TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE AND ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR
MOISTURE.
IMPORTANT SAFE GUARD S
: To red uce the
risk of fir e an d electric s hoc k, do
not rem ove the cover (or back pane l)
of the u nit . Re fer servici ng t o qualified ser vice person nel .
The light ning f lash w ith ar row he ad sy mbol , wit hin an equil atera l
tri angle , is in tende d to al ert th e user to the pre senc e of u ninsula ted
"da ngero us vol tage" withi n the p roduc t's en closu re tha t may b e of
suf ficie nt mag nitud e to co nstit ute a r isk of electric shoc k.
The excla matio n poin t with in an e quila teral triangl e is i nten ded t o
ale rt the user t o the p resen ce of i mpor tant opera tion a nd ser vicin g
ins truct ions i n the l itera ture a ccomp anyin g the a pplia nce.
WAR NING: TO RED UCE TH E RISK OF FI RE OR ELEC TRIC S HOCK, DO
NOT EXPOS E THIS APPLI ANCE T O RAIN OR MOI STUR E.
CAU TION: TO PRE VENT E LECTR IC SHO CK, MA TCH WI DE BLADE OF
PLU G TO WI DE SLO T AND F ULLY I NSERT .
In addi tio n to the careful att ention d evo ted to quali ty s tandards
in the m anu fac turing of yo ur s et-top b ox, safety is a m ajo r factor
in the d esi gn o f every inst rum ent. How eve r, safety is you r
respon sib ili ty, too. Thi s sh eet lists im por tant inf orm ation that w ill
help as sur e yo ur enjoymen t an d proper use of the set-t op b ox
and its acc ess ories. Plea se r ead them car efully befo re i nstalling
and ope rat ing your set-to p bo x.
Installat ion
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CAUTION
The appar atus s hall n ot be e xpose d to dr ippi ng or s plash ing, a nd no
obj ects f illed with l iquid s, suc h as va ses, s hall be pla ced on the ap parat us.
SAFETY INFORMATION
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Rea d and F ollow Instr uctio ns- All th e saf ety and op erat ion i nstru ction s
sho uld be read b efore the set-t op bo x is opera ted. Foll ow all opera ting
ins truct ions.
Ret ain In struc tions - The s afety and opera ting inst ruction s shou ld be
ret ained for fu ture r efere nce.
Hee d all W arnin gs-Co mply w ith all wa rnin gs on the set-t op box and
ope ratin g inst ructi ons.
Pow er - Th is set -top box i s sup plie d wit h a DC powe r. To prev ent
ele ctric shock , ensu re the adaptor i s ins erted corre ctly i nto
the power outle t.
Pow er Sou rces- This s et-to p box shou ld on ly be oper ated with the
rat ting s pecif ied on the label on th e back pan el of the set- top b ox.
If y ou are not sure o f the typ e of powe r sup ply t o your home o r off ice,
ple ase co nsult your s et-to p box deal er or e lectr ician . For s et-to p boxe s
int ended to ope rate f rom batte ry po wer, or ot her s ourc es, re fer to the
ope ratin g inst ructi ons.
Ove rload ing- D o not o verlo ad wall ou tlet s or exte nsio n cor ds as t his can
res ult in a risk of fire or e lectric shoc k. Ov erloade d AC o utle ts, exte nsio n
cor ds, fr ayed p ower c ords, damaged o r cra cked wir e insu latio n, and
bro ken pl ugs ar e dang erous , They may re sult in a shoc k or f ire hazard .
Per iodic ally e xamin e the c ord, and i f its a ppear ance i ndica te dam age or
det erior ated i nsula tion, have i t replace d by y our servi ce te chni cian.
Pow er-Co rd Pro tecti on- Po wer-s upply cords should be ro uted so th at
the y are n ot lik ely to be w alke d on o r dam aged by items plac ed up on or
aga inst t hem, p aying parti cular attentio n to t he point w here they exit
fro m the s et-to p box.
Ven tilat ion- S lots a nd ope nings in the cas e are p rovid ed for ventilat ion
to e nsure relia ble op erati on of the s et-t op box and to pr otec t it fr om
ove rheat ing. T hese o penin gs mus t not be bl ocke d or cover ed. T he
ope nings shoul d neve r be block ed by plac ing t he se t-to p box o n a
bed , sofa , rug, or heat re gist er. T his s et-t op bo x shou ld not be pla ced in a
bui lt-in insta llati on suc h as a book case o r rack , unle ss proper vent ilat ion
is p rovid ed or t he set-to p box manu facture r's in structi ons h ave b een
fol lowed .
Att achme nts- D o not u se attach ment s unl ess reco mmen ded by the
set -top b ox man ufact urer a s they may caus e hazards .
The appar atus s hall n ot be expo sed t o drippin g or s plas hing and no objec ts
fil led wi th liq uids , such as va ses s hall be plac ed on the a pparatu s.
Cau tion: Maint ain el ectri cal sa fety. Powerlin e ope rate d equ ipmen t or ac cess orie s
con necte d to th is uni t should b ear s afet y cer tifi cati on mar k on th e accesso ry it self
and shoul d not b e modifie d so a s to c ompr omis e the saf ety f eatu res. Thi s wil l help
avo id any poten tial h azard from elec tric al sh ock o r fir e. If in dou bt, co ntact a
qua lifie d serv ice pe rsonn el.
Acc essor ies- D o not p lace this set- top box on a n uns tabl e cart, s tand , tripod,
bra cket, or tab le. Th e set-top box m ay fall, c ausi ng se rious injur y to a chil d or
adu lt as w ell as serious d amag e to t he se t-to p box. Us e thi s set -top box o nly
wit h a car t, sta nd, tripo d, br acke t, or ta ble r ecom mended b y the manu facture r's
or s old wi th the set-top b ox. A ny mo unti ng of the prod uct s houl d follow the
man ufact urer' s inst ructi ons an d use of a m ount ing acces sory reco mmend ed by
the manuf actur er.
A se t-top box an d cart com bina tion shou ld be m oved with care. Quick sto ps,
exc essiv e forc e, and uneve n surface s may caus e dam age t o the set-t op box .
Out door A ntenn a Grou nding - If an out side an tenn a or cable syst em is connect ed to
the set-t op box , be sure t he anten na or cabl e system is gr ound ed s o as t o provid e
som e prot ectio n agai nst vo ltage surges an d bui lt-u p sta tic c harg es. Se ction 810 of
the Natio nal El ectri cal Co de, ANSI/ NFPA No.7 0-19 84 (S ecti on 54 of Can adian
Ele ctric al Cod e, Par t1) pr ovide s informa tion with resp ect to prop er gr ounding of
the mast a nd sup porti ng struct ure, grou ndin g of t he le ad-i n wire to an a ntenn adis charg e unit , conn ectio n to groun ding elec trod es, an d requ irem ents for the
gro undin g elec trode .
Pow er Lin es-An outsi de ant enna syst em sh ould not b e loc ated in the vicin ity of
ove rhead power lines , othe r electri c lig ht or pow er ci rcui ts, or where it ca n fal l int o
suc h powe r line s or circu its. When inst allin g an ou tsid e ant enna s ystem , extr eme
car e shou ld be t aken to ke ep fr om touchi ng or appr oachi ng suc h powe r lines or
cir cuits , as co ntact with them migh t be f atal . Ins tall ing an outdoor a nten na ca n be
haz ardou s and s hould be left to a profess iona l ant enna installe r.
Use
Cle aning - Unpl ug the set-t op box from t he wal l out let b efore cl eani ng.
Do n ot use liqui d clea ners o r aero sol cl eane rs. U se a da mp clo th for clean ing.
Obj ects t hat ma y touc h dang erous volta ge poi nts or "sho rt-o ut" part s cou ld re sult in
a fi re or e lectr ic sho ck. Ne ver sp ill li quid of an y kind on the s et-t op bo x.
Lig htnin g-For added prote ction for th is set -top b ox dur ing a ligh tning st orm, or
whe n it is left u natte nded a nd unu sed fo r lon g per iods o f time , unpl ug it f rom t he
wal l outl et and disco nnect the an tenna o r cab le sy stem . This will p reven t dam age t o
the set-t op box due to light ning a nd pow er li ne su rges.
Ser vice
Ser vicin g-Do n ot att empt t o service this set- top b ox yo urse lf, as openi ng or
rem oving cover s may e xpose you to dan gero us volta ge or othe r haza rds. R efer a ll
ser vicin g to qu alifi ed ser vice pers onne l.
Con ditio ns Req uirin g Serv ice-U nplug the set-t op bo x fro m the wall outl et and
ref er ser vicin g to qu alifi ed servic e per sonn el un der th e fol lowi ng condi tion s:
A. When the D C pow er ada ptor or conn ecti ng po wer co rd is d amage d.
B. If li quid has b een sp illed , or ob ject s hav e fallen into the s et-to p box.
C. If th e set -top box ha s been expose d to r ain o r wate r.
D. If th e vid eo do es not opera te nor mall y by f ollow ing th e oper ating
instru ctio ns.
Adjust only thos e cont rols t hat ar e covered b y ope rating i nstr ucti ons.
Improp er ad just ment o f othe r cont rols m ay result i n dam age a nd wil l often
requir e ext ensi ve wor k by a q ualif ied techn icia n to re store the set-t op bo x
to its n orma l ope ratio n.
E. If th e set -top box ha s bee n dro pped or cab inet h as bee n dam aged .
F. When the s et-t op box exhib its a d isti nct c hange in perf orma nce-thi s
indica tes a need for se rvice .
Rep lacem ent Pa rts-W hen re place ment p arts are r equi red, ha ve the servi ce
tec hnici an ver ify th at the replacem ents he us es ha ve th e sam e safe ty cha racte risti cs
as t he ori ginal parts . Use of re plac emen ts sp ecif ied b y the s et-to p box manu fact urer
can preve nt fir e, ele ctric shock, or othe r hazards .
Saf ety Ch eck-U pon co mplet ion of any servi ce or r epair s to th is set -top b ox, ask
the servi ce tec hnici an to perf orm s afet y che cks re comm ende d by th e manu factu rer
to d eterm ine th at the set-top b ox is in sa fe op erat ing cond itio n.
Wal l or Ce iling Mount ing- The p rodu ct sh ould be moun ted t o a wa ll or ceil ing only
as r ecomm ended by the manufact urer .
Hea t-The produ ct sho uld be situated away from hea t sources such as ra diators ,
hea t regi sters , stov es, or other pro duct s (inclu ding ampl ifier s) tha t prod uce he at.