IKEA STRALA LED String Light Instruction Manual

IKEA STRALA LED String Light

Product Information

This product is a seasonal and holiday lighting set suitable for indoor and outdoor use. It comes with a plug-in transformer and  features lamps that are properly screwed or pushed in, undamaged, and in the correct rating. The product is designed for seasonal use and is not intended for permanent installation or use. It should not be mounted or placed near gas or electric heaters, fireplaces, candles, or other similar sources of heat. The product should also be kept out of reach of young children to avoid strangulation hazards.

Product Usage Instructions

1. Read and follow all safety instructions provided in the user manual.
2. Use the product only outdoors if it is marked suitable for indoor and outdoor use. If young children are around, use extra low voltage lights (24 or 12 Volts).
3. Check the fuse (if any) and ensure it is the correct rating. If any doubt, have the set checked by a qualified electrician before use or scrap and purchase a new set.
4. Where the set is intended to be connected to the supply via a plug-in transformer, only use the transformer supplied with the set. Otherwise, if the output voltage does not match the voltage of the lamps, overheating may result.
5. Ensure that the lamps are all in place, undamaged, and properly screwed or pushed in.
6. Check that the plug is not damaged and look for signs of overheating.
7. When installing on a Christmas tree, ensure that the tree is mounted securely so that it is unlikely to fall over or be knocked over by children or pets. Keep the tree clear of heat sources, including spot lamps and candles. Also, keep tree decorations away from the lamps as far as possible.
8. Follow all instructions provided by the manufacturer for your safety.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

• When using electrical products, basic precautions should always be followed including the following:
• Do not use seasonal products outdoors unless marked suitable for indoor and outdoor use. When products are used in outdoor applications, connect the product to a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupting (GFCI) outlet. If one is not provided, contact a qualified electrician for proper installation. This seasonal use product is not intended for permanent installation or use.
• Do not mount or place near gas or electric heaters, fireplaces, candles or other similar sources of heat.
• Do not secure the wiring of the product with staples or nails, or place on sharp hooks or nails.
• Do not let lamps rest on the supply cord or on any wire. Unplug the product when leaving the house, when retiring for the night, or if left unattended. This is an electric product – not a toy!
• To avoid risk of fire, burns, personal injury and electric shock it should not be played with or placed where small children can reach it.
• Do not use this product for other than its intended use. Do not hang ornaments or other objects from cord, wire, or light string.
• Do not close doors or windows on the product or extension cords as this may damage the wire insulation.
• Do not cover the product with cloth, paper or any material not part of the product when in use.
• Read and follow all instructions that are on the product or provided with the product.
• CAUTION: Strangulation hazard. Hang out of reach of young children.

USE AND CARE INSTRUCTIONS

When the product is placed on a live tree, the tree should be well maintained and fresh. Do not place on live trees in which the needles are brown or break off easily. Keep the tree holder filled with water. If the product is placed on a tree, the tree should be well secured and stable. Before using or reusing, inspect product carefully. Discard any products that have cut, damaged, or frayed wire insulation or cords, cracks in the lampholders or enclosures, loose connections, or exposed copper wire. When storing the product, carefully remove the product from wherever it is placed, including trees, branches, or bushes, to avoid any undue strain or stress on the product conductors, connections, and wires. When not in use, store neatly in a cool, dry location protected from sunlight.

SEASONAL AND HOLIDAY LIGHTS

INTRODUCTION

• This leaflet provides guidance on the purchase, inspection, installation and use of Seasonal and Holiday lighting sets.
• Modern Seasonal and Holiday lighting sets are safe to use if simple checks are taken. It is obvious but necessary to say, only use outdoor lights outdoors. If young children are around use Extra low voltage lights (24 or 12 Volts).
• Outdoors also use Extra low voltage lights unless you are going to make sure they are installed well out of reach of everyone. If you are going to put mains voltage lights outdoors protect them and everyone else by using a plug-in RCD. These are the devices you need when using a lawnmower or hedge trimmer.
• Electric lamps are much much safer than candles, go electric, no candles on your tree or anywhere near it. You may know they are just for show but someone else during the festivities might think lighting the candles is a great idea. Go electric.
• Have you got young people in the house? Have you a working smoke alarm? Have you tested it? Go-on, do it now, you know it makes sense. Then go and buy a battery, it is so very necessary for a happy Holiday. First the smoke alarm, then the fancy decorations!

Visual inspections

•  New Seasonal and Holiday lighting sets should be checked and inspected in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions provided with the set. Don’t throw away the box, keep it to store the lighting sets in, it may have information on buying replacement lamps.
• Older sets, which may have been hurriedly dismantled following the previous year’s festivities and stored for 12 months, need to be carefully checked for any damage to the lamps (light bulbs), lampholders and conductors (wires).
• The following are examples of items that should be checked before plugging in the set to the mains. The flexible cable and lampholders: is the cable in good condition? is it free from cuts, fraying and damage? are the connections at each lampholder sound? are the lampholders free from cracks or damage, that might give access to the live cable or live contacts of the lamps?
• Check the fuse (if any), make sure it is the correct rating.
• IF ANY DOUBT, HAVE THE SET CHECKED BY A QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN BEFORE USE OR SCRAP AND PURCHASE A NEW SET.
• Where the set is intended to be connected to the supply via a ‘plug-in transformer’, only use the transformer supplied with the set. Otherwise if the output voltage does not match the voltage of the lamps overheating may result.

Functional Tests

After the visual inspection and correcting any faults found, including tightening of lamps and replacement of broken or missing lamps, plug in and switch on the lamp set. Replace any faulty lamps with ones of the same voltage rating and manufacture, check the box for details. Spare lamps are usually provided with the set. Lamps should not be removed or installed with the supply on. Only replace ‘fused’ lamps (sometimes identified by a white mark on the glass) with identical ‘fused’ lamps. The lamps: are they all in place, undamaged, properly screwed or pushed in? The plug/transformer Check that the plug is not damaged. Look for signs of overheating.

Installation on Christmas Tree

Christmas trees because of the pine oils, and particularly after being in a heated room for a week or two, are very flammable. Tree decorations may also be flammable and should be kept clear of the lamps as far as possible. Christmas trees should be mounted securely so that they are unlikely to fall over, or be knocked over by children or pets. They must be kept clear of heat sources, including spot lamps and particularly CANDLES. Take care when decorating the tree, use a stepladder if the tree is tall and wear shoes. Many more accidents are caused by treading on plugs and lamps in bare feet than faulty electrical equipment.

Guidance for Seasonal and Holiday lighting sets.

Follow these and any other instruction provided by the manufacturer, it is for your safety.

1. Install the lighting chains so that there is easy access to the socketoutlet so that the lights can be turned off when you go out or go to bed. Never leave lighting chains on when you go out or go to bed.
2. Do not remove or insert lamps while the lighting chain is connected to the supply.
3. For series-connected lamps other than those in sealed lighting chains, replace failed lamps immediately by lamps of the same rated voltage and wattage to prevent overheating; this requirement does not apply to sealed lighting chains.
4. Do not connect the chain to the supply while it is in the packing.
5. For series-connected lamps where fused lamps are used, do not replace a fused lamp with a non-fused lamp.
6. Ensure all lampholders are fitted with a lamp.
7. Ordinary lighting chains marked for indoor use shall not be used outdoors.
8. Lighting chains which rely on gaskets to provide protection against ingress of dust and moisture must not be used without all gaskets being in place.
9. Make sure to follow the markings regarding series and parallel connection of lighting strings.
10. Only replace ‘fused’ lamps (sometimes identified by a white mark on the glass) with identical ‘fused’ lamps.
11. For non-standard lamps (e.g. lamps of push-in type) replacement lamps must be of the same types as those delivered originally or a type specified by the manufacturer.
12. Do not attempt to replace nonreplaceable lamps.

FCC Rules

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subjected to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference,
2. this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

WARNING

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

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