TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE AND ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR
MOISTURE.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
: To reduc e the
risk of fi re an d ele ctric shock, d o
not remo ve th e cov er (or back pane l)
of the uni t. Re fer s ervicing to qu ali fie d service pers onn el.
The l ightn ing fla sh with a rrow he ad symb ol, wit hin an eq uilat eral
tri angle , is inte nded to a lert th e user to t he pres ence of u ninsu lated
"da ngero us volt age" wi thin th e produ ct's en closu re that m ay be of
suf ficie nt magn itude t o const itute a r isk of el ectri c shock .
The e xclam ation p oint wi thin an e quila teral t riang le is int ended t o
ale rt the us er to the p resen ce of imp ortan t opera tion an d servi cing
ins truct ions in t he lite ratur e accom panyi ng the ap plian ce.
WAR NING: T O REDUC E THE RIS K OF FIRE O R ELEC TRIC SH OCK, DO
NOT E XPOSE T HIS APP LIANCE TO R AIN OR M OIST URE.
CAU TION: T O PREVE NT ELEC TRIC SH OCK, M ATCH WI DE BLAD E OF
PLU G TO WIDE S LOT AND F ULLY IN SERT.
In addit ion t o the c areful atten tio n dev oted to qualit y sta nda rds
in the man ufa ctu ring of your set -to p box, safety is a majo r fac tor
in the des ign o f eve ry instrumen t. Ho wever, safety is yo ur
respon sib ili ty, too. This sh eet l ist s important in for mation that will
help ass ure y our e njoyment and p rop er use of the set-top b ox
and its acces sor ies. Please re ad th em ca refully befo re in stalling
and oper ati ng yo ur set-top box .
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CAUTION
The a ppara tus sha ll not be e xpose d to drip ping or s plash ing, an d no
obj ects fi lled wi th liqu ids, su ch as vas es, sha ll be pla ced on th e appar atus.
SAFETY INFORMATION
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Rea d and Fol low Ins truct ions- A ll the sa fety an d opera tion in struc tions
sho uld be re ad befo re the se t-top b ox is ope rated . Follo w all ope ratin g
ins truct ions.
Ret ain Ins truct ions- T he safe ty and op erati ng inst ructi ons sho uld be
ret ained f or futu re refe rence .
Hee d all War nings -Comp ly with a ll warn ings on t he set- top box a nd
ope ratin g instr uctio ns.
Pow er - This s et-to p box is su pplie d with a DC p ower. T o preve nt
ele ctric s hock, e nsure t he adap tor is in serte d corre ctly in to
the p ower ou tlet.
Pow er Sour ces- Th is set- top box s hould o nly be op erate d with th e
rat ting sp ecifi ed on the l abel on t he back p anel of t he set- top box .
If yo u are not s ure of th e type of p ower su pply to y our hom e or offi ce,
ple ase con sult yo ur set- top box d ealer o r elect ricia n. For se t-top b oxes
int ended t o opera te from b atter y power , or othe r sourc es, ref er to the
ope ratin g instr uctio ns.
Ove rload ing- Do n ot over load wa ll outl ets or ex tensi on cord s as this c an
res ult in a ri sk of fir e or elec tric sh ock. Ov erloa ded AC ou tlets , exten sion
cor ds, fra yed pow er cord s, dama ged or cr acked w ire ins ulati on, and
bro ken plu gs are da ngero us, The y may res ult in a sh ock or fi re haza rd.
Per iodic ally ex amine t he cord , and if it s appea rance i ndica te dama ge or
det erior ated in sulat ion, ha ve it rep laced b y your se rvice t echni cian.
Pow er-Co rd Prot ectio n- Powe r-sup ply cor ds shou ld be rou ted so that
the y are not l ikely t o be walk ed on or da maged b y items p laced u pon or
aga inst th em, pay ing par ticul ar atte ntion t o the poi nt wher e they ex it
fro m the set -top bo x.
Ven tilat ion- Sl ots and o penin gs in the c ase are p rovid ed for ve ntila tion
to en sure re liabl e opera tion of t he set- top box a nd to pro tect it f rom
ove rheat ing. Th ese ope nings m ust not b e block ed or cov ered. T he
ope nings s hould n ever be b locke d by plac ing the s et-to p box on a
bed , sofa, r ug, or he at regi ster. T his set -top bo x shoul d not be pl aced in a
bui lt-in i nstal latio n such as a b ook cas e or rack , unles s prope r venti latio n
is pr ovide d or the se t-top b ox manu factu rer's i nstru ction s have be en
fol lowed .
Att achme nts- Do n ot use at tachm ents un less re comme nded by t he
set -top bo x manuf actur er as the y may cau se haza rds.
The a ppara tus sha ll not be e xpose d to drip ping or s plash ing and n o objec ts
fil led wit h liqui ds ,suc h as vase s shall b e place d on the ap parat us.
Cau tion: M ainta in elec trica l safet y. Powe rline o perat ed equi pment o r acces sorie s
con necte d to this u nit sho uld bea r safet y certi ficat ion mar k on the ac cesso ry itse lf
and s hould n ot be mod ified s o as to com promi se the sa fety fe ature s. This w ill hel p
avo id any po tenti al haza rd from e lectr ical sh ock or fi re. If in d oubt, c ontac t a
qua lifie d servi ce pers onnel .
Acc essor ies- Do n ot plac e this se t-top b ox on an un stabl e cart, s tand, t ripod ,
bra cket, o r table . The set -top bo x may fal l, caus ing ser ious in jury to a c hild or
adu lt as wel l as seri ous dam age to th e set-t op box. U se this s et-to p box onl y
wit h a cart, s tand, t ripod , brack et, or ta ble rec ommen ded by th e manuf actur er's
or so ld with t he set- top box . Any mou nting o f the pro duct sh ould fo llow th e
man ufact urer' s instr uctio ns and us e of a moun ting ac cesso ry reco mmend ed by
the m anufa cture r.
A set -top bo x and car t combi natio n shoul d be move d with ca re. Qui ck stop s,
exc essiv e force , and une ven sur faces m ay caus e damag e to the se t-top b ox.
Out door An tenna G round ing- If a n outsi de ante nna or ca ble sys tem is co nnect ed to
the s et-to p box, be s ure the a ntenn a or cabl e syste m is grou nded so a s to prov ide
som e prote ction a gains t volta ge surg es and bu ilt-u p stati c charg es. Sec tion 81 0 of
the N ation al Elec trica l Code, A NSI/N FPA No. 70-19 84 (Sec tion 54 o f Canad ian
Ele ctric al Code , Part1 ) provi des inf ormat ion wit h respe ct to pro per gro undin g of
the m ast and s uppor ting st ructu re, gro undin g of the le ad-in w ire to an a ntenn adis charg e unit, c onnec tion to g round ing ele ctrod es, and r equir ement s for the
gro undin g elect rode.
Pow er Line s-An ou tside a ntenn a syste m shoul d not be lo cated i n the vic inity o f
ove rhead p ower li nes, ot her ele ctric l ight or p ower ci rcuit s, or whe re it can f all int o
suc h power l ines or c ircui ts. Whe n insta lling a n outsi de ante nna sys tem, ex treme
car e shoul d be take n to keep f rom tou ching o r appro achin g such po wer lin es or
cir cuits , as cont act wit h them mi ght be fa tal. In stalling a n outd oor an tenna c an be
haz ardou s and sho uld be le ft to a pro fessi onal an tenna i nstal ler.
Use
Cle aning - Unplu g the set -top bo x from th e wall ou tlet be fore cl eanin g.
Do no t use liq uid cle aners o r aeros ol clea ners. U se a damp c loth fo r clean ing.
Obj ects th at may to uch dan gerou s volta ge poin ts or "sh ort-o ut" par ts coul d resul t in
a fir e or elec tric sh ock. Ne ver spi ll liqu id of any k ind on th e set-t op box.
Lig htnin g-For a dded pr otect ion for t his set -top bo x durin g a light ning st orm, or
whe n it is lef t unatt ended a nd unus ed for lo ng peri ods of ti me, unp lug it fr om the
wal l outle t and dis conne ct the an tenna o r cable s ystem . This wi ll prev ent damage t o
the s et-to p box due t o light ning an d power l ine sur ges.
Ser vice
Ser vicin g-Do no t attem pt to ser vice th is set- top box y ourse lf, as op ening o r
rem oving c overs m ay expo se you to d anger ous vol tage or o ther ha zards . Refer a ll
ser vicin g to qual ified s ervic e perso nnel.
Con ditio ns Requ iring S ervic e-Unp lug the s et-to p box fro m the wal l outle t and
ref er serv icing t o quali fied se rvice p erson nel und er the fo llowi ng cond ition s:
A. Whe n the DC po wer ada ptor or c onnec ting po wer cor d is dama ged.
B. If li quid ha s been sp illed , or obje cts hav e falle n into th e set-t op box.
C. If th e set-t op box ha s been ex posed t o rain or w ater.
D. If th e video d oes not o perat e norma lly by fo llowi ng the op erati ng
ins truct ions.
Adju st only t hose co ntrol s that ar e cover ed by ope ratin g instr uctio ns.
Impr oper ad justm ent of ot her con trols m ay resu lt in dam age and w ill oft en
req uire ex tensi ve work b y a quali fied te chnic ian to re store t he set- top box
to its n ormal o perat ion.
E. If th e set-t op box ha s been dr opped o r cabin et has be en dama ged.
F. Whe n the set -top bo x exhib its a dis tinct c hange i n perfo rmanc e-thi s
ind icate s a need fo r servi ce.
Rep lacem ent Par ts-Wh en repl aceme nt part s are req uired , have th e servi ce
tec hnici an veri fy that t he repl aceme nts he us es have t he same s afety c harac teris tics
as th e origi nal par ts. Use o f repla cemen ts spec ified b y the set -top bo x manuf actur er
can p reven t fire, e lectr ic shoc k, or oth er haza rds.
Saf ety Che ck-Up on comp letio n of any se rvice o r repai rs to thi s set-t op box, a sk
the s ervic e techn ician t o perfo rm safe ty chec ks reco mmend ed by the m anufa cture r
to de termi ne that t he set- top box i s in safe o perat ing con ditio n.
Wal l or Ceil ing Mou nting - The pro duct sh ould be m ounte d to a wall o r ceili ng only
as re comme nded by t he manu factu rer.
Hea t-The p roduc t shoul d be situ ated aw ay from h eat sou rces su ch as rad iator s,
hea t regis ters, s toves , or othe r produ cts (in cludi ng ampl ifier s) that p roduc e heat.