Radio Shack 61-2404 owner manual Mounting The Surge Protector, Connections

6-Outlet Appliance Surge Protector Strip

61-2404 OWNER’S MANUAL — Please read before using this equipment.

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Thank you for purchasing the RadioShack 6-Outlet Appliance Surge Protector Strip. This strip protects your valuable appliances from damage caused by sudden electrical spikes and power surges up to 788 joules. The surge strip also ensures steady performance of connected devices by filtering electromagnetic and radio frequency interference.

o — Warning	! — Important
— Caution	Ô — Note

CAUTION

•This product is intended for indoor use only.

•This surge protector is not a lightning arrestor and might not protect against lightning-induced voltage surges.

•Be sure the total wattage of all connected devices does not exceed 1,875 watts.

•Use the surge protector only with a three- prong standard AC plug. The surge protector cannot provide protection without a grounded AC source.

Swift Detection and Protection — Detects and protects against a power surge of up to 6,000 volts and 42,500 amps in 1 nanosecond (1 billionth of a second).

POWER — Press to turn the surge protector on.

Power ON Indicator —

Lights when the power is turned on.

RESET — See “Troubleshooting” on Page 2.

Indication Tags — Identify which device’s power cord is connected to which AC socket, so you can avoid disconnecting the wrong device.

PROTECTED WHEN LIT

Indicator — Lights when

the connected devices are protected.

Rugged Metal Cover

Power Shutdown Protection — Protects the connected appliances from being damaged by shutting down power when surge protection is depleted (see “Troubleshooting” on Page 2).

! IMPORTANT !

Operating this surge protector from a non- grounded outlet will invalidate your “Connected Equipment Guarantee” and puts your valuable equipment at risk.

oWARNING o

Do not use the surge protector with an aquarium or near wet locations.

Ô NOTE Ô

•Use appropriate mounting anchors if you are mounting the surge protector to drywall.

•The appropriate screw size is shown on the mounting template.

MOUNTING THE SURGE PROTECTOR

You can place the surge protector on a level surface or mount it on a wall. Select a location that is:

•near a grounded AC outlet.!

•out of the way of normal activities.o

1.Use the supplied mounting template to mark the holes on the selected location.

2.Drive in two wood screws (not supplied)

with heads that fit into the keyhole slots on the bottom of the surge protector. Ô

3.Align the surge protector’s keyhole slots with the wood screws, then press the surge protector down to secure it.

CONNECTIONS

1.Connect your electronic equipment’s grounded AC cord plug(s) to the surge protector’s AC sockets.

2.Plug the surge protector’s AC power cord into a three-prong standard grounded AC outlet.

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