Hitachi AXS240BTU, Instruction Manual

4

• 

D

o not ope

ra

te the unit with wet hand

s.

•  A minimum distan

c

e of 5 cm a

r

ound the 

unit should be maintained to all

o

w for 

• 

D

o not install or pla

c

e this unit in a 

bookcase, built-in cabinet or in another 

v

entil

a

ted

.

Safety

• 

A

lw

ay

s dis

c

onne

c

t the unit f

r

om the mains 

supply bef

or

e 

c

onne

c

ting / dis

c

onne

c

ting 

other devi

c

es or m

o

ving the unit

.

•  Unplug the unit f

r

om the mains socket 

du

r

ing a lightning st

or

m.

• 

I

n the inte

r

ests of safety and to 

av

oid 

unne

c

essa

r

y ene

r

gy 

c

onsumption, 

ne

v

er le

av

e the unit switched on while 

un

a

ttended for long pe

r

iods of time, e

.

g. 

ov

e

r

night, while on holid

a

y or while out of 

mains plug f

r

om the mains socket

.

Mains Cable

• 

M

ake su

r

e the unit or unit stand is not 

r

esting on top of the mains cable, as the 

weight of the unit m

a

y damage the mains 

cable and c

r

e

a

te a safety haza

r

d

.

• 

I

f the mains cable is damaged it must be 

r

epla

c

ed by the manufa

c

tu

r

e

r

, its se

r

vi

c

e 

or

der to 

av

oid a haza

r

d

.

Mains Adapter Cable

• 

M

ake su

r

e the unit or unit stand is not 

r

esting on top of the mains adapter cable, 

as the weight of the unit m

a

y damage the 

cable and c

r

e

a

te a safety haza

r

d

.

Mains Adapter

• 

T

he mains adapter will 

co

ntinue to 

d

ra

w ele

c

t

r

icity f

r

om the mains supply 

when plugged in the mains socket. 

I

n the inte

r

ests of safety and to 

av

oid 

unne

c

essa

r

y ene

r

gy 

c

onsumption, ne

v

er 

le

av

e the adapter plugged in the mains 

socket while un

a

ttended for long pe

r

iods 

of time. Dis

c

onne

c

t the adapter f

r

om the 

p

o

wer suppl

y.

• 

T

he 

A

C plug is 

c

onside

r

ed as a dis

c

onneted 

devi

c

e of the adapte

r.

• 

R

ead all the instru

c

tions ca

r

efully bef

or

e 

using the unit and keep them for futu

r

e 

r

efe

r

en

c

e

.

• 

R

etain the manual. 

I

f 

y

ou pass the unit 

o

nto a thi

r

d pa

r

ty make su

r

e to include this 

manual

.

•  Check th

a

t the 

v

oltage ma

r

ked on the 

ra

ting label m

a

tches 

y

our mains 

v

oltage

.

Damage

• 

P

lease inspe

c

t the unit for damage after 

unpacking

.

• 

D

o not 

co

ntinue to ope

ra

te the unit if 

y

ou 

ar

e in any doubt about it w

or

king no

r

mall

y

, 

withd

ra

w the mains plug and 

c

onsult 

y

our 

deale

r.

Location of Unit

• 

su

r

fa

c

e and should not be subje

c

ted to 

vib

ra

tion

s.

• 

D

o not pla

c

e the unit on sloped or unstable 

• 

T

he mains socket must be loc

a

ted near the 

unit and should be easily a

cc

essible

.

• 

T

his unit is designed for indoo

r

, domestic 

use onl

y.

Temperature

• 

Av

oid e

x

t

r

eme deg

r

ees of tempe

ra

tu

r

e, 

either hot or 

c

old. 

P

la

c

e the unit well 

a

w

a

y 

f

r

om he

a

t sou

rc

es such as 

r

adi

a

tors or gas / 

• 

Av

oid exposu

r

e t

o

 di

r

e

c

t sunlight and other 

sou

rc

es of he

a

t

.

• 

A

ttention should be d

ra

wn to the use of 

appa

ra

tus in mode

ra

te clim

a

te

s.

Naked Flames

•  Ne

v

er pla

c

e any type of candle or naked 

Moisture

• 

p

r

odu

c

t damage, do not expose this unit 

to 

r

ain, moistu

r

e, d

r

ipping or splashing. 

v

ase

s

, should be pla

c

ed on the unit. 

D

o 

not ope

ra

te the unit with wet hand

s

, near 

w

a

ter or other liquid

.

• 

I

f 

y

ou spill any liquid into the unit, it can 

mains immedi

a

tel

y.

W

ithd

ra

w the mains 

plug and 

c

onsult 

y

our deale

r.

Ventilation

•  the ventilation should not be impeded by 

covering the ventilation openings with 

items, such as newspapers, table-cloths, 

curtains, etc.