Guide to LED and Audible Alerts on Your First Alert/BRK Smoke & CO Detector
Smoke Detectors
Model | Normal
Operation | Alarm
Condition | Malfunction | End of Life | Low Battery |
7010BA | Steady Green.
Flash Red.
(1x every 5 min) | Steady Green.
Rapid Red.
Audible Alarm. | No LED.
Horn: 3x | No LED.
Horn: 5x | Flash Red.
Horn: 1x |
7020BSLA | Steady Green. | Flash Red.
Strobe.
Horn: 3x | Flash Green.
Horn: 3x | Flash Green.
Horn: 5x | Flash Green.
Horn: 1x |
9120BA | Steady Green. | Flash Red.
Horn: 3x | Flash Green.
Horn: 3x | Flash Green.
Horn: 5x | Flash Green.
Horn: 1x |
9120LBLA | Steady Green.
Flash Red.
(1x every min) | Rapid Red.
Horn: 3x | Flash Green.
Horn: 3x | Flash Green.
Horn: 5x | Flash Red.
Horn: 3x |
SA520 | Steady Green. | Steady Green.
Rapid Red.
Audible Alarm. | Flash Green.
Horn: 3x | No LED.
Horn: 5x | No LED.
Horn: 1x |
SA3210A | Flash Green. | Rapid Red.
Audible Alarm. | No LED.
Horn: 3x | No LED.
Horn: 5x | No LED.
Horn: 5x |
PR710A | Steady Green. | Rapid Red.
Horn: 3x | Steady Red.
Horn: 1x | No LED.
Horn: 1x | No LED.
Horn: 1x |
3120BA | Steady Green. | Rapid Red.
Audible Alarm. | Steady Red.
Horn: 1x | Flash Red.
Horn: 1x | No LED.
Horn: 1x |
CO Detectors
Model | Normal
Operation | Alarm
Condition | Malfunction | End of Life | Low Battery |
CO600A | Steady Red. | Flash Red.
Horn: 4x | Flash Red.
Horn: 3x | Flash Red.
Horn: 1x | N/A |
CO605A | Steady Red. | Flash Red.
Horn: 4x | Flash Red.
Horn: 3x | Flash Red.
Horn: 1x | Steady Red.
Horn: 1x |
CO5120BNA | Steady Red. | Flash Red.
Horn: 4x | Flash Red.
Horn: 3x | Flash Red.
Horn: 1x | Flash Red.
No Horn. |
Smoke/CO Combo Detectors
Model | Normal
Operation | Alarm
Condition | Malfunction | End of Life | Low Battery |
7030BSLA | Steady Green. | Flash Red.
S - Horn: 3x
CO - Horn: 4X | Flash Green.
Horn: 3x | Flash Green.
Horn: 5x | Flash Green.
Horn: 1x |
SC7010BA | Steady Green. | Flash Red.
S - Horn: 3x
CO - Horn: 4x | Flash Green.
Horn: 3x | Flash Green.
Horn: 5x | Flash Green.
Horn: 1x |
SC9120BA | Steady Green. | Flash Red.
S - Horn: 3x
CO - Horn: 4x | Flash Green.
Horn: 3x | Flash Green.
Horn: 5x | Flash Green.
Horn: 1x |
SC9120LBLA | Steady Green. | Flash Red.
S - Horn: 3x
CO - Horn: 4x | Flash Green.
Horn: 3x | Flash Green.
Horn: 5x | Flash Green.
Horn: 1x |
SCO500 | Flash Green. | Flash Red.
S - Horn: 3x
CO - Horn: 4x
Voice Alert. | Flash Green.
Horn: 3x
Voice Alert. | Flash Green.
Horn: 1x | Flash Green.
Horn: 1x
Voice Alert. |
PRC710A | Steady Green. | Flash Green.
S - Horn: 3x
CO - Horn: 4x | Flash Green.
Horn: 3x | Flash Green.
Horn: 5x | No LED.
Horn: 1x |
ZCOMBO-A | Steady Green. | Flash Red.
S - Horn: 3x
CO - Horn: 4x | Flash Green.
Horn: 3x | Flash Green.
Horn: 5x | Flash Green.
Horn: 1x |
SC5 Hardwire | Steady Green. | Steady Red.
S - Horn: 3x
CO - Horn: 4x
Voice Alert. | Flash Amber.
Horn: 3x | Flash Green/Amber.
Horn: 5x
Voice Alert. | Steady Amber.
Horn: 1x
Voice Alert. |
SC5 Battery | Steady Green. | Steady Red.
S - Horn: 3x
CO - Horn: 4x
Voice Alert. | Flash Amber.
Horn: 3x | Flash Green/Amber.
Horn: 5x
Voice Alert. | Steady Amber.
Horn: 1x
Voice Alert. |
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