IKEA STRALA Quick Start Manual page 3

ENGLISH
USE AND CARE
INSTRUCTIONS
When the product is placed on a live
tree, the tree should be well main-
tained 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 prod-
uct carefully. Discard any products
that have cut, damaged, or frayed
wire insulation or cords, cracks in the
lampholders or enclosures, loose con-
nections, 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.
ENGLISH
SEASONAL AND HOLIDAY LIGHTS
INTRODUCTION
This leaflet provides guidance on the
purchase, inspection, installation and
use of Seasonal and Holiday lighting
sets.
Modern Seasonal and Holiday light-
ing sets are safe to use if simple
checks 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 lawn-
mower 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!
Visual inspections
New Seasonal and Holiday lighting
sets should be checked and inspected
in accordance with the manufactur-
er'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 hur-
riedly dismantled following the previ-
ous 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 plug-
ging in the set to the mains.
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