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• Protect thepower c ord. P ower supply cords s hould berouted sothatthey won't b ewalked o n
orpinched b yotqjects placed o noragainst them. Pay particular attention t ocords a tplugs, con-
venience receptacles,
and thepointwhere t hey exitfl'om theunit.
• Unphlg theTVfl'om thewallolltlet a nddisconnect theantenna orcable s ystem during alight-
ningstorm orwhen leftunattended and unused f orlong periods o ftime. T his willprevent dam-
age totheunitdlletolightning a ndpowePline sllrges.
• Avoid overhead power l ines. A nolltside antenna system shollld notbeplaced i n thevicinity of
overhead power l ines orother e lectric l ightorpower c ircldts o rwhere it can fallintosuch
power l ines orcircldts. When installing a noutside a ntenna system, beextremely careful tokeep
fromtouching t hepower l ines orcircuits. Contact withsuch lines canbefatal.
• Do not overload
the wall o11tlet or extension
cords. Overloading
can reslllt in fire or electric
shock.
• Do not insert anything
thi'ollgh
the openings
in the 11nit, where they can tolmh dangei'olls
volt-
age points
or damage parts. Never spill liqldd of any kind on the TV
• Ground
outdoor
antennas.
If an outside
antenna
or cable
system is connected
to the TV_be sure the antenna
or
cable system is gir)unded
so as to provide
some
piv_tection against voltage surges and bldlt-11t_ static
charges.
Section 810 of the National
Electrical Code,
ANSI/NFPA
No.70-1984,
provides
information
abollt
piv)per giv)l mding of the mast and sl q?porting
sm lctl we,
grounding
of the leadqn
wire to an antenna
discharge
lmit, size of grol mding conch lctors, location of antenna
discharge
lmit, connection
to grollnding
electrodes,
and
reqldrements
for the grolmding
electrode.
EXAMPLE
OF
I_
ANTENNA
GROUNDING
...................................
ANTENNA
....
LEAD
N WIRE
ND CLAMP
ANTENNA
DISCHARGE
UNiT
(NEC
SECTION
810 20)
GROUNDING
CONDUCTORS
(NEC
SECTION
810
2/)
OUND
CLAMPS
_
POWER
SERVICE
GROUNDING
ELECTRODE
SYSTEM
NEC
NATIONAL
ELECTR
CAL CODE
(NEC
ANT 250
PART
H)
• Do not attempt
to service the TV yollrself. Refer all servicing
to qualified
service personnel.
Unplug
the unit from the wall outlet and refer servicing
to qualified
service personnel
under
the
following
conditions:
- when the powePsupt)ly
cord or plug is damaged
- if liquid has been spilled on the unit or if otqjects have fallen into the unit
- if the TV has been exposed
to raiii or water
- if the TV does not operate
normally
by following
the operating
instructions
- if the TV has been drot_ped or the cabinet has been damaged
- when the TV exhibits
a distinct
change iii performance
• If you make adjustments
yourself,
a@ust only those controls that are covered
by the operating
insm lctions.
AdjlBting
other controls
may rein llt iii damage
and will often recp 1ire extensive
work by a qualified
technician
to restore the TV to normal.
• When i'eplacement
parts are recpdred,
be sllre the service technician
11ses replacement
parts
specified
by the manufacturer
or those that have the same characteristics
as the original part.
Unauthorized
substitutions
may result in additional
damage to the unit.
• Upon completion
of any service or i'epairs to this TV_ask the service technician
to
perform
safety checks to determine
that the TV is in a safe operating
condition.
This device
complies
with
part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation
is subject
to the following
two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful
interference,
and
(2) This device must
accept
any interference
that may cause undesired
operation.
This television
receiver
provides
display
of television
closed
captioning
in accordance
with
4
15.119
of the FCC rules.
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