Wireless Home  (490-2010)  Installing the Smoke Siren   Faxback Doc. # 8927
Alarm System

PREPARING THE SMOKE ALARM SIREN DETECTOR

The smoke alarm siren detector listens for the alarm siren from a separate
smoke alarm.  When the detector detects the siren, it sends a signal to the
base, which sounds the system's alarm.  This gives you extra protection if
the smoke alarm is out of normal hearing range.

Notes:

*  The smoke alarm siren detector is not a smoke detecting device.  It only
   detects the sound from a smoke alarm.

*   We recommend that you use Radio Shack's Cat. No. 49-458 Smoke Alarm
    with the smoke Alarm siren detector.  Other smoke alarms might not work
    properly.

Be sure you test the detector as described in "Testing the Smoke Alarm
Siren Detector" (Faxback Doc. # 8925).

Follow these steps to install the smoke alarm siren detector's battery
compartment cover by sliding it off.

1.  Connect the terminals of an alkaline 9-volt battery (Cat. No. 23-553)
    to the connector inside the battery compartment, and place the
    battery inside the compartment.

2.  Replace the battery compartment cover.

MOUNTING THE SMOKE ALARM SIREN DETECTOR

To ensure that the smoke alarm siren detector detects a smoke alarm's
siren, mount the detector 4-6 inches from a UL-approved smoke alarm
(Cat. No. 49-458).

To mount the detector, drive one of the supplied screws at the desired
mounting location, leaving about 1/4 inch of space between the screw head
and the wall.  Then place the detector's keyhole slot over the screw head
and carefully pull down on the detector to secure it.

After you mount the detector, be sure you test it as described in "Testing
the Smoke Alarm Siren Detector" (Faxback Doc. # 8925).

Notes:

  If the battery is not installed, the red safety tab inside the detector
  prevents you from pulling down the detector to secure it to a wall.  Be
  sure you install the battery before you try to mount the detector.

  The smoke alarm siren detector can also  detect other loud sounds (audio
  systems, musical instruments, and so on).  Be sure you mount the detector
  in a location that minimizes false alarms.

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