Important Safety Information - Harman Kardon AVR 135 Owner's Manual

SAFETY I NFORPIATION
Important Safety Information
VerifyLine VoltageBeforeUse
Your A VR135 hasbeendesigned br usewith
120 voltAC current. C onnection to a linevoltage
otherthanteatforwhichit is intended c ancreatea
safetyandfire hazedandmaydamage the unit.
Ifyouhalve a nyquestions aboutthevoltage r equirements
1oryourspecific model, o r about _ l_e J J//e v oJ_age Jn your
area,contact y ourselling dealer b efore plugging f l_eunit
Jnbawalloutlet
Do Not UseExtensionCords
Toavoidsafetyhazalds, useonlythe powercord
attached to yeurunit Wede not _ecorrtrneed that
extension cordsbe usedwiththisproduct. A swithaft
eleetr,cal devices, d o notrunpowerco_ds underrugs
or carpets or placeheavy objectsonthem.Damaged
powercordsshouldbe replaced immediately b yan
authorized service center w itha cordmeeting hctory
spedfic_oes
Handlethe AC PowerCordgently
Whendisconnecllng the powercordfloraanAC out-
let,alwayspullthe plug;never p ulltheoo_dIfyoudo
not intend to usethe unitforanyconsiderable length
of time,disconned the plugfromtheACoutlet.
DoNot Openthe Cabinet
Therearerio usesservJceabJe compo/_en_s inside this
product. O pening thecabinet m aypresent a shock
hazard, a ndany modification to the product w illvoid
yourguarantee If wateror anymetalobjectsuchasa
paperclip,wireor a stapleaccidenta@ tailsirsidethe
unit,disconnect it fromtheAC power sourceimmedi
at@tandcorsultan authorized servicecentec
CAW or AntennaGrounding
Ifanoubideantenna o r cablesyslem isconnected b
thisproduct, b e ce_tait_ 1but i t isgrout_ded s oasto p,s-
videBorne protection a gainst v oltage surges andstatic
chargee. Section 810 ofthe National Electrical Code.
ANSI/NFPA No.70-1984,provides i nformation with
respect t o proper g rounding o fthe mastandsapportng
structure, grounding o f he leadinwireto anantenna
discharge a t/it,sizeof groundkgconductors, Ioogior_
of anlenna discharge u nit,connection t o gmundJr_g
electrodes a ndrequiremerlts of tie grounding
electrode
NOTETO CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER: Thisremirder
is ptovided to call t he CA-R/(CaNe TV)system
installer's a _entlon to article8P0-40 of theh£CIbat
provides g uidelines 1 orpropergrounding and,inpar
ticular, s pecifies hat _becableground stdl becon
nected to the grounding system of the building, as
doseIo the pointof cableentryaspossible
InstalIationLocation
[] _oensure properoperation andto avoidthepoten
tialfor safety hazards, placelhe uniton a firmand
levelsudace. W hen placing the uniton a shel_ be
certain that1/e shelfandanymoungng hardware
cansupport l heweightof theproduct,
[] Makecertain thatproperspaceis provided both
above andbeiraw tile ut/itfor_,et/Natlot/if this
product w ill beinstalled ina cabinet o r other
enclosed area,makecertain thatthemis sufficient
airmovement withinthe cabinet, U nder s ome
circ, umstances a fan maybe required,
[] Donot placelheunitdirectly on a carpeted
surface.
[] Avoid installation i nextremely h ot or <',old l ocations,
or inanareathatis exposed to directsunlight o r
heati%equipment,
[] Avoidmoistor humidlocations.
[] Donot obstruct t he ventilation slotson the top of
the unit,or placeobjectsdirectlyor!orthem,
[] Dueto the weightof the AVe 135arid theheat
generated bythe amplifiers, thereis the remote
possibility fiat the rubberpaddingon thebo:lom
of the unit'sfeetmayleavemarkson certain
woodor veneermaterialsUsecaution when
placing the uniton softwoodsor othermaterials
thatmaybe damaged by heator heavyobjects
Cleaning
Whorl t he unitgetsdirty, w ipeit witha dean,soft,dry
cloth.Ifneces_ry, a ndonlya_ter u nplug c /ietl t heAC
power co_d, w ipeit wi? a softclothdampened w Hh
mildsoap}, water, # _en a fesh clothwithcleanwatec
Wipedry immediately witha dry cloth NB!ER use
benzene, aerosol cleaners, tr_fnner; alcohol o r arNother
volgilecleaning a gentDonot useabrasive c leaners,
astheymaydamage tr_e finish of mealpartsAvoid
spraying insectdde near t he unit.
Movingthe Unit
Beforemoving the unit,be certak_ t o disconnect any
interconnection cordswilhothercomponents, and
makeoerlaie thatyoudisconnect the unitfromthe
ACoutlet
Important Informationfor the User
Thisequipment hasbeentested andfoundto comply
withthe linfihfora Olass-B digital d evice, p ursuant to,
Part15 ofthe FCCRules. T helimitsaredesigned t o
provide _eaaonable pmiection against h armlul i nterior-
onceir]a residerlhal insta/lat on.Thisequipment geezer-
ares,uses andcanradiate radiot_equeecy' energy a nd,
if notinstalled andusedinaccordance withthe
instructions, maycausehamfful i nterlerenoe t o radio
communicaton However. thereis no guarantee t eat
harm¢ul inteCerence will notoccurin a particular insta[
latiorl, If this
equipment does
cause
banrlful inferrer
enceto radioor television reception, wh£hcanbe
determined b y turning the equipment oftandon,the
useris encouruged I c,t,y tocorrecttheirge4ereece b y
oneor moreof thebllowingrneasums:
[] Reorie_ t or relocate thereceiving antenna,
@ Increase t he sepaahon be4_een t he equipmer_t
andmceiven
[] Connect t he equipment inb anoutleton a circuit
diMent fromtreat t owhichthe receiver is connected
[] ©onsult the dealeror an experienced radio/Z/
technicia'_ for help
Thisdevicecornplies withPart15 of the FCCRules
Operation i s subject t o the following b/vo conditions:
(1)thisdevicernaynotcauseharmful i nterference,
and(2)thisdevicemustacceptinterference r eceived,
it/oludit/g ir¢_rtemene thatreaycauseundesired
operation
NOTE: C hanges o r modJficalJons maycause this
unitto failto comply wi_ Pa_15 of the FCCBales
andmayvoidthe user's aulhority b operatethe
equipment
Unpacking
Thecarbnandshipping materials u sedle prefect y our
newreceNer d uringshiprnent werespectally designed
to cushion it t;ernshockand@terror Wesuggest
thatyousave the cartonandpackingmaterials f or
useins/iF_pfng if youmere.or should the unitever
needrepel
Tominimize thesizeof thecartonin storage, y oumay
wishto flattenit,Thisis doneby card@ stirring t he
tapeseamson the bottomandcollapsing the cartorl.
Other c ardboadinsertsmaybestoredinthe same
mar/nee P acking materials t hatcannot b e collapsed
shouldbe saved alongwiththecartonin a plastic bag
If youdo notwishb savethe packaging m aterials,
pleasenotethatthe cartonandotherseciJons of 1he
sbippiog protediot_ arerec,ydabte. Rease_espeet the
environment anddiscard thosematerials a t a local
_ecydi%center.
it isimportant thatyouremove 1heprotective p lastic
I@ tramtheget-pane/lees beavir_g t te filmin place
willailed the performance o fyourremote control,