Understanding the alarm leds and horn patterns – Firex FADCQ User Manual

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Understanding the Alarm LEDs and Horn Patterns

CONDITION

HORN

LEDs

SMART BUTTON KEY

AC power is present

Green light ON

Standby condition

Red and Blue blink

Quick push activates False Alarm Control

TM

once per minute

and a longer press also activates a local
Push-to-Test sequence.

Standby condition

Red and Blue blink

Press and hold until the double chirp to

once per minute

activate a local Push-to-Test sequence and
send a signal to other interconnected alarms.

Low-battery #1

Horn beeps once

Yellow light flashes 5

Quick press will eliminate the low-battery

per minute

times per minute after

signal for about 8 hours.

horn beeps

Low-battery #2

Horn beeps once

Yellow light flashes 7

Smart button inoperable.

per minute

times per minute after

Replace battery immediately.

horn beeps

Fault condition

Horn beeps 2 times

Yellow light flashes 2

Press and hold to check the alarm again.

per minute

times per minute after

Replace alarm if it remains in fault

horn beeps

condition.

Local smoke

Horn sounds 3 long

Red-Yellow-Orange

Quick press activates False Alarm

is detected

tones, then pauses,

lights flash with horn

Control

TM

.

every 4 seconds

Local smoke condition

Red light flashes 3

Quick press releases the latched LED.

is latched

times every 10 seconds

Quick Quiet™ False

Red light flashes 1

Alarm Control™

time every 10 seconds

is activated

Local CO is detected

Horn sounds 4 short

Blue light flashes 4

Quick press activates CO Reset.

tone pattern every

times right after horn

5 seconds

Local CO condition

Blue light flashes 4

Quick press erases the CO memory signal.

is memorized

times every 10 seconds

CO Reset is activated

Blue light flashes 1
time every 10 seconds

Remote signal is

Horn sounds 3 long

Quick press activates Smart Quiet™ Trigger

received from another

tones, then pauses,

Alarm Locator for smoke and heat alarms.

smoke or heat alarm

every 4 seconds

Remote signal is

Horn sounds 4 short

Quick press activates Smart Quiet™ Trigger

received from another

tone pattern every

Alarm Locator for other Model FADCQ

CO alarm

5 seconds

combination smoke-CO alarms.

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