Fireco Deafgard Manuel utilisateur
Operating Guide
English Version 3.3
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Contents Page
What is Deafgard? 2
First Check 3
Important Safety Information Prior to Use 4
LCD & eypad 5
The LEDs - Strobe and Status 6
Getting Started 7
Setting the Time 9
Fire Alarm Test 10
Using Deafgard 11
Wake-up Alarm 12
Self Test 13
Sensitivity Adjustment 14
Batteries 15
Trouble Shooting 16
Error Messages 17
Manufacturer’s Warranty 19
Notes 20
Deafgard - Quick User Guide 23
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What is Deafgard?
Deafgard is a Battery powered movable Fire and Wake-up alarm.
Importantly, Deafgard ‘listens’ for the fire alarm in a building for persons
who are not able to hear. When it ‘hears’ the building fire alarm, the
Deafgard Pillow Pad vibrates and the Strobe Lights flash.
It is designed to be used on a bed-side cabinet from where the Pillow Pad
should be placed under the pillow or mattress.
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Have you removed all the contents from the Carton?
You should have:
1. One Deafgard with Pillow Pad and Cable.
2. One Carry Bag.
3. Four ‘C’ size (LR14) Batteries.
4. One blue Deafgard Sticker (for your deaf or hard of hearing customers).
5. This Operating Guide.
First Check
Deafgard must only be used for the purpose for which it is
designed. It is not suitable for external use. Read this guide and
follow the instructions carefully. eep this Guide in a safe place
e.g. in your Fire Log Book, for future reference.
Supplementary information about the sound of a fire alarm:
The British Standard for fire alarm installation, BS5839-1: 2013,
(Clause 16.2), states: -
“The s und pressure level f alarm signals sh uld be generally, thr ugh ut all
accessible areas f the building n t less than 65dB(A) . . . where the s und
pressure level f backgr und n ise is greater than 60dB(A), the s und pres-
sure level f the fire alarm signal sh uld be 5dB ab ve the s und pressure
level f the backgr und n ise.”
It also states:-
The s und pressure level f alarm signals “sh uld be n t less than 75dB(A)
at the bed head within r ms in which the fire alarm system is intended t
r use pe ple fr m sleep.”
Deafgard has been designed to the relevant parts of BS 5446-3:
Specification for smoke alarm kits for deaf and hard of hearing people.
Important Safety Information Prior to Use
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LCD & eypad
The LCD is back-lit and is used to
display the Time, Wake-up Alarm
settings, low Battery conditions and
any faults.
In a fire alarm condition, the LCD will
display ‘FIRE’.
The LCD will display any error
messages.
Note: See page 17 for Error
Messages.
eypad
1. Button 1 ON/OFF - Power On/Off.
2. Button 2 TIME SET - Used to set
Time.
3. Button 3 SCROLL Adjust Clock
and Wake-up Alarm settings.
4. Button 4 MUTE/SNOOZE - Used to
mute Wake-up Alarm as well as
testing the Deafgard unit.
5. Button 5 ALARM SET - Used to set
the Wake-up Alarm.
6. Button 6 ALARM ON/OFF - Turns
Wake-up Alarm On/Off.
Common LCD readouts:
FIRE: Fire alarm has sounded
PAD: Pillow Pad cable has
detached or has a fault.
SELF: Deafgard is
conducting a Self Test
TEST: Deafgard is
conducting a test after Button
4 has been pressed.
The LEDs - Strobe and Status
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The LED lens houses the 3 LEDs - one
Status LED (GREEN) in the centre and
two Strobe LEDs (RED) either side.
The Strobe LEDs will flash when in a
fire condition or if a major fault has
occurred.
The Status LED will flash according to
the Deafgard status.
If Deafgard is turned On, under normal
conditions the Status LED will flash
green once every 15 seconds.
The Status LED will flash red once
every 8 seconds if there is a minor fault,
such as a Pillow Pad error when the
LCD will also display ‘PAD’.
If a major fault occurs the Status LED
will flash RED once every 4 seconds.
This will happen if Deafgard batteries
become critically low. With this fault
condition, at 15 second intervals, the
Strobe LEDs will flash and the Pillow
Pad will vibrate for 4 seconds.
The Status LED will illuminate red
throughout a fire alarm condition.
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Getting Started
1. Ensure the Pillow Pad Cable has not
been disconnected from the Base.
Note: The Pillow Pad should
remain in the cradle.
2. Unscrew the Front battery Cover: pull
the Cover away from the Base until
you feel resistance.
Note: The battery orientation
diagram on the inside.
3. Insert two batteries with both
Positive (+) ends facing out towards
Battery Closer.
Note: The correct orientation is
important.
4. Screw the Battery Closer closed.
Note: To not over-tighten.
a. The clock will be displayed.
b. Both Strobes should have flashed
twice.
c. A ‘bleep’ should have been heard
once.
d. The LED should be flashing RED
once every 7 seconds.
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Note: Due to the ‘noise’ of handling the unit, the Display is likely
to read FIRE and the Strobe Lights will flash for 10 seconds.
5. Repeat step 2 - 4 for Rear Battery Closer.
Note: Do not over-tighten.
Note: The Deafgard clock will be displayed on the LCD and starts
running once the front batteries are installed.
Getting Started c ntinued
Setting the Time
Note: Deafgard operates a 24 hour
clock but does not adjust
automatically for Daylight saving
time.
The Time must be set whenever both
sets of batteries are removed or
replaced.
a. Depress Button 2 TIME SET and
hold it down until only the hour
numeral is shown.
b. Depress Button 3 SCROLL to ad
just to the Hour.
c. Depress Button 2 TIME SET to set
the Minutes.
d. Depress Button 3 SCROLL to
adjust the Minutes.
e. Depress Button 2 TIME SET and
the correct time of day should be
set.
Note: Both Hour and Minutes
should be showing and the centre
colon flashing.
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