Master Guard 400 Series Manual, Owner's Information

1, Installation Instructions - Owner's Information READ CAREFULLY AND SAVE INTRODUCTION 400 SERIES The 400 Series smoke alarm is a photoelectric type unit for use as an evacuation device in residential applications. Each smoke alarm has a temporal horn signal to warn and alert the household to the…

2, Decide on a meeting place a safe distance from your house and make sure that all your children understand that they should go and wait for you if there is a fire. Hold fire drills at least every 6 months to make sure that everyone, even small children, know what to do to escape safely. Kno…

3, Are More Smoke Alarms Desirable? The required number of smoke alarms might not provide reliable early warning protection for those areas separated by a door from the areas protected by the required smoke alarms. For this reason, the use of additional smoke alarms for those areas f…

4, Figure 7 INSTALLATION 400 SERIES CAUTION: New Construction: DO NOT attach smoke alarm head until AFTER sanding, painting, and other dust creating situations are finished and cleaned up. WIRING/GENERAL 1. Use U.L. Listed cable with Class 1 insulation. 2. Observe local code requirements. Use box…

5, 1. Run a minimum of 16 gauge, 3-conductor cable, plus ground (4 wires) to the first junction box from a power supply and between all smoke alarms that are to be connected together. Use UL Listed Class 1 wire. 2. Make wire connections to the supplied plug-in connector as follows: black to black…

6, Master Guard 400 Series 1. Turn off electrical power to the smoke alarm. 2. Rotate the smoke alarm counter-clockwise to remove it from its mounting plate. 3. Unplug the connector from the back of the smoke alarm. Do not remove the wire connection; leave the connector for your replacement smoke alarm or jump…