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61-2431 OWNER’S MANUAL — Please read before using this equipment.

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Thank you for purchasing a RadioShack 6-Outlet Electronic Equipment Wall Tap Surge Protector. Your surge protector protects your valuable electronic and AV equipment by absorbing electrical spikes and power surges. It ensures steady performance of the connected devices by filtering electromagnetic and radio frequency interference. Rý ."

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

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• 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 1875 watts.

• Use the surge protector only with a three-

PROTECTED WHEN LIT

Indicator — Lights green when the connected devices are protected.

GROUNDED WHEN LIT Indicator —

Lights green when the connected devices are properly grounded.

Safety Alarm — Sounds a buzzer when the AC line is no longer protected.

Safety On

Safety Off

Safety Design Slide Covers — Prevent children from inserting metal objects into the unused AC socket(s).

Modular F Connectors — Provide

protection against surges from the connected TV or cable source.

Swift Detection and Protection —

Detects and protects against a power surge of up to 6,000 volts and 60,000 amps within 1 nanosecond (1 billionth of a second).

Power Shutdown Protection —

Protects the connected appliances from being damaged by shutting down power when surge protection is depleted.

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

prong standard AC plug. The surge protector

cannot provide protection without a grounded

AC source.

• Retain Instructions — Retain the safety and

operating instructions for future reference.

• Damage — Unplug the surge protector from

the wall outlet and replace it:

a. When the power cord or plug is damaged.

b. If liquid has been spilled or objects have

fallen into the surge protector.

c. If the surge protector has been exposed to

rain or water.

d. If the surge protector has been dropped or

damaged in any way.

e. When the PROTECTED WHEN LIT

indicator goes out.

• If the GROUNDED WHEN LIT indicator does

not light, your surge protector is not

grounded. You must reconnect it to a different

grounded, three-prong AC outlet.

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1.Connect the TV antenna’s or cable box’s coaxial cable to the surge protector’s IN F-Connector.

2.Connect the surge protector’s OUT F- connector to your TV’s, VCR’s, or cable box’s IN connector using a coaxial cable with F-connectors at two ends (not supplied).

3.Connect the power cord of the equipment to be protected to one of the surge protector’s AC sockets.

4.Plug the surge protector into a three- prong standard grounded AC outlet. The plastic pin under the surge protector’s AC plug automatically inserts into the AC wall outlet’s bottom ground slot for secure mounting.

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1.Plug the surge protector into a three- prong standard AC outlet. The PROTECTED WHEN LIT and GROUNDED WHEN LIT indicators light.

2.Plug the device(s) you want to protect into the AC socket(s). The connected device(s) are protected.

If either of the indicators do not light, see “Troubleshooting”.

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Your surge protector is equipped with safety slide covers on each of its six AC sockets. Slide up the cover to cover each unused AC socket. Slide them down when you’re ready to use the sockets.

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Your surge protector comes with pairs of indication tags to identify which device’s power cord is connected to which AC socket. Stick a large color tag on the power cord near the base of the device and the same color small tag next to the target surge protector’s AC socket.

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Condition

The PROTECTED WHEN LIT indicator does not light.

Solution

The surge protector's AC line is no longer protected from surges; replace the surge protector. The surge protector may have received a power surge or spike beyond its specified limits that might overload the protection circuitry and make it inactive. If this happened, the surge protector should have absorbed enough of the surge to protect the

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