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For Y ou r Sa fe t y
IMPOR T ANT SAFET Y INSTRUC TIONS
• Read Instructions : All th e saf et y
and operating inst ructio ns
shou ld be r ead befor e t he a p-
plia nce is op erate d.
• Retain Instructions : Th e safe ty
and operating inst ructio ns
shoul d be retain ed for f uture
referen ce.
• Heed Warnings : All wa rnin gs on
the a ppli ance and i n the o p-
erating instru ctions should
be a dhere d to.
• Follow Instructions : All op er-
ating a nd use in str uc tions
sho uld be f ollo wed .
Installation
Powe r So ur ces: This video prod-
uct should be operat ed only
fro m the t yp e of p ower s ource
indicated on the marking label.
If you a re not sure o f the t yp e
of power supply t o your home,
consul t your a ppli ance de aler
or lo cal p ower co mpany. For
video products int ended to
operate from battery power , or
othe r source s, refe r to the op -
erating instruc tions.
Grounding or Polarization: This
video product is equipped with
a pol arize d alter natin g- curre nt
line plug (a plug ha ving one
bla de wi der th an the o ther).
This p lug w ill t into the p owe r
outlet only one way . This is a
saf et y feature. If yo u are unab le
to inse r t the pl ug fu lly into t he
out let, t r y revers ing th e plug . If
the plug should still fail to t,
conta ct y our el ec tri cian to re -
pla ce your o bsol ete ou tlet . Do
not defe at the safety purpose
of th e pola rize d plug .
Alternat e W arnings: This v ide o
product is equipped with a
three -w ire groun ding -t ype
plu g, a plu g havin g a third
( gr ou nd i ng ) p i n. Thi s p l ug wi l l
onl y t into a g round ing -t yp e
pow er out let. T his is a sa fet y
feature. I f you are u nable to
insert the plug into the outlet,
conta ct y our el ec tri cian to re -
pla ce your o bsol ete ou tlet . Do
not defe at the safety purpose
of th e groun ding t y pe pl ug.
Overloading: Do not ove rlo ad
wall o utl ets a nd ex tens ion
cords as th is can resul t in a risk
of re or el ec tri c sho ck.
Ven ti la ti on: Slot s and op enin gs
in the ca binet are provided for
ventilati on, to ensure reliabl e
op erati on of th e vid eo pro duc t
and t o prot ect it from ov erheat -
ing, a nd the se op enin gs must
not be block ed or co vered.
Th e ope nings sh ould n ever b e
blo cke d by pla cing t he vid eo
pro duc t on a be d, so fa , rug, o r
other s imilar sur f ace.
This video pr oduct should not
be placed in a built -in installa -
tion s uch as a bookca se or rack
unless pr oper ventil ation is pro-
vided or the manufacturer’s in-
structio ns h av e been adh ered
to. Th is vid eo pro duc t sho uld
never be pl aced near or ove r a
radiat or or he at reg ister .
Att achm ents: Do not u se at tach -
ment s not re commen ded b y
the v ide o prod uc t manuf ac tur-
er as they may cause hazards .
Wate r an d Moi st ur e: Do n ot use
this video product near wa-
ter—fo r exa mple, n ear a ba th
tub, w ash bow l, ki tchen si nk , or
laun dr y tub, in a w et bas ement ,
or near a swimm ing pool, a nd
the li ke.
Power-Cord Prot ection: Po wer-
supply c ords should be r outed
so th at they are not like ly t o be
walked on or pinched by it ems
placed upon or again st them,
paying particular attenti on to
cords at p lugs, co nveni ence re -
cepta cle s, and t he po int whe re
they exit from the appliance.
Acces sorie s: Do no t place t his
video product on an unstable
car t , sta nd, tr ipo d, br acket , or
tab le. Th e vid eo pro duc t may
fal l, caus ing se riou s injur y to a
child or adult, and serious dam-
age to t he ap plian ce. Use on ly
wit h a car t, s ta nd, tr ipo d, br ack-
et, o r tabl e recom mend ed by
the ma nuf ac turer, or so ld wi th
the video product. An y mount -
ing of the applianc e should fol-
low th e manu fac tu rer ’s instr uc-
tio ns, an d shoul d use a
mounting acces sor y rec om-
men ded b y the man ufa ct urer.
An appliance
and car t
comb ina -
tion should
be mo ved
with care .
Qui ck sto ps,
excessive force, and uneven
sur fa ces may caus e the ap pli -
ance an d car t com binat ion to
overt urn.
Antennas
Ou tdo or A nte nna G ro un di ng: I f an
out sid e antenna o r cab le sy s-
tem is conn ec ted to t he vi deo
pro duc t, be su re the anten na
or cable system is grounded
so as to pr ovide some pr otec -
tion a gains t volt age surg es and
b u i l t- u p s t a t i c c h a r g e s . S e c t i o n
81 0 of the N atio nal Ele ct ric al
Cod e, ANSI/N FP A No. 70, pro -
vides inform ation with r espect
to pr oper ground ing of the
mast and supporting struc ture ,
groun ding o f the le ad- in wire
to an anten na disc harge un it,
size of groundi ng conductors,
loc atio n of anten na disch arge
unit, c onnection to gr ounding
elec trodes, and requirements
for th e groun ding e lec tro de.
EX AMPLE OF A NTENNA GR OUNDI NG AS
PER NA TIONAL ELEC TRIC AL CODE
Antenn a Lead
in Wire
Ground
Clamp
Elec tric
Service
Equipment
Ground
Clamps
Grounding
Cond uct ors
(NEC SEC TIO N
810 -21)
Power Se rvi ce Ground ing
Elec trode System (NEC
ART 250. PART H)
Antenna
Disch arge
Unit (NEC
SEC TION
810 -20 )
Powe r Li nes: An ou tsid e antenn a
sy stem sh oul d not be l oc ated in
th e vi c in ity of ov erh ea d po w er
lines or other electric light or
pow er circu its , or wh ere it c an
fal l into such p ower lin es or ci r-
cuits. When installin g an out -
side a ntenna s ys tem, ex tr eme
c a r e s h o u l d b e t a k e n t o k e e p
f r o m t o u c h i n g s u c h p o w e r
line s or circ uit s as conta ct w ith
the m might b e fat al.
Use
Cleaning: Unplu g this vi deo
product from the wall out -
let b efore c leanin g. Do n ot
u s e l i q u i d c l e a n e r s o r a e r o s o l
clean ers . Use a dam p clot h for
cleaning.
Ob je ct a nd Li qu id E ntr y: Neve r
push objects of an y kind in to
this vi deo p rodu ct t hrough
op enings a s they m ay touch
dangerou s voltage poin ts or
shor t o ut par t s that cou ld re -
s u l t i n a r e o r e l e c t r i c s h o c k .
Nev er spil l liqui d of any k ind on
the v ide o prod uc t.
Lightning: For a dde d prote cti on
for th is vide o pro duc t recei ver
duri ng a lig htnin g stor m, or
w h e n it i s le ft u na tt en de d a n d
unus ed for l ong p eri ods o f
time, u nplug it from the wal l
out let an d disco nnec t th e an-
tenna o r cabl e sy stem . This w ill
prevent damage t o the video
pro duc t due to li ghtni ng and
powe r-l ine s ur ges.
Service
Servicing: D o not at tempt to s er-
vice th is video product yourself
as opening or re moving c overs
may ex pos e you to da ngero us
volt age o r other h aza rds. Re fer
all servicing to quali ed ser vice
personnel.
Damage Requiring Service: Unp lug
this video product from the wal l
out let an d refer se r vici ng to
qual i ed s er vice p ers onne l un-
der t he foll owin g cond itio ns:
• When th e powe r-suppl y cord
or plug is dama ged.
• If li quid ha s bee n spill ed, o r
obj ec ts h ave fal len into t he
video product.
• If the v ide o prod uc t has be en
ex pos ed to ra in or wa ter.
• If the v ide o prod uc t has be en
dropped or the cabinet ha s
been d ama ged.
If the video product does not
op erate no rmal ly foll ow the
operatin g instruc tions. Ad-
just o nly th ose co ntrols that
are covere d by th e oper atin g
instruc tions as an improper ad-
just ment o f other co ntrols may
result in damage and will of ten
requ ire ex tensi ve wor k by a
quali ed technician to restore
the v ide o pro duc t to it s nor mal
operation.
Whe n the v ide o prod uc t ex-
hibits a d istinct change i n
per f orma nce— this in dica tes a
need f or service .
Replacement P arts: W hen re -
place ment pa rt s are re quired ,
be sure t he ser v ice tech nician
has use d repl acement p ar ts
speci ed by th e ma nufactu rer
o r h a v e t h e s a m e c h a r a c t e r -
isti cs as th e ori ginal p ar t. Un -
authorized substitutions ma y
result in re, el ec tric sh ock o r
other haz ards.
Safety C heck: Upon c ompletion
of any s er vice or re pair s to this
vid eo pro duc t, a sk the s er vice
tech nici an to per f orm s afet y
che ck s to deter mine t hat the
video product is in proper op-
erating condition.