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  • Page 1

    IMPORT ANT! PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y AND SA VE. This user’ s manual contains important information about your Smoke Alarm’ s operation. If you are installing this Smoke Alarm for use by others, you must leave this manual—or a copy of it—with the end user . USER’S MANUAL Printed in Mexico M08-0136-001 K1 08/07 LISTED TO UL 217 Model SA720 IN[...]

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    HOW TO INST ALL THIS SMOKE ALARM THE P ARTS OF THIS SMOKE ALARM FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE STEPS! 1. Mounting bracket 2. Mounting slots 3. Battery drawer , install 9V battery her e 4. T ur n this way to remove fr om bracket 5. T ur n this way to attach to bracket 1. T est/Silence button 2. Battery drawer 3. Power indicator light and alarm indicator 4. Esc[...]

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    3 TO LOCK THE BA TTERY COMP ARTMENT Do not lock the battery compartment until you have installed the batter y and tested the unit. 1. Install the battery so the terminals on the battery match the terminals on the Smoke Alarm. Match “+” to “+” and “-” to “-.” Push the battery in until it snaps in secur ely and cannot be shaken loose.[...]

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    IF THIS SMOKE ALARM SOUNDS RESPONDING TO AN ALARM During an alarm, you will hear a loud, repeating horn pattern: 3 beeps, pause, 3 beeps, pause. The Escape Light ® will tur n on. LED flashes once ever y second. • If the unit alarms get everyone out of the house immediately . • If the unit alarms and you are not testing the unit, it is warning [...]

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    INST ALLING SMOKE ALARMS IN MOBILE HOMES & RVS For minimum security install one Smoke Alarm as close to each sleeping ar ea as possible. For more security , put one unit in each room. Many older mobile homes (especially those built befor e 1978) have little or no insulation. If your mobile home is not well insulated, or if you are unsure of the[...]

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    SPECIAL COMPLIANCE CONSIDERA TIONS This Smoke Alarm alone is not a suitable substitute for complete fire detection systems in places housing many people—like apartment buildings, condominiums, hotels, motels, dormitories, hospitals, long- term health care facilities, nursing homes, day car e facilities, or gr oup homes of any kind—even if they [...]