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Packaging and transporting guidelines
Follow these grounding guidelines when packaging and transporting equipment:

• To avoid hand contact, transport products in static-safe tubes, bags, or boxes.
• Protect ESD-sensitive parts and assemblies with conductive or approved containers or packaging.
• Keep ESD-sensitive parts in their containers until the parts arrive at static-free workstations.
• Place items on a grounded surface before removing items from their containers.
• Always be properly grounded when touching a component or assembly.
• Store reusable ESD-sensitive parts from assemblies in protective packaging or nonconductive foam.
• Use transporters and conveyors made of antistatic belts and roller bushings. Be sure that mechanized equipment used for moving materials is wired to ground and that proper materials are selected to avoid static charging. When grounding is not possible, use an ionizer to dissipate electric charges.

Workstation guidelines
Follow these grounding workstation guidelines:

• Cover the workstation with approved static-shielding material.

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Television Antenna Connection Protection

External Television Antenna Grounding
If an outside antenna/satellite dish or cable system is to be connected to the TV, make sure that the antenna or cable system is electrically grounded to provide some protection against voltage surges and static charges. Article 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPSA 70, provides information with regard to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit, size of the grounding conductors, location of antenna discharge unit, connection to grounding electrodes, and requirements of the grounding electrode. Lightning

Lightning Protection
For added protection of the TV during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended or unused for long periods of time, unplug the TV from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system.

Power Lines
Do not locate the antenna near overhead light or power circuits, or where it could fall into such power lines or circuits.

Everyone is familiar with the damage weather can do to consumer electronics, in the form of rain and damaging weather conditions such as tornadoes and hurricanes. However, many people are not aware of the damage potential of other weather effects, such as cold, heat, humidity, wind, lightning and solar radiation.

Cold
Electronics do not operate as well under very cold conditions. When electronics are run in very cold environments, device shut-downs, malfunctions and component damage can occur.

Heat
Consumer electronics generate heat simply by operating, and most are designed with fans or other cooling systems in order to keep the heat levels down. However, when the device is exposed to other heat sources, such as high temperatures or direct sunlight, the temperature levels can exceed the device’s limits, leading to shut-down, malfunctions or component damage. Batteries are particularly susceptible to heat damage. For example, if a cell phone is left in a vehicle, the heat buildup in the vehicle during hot months is enough to significantly shorten the battery’s life. Extreme heat can also melt and warp plastic enclosures and cases.