Panasonic BL-PA100A Electrical environment information, AC outlets, Electrical interference

Introduction

Electrical environment information

HD-PLC adaptors send data to and from each other over the existing electrical wiring in your home, and may be affected by electrical noise or the length of your home’s wiring. Keep the following in mind when placing each adaptor.

AC outlets

For best results, we recommend connecting the adaptors directly to a wall outlet. Avoid connecting high power-consuming appliances to the same wall outlet. Additionally, connecting an adaptor to a uninterruptable power supply (UPS) or backup power supply device is not recommended.

While connecting the adaptors to a wall outlet is recommended, keep the following in mind if you must connect an adaptor to a power strip:

•Make sure the power strip does not have a noise filter or a surge protector, as these features may interfere with the performance of your adaptors.

•Do not connect the adaptor to a power strip that receives power from another power strip.

•Use a power strip with an AC cord that is as short as possible.

Electrical interference

Certain electrical devices emit electrical noise. If this noise is passed on to the electrical wiring in your home, it may interfere with the performance, speed, and reliability of your adaptors. For best results, we recommend connecting an electrical noise filter to noise emitting appliances.

The following appliances are more likely to produce noise:

•Battery chargers (including cell phone chargers)

•Hair dryers

•Vacuum cleaners

•Lights or lamps which have a dimmer switch or a touch-sensitive on/off feature

•Power drills

Additionally, this product may interfere with the following appliances:

•Short wave radios

•Lights or lamps which have a touch-sensitive on/off feature

Electrical wiring

HD-PLC adaptors send data to and from each other over the existing electrical wiring in your home. If 2 wall outlets are separated by a great length of electrical wiring, the adaptors connected to those outlets may not be able to communicate with each other.

For more information, refer to the troubleshooting section (see page 13) or access the Panasonic PLC Support Site at: http://panasonic.co.jp/pcc/products/en/plc/

After you have placed the adaptors where you plan to use them and plugged them into the wall outlets, test the terminal’s network speed (see page 10).

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