User manual FIRST ALERT SA67

[. . . ] User's Manual General Use Smoke Alarm Cat. SA67C, SA67B OTHER FEATURES OF SMOKE ALARMS Battery (DC) operated smoke alarms: Provide protection even when electricity fails, provided the batteries are fresh and correctly installed. Units are easy to install, and do not require professional installation. AC powered smoke alarms: Can be interconnected so if one unit senses smoke, all units alarm. [. . . ] Show children how to check if doors are hot before opening them. Show them how to use an alternate exit if a door is hot and shouldn't be opened. Teach them to stay close to the floor and crawl if necessary. Install at least one smoke alarm on every level of your home, in every bedroom, and in every sleeping area. Keep alarms clean, and test them weekly. Replace smoke alarms immediately if they are not working properly. Smoke alarms that do not work cannot alert you to a fire. Keep at least one working fire extinguisher on every floor, and an additional one in the kitchen. Have fire escape ladders or other reliable means of escape from an upper floor in case stairs are blocked. Follow safety rules, and prevent hazardous situations: 1) Use smoking materials properly. 2) Keep matches or lighters away from children; 3) Store flammable materials in proper containers; 4) Keep electrical appliances in good condition and don't overload electrical circuits; 5) Keep stoves, barbecue grills, fireplaces and chimneys grease- and debris-free; 6) Never leave anything cooking on the stove unattended; 7) Keep portable heaters and open flames, like candles, away from flammable materials; 8) Don't let rubbish accumulate. HOW TO INSTALL THIS SMOKE ALARM WARNING! · The battery was shipped "backwards" in the smoke alarm to keep it fresh. The smoke alarm cannot work until you remove the battery and reinstall it in the correct position (Follow polarity markings in the battery compartment). · This smoke alarm has a battery guard which prevents it from closing unless a battery is installed. This warns you the unit will not operate without a battery. WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF FIRE · Don't panic; stay calm. Your safe escape may depend on thinking clearly and remembering what you have practiced. · Get out of the house as quickly as possible. Don't stop to get dressed or collect anything. · Feel doors with the back of your hand before opening them to see if they are hot. Don't open a hot door--use an alternate escape route. · Cover your nose and mouth with a cloth (preferably wet). · Keep doors and windows closed, unless you need to escape through them. · Meet at your planned meeting place outside your home, and do a head count to make sure everybody got out safely. [. . . ] makes no warranty, express or implied, written or oral, including that of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose, with respect to the battery. Responding To An Alarm During an alarm, you will hear a loud, repeating horn pattern: 3 beeps, pause, 3 beeps, pause. If the unit alarms and you are not absolutely certain of the source of the smoke, get everyone out of the house immediately. Stay calm and follow your family escape plan. Stay as low to the ground as possible, and cover your mouth with a damp cloth. [. . . ]