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Surge Protector

Please read this user’s guide before using your new surge protector.

User’s Guide  61-187

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Surge Protector User’s Guide Quick Start

Features

Many home theater and home office components continue to use (waste) electricity even when “off” or in “standby” mode. Plug these devices into the SWITCHED outlets and they will automatically turn off when the main component is turned off.

Guards your valuable equipment from sudden electrical spikes and surges.

Filters electromagnetic and radio-frequency interference.

Rotating outlets provide convenient access.

1Plug into wall outlet

1.Switch RESET/OFF to OFF.

2.Plug the Surge Protector into a three-prong standard wall outlet. Plug the plastic pin into

the bottom socket’s third hole.

wCaution: Do not plug this surge
protector into a non-grounded outlet.
Doing so invalidates your Equipment
Guarantee and puts your equipment
at risk.	Safety Cover

2 Connect equipment

Slide the Safety Covers aside and make the following connections:





MAIN Outlet: Plug in your main component (usually a TV or computer).

SWITCHED Outlets: Plug in components that are only used when the main component is turned on. To save power, these will turn off automatically when the main component is turned off or goes into sleep/standby mode.

ALWAYS ON Outlets: Plug in components that are used even when the main component is turned off.

Typical Power Connections:

	Home Theater	Home Office
MAIN	TV or receiver	Computer
SWITCHED	VCR, DVD player,	Printer, scanner,
	gaming system,	monitor, amplified
	powered speakers	speakers
ALWAYS ON	DVR, satellite or cable	Router, modem, VOIP
		phone, shared wire-
	receiver	less printer

3Turn on

Switch RESET/OFF to RESET to turn on the surge protector.

GROUNDED WHEN LIT: Lights when connection to the wall outlet is properly grounded.

PROTECTED WHEN LIT: Lights when the connected devices are protected.

MAIN SWITCHED: Lights when the device plugged into the MAIN outlet is turned on.

wCaution: If PROTECTED WHEN LIT or GROUNDED WHEN LIT do not light, stop using the surge protector.





Typical Power Connections
	GROUNDED WHEN LIT	ALWAYS ON
	MAIN SWITCHED	Home Theater	Home Office
	PROTECTED WHEN LIT
		DVR	Router or modem
SWITCHED
Home Theater	Home Office
		Satellite or	VOIP phone
		cable receiver
VCR or DVD player	Scanner
		MAIN
Gaming system		Home Theater	Home Office
	Printer
		TV or receiver
Powered speaker	Monitor		Computer
		
		

Communication Connections

Phone IN/OUT: Using modular telephone cords (not supplied), connect your telephone wall jack to Phone IN and connect Phone OUT to your fax, modem, or telephone.

Coax IN/OUT: Using coaxial cables (not supplied), connect your TV input (antenna, satellite, or cable) to Coax IN and connect Coax OUT to your TV.

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Phone

OUT

Phone

IN

Coax Coax

OUT IN