature, fully identify the source of the
smoke and make certain that the area is safe. Nuisance sources such as
kitchen cooking areas can cause nuisance or false alarms. Built into Firex
Model TPCI smoke alarms is a special false alarm feature that lets you
silence false alarms from nuisance sources.
Features:
• The False Alarm Control will temporarily silence the alarm for approxi-
mately 15 minutes.
• After 15 minutes the unit will automatically revert to the fully alert mode.
• Very dense smoke will automatically override the Hush control and
sound the alarm.
• The False Alarm feature can be used repeatedly to silence the alarm
until the air is cleared.
• This feature is to be used only when a known condition (e.g., smoke
from cooking) activates the alarm.
• To operate, push the False Alarm/Test button. The alarm will silence
immediately and the red light will blink approximately every 10 seconds
for the next 15 minutes.
• At the end of 15 minutes the smoke alarm will beep twice. This signals
the end of the False Alarm Control.
• It will automatically revert to the fully alert condition. If smoke particles
are still present, the alarm will sound again.
• If interconnected alarms are installed, the unit that detects the smoke
and sounds the alarm cannot be inadvertently silenced by the False
Alarm/Test button of other units. In this case all of the units will contin-
ue to sound for as long as smoke is detected or until the False
Alarm/Test button of the triggering alarm is pressed.
• The smoke alarm produces an audible sound of 85 decibels at 3
metres.
9. GUARANTEE INFORMATION
6 YEAR GUARANTEE
Maple Chase Company (the “Company”) guarantees this product
(except for the battery, if any) to be free from defects in material and
workmanship under normal use and service (“Defects”) for a period of
six (6) years from the date of purchase (the “Guarantee Period”).
Should any Defects be discovered within the Guarantee Period, the
Company will, at its option, repair or replace the defective product
provided that: (a) it is returned during the Guarantee Period with
postage prepaid and with proof of purchase date to the address
shown below and (b) the Company verifies that the claim is proper.
This Guarantee does not cover damage resulting from accident,
improper installation, maintenance or repair, misuse, abuse or product
modification. This guarantee does not confer any rights other than
those expressly set out above and does not cover any claims for con-
sequential loss or damage. This Guarantee is offered as an extra ben-
efit and does not affect your statutory rights as a consumer.
Return units, postage prepaid to:
Maple Chase Company
2820 Thatcher Road
Downers Grove, IL 60515
United States of America
10. WHERE TO SEND YOUR SMOKE ALARM FOR SERVICE:
If repair or service is required, or you need a replacement instruction
manual, return the smoke alarm to Sensotec in a well padded box. Ship
it, postage prepaid, to:
In the U.K.:
SENSOTEC EUROPE LTD.
Unit 7, Enterprise Park
Bala, Gwynedd LL23 7NL
United Kingdom
Technical Services: Telephone: +44 08700 730000
Fax: +44 08700 740000
Sales: Telephone: +44 08700 710000
Fax: +44 08700 720000
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Maple Chase Company
2820 Thatcher Road
Downers Grove, Illinois 60515
United States of America
Telephone: +1-630-917-5500
Fax: +1-630-719-4400
©2001 Maple Chase Company 110-1013B
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