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IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS When using electrical appliances, basic precautions should always be followed to reduce risk of fire, electric shock, and injury to persons, including the following: 1. Read all instructions before using this heater. 2. If your appliance is equipped with a polythene tape used as carry handle, remove it before connecting appliance to the outlet. 3. This heater is hot when in use. To avoid burns, do not let bare skin touch hot surfaces. Use handle when moving this heater. Keep combustible materials, such as furniture, pillows, bedding, papers, clothes, and curtains at least 3 feet (0,9 m) from the front and top of the heater and keep them away from the sides and rear. 4. The appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance. 5. Extreme caution is necessary when any heater is used by or near children and whenever the heater is left operating and unattended. 6. Always unplug heater when not in use. 7. Do not operate any heater with a damaged cord or plug or after the heater malfunctions, has been dropped or damaged in any manner. Return heater to authorized service facility for examination, electrical or mechanical adjustment, or repair. 8. Do not use outdoors. Household use only. 9. This heater is not intended for use in bathrooms, laundry areas and similar indoor locations. Never locate heater where it may fall into a bathtub or other water container. 10. Do not run cord under carpeting. Do not cover cord with throw rugs, runners, or the like. Arrange cord away from traffic area and where it will not be tripped over. 11. To disconnect heater, turn controls to off, then remove plug from outlet. 12. Connect to properly polarized outlets only. 13. Do not insert or allow foreign objects to enter any ventilation or exhaust opening as this may cause an electric shock, fire, or damage the heater. 14. To prevent a possible fire, do not block air intakes or exhaust in any manner. Do not use on soft surfaces, like a bed, where openings may become blocked. 15. A heater has hot or arcing or sparking parts inside. Do not use it in areas where gasoline, paint, or flammable liquids are used or stored. 16. Use this heater only as described in this manual. Any other use not recommended by the manufacturer may cause fire, electric shock, or injury to persons. 17. To prevent overload and blown fuses, be sure that no other appliance is plugged into the same outlet (receptacle) or into another outlet (receptacle) wired into the same circuit. 18. It is normal for the heater's plug and cord to feel warm to the touch. A plug or cord which becomes hot to the touch or becomes distorted in shape may be a result of a worn electrical outlet. Worn outlets or receptacles should be replaced prior to further use of the heater. Plugging the heater into a worn outlet/receptacle/ may result in overheating of the power cord or fire. 19. This heater is not intended for use with an extension cord or outlet strip. Plug the cord directly into an appropriate wall outlet. 20. Be sure that the plug is fully inserted into an appropriate outlet. Please remember that outlets also deteriorate due to aging and continuous use: check periodically if signs of overheating or deformations are evidenced by the plug. Do not use the outlet and CALL your electrician. 21. Check that neither the appliance nor the power cable have been damaged in any way during transportation. 22. Make sure that no pieces of polystyrene or other packaging material have been left on the appliance. It may be necessary to pass over the appliance with a vacuum cleaner. 23. When switching on the appliance for the first time, allow it to run at full power for at least two hours to get rid of the unpleasant smell. Make sure that the room in which the appliance is located is well ventilated during this operation. It is normal for the appliance to emit small cracking sounds when you turn it on for the first time. 24. CAUTION: to prevent electric shock match wide blade of plug to wide slot, then fully insert. 25. Do not cover the appliance while it is functioning in order to avoid overheating which may cause risk of fire. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS 3

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IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
When using electrical appliances, basic precautions should always be followed to reduce risk of fire, electric
shock, and injury to persons, including the following:
1.
Read all instructions before using this heater.
2.
If your appliance is equipped with a polythene tape used as carry handle, remove it before connecting
appliance to the outlet.
3.
This heater is hot when in use. To avoid burns, do not let bare skin touch hot surfaces. Use handle when
moving this heater. Keep combustible materials, such as furniture, pillows, bedding, papers, clothes, and cur-
tains at least 3 feet (0,9 m) from the front and top of the heater and keep them away from the sides and rear.
4.
The appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory or
mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or
instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.
Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.
5.
Extreme caution is necessary when any heater is used by or near children and whenever the heater is left
operating and unattended.
6.
Always unplug heater when not in use.
7.
Do not operate any heater with a damaged cord or plug or after the heater malfunctions, has been
dropped or damaged in any manner. Return heater to
authorized service facility for examination,
electrical or mechanical adjustment, or repair.
8.
Do not use outdoors. Household use only.
9.
This heater is not intended for use in bathrooms, laundry areas and similar
indoor locations. Never loca-
te heater where it may fall into a bathtub or other
water container.
10.
Do not run cord under carpeting. Do not cover cord with throw rugs, runners, or the like. Arrange
cord away from traffic area and where it will not be tripped over.
11. To disconnect heater, turn controls to off, then remove plug from outlet.
12. Connect to properly polarized outlets only.
13. Do not insert or allow foreign objects to enter any ventilation or exhaust opening as this may cause an
electric shock, fire, or damage the heater.
14. To prevent a possible fire, do not block air intakes or exhaust in any manner. Do not use on soft surfaces,
like a bed, where openings may become blocked.
15.
A heater has hot or arcing or sparking parts inside. Do not use it in areas
where gasoline, paint, or
flammable liquids are used or stored.
16. Use this heater only as described in this manual. Any other use not recommended by the manufacturer
may cause fire, electric shock, or injury to persons.
17. To prevent overload and blown fuses, be sure that no other appliance is
plugged into the same outlet
(receptacle) or into another outlet (receptacle) wired into the same circuit.
18. It is normal for the heater’s plug and cord to feel warm to the touch. A plug or cord which becomes hot to
the touch or becomes distorted in shape may be a result of a worn electrical outlet. Worn outlets or recep-
tacles should be replaced prior to further use of the heater. Plugging the heater
into a worn outlet/recep-
tacle/ may result in overheating of the power cord or fire.
19. This heater is not intended for use with an extension cord or outlet strip. Plug the cord directly into an
appropriate wall outlet.
20. Be sure that the plug is fully inserted into an appropriate outlet. Please remember that outlets
also deterio-
rate due to aging and continuous use: check periodically if signs of overheating or deformations are evi-
denced by the plug. Do not use the outlet and CALL your electrician.
21. Check that neither the appliance nor the power cable have been damaged in any way during transportation.
22. Make sure that no pieces of polystyrene or other packaging material have been left on the appliance.
It may be necessary to pass over the appliance with a vacuum cleaner.
23. When switching on the appliance for the first time, allow it to run at full power for at least two hours
to get rid of the unpleasant smell. Make sure that the room in which the appliance is located is well
ventilated during this operation. It is normal for the appliance to emit small cracking sounds when you
turn it on for the first time.
24.
CAUTION:
to prevent electric shock match wide blade of plug to wide slot, then fully insert.
25. Do not cover the appliance while it is functioning in order to avoid overheating which may cause
risk of fire.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS