VIAIR 40043 - Important Safety Instructions; Operating Instructions

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS:
CAUTION: To reduce risk of electrical shock or electrocution:
- Donotdisassemble.Donotattemptrepairsormodications.
 Refertoqualiedserviceagenciesforallserviceandrepairs.
- Do not use this product in or area where it can fall or be pulled into water or other liquids.
- Do not reach for this product if it has fallen into liquid.
- Usethiscompressorwith12-voltDCsystemsonly.
- Thisproductshouldneverbeleftunattendedduringuse.
WARNING:Topreventinjury:
- Neverallowchildrentooperatethiscompressor.
 Closesupervisionisnecessarywhenthiscompressorisbeingusednearchildren.
- ThiscompressorwillbecomeveryHOTduringandimmediatelyafteruse.
 Donottouchanypartofthiscompressorwithbarehands,otherthantheON/OFFswitch
during and immediately after use.
- Donotusethisproductnearamesorexplosivematerialsorwhereaerosolproducts
are being used.
- Donotoperatethisproductwhereoxygenisbeingadministered.
- Do not pump anything other than atmospheric air.
- Neverusethisproductwhilesleepyordrowsy.
- Donotuseanytoolsorattachmentswithoutrstdeterminingmaximumairpressureforthat
tool or attachment.
- Neverpointanyairnozzleorairsprayertowardanotherpersonoranypartofthebody.
- This air compressor is equipped with an Automatic Reset Thermal Protector, and can
automatically restart after the thermal protector resets. Always cut off power source when
 thermalprotectorbecomesactivated.
- Wear safety glasses or goggles when operating this product.
- Useonlyinwellventilatedareas.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS:
Pleasereadandfollowtheoperatinginstructionscarefullytoassurethatyouwillenjoythe
convenienceandbestuseoutofyouraircompressor.
1.AlwaysoperatethecompressorATORBELOWTHEMAXIMUMPRESSURERATINGofthe
 compressor.RefertoSpecicationssectionofthismanual.
2.AlwaysOBSERVETHEMAXIMUMDUTYCYCLEoftheaircompressor.RefertoSpecications
 sectionofthismanualfordetails.Operationsexceedingmaximumpressureratingsandorduty
cycle will result in damage to air compressor.
3.YouraircompressorisequippedwithanAUTOMATICTHERMALOVERLOADPROTECTOR.
 Thisfeatureisdesignedtoprotecttheaircompressorfromoverheatingcausingpermanent
 damagetoyouraircompressor.Thethermaloverloadprotectorwillautomaticallycutoffpower
 toaircompressorshouldinternaloperatingtemperatureoftheaircompressorriseabovesafe
 levelsduringexcessiveuse.
4.Shouldatanytimeduringuse,youraircompressorautomaticallyshutsoff,donotattemptto
 restartaircompressor.TurnON/OFFswitchofaircompressortotheOFFposition.Theautomatic
 thermaloverloadprotectorwillautomaticallyresetwheninternaltemperatureoftheair
 compressordropsbelowsafelevel.Afterallowingaircompressortocooloffforabout30minutes,
you can safely resume use of the air compressor by turning on the air compressor.
5.Pleasenotethatyoumayexperienceaslightdelay(about½second)ofthecompressor’smotor
 startingwhentheOn/OffSwitchisturnedonwhilecompressorispressurized(whenthereis
 pressureinthelinethatthecompressorisconnectedto).Thisisanormaldelayedreaction,nota
 CompressorON/OFFswitchmalfunction.
6.Itisstronglyrecommendedthatyoukeepthevehicle’senginerunningwhileusingtheair
 compressortopreventdischargeofyourvehicle’sbattery.
7.ONLYOPERATETHEAIRCOMPRESSORINWELLVENTILATEDAREAS.
 Compressorperformanceisenhancedwhenoperatingcompressorwithvehicleenginerunning.
USER MANUAL
400P PORTABLE COMPRESSOR