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USING THE SILENCE FEATURE
The silence feature is intended to temporarily
silence the horn while you identify and correct
the problem. Do not use the silence feature in
emergency situations. It will not correct a CO
problem or extinguish a fire.
To use the silence feature, press and hold the
Test/Silence button on the cover of the Smoke/
CO Alarm for 3 seconds.
WARNING!
Never remove the batteries to quiet an
unwanted alarm. Removing the batteries
disables the alarm and removes your
protection.
When the smoke alarm is silenced....
When the CO alarm is silenced...
The smoke alarm will remain silent for
8 minutes and then return to normal operation.
If the smoke has not cleared—or continues to
increase— the device will go back into alarm.
The CO alarm will remain silent for 4 minutes.
After 4 minutes, if CO levels remain potentially
dangerous the horn will start sounding again.
WARNING!
Use the silence feature only if you are
certain of the source of smoke. If you are
not certain of the source or a fire starts
while you are clearing smoke, evacuate the
house immediately.
IMPORTANT
!
The silence feature is intended to temporarily
silence the alarm horn. It will not correct a
CO problem.
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