Hitachi VM-8400LA Instruction Manual page 7

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the appliance.
8 Ventilation -- Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation to ensure
reliable operation of the video product and to protect it from overheating. These openings
must not be blocked or covered. The openings should never be blocked by placing the video
product on a bed, sofa, rug or other similar surface. This video product should never be
placed near or over a radiator or heat register. This video product should not be placed in a
built-in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the
video product manufacturer's instructions have been followed.
9 Attachments -- Do not use attachments unless recommended by the video product
manufacturer as they may cause hazards.
Caution: Maintain electrical safety. Power-line operated equipment or accessories connected
to this unit should bear the UL listing mark or CSA certification mark on the accessory itself
and should not have been modified so as to defeat the safety features. This will help avoid
any potential hazard from electric shock or fire. If in doubt, contact qualified service personnel.
10 Water and Moisture -- Do not use this video product near water -- for example, near a
bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool,
and the like.
11 Accessories -- Do not place this video product on an unstable card, stand, tripod, bracket
or table. The video product may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious
damage to the appliance. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket or table recommended
by the manufacturer, or sold with the video product. Any mounting of the product should follow
the manufacturer's instructions, and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the
manufacturer.
11A An appliance and cart combination should be moved with care. Quick stops, excessive
force, and uneven surfaces may cause the appliance and cart combination to overturn.
12 Outdoor Antenna Grounding -- If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the
video product, be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some
protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges. Section 810 of the National
Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA No. 70, provides information with respect to proper grounding of
the mast and supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit,
size of grounding conductors, location of antenna-discharge unit, connection to grounding
electrodes, and requirements for the grounding electrode. See example below:
EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING
13 Power Lines -- An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of
overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such
power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be
taken to keep from touching or approaching such power lines or circuits as contact with them
might be fatal. Installing an outdoor antenna can be hazardous and should be left to a
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