*5 ;. 5* :6;
Abn orm al ai r c ond iti ons ma y c aus e t he highl y s ens iti ve ala rm to giv e a ‘fal se’ al arm . D O
NOT DI SCO NNECT TH E A LAR M. If no fi re is ap pare nt, ve nti lat e t he room an d/o r o per -
ate th e a lar m p ause (If fi tte d).
' " IF THE RE IS ANY QU ESTIO N A S T O T HE CAUSE OF AN AL ARM, AL W A YS
ASS UME THA T I T I S D UE TO AN ACT UAL F IRE AN D F OLL OW YO U F IRE EMER -
GEN CY PLA NS. D o n ot ass ume the ala rm is a n uisan ce ala rm and ac tiv ate al arm paus e
(if fi tte d).
Dus t c an have an adv ers e e ff ect . V acuu m a s r ecom men ded ab ove .
Do not pa int t he uni t.
Oth er facto rs suc h a s n ico tin e c ont amina tio n m ay als o a dve rse ly af fect the al arm .
"*- 28* ,<2 >. 87 <.7 <;
Io ni sat ion ty pe sm oke alar ms u ti li se a ti ny a moun t of ra dioa ctiv e ma ter ial, 0.9 mic r oc uri es
(3 0 kil obeq uer el s) of A meri cium 241 , to d et ect smo ke. This m at eri al i s in t he fo rm o f a
se ale d so urc e an d r epr ese nt s no haza rd wh at soe ver to a ny on e i nsta llin g or u sin g th e
sm ok e a larm . An y st ra y par ticl es w ou ld be una ble to “ pe ne tra te t he d ead la yer of skin
an d thu s do not c on sti tute an exte rna l ha zar d”. (Ra di at ion Pr otec ti on Guid ance for S ci en-
ti sts and Phy sici an s) . A ll B RK® ion isat io n smo ke a larm s ha ve b een rig oro us ly te sted by
th e Nat iona l Ra dio logi cal Pr ote cti on B oar d to en sur e ab so lu te safe ty .
2; 98; *5
Thi s p ro duct, th e b att eri es and ot her a cce sso rie s m ust no t b e d ispos ed of as uns ort ed
mun ici pal wa ste a nd mus t b e c oll ect ed sep ara tel y a t t he en d o f t he pr oduct s l ife . C on-
tac t y our lo cal au thori ty for in for mat ion abou t c oll ect ion po int s i n y our are a.
26 2<. -0 =*: *7< ..
BR K (“t he B RK B rand s Eu r op e L td p rod uc ts” ) as dis trib ut ed by Spr ue S afet y Pr oduc ts
Lt d (“t he D istr ib ut or” ), a re guar an te ed by t he D istr ib ut or to b e fr ee fr om d efec ts i n ma ter i-
al s and wor kman ship u nd er norm al u se a nd s er vi ce for a pe ri od of fiv e ye ar s fr om t he
da te of p urc ha se .
Ne ith er t he D istr ibut or n or BRK Bran ds E uro pe L td make any gua ra nt ees for thi s pr od-
uc t. No age nt, r ep re sent at iv e, deal er o r em plo yee fro m th e D istr ibut or o r BR K Bra nds Eu-
r ope Ltd has the a ut hor ity to i ncr ea se or a lter the o bl iga tion s or l im ita tion s of t he
Gu ar ant ee.
Th e Dis trib utor ’s o bli gati on o f th is guar ante e sh al l be limi ted to t he rep air or r epla ceme nt
of a ny part of th e smo ke o r he at a la rm w hic h is fou nd t o b e de fect iv e in mate rial s or
wo rk man ship und er n orma l us e a nd s ervi ce d ur in g t he f ive year p er iod com menc in g
fr om dat e of p ur chas e. T he D istr ibut or s hal l no t be o bl iga ted to r epa ir or re plac e sm oke
or h eat ala rms wh ic h ar e fo un d to be i n ne ed o f r epa ir b ecau se o f d amag e, u nre as ona ble
us e, mo difi cati on s or alte rati on s occ urri ng a fter t he da te o f pu r ch ase . Th is w arra nt y doe s
no t af fect a c ust omer ’s s ta tu tor y ri ghts in an y way .
8? <8 8+ <*2 70 =*: *7< .. ;.: >2, .
If ser vic e i s r equi re d, retu rn t he pr oduct to yo ur re taile r . Th e D ist rib uto r m ake s n o gua r-
ant ee, ex pr ess o r i mpl ied , w rit ten o r o ral , i ncl udi ng that of mer chan tab ili ty or fit nes s f or
any pa rti cul ar purpo se wit h r espe ct to bat ter y . Y OUR A LAR M I S NOT A SUB STI TUT E
FOR PR OPER TY , D ISABI LIT Y O R O THER INS URA NCE OF ANY KIN D. APP ROPRI A TE
COV ERA GE IS YO UR RES PONSI BIL ITY . CON SUL T YO UR AGE NT . In the e ven t o f a
pr oblem wi th you r a lar m o r you ha ve any qu est ion s con cern ing it s u se; ca re and ser vic e
ple ase co nsu lt thi s man ual .
If you r equir e an y f urt her he lp or clari fic ati on ple ase wr ite to :
#9: =. #*/ .<@ : 8-=, <; <- %72 < *:< .: 8= :< *>@ ' *@
' *<.:? .55 ; =;2 7.; ; *:4 ! =.- 0.5 .@ 58 =,.;< .: % 72< .- 270 -86
8: 918 7. 8=: . 595 27. 87 A ??? +:4. 5., <: 872,; .=
5. *;. 78 <. <1* <; 9., 2/2 ,*< 287 ;6 *@ +. ;=+ 3., << 8, 1*7 0.
an ala rm and m ay pr eve nt occup ant s f ro m h earin g a n a lar m o n t he ot her si de of a
clo sed do or . I nst all su ff icien t a lar ms to com pen sat e f or close d d oor s a nd oth er ob-
sta cle s.
9. Y our loca l f ir e b rig ade o r i nsu ran ce com pan y may be ab le to giv e y ou fur ther ad-
vic e. Cal l t hem and ask . F urt her help an d i nfo rma tio n m ay al so be fou nd in BS5 839
Par t 6 and the Fi re Sa fety gui dan ce giv en by the De partm ent of T ran spo rt, Lo cal
Gov ernm ent an d t he Re gio ns (DT LR) .
" $ $ Thes e s mok e a nd hea t a lar ms are int end ed pri mar ily f or use in si n-
gle -fa mil y o ccu pan cy priva te dwe lli ngs . F or use in othe r a ppl ica tio ns the ma nuf ac-
tur ers adv ice sh oul d b e s oug ht. $# $ &
$ l oca te ala rms : -
1. In turbu len t a ir fr om fa ns, he ate rs, door s, win dow s, etc .
2. In high hum idi ty ar eas s uch as ba thr ooms an d s how er room s o r w her e th e t emp er-
atu re exce eds 39 ºC (10 0ºF ) o r f alls bel ow 5ºC (4 0ºF )
3. At the pe ak of an ‘A ’ f ram e cei lin g – de ad air at th e t op may p re ven t s mok e and
hea t f ro m re ach ing the ala rm to pr ovide an ea rly wa rnin g.
4. Les s t han 30 0mm ( 12 inc hes) fr om a w all w hen mo unt ed on the c eil ing .
5. In ins ect in fes ted ar eas. Ti ny ins ect s m ay af fect perfo rma nce .
6. (Sm oke al arm s) in po orl y v ent ila ted ki tch en or ga rag e. Com bus tio n p art icles fr om
coo kin g o r c ar ex hau st cou ld tri gge r a nuis anc e a lar m
7. In ver y d ust y o r dir ty ar eas – dirt and ex ces siv e d ust ca n i mpa ir th e p erf orm anc e
of the al arm .
8. Wit hin 30 0mm ( 12 inc hes ) of a l igh t f itt ing or r oom c orne rs.
9. In loc ati ons th at would ma ke ro utine te sti ng or mai nte nan ce ha zar dous . ( e.g . o ver
a s tai rwe ll) .
10. On poor ly ins ula ted wa lls or ceil ing s.
11. Ne ar ob jec ts suc h a s c eil ing de cor ati ons that mi ght im ped e t he pat h of smo ke or
hea t t o t he alarm .
12. Wi thin 150 0mm (5 f eet ) o f a fl uor esce nt lig ht fit tin g a nd kee p w iring at le ast
100 0mm (39 inc hes ) f r om the se fit tin gs. Do no t i nst all al arm s on cir cuit s c ont ain ing
flu or escen t l igh t f itt ing s o r d imm er sw itc hes .
Fur the r h elp a nd inf orm ati on may b e f oun d i n B S58 39 Pa rt 6
%#" " $
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• O per ati ng Lig hts – A con tin uou s g re en li ght in dic ate s t he ala rm is r ece ivi ng mai ns
pow er . T he r ed lig ht dou ble s a s a n a lar m s our ce i ndi cat or and fl ash es app ro xi-
mat ely ev ery 45 seco nds to co nfi rm cir cuit ry int egr ity .
• A lar m S our ce I ndi cat or – R ed lig ht will fla sh eve ry sec ond in th e uni t o rig ina tin g t he
ala rm. Re d lig hts on ot her al arm s fla sh eve ry 45 sec ond s.
• A lar m P aus e ( 670 & 65 0 r ange onl y) – S ile nce yo ur smoke al arm by mo men taril y
pr essin g t he tes t b utt on. Id eal wh en no n-e mer gen cy smo ke (e. g. coo kin g f ume s)
cau se nui sance al arm s. Red li ght fl ash es ev ery te n s eco nds to r emind yo u t hat th e
ala rm has be en si len ced . D oub le bee p i ndi cates th at the al arm ha s a uto matic all y
re set a fte r a ppr oxim ate ly 10 min ute s.
. : .9* :. -
Smo ke and h eat al arm s p ro perly in sta lle d a nd mai nta ine d a re a n e sse nti al par t o f a
goo d h ome fi re s afe ty pr ogr amme. Re vie w f ir e haz ar ds and elim ina te dan ger ous con -
dit ion s w her ever po ssi ble . W hen fir e s tri kes a prep ar ed and prac tic ed esc ape pl an
cou ld pr ove v ita l. Y our lo cal fi re b rig ade ma y b e w illin g t o a dvi se you . C all th em and
ask . C ons ider and di scu ss the fo llo win g s afety hi nts :
• E nsu re e ver yon e i s f ami liari zed wi th the al arm si gnal.
• A lwa ys test doo rs wit h y our ha nds befo re fl ing ing th em op en. If th ey fee l w arm, fir e
may be wa lled up beh ind th em – l eav e c losed an d f ind an oth er esc ape r oute.
• D on’ t was te tim e c oll ect ing po sse ssi ons . R ous e all oc cup ant s a nd lea ve the bu ild-
ing ; y our life is mo re va lua ble.
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• K eep ev ery one in a se t m eet ing pl ace af ter yo ur escap e.
• I f t rap ped in side, st ay clo se to the fl oor , cov er you r m outh wit h c lot h a nd co nse rve
br eath whi le you cr awl to safe ty .
• K eep al l w ind ows a nd doo rs clo sed ex cep t f or esc ape pu rpose s.
• P re pare an d p rac tice an esc ape pl an bef or e a fir e s tar ts.
Dra w a floo r p lan . H ave fi re dril ls oft en. Pr act ise yo ur escap e.
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V acuu m eve ry six mo nth s t o k eep u nit wo rki ng ef ficie ntl y b y f irs tly tu rnin g o ff the
mai ns ele ctr ici ty suppl y a nd vac uum ing th roug h t he ven ts us ing a sof t b rus h a ttach -
men t. Keep the no zzl e f ro m tou chi ng the un it. S WIT CH POW ER BACK ON WHE N
YOU HA VE FI NIS HED .
T est th e a lar m onc e a we ek by: -
• C hec kin g tha t t he gr een li ght i s o n a nd tha t t he red lig ht is fla shi ng ev ery 45 se con ds
or so. Th e lig hts ar e lo cat ed beh ind th e g ril le on the fr ont of the al arm .
• P r ess and h old th e t est bu tton unt il the al arm so unds. NO TE: Pr essi ng thi s b utt on on
ala rms in the 670 an d 6 50 se rie s a lso pl ace s t he ala rm in pa use mo de.
( # ( ( (
Cha nge th e b atter y w ith a new on e whe n t he ala rm beeps ev ery 45 se con ds.
T urn o ff th e m ains ele ctr ici ty sup ply , r emove lock ing ke y , ro tat e t he ala rm app ro xi-
mat ely 10 mm an ti- clo ckw ise an d r emov e t he ala rm fr om th e c eil ing . U nplug th e a lar m
fr om th e m ain s s upp ly . Re mov e t he scr ew a nd pri se ope n t he batte ry com par tme nt
doo r o n t he ba ck of the al arm to r eplac e t he bat ter y w ith o ne of the fo llo win g: Durac ell
MN1 604 , MX1 604 , E vere ady PP 3B PP3S, 6L F22 Gold Pe ak 160 4A, 1604 S. Close th e
bat ter y d oor r efit the sc re w and r e-a sse mbl e t he al arm to th e c eil ing en surin g t hat th e
mai ns plu g is sec ur ely fi tte d. T est th e ala rm usi ng the te st bu tto n t hen tu rn o n t he
mai ns ele ctr ici ty suppl y . P LEA SE NO TE: Th e ala rm can not be fi tte d t o t he ba sep lat e
wit hou t a batt ery in sta lle d.
For 67 0,6 50 an d 6 80 serie s u nit s i nst all ed on a DS7 00 sur face mou nti ng ba se
(77 0, 750 a nd 780 seri es) .
1. T urn o ff th e pow er . Gr een LE D sho uld be of f.
2. Using a sm all fl at bla de scr ewdr ive r g ent ly fle x t he loc kin g cli ps on the si de of the
bas e a way fr om t he ala rm.
3. Using your ot her ha nd, disc onn ect th e a lar m b y g ently pu lli ng awa y f ro m the ba se.
4. When al arm is r emo ved , r emov e s cr ew and o pen ba tte ry doo r o n t he r ear of th e
ala rm. Re place ba tte ry wit h D ura cel l M N1604 , M X16 04, Ever eady PP 3S, 6L F22 ,
Gol d P eak 16 06A o r 1 604 S. C los e b att ery do or and r efit th e s cr ew .
5. Pre ss the te st but ton on th e a lar m t o ens ur e c orre ct ope rat ion be r e-ins tal lin g.
Loc ate th e m olded ar ro w o n t he si de of the ba se and sm oke a lar m s ee fig 3. Po si-
tio n t he smo ke al arm ju st bel ow the base wi th bot h a rr ows i n t he sam e o rient ati on
and lo cat e t he alarm on to the ba se by gen tly a ppl yin g p re ssu re unti l t he ala rm
‘cl ick s’ into pla ce.
7. Resto re m ain s p owe r and en sur e gr een LED li ght s a nd pr ess th e tes t b utt on to con -
fir m o per ation .
" " "
Rec har gea ble Li thi um bat ter ies pr ovid e a ppr oxima tely 6 m ont hs bac k u p pow er sup -
ply in th e eve nt of a m ain s s upp ly fai lur e. T he ala rm may b eep ev ery 45 se con ds fo r a
few ho urs afte r a ma ins su ppl y f ailur e wh ile th e b att eri es re -ch ar ge.
Hig h p erf orm ance re cha r gea ble ca pac ito rs pr ovide a bac k u p p owe r s upply in th e
eve nt of a m ains sup ply fa ilu re . T he al arm ma y b eep ev ery 45 s eco nds fo r a fe w h ours
aft er ins tal lat ion or duri ng/ aft er a m ains sup ply fa ilu re . I n bot h o f t hes e e ven ts the
re char geabl e c apa cit ors wi ll ne ed to cha r ge/ re -ch ar ge w hen ma ins su ppl y i s r esto re d.
$ :8= +5. ;18 8<2 70
Pr oblem s a re in dic ate d b y f our e ven ts: -
1. Ala rm do es not so und up on pr essi ng the te st but ton
2. Gr een l igh t d oes no t i llumi nat e w hen ma ins po wer i s o n.
3. Red oper ati ng lig ht re mains st ead ily on , o r o ff (i.e . d oes no t f las h e very 45 sec ond s
whe n a larm is in sta ndb y).
4. Ala rm em its a bee p e ver y 4 5 s econd s w hen ba ck up po wer su ppl y s hou ld be fully
cha r ged .
T ry t he fol low ing : -
1. Ins pect the fu se in the po wer cir cui t t o t he alarm
2. Gen tly v acu um as det ail ed in ‘Si mple Mai nte nan ce’ .
3. For MBX mod els on ly , r epl ace th e b att ery .
4. Cal l a qual ifi ed ele ctr ici an to ins pec t t he hou se wi rin g a nd con necti ons to th e a lar m.
If the se pr ocedu re s d o n ot el imi nat e t he pr oblem . D O N OT A TTEM PT REP AIR S. In the
fir st ins tan ce co nta ct the ma nuf act ur er fo r f urt her advi ce.
If the al arm is s til l w ith in war ran ty pe rio d a nd ter ms, r eturn the un it with pr oof of pu r-
cha se to the dist rib uto r , in dic ati ng the na tur e of th e p ro blem. Un its be yon d w arr anty
can not be ec ono mical ly re pai re d. Fo r a ddr ess see th e b ott om of thi s p age .
Single storey ,
one sleeping area
Dining
Room
Dining
Room
Living
Room
Living
Room
Living
Room
TV
Room
Kitchen
Kitchen Garage
Hall
Hall
Kitchen
Bedroom Bedroom Bedroom
Bedroom
Bedroom Bedroom
Bedroom
Bedroom
Smoke alarms for limited protection
Additional smoke alarms for better coverage
Heat alarms
Single storey ,
two sleeping areas
T wo storey
dwelling
BS5446-2:2003
Licence No: KM85855
BS EN 14604: 2005
Licence No: KM99052
680, 780 Range
650 & 670, 750 &
770 Range
0086-CPD-517190
EN 14604: 2005
# $ # % #
650 & 670, 750 &
770 Range
680 & 780 series