First Alert SA500 - Manual (Page 2)

HOW TO INSTALL THIS SMOKE ALARM
THE PARTS OF THIS SMOKE ALARM
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1. Test/Silence button
2. Battery drawer
3. Power indicator LED
4. Smoke Alarm LED
TOOLS YOU WILL NEED:
This unit is designed to be mounted
on the ceiling, or on the wall if necessary.
U Pencil
U Drill with 3/16” (5 mm) drill bit
UÊPhillips screwdriver U Hammer
U Pliers to activate optional
“tamper-resistant” locking
features
QUICK INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
1. Insert the batteries into the
battery drawer of the first
Alarm and close the drawer.
2. The Alarm will sound with a
chirp.
3. If you purchased the Talking
Smoke and Carbon Monoxide
Alarm, you will now be prompted to set the Alarm's location.
Follow the direction given by the Alarm.
NOTE: Steps 4 through 6 need to be completed within two
minutes. If more than two minutes pass, the Green power
LED will stop blinking. Simply open the battery drawer of
the second Alarm and repeat steps 4 through 6.
4. Insert the batteries into the battery drawer of the next Alarm.
DO NOT CLOSE THE DRAWER.
5. Press and hold the test button and then close the battery drawer.
6. Once you hear the unit chirp, release the test button. The Green
power LED will start to blink indicating the ONELINK
® Alarm is
waiting for program data from one of the other setup ONELINK ®
Alarms.
7. Press and hold the test button on the first Alarm, until the second
Alarm chirps and its Green power LED stops blinking. Then
release the test button.
8. If you purchased a Talking Smoke Alarm, you will now be
prompted to set the Alarm's location. Follow the directions
given by the Alarm.
9. If you have purchased the hardwired battery back-up ONELINK ®
Alarm, you can now connect the hardwired Alarm by installing the
three-wire connector on the ceiling to the Alarm.
10. Repeat steps 4-9 for additional ONELINK ® Alarms.
You have now successfully linked your new ONELINK ® Alarms.
To add additional Alarms at a later time, follow steps 4 through 9.
FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE STEPS!
If you want to lock the battery drawer, or lock the Smoke Alarm
to the mounting bracket, please read the “Optional Locking
Features” section before you begin installation.
1. Hold base firmly and twist the mounting bracket counterclockwise
to separate it from the base.
2. Hold the mounting bracket against the ceiling (or wall) so the
vertical mounting slot is aligned in the 12 o’clock position and
trace around the inside of the mounting slots (vertical and
horizontal mounting).
3. Put the unit where it won’t get covered with dust when you drill the
mounting holes.
4. Using a 3/16” (5 mm) drill bit, drill a hole through the center of the
oval outlines you traced.
5. Insert the plastic screw anchors (in the plastic bag with screws)
into the holes. Tap the screw anchors gently with a hammer, if
necessary, until they are flush with the ceiling or wall.
6. Line the mounting bracket up
over the plastic screw anchors.
7. Screw the mounting bracket to
the ceiling or wall through the
mounting slots using the two
screws provided.
8. Attach the Smoke Alarm to the mounting bracket. Line up the
guides on the alarm’s base with the guides on the mounting
bracket. When guides are lined up, turn the base clockwise (right)
until it snaps into place.
NOTE: Once the Smoke Alarm is snapped onto the mounting
bracket, you can rotate the Smoke Alarm to adjust the align-
ment.
9. Test the Smoke Alarm. See “Weekly Testing.”