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Energy -Saving Surge Protector

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

User’s Guide 

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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.

Indicators alerts you when the AC line is no longer protected after a power surge or spike.

1Plug into wall outlet

1. Switch RESET/OFF to OFF.

RESET/OFF

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

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

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

DVR, satellite or

 

Router, modem,

 

VOIP phone, shared

ON

cable receiver,

 

 

wireless 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

Typical Power Connections

 

 

 

GROUNDED WHEN LIT

ALWAYS ON

 

MAIN SWITCHED

 

Home Theater

Home Office

 

PROTECTED WHEN LIT

 

 

 

SWITCHED

DVR

Router or modem

 

 

 

Home Theater

Home Office

 

 

 

 

Satellite or

 

 

 

cable receiver

 

VCR or DVD player

Scanner

 

VOIP phone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAIN

Gaming system

 

Home Theater

Home Office

 

Printer

 

 

Communication connections

Networking IN/OUT: Using an Ethernet cable (not supplied), connect your Ethernet jack to Networking IN and connect Networking OUT to your computer.

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.

Networking

Phone OUT

OUT

 

 

 

 

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Networking

Phone IN

IN

 

2 Connect equipment

Safety Cover

devices are protected.

MAIN SWITCHED: Lights when the device plugged

into the MAIN outlet is turned on.

Slide the Safety Covers aside and make the following connections:





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





 

 

Powered speaker

Monitor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV or receiver

Computer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Coax IN

Coax OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

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Radio Shack 61-189 quick start Package contents, Features, Plug into wall outlet, Turn on, Typical Power Connections