First Alert CO511 User Manual

USER’S MANUAL

Printed in Mexico

M08-0195-000 Q 03/07

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BATTERY OPERATED

CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM

3055574

UL STANDARD 217

Model CO511

Features:

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Enabled

Voice with Programmable Location
Two Latching Features
Two Silence Features

IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND SAVE.

This user’s manual contains important information about your Carbon

Monoxide Alarm’s operation. If you are installing this Alarm for use by others,

you must leave this manual—or a copy of it—with the end user.

BASIC SAFETY INFORMATION

• Dangers, Warnings, and Cautions alert you to important operating

instructions or to potentially hazardous situations. Pay special
attention to these items.

• This CO Alarm is approved for use in single-family residences.

• The CO Alarm is not designed to detect fire or any other gas. It will

only indicate the presence of carbon monoxide gas at the sensor.
Carbon monoxide gas may be present in other areas.

• This CO Alarm cannot operate without working batteries.

Removing the batteries for any reason, or failing to replace the
batteries at the end of their service life, removes your protection.

• NEVER ignore any alarm. See “If Your CO Alarm Sounds” for more

information on how to respond to an alarm. Failure to respond can
result in injury or death.

• The Silence Features are for your convenience only and will not

correct a problem. See "Using the Silence Features" for details.
Always check your home for a potential problem after any alarm.
Failure to do so can result in injury or death.

• Test this CO Alarm once a week. If the Alarm ever fails to test

correctly, have it replaced immediately! If the Alarm is not working
properly, it cannot alert you to a problem.

• This product is intended for use in ordinary indoor locations of

family living units. It is not designed to measure CO levels in com-
pliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
commercial or industrial standards. Individuals with medical condi-
tions that may make them more sensitive to carbon monoxide may
consider using warning devices which provide audible and visual
signals for carbon monoxide concentrations under 30 ppm.
For additional information on carbon monoxide and your medical
condition contact your physician.

UL STANDARD

2034

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for choosing First Alert

for your Carbon Monoxide Alarm needs.

You have purchased a state-of-the-art Alarm designed to provide you with
early warning of a carbon monoxide danger. Key features include:

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Enabled. Alarm automatically communicates with other ONELINK

enabled alarms when installed.

Exclusive Voice Warning with Location will tell you the preprogrammed
location of the initiating unit and danger detected. Programmable up to 11
locations (ex. "basement"). When alarms sounds, if programmed for basement
it will say "Warning, evacuate, carbon monoxide in basement" along with all
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Voice alarms.

Spread Spectrum Horn Tone. Lower and varying horn frequency makes it
easier for elderly with normal age related hearing loss to hear horn. Sweeps
through the 2200 – 3400 Hz range.

RF Interconnect. Reliable and secure radio frequency communication
between alarms. 915MHz frequency with 65,000 security codes and 3 channel
frequency hopping.

Single Button Test/Silence eliminates confusion. Depending on what mode
the alarm is in, pushing the button provides different functions such as testing
the alarm, silencing the alarm, re-testing the alarm when in silence and clearing
the Latching features.

Two Silence Features. Temporarily silence low battery chirp for up to eight
hours before replacing low battery or silence an unwanted alarm for several
minutes.

Two Latching Features. Alarm Latch: Easily identifies initiating alarm even
after alarm condition has subsided. Low Battery Latch: Identifies which unit is
in low battery condition.

Perfect Mount System includes a gasketless base for easy installation and a
mounting bracket that keeps the alarm secure over a wide rotation range to
allow for perfect alignment.

6 Year End of Life Timer. Every 24 hours of operation a counter stored in
memory is updated. When the count equals 6 years of true operation meaning
actually powered-up, a malfunction chirp (triple chirp) will sound once a minute
at the time of the 45 second Power-LED flash.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Basic Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Wireless Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Where to Install This Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Where CO Alarms Should NOT Be Installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
How to Install This Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Optional Locking Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Step By Step Guide to Programming This Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Adding and Linking Additional ONELINK

Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

What You Will See and Hear With This Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

If Your CO Alarm Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Using the Silence Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Silencing the Low Battery Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Latching Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Weekly Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Regular Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
What You Need To Know About CO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-6

What is CO?  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Symptoms of CO Poisoning  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Finding the Source of CO after an Alarm  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Potential Sources of CO in the Home  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

How Can I Protect My Family From CO Poisoning? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Regulatory Information For CO Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. UL 2034 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

General Limitations Of CO Alarms  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Troubleshooting Guide  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Limited Warranty  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7