Savasocket User Instructions

1. How long does Savasocket 6. Can I connect my audio
take to programme? About 30 system to Savasocket? Yes, you
seconds and then you can connect can save money by also turning off
all the required items. an audio system.
2. Do I need a special remote 7. Can Savasocket be used to
control to use Savasocket? No, connect my children's games
you can use any home infra red console? Yes, the more items
remote to programme Savasocket. you connect that can be left on
standby, the more money you
3. I am having problems getting
will save.
the Savasocket to learn my
remote control button. When 8. Does a Savasocket use
programming the Savasocket much energy in standby? No,
make sure you are away from unlike some other products in
bright lights and direct sunlight as the market, Savasocket saves
they can emit infra red signals that far more energy than it uses. The
may confuse the programming. Energy Saving Trust's standard is
If you are still having problems, 1 watt; Savasocket only uses 0.19
try changing the batteries in your of a watt.
remote control unit.
9. What is Standby? Most TVs,
4. How far away can I be from videos, DVD/Blue ray, Freeview
the Savasocket and still use my boxes and Audio systems have
remote control? This depends standby. It is the power used by
on the model and how good the electronic devices that are turned
batteries are, but generally up to on, but not running.
10m would be ok.
10. When I turn off my
5. Can I add an extension lead connected appliances, does
to one of the four sockets Savasocket perform a soft shut
controlled by my remote? Yes, down to save wear and tear?
you can add an extension lead to Yes, Savasocket has a soft shut
give you more sockets. down feature built-in to extend the
life of all connected items.
* Source: Energy Saving Trust
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FAQs
11. I've heard that leaving
electrical appliances such as
TVs, CD players, monitors etc on
standby uses very little energy
and means the warm up time
is reduced - is this true? No, in
general appliances such as TVs
and CD players use more electricity
in standby mode than their owners
realise. A TVs standby generally Warranty
uses 3-7W, compared with around
140W when switched on, but over
the course of the year, this can
really add up. The average house
Savasocket products are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a
can save £37* a year by turning
things off rather than leaving period of one year. Where the product is sold under a consumer transaction (as defined
them on standby. Most modern
by the Sale of Goods Act 1979) the statutory rights of the purchaser are not affected by
appliances do not need a warm
up time. One exception to this is this warranty. Please register your Savasocket online at www.savasocket.com/support.
'complex' digital set-top boxes,
When registering warranty please have the serial number which is located on the back of
which need to be left in standby to
the unit.
keep their settings. Nearly all other
appliances can be turned off fully
with no problems.
for more information visit www.savasocket.com
To help the environment, we recommend that discarded electrical equipment is
disposed of at a WEEE (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) collection site.
*Source: Energy Saving Trust
energy saving device
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