First Alert SA87CN manual

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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 M08-0020-002 J1 07/04 Model SA87B, SA97B SMOKE ALARM [...]

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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 5 HOW TO INST ALL THIS SMOKE ALARM THE P ARTS OF THIS SMOKE ALARM FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE STEPS! 1. “ OPEN HERE ” tab 2. Cover hinge 3. T est button, power/alarm indicator 4. Silence button 1. “ OPEN HERE ” tab 2. T est button, power/alarm indicator 3. Silence button 4. Smoke Alarm base 5. Mounting slots 6. DO NOT install any batt[...]

  • Page 3

    WEEKL Y TESTING • NEVER use an open flame of any kind to test this unit. Y ou might accidentally damage or set fire to the unit or to your home. The built-in test switch accurately tests the unit ’ s opera- tion as required by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL). If you choose to use an aerosol smoke product to test the Smoke Alarm, be certain[...]

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    LIMITED W ARRANTY BRK Brands, Inc., ("BRK") the maker of First Alert ® brand products warrants that for a period of ten years from the date of purchase, the Model SA97B will be free from defects in material and workmanship. In addition, BRK warrants that for a period of five years from the date of purchase, the Model SA87B will be free f[...]

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

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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 care facilities, or gr oup homes of any kind — even if th[...]