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Choosing the right surge protector
Make sure you have the correct surge protector for your connected equipment. Philips makes a full range of power products for almost every type of electronic equipment. Power surges can occur on any line running into your home or office. This includes AC power lines, telephone lines, and coaxial lines. A properly installed surge protector will ensure protection from the power surges that continually hit your electronic equipment. If your connected equipment has connections through a telephone or coaxial line, Philips strongly recommends that you purchase and properly connect your equipment to a surge protector designed to protect those features. If you receive a power surge through your phone or coaxial line, and your equipment is not properly connected to a surge protector designed to protect those surges, any problems that arise will not be remedied under the warranty.
This product, like all surge protectors, has a limited life. Even under normal circumstances, and in the absence of defects, the product’s life will end when the components providing surge protection exceed capacity and cease to provide protection from surges and spikes. This surge device features an internal protection that will disconnect the surge protective component at the
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Installation instructions
Power Connections
Your Philips surge protector should be plugged directly into a properly grounded outlet. All connected equipment should be plugged directly into your surge protector. Using any extension cord, adapters, other grounding wires or electrical connections in conjunction with a Philips surge protector will void all Philips warranties. (For longer cord applications, use a Philips surge protector with a 10 or 12 foot power cord.) All wires leading into the equipment, including telephone and coaxial lines, must pass through an appropriate Philips surge protector.
Philips surge protectors use an indicator display light to alert you to your surge system’s effectiveness. The “Protection Working” indicator light shows “ON” when surge protection circuitry is functioning properly. If that light is off, it indicates that your surge unit has reached capacity and is no longer able to protect against surges. Some units also
have a “Ground” indicator light to show you that the wall outlet is wired properly.
•Surge protector models with telephone protection are designed to provide maximum protection from surges present on standard two wire “dial up” telephone service. Other communications networks which happen to use modular jacks may not benefit from this protection. CAUTION: The telephone feature of this product could be rendered inoperable if improperly installed.
Coaxial Cable Connections Some Philips surge protector
models come with Coaxial Cable surge protection. Instead of running a connection directly from your TV/VCR/Cable Box to the wall jack, you must pass the connection through the protected coaxial connections on your surge protector.
• Connect your incoming |
end of its useful life, but will maintain power to the load (connected equipment)
-now unprotected, thus, acting as a multiple outlet strip. If this situation is undesirable for the application, the surge protector should be replaced. Units with Power Blocker™ protection will cease to conduct power through the unit once they have reached capacity. At that time, the unit needs to be replaced to ensure proper protection. Units with Power Blocker™ 2 technology will cease to conduct power through the unit once the MOV’s have reached capacity.
In the event of an overvoltage condition, the Instant Reset button on a Power Blocker ™ 2 product will trip, and the unit will not conduct electricity. The user can reset the circuit after the event to restore surge protection. If the red led goes out on a Power Blocker™ 2 product, the unit needs to be replaced to ensure proper protection. The Power Blocker™ 2 instant reset feature protects the AC lines, and is not applicable to telephone or coaxial lines.
Standard surge protectors are not designed to protect against sustained low voltage situations. Sustained low voltage situations can cause damage to some connected equipment. If you are in an area prone to sustained low voltage situations, you should purchase an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) with surge protection.
Power Blocker™ Protection Feature
Philips products with Power Blocker™ protection are designed to sacrifice themselves in order to save equipment connected to it. Their circuitry is designed to cut off all power to AC outlets in the event of an electrical or power surge that overwhelms their protection. If your surge protector is not allowing current to pass and the protection working LED is off, then your surge protector has performed its duty – protecting your equipment – and you must purchase a new unit to replace the expired unit.
Equipment connected to products with Power Blocker™ protection will be additionally covered in the event of equipment damaged by a lightning strike. No surge protector will entirely protect against a direct lightning strike. The surge protector itself is expected to be damaged, thus performing its duty, and you must purchase a new unit to replace the damaged unit.
Phone/Fax/Modem Connections Some Philips surge protector models
come with Solid State Phone/Fax/Modem surge protection. Instead of running a connection directly from your Phone/ Fax/Modem to the wall jack, you must pass the connection through the protected jacks on your surge protector.
•Connect your phone/fax/modem line from your wall outlet to the “Input” jack on the surge protector. Connect a phone cord into the “Output” jack on the surge protector, and connect the other end of the phone cord to the phone/fax/modem jack of the device you want to protect.
•To claim damage under the Connected Equipment Warranty as a result of telephone service line transients, equipment must be properly connected to a Philips surge protector which offers telephone line protection, and your telephone service equipment must include a properly installed and operating “primary protection” device at the service entrance. (Such devices are normally added during telephone line installation.)
•If you fail to connect the phone/fax/ modem protection your connected equipment will not be covered by the Connected Equipment Warranty. Most modem damage can be prevented
if you take the time to connect the phone/fax/modem protection.
IN/OUT Phone Line Protection
Splitter Phone Line Protection Splits incoming phone line into two outs. Ideal for people with one telephone number, who use a modem and telephone. Note:
Modem and phone can not be used at the same time.
cable/broadband line to the |
“Input” coaxial connector on |
the surge protector. Connect |
a coax cable into the “Output” |
coaxial connector on the surge |
protector, and connect the other |
end of the Coaxial Cable to the |
input coaxial connector of the |
device you want to protect. |
• To claim damage under the |
Connected Equipment Warranty as a result of coaxial line transients, |
equipment must be properly connected to a Philips surge protector which |
offers coaxial line protection. |
• If you fail to connect the Coaxial Cable protection, your |
connected equipment will not be covered by the Connected |
Equipment Warranty. Most TV/VCR damage can be prevented |
if you take the time to connect Coaxial Cable protection. |
• Surge protector models with coaxial protection are designed to provide |
maximum protection from surges present on standard coax/broadband lines. |
Other communications networks, such as antennas, satellite dishes, which |
happen to use coaxial connections may not benefit from this protection. |
You should select a Philips model specifically designed for DBS products for |
additional protection. |
CAUTION: The coaxial feature of this product could be rendered inoperable |
if improperly installed. |
If you have additional questions, or if you would like to locate the Philips retailer nearest you, please contact our customer service department at (800)
Note: This device features an internal protection that will disconnect the surge protective component at the end of its useful life but will maintain power to the load - now unprotected. If this situation is undesirable for the application, follow the manufacturer’s instructions for replacing the device.
