TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE AND ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR
MOISTURE.
IMPORTAN T SAFEGUARDS
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 in
the o perat ing ins truct ions.
Pol ariza tion- S ome set -top bo x are equ ipp ed with a polari zed a lternat ing
-cu rrent l ine plu g. This p lug wil l fit int o the pow er outl et, try r evers ing
the p lug. If t he plug s till fa ils to fi t, cont act you r elect ric ian to repl ace
you r obsol ete out let . To preven t elect ric sho ck, do no t use thi s polar ized
plu g with an e xtens ion cor d, rece ptacl e, or oth er outl et un less the
bla des can b e fully i nsert ed with out bla de expo sure. I f you nee d an
ext ensio n cord, u se a pola rized c ord.
Pow er Sour ces - This set- top box s hould o nly be op erate d with th e ratti ng
spe cifie d on the la bel on th e back pa nel of th e set-t op box. If you ar e not
sur e of the ty pe of pow er supp ly to you r home or o ffice , pleas e consu lt
you r set-t op box de aler or e lec trician. For s et-top box int end ed to
ope rate fr om batt ery pow er, or ot her s ources, refe r to the operati ng
ins truct ions.
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 tri c shock. 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-s upply cords sh ould be routed s o tha t
the y are not l ikely t o be walk ed on o r damaged b y items p laced u pon or
aga inst th em, pay ing par ticul ar atte ntion t o cords a t plugs , conve nienc e
rec eptac les, an d the poi nt wher e they ex it from t he set- top box .
Whe re the MA IN plug o r an appl iance c ouple r is used a s the dis conne ct
dev ice, th e disco nnect d evice shal l remain readi ly op erable.
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 tio n of the set-top b ox and to protec t it fr om
ove rheat ing. Th ese ope nings m ust not t he bloc ked or co ver ed. The
ope nings s hould n ever be b loc ked by plac ing the s et-to p box on a be d,
sof a, rug, o r heat re giste r. This s et-to p box sho uld n ot be placed in a
bui lt-in i nstal latio n such as a b ook cas e or rack , unl ess 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 .
: To reduce the
risk of fire and el ect ric shock, do
not remove the co ver ( or back panel)
of the unit. Refe r ser vicing to qualifie d ser vice personnel.
The l ightn ing fla sh with a rrow he ad symb ol, wit hin an eq uilat eral
tri
ang le, is in tende d to aler t the user to th e presence of un ins ulated
"da ngero us volt age" wi thin th e produ ct's en closu re that m ay be o f
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 th e user to t he pres ence of i mport ant ope ratio n and ser vicin g
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 FI RE OR ELECT RIC SHO CK, DO
NOT E
XPO SE THIS A PPL IANCE TO RA IN OR MOI STURE .
CAU TION: T O PREVE NT ELEC TRI C SHOCK, MA TCH WID E BLADE O F
PLU
G TO WI DE SLOT A ND FU LLY INSER T.
In addition to th e car eful attention dev ote d to quality standar ds
in th
e manufacturi ng of y our set-top box, saf ety i s a major factor
in the design of ev ery i nstrument. Howev er, s afety is your
responsibil ity , too. This sheet list s imp ortant informati on th at will
help to assure yo ur en joyment and proper u se of t he set-top box
and accessory e qui pment. Please read t hem carefully before
operation and u sin g your set-top box.
Ins tallation
Att achme nts- Do n ot use at tachm ents un less re comme nded by t he
set -top bo x manuf act urer as they may c ause hazards .
The a ppara tus sha ll not be e xpo sed to drippin g or sp lashing a nd no o bjects fi lle d
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 def eat the s afety f eatur es. Thi s will he lp avoi d
any a nd shou ld not be m odifi ed so as to c ompro mise th e safet y featu res. Th is will
hel p avoid a ny pote ntial h azard f rom ele ctric al shoc k or fire . If in dou bt, con tact
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 f ail, caus ing ser ious in jury to a c hild or a dult
as we ll as ser ious da mage to t he set- top box . Use thi s set-t op box on ly with a c art,
sta nd, tri pod, br acket , or tabl e recom mende d by the ma nuf acturer's or s old with the
set -top bo x. Any mo untin g of the pr odu ct should foll ow the manufac tur er's
ins truct ions an d use of a mo untin g acces sory re comme nded by t he manu fac turer.
A set -top bo x and car t combi natio n shoul d be move d wit h care. Quick st ops,
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- 1984 (Sectio n 54 of C anadian
Ele ctric al Code , Part1 ) provi des i nformation w ith respect to p rop er ground ing o f
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 owe r circuits, or w here it can fall i nto
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 t ouching or app roaching suc h pow er lines or
cir cuits , as cont act wit h them mi ght be fa tal. In stall ing an ou tdoor a ntenn a can 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 this se t-top b ox from t he wall o utlet b efore c leani ng.
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 tri c shock. 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 discon nect the anten na or c able syst em. T his will preve nt da mage to
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 servic e this set-top b ox yo urself, a s ope ning or
rem oving c overs m ay expo se you to d anger ous vol tage or o the r hazards . Refer a ll
ser vicin g to qual ified s ervic e perso nnel.
Con ditio ns Requ iring S ervic e-Unp lug thi s set-t op box fr om the wa ll outl et and re fer
ser vicin g to qual ified s ervic e perso nnel un der the f ollow ing con ditio ns:
A. Whe n the pow er-su pply co rd or plu g is da maged.
B. I f liq uid has bee n spill ed, or ob jec ts have fallen i nto the set-to p box .
C. If the set-t op box has been ex pos ed to rain or w ate r.
D. If the vide o doe s not opera te no rmally by foll owing the oper ati ng
ins truct ions.
Adj ust onl y those c ontro ls that a re cove red by op erati ng inst ructi ons.
Imp roper a djust ment of o ther co ntrol s may res ult in da mage an d will of ten
req uire ex tensi ve work b y a quali fied te chnic ian to re store t he set- top box
to it s norma l opera tion.
E. If th e set-t op box ha s been dr opped o r cabin et has be en dama ged.
F. Wh en the set-top b ox exhibits a di sti nct chang e in pe rformance- this
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
cha racte risti cs as the o rigin al part s. Use of r eplac ement s speci fied by t he set- top
box m anufa cture r can pre vent fi re, ele ctric s hock, o r other h aza rds.
Saf ety Che ck-Up on comp letio n of any se rvice o r repai rs to t his set-top bo x, ask the
ser vice te chnic ian to pe rform s afety c hecks r eco mmended by the m anufacture r to
det ermin e that th e set-t op box is i n safe op erati ng cond ition .
Wal l or Ceil ing Mou nti ng- 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 ( including am plifiers) th at pr oduce hea t.
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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.
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