Kidde Truesense Combo User manual

TRUSENSE COMBO

User Guide

Combination Multi-Criteria Optical Sensor Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarm

with Voice and Hardwire Interconnect

Model 2070-VASCR

HARDWIRE INTERCONNECT

FRONT LOAD BATTERY

BACKUP

VOICE ALARM

COMBINATION ALARM

P/N: 2566-7201-00 Rev A

Helps Reduce Cooking

Nuisance Alarms

UL 217 8

Ed.

Thank You for Purchasing this Kidde Alarm

Hardwired for 120VAC, this model features a convenient, front load 9V battery backup. It also contains a

voice message system and SMART HUSH® Control to temporarily silence nuisance alarms.

Teach children how to respond to the alarm and that they should never play with the unit. This alarm is a

multi-criteria device designed to detect both smoke and carbon monoxide from any source of combustion in

a residential environment. It is not designed for use in a recreational vehicle (RV) or boat.

NOTE: Please thoroughly read this user guide and save the document for future reference and to pass on

to any subsequent owner.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the manufacturer recommend replacing this alarm ten

years from the date code on back of alarm.

Date Code (on back): ___________________

Date of Purchase: ___________________

Where Purchased: ___________________

Date to Replace: ___________________

Product Support: 1-800-880-6788

Please write down the below information

and have this at hand when you call.

Contents

1. Smoke Alarm: What To Do When The Alarm Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2. Carbon Monoxide Alarm: What To Do When The Alarm Sounds . . . . . . . . 5

3. Other Alarm Visual And Audible Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

4. Troubleshooting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

5. Introduction, Product Features And Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

6. Limitations Of Smoke And Carbon Monoxide Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

7. Recommended Locations For Smoke And Carbon Monoxide Alarms . . . . . . 11

8. Locations To Avoid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

9. Wiring / Installation / Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

10. Operation And Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

11. Recognizing Nuisance Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

12. Battery Back Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

13. General Carbon Monoxide (CO) Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

14. Cleaning Your Alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

15. Good Safety Habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

16. Service And Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

1. Smoke Alarm: What To Do When The Alarm Sounds

The smoke alarm pattern is three long beeps with voice “Fire!,” a 1.5 second pause, and three long beeps repeating.

The red LED blinks in time with the alarm pattern only on the alarm(s) that detected the hazard (initiating alarm).

The smoke alarm takes precedence when both smoke and carbon monoxide are present.

•Alert small children in the home as well as anyone else that might have difficulty recognizing the impor-

tance of the alarm sounding or that might have difficulty leaving the area without help.

•Leave immediately by your escape plan. Every second counts, so don’t waste time getting dressed or

picking up valuables.

•While leaving, don’t open any inside door without first feeling its surface. If hot, or if you see smoke seeping

through cracks, don’t open that door! Instead, use your alternate exit. If the inside of the door is cool, place

your shoulder against it, open it slightly and be ready to slam it shut if heat and smoke rush in.

•If the escape route requires you to go through smoke, stay close to the floor where the air is cleaner. Crawl

if necessary, and breathe shallowly through a cloth, wet if possible.

•Once outside, go to your selected meeting place and make sure everyone is there.

•Call the fire department or 911 from your cell phone outside, or from your neighbor’s home-not from yours!

•Don’t return to your home until the fire officials say that it is all right to do so.

NOTE: See Section RECOGNIZING NUISANCE ALARMS, for nuisance alarm situations.

2. Carbon Monoxide Alarm: What To Do When The Alarm Sounds

The carbon monoxide (CO) alarm pattern is four quick beeps with voice “Warning! Carbon Monoxide”

repeating every 5 seconds. The red LED blinks in time with the alarm pattern. After 4 minutes in CO alarm

the alarm pattern and voice will only occur every 60s.

WARNING: ACTUATION OF YOUR CO ALARM INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF

CARBON MONOXIDE CO WHICH CAN KILL YOU. IF THE ALARM SIGNAL SOUNDS:

1 Operate the Test/Hush® button. NOTE: Pressing the button on the alarming unit will silence the

alarm notification. If the unit goes into alarm mode again within six minutes, it is sensing high levels

of CO which can quickly become a dangerous situation.

2 Call your emergency services (Fire Department or 911). EMERGENCY PHONE #:___________

3 Immediately move to fresh air —outdoors or by an open door/ window. Do a head count to check

that all persons are accounted for. Alert small children in the home as well as anyone else that might

have difficulty recognizing the importance of the alarm sounding or that might have difficulty leaving

the area without help. Do not reenter the premises or move away from the open door/window until

the emergency services responders have arrived, the premises have been aired out, and your alarm

remains in its normal condition.

4 After following steps 1-3, if the alarm reactivates within a 24 hour period, repeat steps 1-3 and

call a qualified appliance technician to investigate sources of CO from fuel burning equipment and

appliances, and to inspect for proper operation of equipment.

If problems are identified during this inspection, have the equipment serviced immediately. Note any

combustion equipment not inspected by the technician and consult the manufacturer’s instructions,

or contact the manufacturer directly for more information about CO safety and the equipment. Make

sure that motor vehicles are not, or have not been, operating in a garage attached or adjacent to the

residence. Never restart the source of a CO problem until it has been corrected. Never ignore the sound

of the alarm!

NOTE: See Section RECOGNIZING NUISANCE ALARMS, for nuisance alarm situations.

3. Other Alarm Visual And Audible Indicators

Operational Mode Visual Indications Audible Indications Action/Note

Normal (standby) AC power: Green LED on

continuously.

DC power: Green LED blink

approx every 60 sec.

Test (button press when

no alarm

condition is present)

(Note: Test is very loud,

stand a few feet away.)

Red LED blinks in time with

alarm pattern.

• Single beep.

•3 long beeps, voice "Fire!", 3

long beeps, 4 quick beeps,

Voice "Warning, Carbon

Monoxide," 4 quick beeps.

Perform Test/Hush® button

press once a week to verify

proper alarm operation.

Smoke or CO Alarm Memory

(unit has experienced a

smoke or CO alarm event, or

has detected 100ppm CO or

greater.)

Red LED blink every 16 sec. After button push, voice

“Smoke

previously detected" or

"Carbon Monoxide previously

detected" .

NOTE: On DC power, alarm

memory is only retained

for 24 hrs.

Push test button to clear

Alarm Memory.

Smoke Alarm Hush® Mode

(SMART Hush®

CONTROL)

Red LED blinks every 2 sec. After button push, voice “Hush

Mode Activated." Smoke alarm

pattern stops. (If there is too

much smoke to allow Hush® :

voice "Too Much Smoke, Can-

not be Hushed”, Smoke alarm

pattern continues.)

This feature is to be used

only when a known alarm

condition, such as smoke

from cooking, activates

the alarm.

CO alarm reset None After button push: CO alarm

pattern stops.

Unit is conrming if CO is

present or if it experienced a

nuisance situation. Re-alarm

means danger. Move to fresh

air and call 911.

Initiating Alarm

(multiple alarms in an inter-

connected system)

Red LED blinks in time with

alarm pattern indicating that

this is the unit initiating the

alarm in an interconnected,

multiple alarm, system.

NOTE: It is possible for more

than one unit to detect

a hazard and become an

initiating alarm unit (Red

LED blinking).

Unit in either Smoke or CO

alarm mode.

If you require further information please contact Product Support at 1-800-880-6788 or write us at:

Kidde, 1016 Corporate Park Drive, Mebane, NC 27302. Our internet address is www.kidde.com.

4. Troubleshooting Guide

Trouble Condition Visual Indications Audible Indications Action

False Low Battery

(AC power connected

before backup battery

activated)

Amber LED blinks

every 5 sec.

Chirp every 60 sec, voice “Low

Battery.”

* Pull battery tab to activate backup battery.

Low Battery

AC Power: Amber LED

blinks every 5 sec.

DC Power: Amber LED

blinks every 60 sec.

Chirp and voice “Low Battery”

every 60 sec. (After 1 hour on

DC power, voice occurs only

once every 15 mins.)

Voice “Hush mode activated”

after button push

(rst 7

days only).

* Push Test/Hush button once to silence for

24 hrs.

* Replace battery as soon as possible.

Note: 7 days after Low Battery begins, the

notications cannot be silenced.

Fault: Smoke

Sensor Error

AC Power:

Amber LED

blinks every

5 sec.

DC Power:

Amber LED

blinks every

30 sec.

Chirp every 30 sec, voice

“Smoke Sensor Error” every

60 sec.

(After 1 hour, voice only after

button is pushed.)

* See Cleaning Your Alarm section.

* Push Test/Hush button once to attempt to

reset the unit.

* If error continues, remove, dispose unit, and

replace as soon as possible.

Fault: CO Sensor Error

Chirp every 30 sec, voice “CO

Sensor Error” every 60 sec.

(After 1 hour, voice only after

button is pushed.)

*Push Test/Hush button once to attempt to

reset the unit.

*If error continues, remove, dispose unit, and

replace as soon as possible.

Fault: Memory Error

Chirp every 30 sec, voice

“Memory Error” every 60 sec.

(After 1 hour, voice only after

button is pushed.)

* Push Test/Hush button once to attempt to

reset the unit.

* If error continues, remove, dispose unit, and

replace as soon as possible.

End of Unit Life

AC Power: Amber LED

blinks twice every

5 sec.

DC Power: Amber

LED blinks twice every

30 sec.

Chirp twice every 30 sec, with

voice “Replace Alarm.” (After 1

hour on DC power, voice occurs

only once every 15 mins.)

Voice “Hush mode activated”

after button push (rst 7

days only).

* Push Test/Hush button once to silence for

24 hrs.

Note: 7 days after End of Unit Life begins, the

notications cannot be silenced.

* Remove, dispose unit, and replace as soon

as possible.

5. Introduction, Product Features And Specifications

Introduction

This alarm detects products of combustion using a multi-criteria optical sensor and carbon monoxide using an

electrochemical cell. Many times throughout this User Guide, we will refer to Carbon Monoxide as “CO.”

Ten (10) years after the unit was installed, this unit will automatically alert you that it is time to replace the unit.

This is called “End of Unit Life” mode. See Troubleshooting Guide. To help identify the date to replace the unit,

a label has been affixed to the side of the alarm. Write the “Install date” in the space provided, and then write

in the “Replace by” date (10 years from initial power up) in permanent marker on the label prior to installing the

unit. Two labels have been provided that have important information on what to do in case of a CO alarm. Place

one label at eye level on a wall near the alarm after it is mounted, and one near a fresh air source such as a door

or window.

Product Features and Specifications:

•Temperature Operating Range: 40°F (4.4°C) to 100°F (37.8°C)

•Humidity Operating range: 10-95% RH non-condensing

•Audible Alarm: 85+ dB at 10’, 3.0 to 3.5 KHz pulsing alarm, with voice messages

“Fire!” and/or “Warning! Carbon Monoxide.”

•Smoke Sensor: Multi-Criteria Optical

•CO Sensor: Electrochemical

•Voice message system

•Smoke Alarm SMART Hush® Control

•Powered by 120VAC (60 Hz, 53mA max, 20mA Ave., 9V battery back up) wire-in connector with front load

9V battery backup.

•Hardwire interconnectable to other compatible alarms.

•One large, user- friendly button.

6. Limitations Of Smoke And Carbon Monoxide Alarms

WARNING: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY

•Life safety from fire in residential occupancies is based primarily on early notification to occupants of the need to

escape, followed by the appropriate egress actions by those occupants.

•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

•Fire warning systems for dwelling units are capable of protecting about half of the occupants in potentially fatal

fires. A smoke alarm may not be effective in some situations, such as during incendiary fires where the fire grows

so rapidly that an occupant’s egress is blocked even with properly located smoke alarms, or when victims are

intimate with the fire (for example, when a person’s clothes catch fire while cooking), too old or young, or

physically or mentally impaired such that they cannot escape even when warned early enough that escape

should be possible. For these people, additional strategies such as protection-in-place or assisted escape or rescue

are necessary.

•For maximum detection of the various types of fires that can occur within the home, including fast flaming, slow

smoldering, and polyurethane foam, it is recommended that multi criteria smoke alarms be installed. This model

meets the new polyurethane foam fire detection requirements, while at the same time includes intelligent tech-

nology to reduce nuisance alarms from cooking..

•A battery powered alarm must have a battery of the specified type, in good condition and installed properly (this

model has a replaceable 9V battery).

•Smoke alarms must be tested regularly to make sure the battery and the alarm circuits are in good operating

condition.

•Smoke alarms cannot provide an alarm if smoke does not reach the alarm. Therefore, smoke alarms may not sense

fires starting in chimneys, within walls, on roofs, on the other side of a closed door or other obstruction.

•If the alarm is located outside the bedroom or on a different floor, it may not wake up a sound sleeper.

•The use of alcohol or drugs may also impair one’s ability to hear the smoke alarm. For maximum protection, a

smoke alarm should be installed in each sleeping area on every level of a home.

This alarm is not intended to alert hearing impaired individuals.

WARNING: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY

•IMPORTANT: This alarm is designed to detect carbon monoxide gas from ANY source of combustion. It is

NOT designed to detect any other gas.

CAUTION: This alarm will only indicate the presence of carbon monoxide gas at the sensor. Carbon

monoxide gas may be present in other areas. Never restart the source of a CO problem until it has been

fixed. NEVER IGNORE THE ALARM!

WARNING: THIS PRODUCT IS INTENDED FOR USE IN ORDINARY INDOOR LOCATIONS OF

FAMILY LIVING UNITS. IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO MEASURE COMPLIANCE WITH OCCUPATIONAL

SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OSHA COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL STANDARDS. IT

IS NOT SUITABLE FOR INSTALLATION IN HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS AS DEFINED IN THE NATION

AL ELECTRIC CODE. IT IS NOT DESIGNED FOR USE IN A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE RV OR BOAT.

•The installation of this device should not be used as a substitute for proper installation, use, and mainte-

nance of fuel burning appliances, including appropriate ventilation and exhaust systems.

•This alarm does not prevent CO from occurring, nor can it solve any existing CO problem.

WARNING: THIS DEVICE IS DESIGNED TO PROTECT INDIVIDUALS FROM ACUTE EFFECTS OF

CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE. IT MAY NOT FULLY SAFEGUARD INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIFIC

MEDICAL CONDITIONS. IF IN DOUBT, CONSULT A MEDICAL PRACTITIONER. INDIVIDUALS WITH

MEDICAL PROBLEMS MAY CONSIDER USING WARNING DEVICES WHICH PROVIDE AUDIBLE AND

VISUAL SIGNALS FOR CARBON MONOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS UNDER 30 PPM.

•This alarm has not been investigated for carbon monoxide detection below 70 PPM.

•This combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarm requires a continuous supply of electrical power – it

will not work without power.

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