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PowerCordProtection
• RoutingPowerCords
Routepowersupplycordssothatthey arenotlikelytobe
walkedonorpinchedbyitemsplaced uponoragainstthem.
Avoidsharpanglesinthecord,particularl yatplugs,
conveniencereceptacles,andthepoint wheretheyexitthe
product.
• NonUsePeriod
Duringextendedperiodswhenthedevic eisnotused,unplug
itfromthepowersourceandretract thepowercord.
GroundingorPolarization
• Polarized
Ifthisproductisequippedwithapolar izedalternatingcurrent
lineplug(aplughavingonebladewidertha ntheother),itwill
fitintotheoutletonlyoneway.Thisisasafetyfe ature.Ifyou
areunabletoinserttheplugfullyintothe outlet,tryreversing
theplug.Iftheplugshouldstillfailtofit ,contactyour
electriciantoreplaceyourobsoleteou tlet.Donotdefeatthe
safetypurposeofthepolarizedplug .
• Grounded
Ifthisproductisequippedwithathree wiregroundingtype
plug,aplughavingathird(grounding) pin,itwillonlyfitintoa
groundingtypepoweroutlet.Thisis asafetyfeature.Ifyou
areunabletoinserttheplugintothe outlet,contactyour
electriciantoreplaceyourobsoleteou tlet.Donotdefeatthe
safetypurposeofthegroundingtype plug.
OutdoorAntennaGrounding
Ifanoutsideantenna
orcablesystemis
connectedtotheFS
100,verifythatthe
antennaorcable
systemisgrounded.
Thisprovidessome
protectionagainst
voltagesurgesand
builtupstaticcharges.
RefertoArticle810oftheNationalElectricCode,ANSI/NFPA70,
forinformationabouttheproperground ingofthemastand
supportingstructure,groundingof theleadinwiretoanantenna
dischargeunit,sizeofgroundingconne ctors,locationofantenna
dischargeunit,connectiontogrounding electrodes,and
requirementsforthegroundingelectrod e.