Shoe Care Innovations SteriShoe User manual

ultraviolet shoe sanitizer
owner’s manual

Congratulations on purchasing your SteriShoe™ ultraviolet
shoe sanitizer! As a health conscious consumer, you have
obviously realized the importance of keeping your feet and
body clean and healthy. The SteriShoe™ shoe sanitizer is
the first germicidal ultraviolet (“UV”) product that safely and
effectively cleans the inside of shoes. (It is clinically proven to
destroy at least 99.9% of targeted microorganisms.)
While developing the SteriShoe™ shoe sanitizer, we have
learned many surprising facts about feet. For example:
■ shoe odor is caused by bacteria feeding on sweat and dead
skin cells;
■ there are more than 250,000 sweat glands in each foot
capable of producing more than half a pint of sweat daily;
■ people with diabetes need to be very proactive about the
health of their feet to reduce the likelihood of needing an
amputation.
Please read through this manual to learn how to use your
SteriShoe™ shoe sanitizer safely and effectively.
Wear the shoes you love! Don’t be embarrassed when you
take them off. Dance. Run. Play your favorite sport! Sweat in
your shoes and smile because you have finally found a way
to clean them.
Sincerely,
Adam Ullman
President & CEO
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Suggestions for use
1. To ensure that you are always putting on a clean pair of
shoes, treat all of your shoes with the SteriShoe™ shoe
sanitizer.
2. Use the SteriShoe™ shoe sanitizer in your shoes after you
wear them. You may be wondering, “Do I have to do this
every day?” Our recommendation is yes. If you have micro-
organisms on your feet (which we all do), you are poten-
tially infecting your shoe with those microorganisms.
3. To ensure continued effectiveness, replace the UV lamp
every two years. The UV lamp will continue to operate af-
ter it has exhausted its germicidal effectiveness. Therefore,
to ensure your SteriShoe™ shoe sanitizer is effectively
destroying the microorganisms in your shoes, we recom-
mend you replace the lamps every two years (based on
normal use).
ultraviolet light bulb
adjustment sleeve
on/off/test button
power cord
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Important Information
DO NOT look at the light from
your SteriShoe™ ultraviolet shoe
sanitizer when it is turned on;
it emits UV light which can be
harmful to eyes and skin. You
can tell when the SteriShoe™
shoe sanitizer light is on because the on/off button will be
glowing solid blue.
If the on/off button is flashing, an error has occurred. The
SteriShoe™ shoe sanitizer has built-in safety features to
reduce the likelihood of accidental exposure to the UV lamp.
An error is most likely due due to the activation of a safety fea-
ture. See the “Troubleshooting” section for more information.
Hg - LAMP CONTAINS MERCURY. The lamp contains a tiny
metal ball which you may hear inside the lamp. This is nor-
mal; the lamp is not broken. This metal ball is a small amount
of mercury which is used to generate the germicidal UV light.
Since mercury is toxic please dispose of the lamp in accor-
dance with local disposal laws. For more information, see:
www.nema.org/lamprecycle/contacts/.
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Precautions
■ Do not look at the lamp when it is on.
■ Do not place the SteriShoe™ shoe sanitizer in water or in a
location where it may come in contact with water.
■ Do not use the SteriShoe™ shoe sanitizer outside a shoe.
■ Treat the SteriShoe™ shoe sanitizer carefully. You are
placing a fragile lamp into a shoe.
■ Only use the power supply provided with the SteriShoe™
shoe sanitizer.
■ If the SteriShoe™ shoe sanitizer does not turn off after
45 minutes, the timer may not be functioning properly.
Turn the unit off, disconnect the power, and please call
1-866-686-Shoe.
■ Unplug the SteriShoe™ shoe sanitizer when it is not in use.
■ Do not use if the power cord becomes damaged.
■ If the on/off light is flashing, inspect the lamp to be sure
that it is not broken. If the lamp is broken, DO NOT put
your foot into the shoe until you have removed all of the
pieces of the broken lamp.
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Use the SteriShoe™ shoe sanitizer
only as directed.
To prevent errors when using the SteriShoe™ shoe sanitizer,
please follow these directions:
Installing or replacing a lamp
Using a soft dry cloth, hold the front of the UV lamp and
screw it into the socket in the SteriShoe™ ultraviolet shoe
sanitizer. Repeat this step for the second SteriShoe™ shoe
sanitizer.
General Use Instructions
1. Plug the AC power
supply into a 120V out-
let (standard U.S. wall
outlets).
2. Plug one power cord
into each SteriShoe™
shoe sanitizer.
3. Insert the right Steri-
Shoe™ shoe sanitizer
into a right shoe and
the left SteriShoe™
shoe sanitizer into a
left shoe.
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4. Place each SteriShoe™
shoe sanitizer and
shoe into the provided
SteriShoe™ branded
shoe bag.
5. Close each shoe bag
drawstring.
6. Press each on/off
button to begin treat-
ing your shoes.
7. If the on/off button is
glowing solid blue, the
SteriShoe™ shoe sanitizer is running properly and will
turn off after 45 minutes. DO NOT remove the shoe bag
while the SteriShoe™ shoe sanitizer is running.
8. Once the treatment process is complete, the on/off button
will not be lit and it will be safe to remove the SteriShoe™
shoe sanitizer from a shoe.
If you need to remove a SteriShoe™ shoe sanitizer from a
shoe when it is treating a shoe, press the on/off button to
turn it off. If the on/off button is not blue, then it is safe to
remove the SteriShoe™ shoe sanitizer from a shoe.
Note: If the on/off button is flashing, an error occurred dur-
ing the treatment process; you can determine the error by
looking at the “Troubleshooting” section.
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Troubleshooting
If the on/off button is flashing, there has been an error. By
holding the on/off button down the light will stop flashing and
then it flash a certain number of times to reveal an error code.
The error chart is provided below. If you have any questions,
please call 1-866-686-Shoe (7463) for technical assistance.
The ambient light sensor has detected light.
Be sure that the SteriShoe™ shoe sanitizer is in-
side a shoe. If the shoe is a sandal or open shoe,
be sure to place the SteriShoe™ shoe sanitizer
and shoe inside the provided shoe bags.
A safety feature has not been activated.
The SteriShoe™ must be compressed to work.
The SteriShoe™ shoe sanitizer is either not in a
shoe or the shoe is too big to compress the safety
switch. Try using the SteriShoe™ shoe sanitizer
in a smaller shoe.
The lamp is not working. Examine the lamp to
see if it is broken. If this is the first time using
the SteriShoe™ shoe sanitizer, be sure the lamp
is screwed in properly. If you have been using
the SteriShoe™ shoe sanitizer without this error
code, it may be time to replace the lamp.
This is an electrical error. Try a different outlet.
If that does not work, call 1-866-686 - Shoe.
Number of
Flashes
1
2
3
4-7
Error and Remedy
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Disclaimers
■ The SteriShoe™ shoe sanitizer destroys 99.9% of the target-
ed microorganisms. Targeted microorganisms are those
that come in direct unobstructed contact with the UV light.
■ The SteriShoe™ shoe sanitizer does not treat medical
conditions; it is intended to provide a clean and healthy
environment for feet inside shoes.
■ The UV light in the SteriShoe™ may discolor the interior of
the shoe.
■ UV light may accelerate the degradation of certain
materials.
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Warranty Information
Limited One Year Warranty
Warranty coverage: Shoe Care Innovations, Inc. (“SCI”) war-
rants, to the original purchaser, that this product will be free
of defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one
(1) year* from date of purchase, with the exceptions stated
below.
*The warranty term for lamps is 60 days from the date of
purchase.
What is not covered: This warranty does not cover damage
caused by accident, tampering, improper care, misuse, the
natural breakdown of materials over extended use and time,
uses for which the product was not designed, or other causes
not arising from defects in material or workmanship.
Warranty performance: During the above warranty period,
SCI will repair or replace any part of the product deemed
defective. Contact SCI at 1-866-686-Shoe to obtain warranty
service or go to www.sterishoe.com for more information.
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Warranty disclaimers: Any implied warranties arising out of
this sale, including but not limited to the implied warranties
of description, merchantability and fitness for a particular
purpose, are limited in duration to the above warranty
period. In no event shall SCI be liable for loss of use of this
product or for any indirect, special, incidental or consequen-
tial damages, or costs, or expenses incurred by the consumer
or any other user of this product, whether due to a breach of
contract, negligence, strict liability in tort or otherwise. SCI
shall have no liability for any personal injury, property dam-
age or any special, incidental, contingent or consequential
damage of any kind resulting from the use of this product.
Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied
warranty lasts or the exclusion or limitation of consequential
or incidental damages, so the above limitation may not apply
to you.
Legal remedies: This warranty gives you specific legal rights
and you may also have other rights that vary from state to
state.
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Copyright © 2007 Shoe Care Innovations, Inc.
SteriShoe, the SteriShoe logo, and the Shoe Care Innova-
tions, Inc. logo are trademarks of Shoe Care Innovations, Inc.
Protected by U.S. Pat. No. 5,978,996.
Additional U.S. and foreign patents applied for.
Shoe Care Innovations, Inc.
501 Seaport Court, Suite 101
Redwood City, CA 94063
Rev. 11/2007
Important information: This device complies with Part 15 of
the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two con-
ditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly
approved by the party responsible for compliance could
void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.