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User manual Universal Security Instruments, model MICN102

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It is not designed to detect fire, heat, flames or any other gas. This manual includes important information regarding where to install the alarm, how to operate, maintenance, testing and product features. It also includes tips and information which could help protect you and your family. Table of Contents: Page # What You Should Know About CO .......................................... 2 What You Should Know About Natural Gas ............................ 2 Basic Safety Information ......................................................... 3 Recommended Location of Alarms ......................................... 4 Avoid These Locations ........................................................... 4 How to Install .......................................................................... 5 Operation & Alarm Characteristics.......................................... 6 What To Do If The Alarm Sounds ........................................... 7 Silence Feature ...................................................................... 7 Testing & Maintenance ........................................................... 8 Battery Replacement .............................................................. 8 CO & Natural Gas Alarm Limitations....................................... 9 Operational Summary........................................................... 11 Warranty.................................................................Back Cover ALARM LIMITATIONS AND FUNCTIONS • • • • • • • • • • • • • This Combination Ionization Smoke/Carbon Monoxide (CO)/Natural Gas alarm requires constant 120 VAC power to operate properly. There are three basic smoke alarm types: IoPhic , Ionization and Photoelectric. IoPhic is an ionization alarm containing a patent-pending Universal Smoke Sensing Technology. IoPhic . alarms are very effective at detecting fast flaming fires and also respond very quickly to slow smoldering fires - up to 87% faster than the maximum allowable alarm limit (UL217 Smoldering Smoke Test on 5/26/2010, Underwriters Laboratories Project #09CA38078). Ionization smoke alarms are typically more effective at detecting fast flaming fires - fires which consume combustible materials rapidly and spread quickly. Sources of these fires may include paper burning in a wastebasket, or kitchen grease fires. Photoelectric smoke alarms, on the other hand, are typically more effective at detecting slow smoldering fires - fires which burn for hours before bursting into flame. Sources of these fires may include cigarettes burning in couches or bedding. Installing IoPhic smoke alarms ensures maximum detection of both types of fires from a single alarm, while eliminating the need for a combination of ionization and photoelectric smoke alarms. The enclosed alarm is a Smoke, CO and Natural Gas alarm. . . . . SMOKE ALARMS WILL NOT WORK DURING A LOSS OF POWER. SINCE A SMOKE ALARM WILL NOT WORK WITHOUT POWER, having an alarm(s) that works from two completely different power sources, such as an AC direct wire with battery backup smoke alarm, can give you an extra measure of protection in case of an AC power failure or a dead battery. Battery operated alarms cannot work if the batteries are missing, disconnected or dead, if the wrong type of batteries are used or if the batteries are not installed correctly. AC (only) powered alarms cannot work if the AC power is cut off for any reason. If you are concerned about the limitations of the battery or AC power, install both types of alarms. CO/NATURAL GAS alarms are designed to detect carbon monoxide and natural gases from any source of combustion or natural gas leakage that reaches their sensor. USING AN IONIZATION SMOKE ALARM IN A SMOKY AREA, SUCH AS A KITCHEN, OR IN A HIGH HUMIDITY AREA NEAR A SHOWER, CAN CAUSE NUISANCE FALSE ALARMS. IT IS PREFERABLE TO USE PHOTOELECTRIC ALARMS IN THESE AREAS. DO NOT TURN OFF THE AC POWER TO QUIET THE ALARM. A SMOKE ALARM WILL NOT HELP PROTECT YOU IF IT IS NOT POWERED. Properly locate your alarm to avoid nuisance alarms. A SMOKE ALARM MAY NOT ALWAYS WARN YOU ABOUT FIRES CAUSED BY CARELESSNESS AND SAFETY HAZARDS LIKE SMOKING IN BED, VIOLENT EXPLOSIONS, ESCAPING GAS, IMPROPER STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE MATERIALS, OVERLOADED ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS, CHILDREN PLAYING WITH MATCHES, NATURAL CAUSES SUCH AS LIGHTNING, OR ARSON. FIRE PREVENTION IS YOUR BEST SAFEGUARD. INSTALLING SMOKE ALARMS MAY MAKE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR LOWER INSURANCE RATES, BUT SMOKE ALARMS ARE NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR INSURANCE. Homeowners and renters alike should continue to insure their lives and properties. SMOKE ALARMS CANNOT DETECT FIRES IF THE SMOKE DOES NOT REACH THEM. Smoke from fires may not reach the sensing chamber and set off the alarm. One alarm should be installed inside each bedroom or sleeping area. Do not obstruct airflow around the smoke alarm or place in areas of obstructed airflow. BE AWARE OF VARIOUS SITUATIONS AGAINST WHICH THE SMOKE ALARM MAY NOT BE EFFECTIVE. For example: (1) Fires where the...