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IMPORTANT! READ BEFORE INSTALLING THIS CO ALARM WITH EXISTING
INTERCONNECTED FIREX ALARMS
In residential homes, there are two ways smoke and CO alarms are hardwire installed
and interconnected. One uses 4 wires, the other uses 3 wires. The model COE and
COEA CO alarms can be used with both 4 and 3 wire systems.
1. Identify whether the installed system uses 3 or 4 wires to interconnect.
2. If a 4-wire system is installed, change the system to a 3-wire by connecting the
independent interconnect wires (yellow and blue) at any point in the system.
3. Smoke alarms generally don’t require any changes (other than replacement every
ten years).
4. Replace older CO alarms on the new 3-wire system with COE and COEA CO
alarms. These alarms can discriminate between signals coming from a smoke
alarm and signals coming from a CO alarm. Older model CO alarms converted to
3-wire cannot. So when any alarm is triggered, all the older CO alarms will sound,
creating confusion about which danger is actually present.
To Install a CO alarm as a Replacement:
1. Turn off AC power at circuit breaker or main fuse box.
2. Remove old alarm from mounting bracket.
3. Disconnect wire connector from back of unit.
4. Remove wire nuts and connect new wire connector to household wiring. Be
certain not to cross the wiring.
5. Connect wire connector to back of alarm.
6. If mounting bracket is the same, reattach alarm to mounting bracket. Feed wiring
back through hole in mounting surface.
7. Turn on power at main fuse box or circuit breaker.
8. Test CO alarm. See “TESTING THE CO ALARM.”
9. Model COE only: Activate the battery. Remove arrow tab and close battery
yellow light will flash as door is closed.
IF THE ALARM SOUNDS
If Your CO Alarm Sounds (and you are not testing it)
Carbon Monoxide has no taste, feel or smell – but it can be FATAL.
WARNING
IF 1 RED LIGHT IS FLASHING AND THE HORN SOUNDS 4 ALARMS APPROXI-
MATELY EVERY FIVE SECONDS, IT INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF CO WHICH
CAN BE FATAL. YOU MUST QUICKLY DO THE FOLLOWING:
1. Operate Test/Reset button;
2. Call your emergency services [fire department or 911]
3. Immediately move to fresh air — outdoors or by an open door/window. Make cer-
tain that all persons are accounted for. 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 your alarm reactivates within a 24 hour period, repeat
steps 1 - 3 and call a qualified appliance technician (__________________) to inves-
tigate sources of CO from fuel burning equipment and appliances, and to inspect
for proper operation of this equipment. If problems are identified during this
inspection, have the equipment serviced immediately. Note any combustion equip-
ment not inspected by the technician and consult the manufacturers’ instructions
or contact the manufacturers directly for more information about CO safety and
this equipment. Make sure that motor vehicles are not, and have not been, operat-
ing in an attached garage or adjacent to the residence.
If the CO alarm sounds its alarm horn again, it has sensed CO. This is not a
false alarm.
TO TEMPORARILY SILENCE AN ALARM
NOTE: These features temporarily quiet alarms, but do not disable the sensor.
Quick Quiet ™ CO Reset
Smart Quiet ™ Trigger Alarm Locator
These features help you identify the trigger alarm(s) and areas of immediate
danger to avoid under alarm conditions. After one minute if a dangerous condition
persists all units will go back into alarm: all alarms will sound for 10 seconds, then just
the initiating alarm will sound for 50 seconds. This 10-second/50-second alarm
pattern will keep repeating until the air is cleared and the immediate danger
has passed.
MOVE AWAY from areas where you hear trigger alarms sounding if at all
possible. DO NOT IGNORE the trigger alarm(s), and be aware that an extremely
dangerous situation exists at that location(s) in your home.
Latching LED Alarm Indicator
The Latching LED Alarm Indicator activates automatically, and helps you identify the
original trigger alarm(s) in an interconnected series after a smoke or CO event.
CO Alarm - after a CO alarm condition, the single RED light on the triggering alarm(s)
blinks 3 times every 10 seconds until manually reset.
Smart Quiet™ for Low Battery Alert
You can silence the Low Battery Alert for up to 10 hours by pressing and releasing the
Smart Button. The sensor remains active. This allows you and your family to go back
to sleep or gives you time to purchase a replacement battery. It is important that you
replace the battery as soon as possible to continue your protection!
Pushing the Smart Button initiates the
CO reset, which quiets all alarms, includ-
ing the one you touched.
This means the unit nearest you
triggered the alarm.
Pushing the Smart Button quiets
all alarms EXCEPT the one that
triggered the alarm.
This means the unit still
sounding triggered the alarm.
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