Ikea 60270777 Assembly instructions

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IMPORTANT
SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS

FOR INDOOR & OUTDOOR USE!

When using electrical products, basic
precautions should always be fol­lowed including the following:

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FOLLOW
ALL SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS

Do not use seasonal products out­doors unless marked suitable for
indoor and outdoor use. When prod­ucts are used in outdoor applications,
connect the product to a Ground Fault
Circuit Interrupting (GFCI) outlet. If
one is not provided, contact a quali­fied electrician for proper installation.
This seasonal use product is not
intended for permanent installation
or use.
Do not mount or place near gas or
electric heaters, fireplaces, candles or
other similar sources of heat.
Do not secure the wiring of the prod-

uct with staples or nails, or place on
sharp hooks or nails.
Do not let lamps rest on the supply
cord or on any wire.
Unplug the product when leaving the
house, when retiring for the night, or
if left unattended.
This is an electric product - not a toy!
To avoid risk of fire, burns, personal
injury and electric shock it should not
be played with or placed where small
children can reach it.
Do not use this product for other than
its intended use.
Do not hang ornaments or other ob­jects from cord, wire, or light string.
Do not close doors or windows on
the product or extension cords as this
may damage the wire insulation.
Do not cover the product with cloth,
paper or any material not part of the
product when in use.
Read and follow all instructions that
are on the product or provided with
the product.

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CAUTION!

Strangulation hazard.
Hang out of reach of young children.

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WARNING

Deviation from the assembly
instructions may result in a risk of fire
or electric shock.

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USE AND CARE
INSTRUCTIONS

When the product is placed on a live
tree, the tree should be well main­tained and fresh. Do not place on live
trees in which the needles are brown
or break off easily. Keep the tree
holder filled with water.
If the product is placed on a tree,
the tree should be well secured and
stable.
Before using or reusing, inspect
product carefully. Discard any prod­ucts that have cut, damaged, or frayed
wire insulation or cords, cracks in the
lampholders or enclosures, loose con­nections, or exposed copper wire.
When storing the product, carefully
remove the product from wherever it
is placed, including trees, branches,
or bushes, to avoid any undue strain
or stress on the product conductors,
connections, and wires.
When not in use, store neatly in a
cool, dry location protected from
sunlight.

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SEASONAL AND HOLIDAY LIGHTS

are taken. It is obvious but necessary
to say, only use outdoor lights out­doors. If young children are around
use Extra low voltage lights (24 or 12
Volts).
Outdoors also use Extra low voltage
lights unless you are going to make
sure they are installed well out of
reach of everyone. If you are going to
put mains voltage lights outdoors pro­tect them and everyone else by using
a plug-in RCD. These are the devices
you need when using a lawnmower or
hedge trimmer.

Electric lamps are much much safer
than candles, go electric, no candles
on your tree or anywhere near it. You
may know they are just for show but
someone else during the festivities
might think lighting the candles is a
great idea. Go electric.

Have you got young people in the
house? Have you a working smoke
alarm? Have you tested it? Go-on,
do it now, you know it makes sense.
Then go and buy a battery, it is so
very necessary for a happy Holiday.
First the smoke alarm, then the fancy
decorations!

INTRODUCTION

This leaflet provides guidance on the
purchase, inspection, installation and
use of Seasonal and Holiday lighting
sets.

Modern Seasonal and Holiday lighting
sets are safe to use if simple checks

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Visual inspections

New Seasonal and Holiday lighting
sets should be checked and inspected
in accordance with the manufacturer’s
instructions provided with the set.
Don’t throw away the box, keep it to
store the lighting sets in, it may have
information on buying replacement
lamps.
Older sets, which may have been
hurriedly dismantled following the
previous year’s festivities and stored
for 12 months, need to be carefully
checked for any damage to the
lamps (light bulbs), lampholders and
conductors (wires).
The following are examples of
items that should be checked before
plugging in the set to the mains.

The flexible cable and lampholders:
is the cable in good condition?
is it free from cuts, fraying and
damage?
are the connections at each
lampholder sound?
are the lampholders free from cracks
or damage, that might give access to
the live cable or live contacts of the
lamps?

The lamps:
are they all in place, undamaged,
properly screwed or pushed in?

The plug/transformer
Check that the plug is not damaged.
Look for signs of overheating.
Check the fuse (if any), make sure it is
the correct rating.
IF ANY DOUBT, HAVE THE SET
CHECKED BY A QUALIFIED
ELECTRICIAN BEFORE USE OR
SCRAP AND PURCHASE A NEW SET.

Where the set is intended to be
connected to the supply via a ‘plug-in
transformer’, only use the transformer
supplied with the set. Otherwise if the
output voltage does not match the
voltage of the lamps overheating may
result.

Functional Tests

After the visual inspection and cor­recting any faults found, including
tightening of lamps and replacement
of broken or missing lamps, plug in
and switch on the lamp set. Replace
any faulty lamps with ones of the
same voltage rating and manufacture,
check the box for details. Spare lamps
are usually provided with the set.
Lamps should not be removed or
installed with the supply on.
Only replace ‘fused’ lamps (some­times identified by a white mark on
the glass) with identical ‘fused’ lamps.

Installation on Christmas Tree

Christmas trees because of the pine
oils, and particularly after being in a
heated room for a week or two, are
very flammable. Tree decorations may
also be flammable and should be kept
clear of the lamps as far as possible.
Christmas trees should be mounted
securely so that they are unlikely to
fall over, or be knocked over by chil­dren or pets. They must be kept clear
of heat sources, including spot lamps
and particularly CANDLES.
Take care when decorating the tree,
use a stepladder if the tree is tall and
wear shoes. Many more accidents
are caused by treading on plugs and
lamps in bare feet than faulty electri­cal equipment.

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Guidance for Seasonal and Holiday
lighting sets.
Follow these and any other instruc­tion provided by the manufacturer, it
is for your safety.

1. Install the lighting chains so that
there is easy access to the socket-out­let so that the lights can be turned off
when you go out or go to bed. Never
leave lighting chains on when you go
out or go to bed.

2. Do not remove or insert lamps
while the lighting chain is connected
to the supply.

3. For series-connected lamps other
than those in sealed lighting chains,
replace failed lamps immediately by
lamps of the same rated voltage and
wattage to prevent overheating; this
requirement does not apply to sealed
lighting chains.

4. Do not connect the chain to the sup­ply while it is in the packing.

5. For series-connected lamps where
fused lamps are used, do not replace
a fused lamp with a non-fused lamp.

6. Ensure all lampholders are fitted
with a lamp.

7. Ordinary lighting chains marked for
indoor use shall not be used outdoors.

8. Lighting chains which rely on
gaskets to provide protection against
ingress of dust and moisture must not
be used without all gaskets being in
place.

9. Make sure to follow the markings
regarding series and parallel connec­tion of lighting strings.

10. Only replace ‘fused’ lamps (some­times identified by a white mark on
the glass) with identical ‘fused’ lamps.

11. For non-standard lamps (e.g.
lamps of push-in type) replacement
lamps must be of the same types as
those delivered originally or a type
specified by the manufacturer.

12. Do not attempt to replace non­replaceable lamps.

SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS

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