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1. Safety
On servicing
• Do not attempt to service this product yourself, as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage potentials
and risk of electric shock.
• Refer all servicing to Barco authorized repair centers.
• Attempts to alter the factory-set internal controls or to change other control settings not specially discussed in this manual can
lead to permanent damage to the projector and cancellation of the warranty.
• Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to Barco authorized service personnel or technicians under the
following conditions:
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If liquid has been spilled into the equipment.
- If the product has been exposed to rain or water.
- If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed. Adjust only those controls that are
covered by the operating instructions since improper adjustment of the other controls may result in damage and will often
require extensive work by a quali
fi ed technician to restore the product to normal operation.
- If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged.
- If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance, indicating a need for service.
- When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed.
• Replacement parts: When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician has used original Barco replace-
ment parts. Unauthorized substitutions may result in degraded performance and reliability,
fi re, electric shock or other hazards.
Unauthorized substitutions may void warranty.
• Safety check: Upon completion of any service or repairs to this projector, ask the service technician to perform safety checks
to determine that the product is in proper operating condition.
1.3 Projector Hazard Distances
For F90 series: WARNING. This may be a RG3 laser Product, dependent on which lens used.
This projector may become Risk Group 3 (RG3) when an interchangeable lens with throw ratio greater than 3.15 is installed. For
Northern America, installation requirements according to Risk group 3 (RG3) must be followed when interchangeable lens with throw
ratio greater than 2.33 is installed
Refer to the product manual for the lens list and throw ratio before operation.
Do not look directly in to the beam from the projector lens.
No direct eye exposure to the beam is permitted.
Operators shall control access to the beam within the hazard distance or install the product at a height that will prevent eye exposure
within the hazard distance.
See table below for a de fi nition of hazardous distances versus the throw ratio of the lens.
For F70 Series: WARNING. This may be a RG3 laser Product, dependent on which lens used.
This projector may become Risk Group 3 (RG3) when an interchangeable lens with throw ratio greater than 4.7 is installed. For
Northern America, installation requirements according to Risk group 3 (RG3) must be followed when interchangeable lens with throw
ratio greater than 2.5 is installed
Refer to the product manual for the lens list and throw ratio before operation.
Do not look directly in to the beam from the projector lens.
No direct eye exposure to the beam is permitted.
Operators shall control access to the beam within the hazard distance or install the product at a height that will prevent eye exposure
within the hazard distance.
See table below for a de fi nition of hazardous distances versus the throw ratio of the lens.
1.4 High Brightness Precautions
Restriction Zone (RZ) based on the HD (Hazard Distance).
The HD depends on the amount of lumens produced by the projector and the type of lens installed. See next chapter"HD in function
of the lens Throw Ratio (TR)", page 8 .
To protect untrained end users (as cinema visitors) the installation shall comply with the following installation requirements: Opera-
tors shall control access to the beam within the hazard distance or install the product at the height that will prevent spectators’ eyes
from being in the hazard distance. Radiation levels in excess of the limits will not be permitted at any point less than 2.0 meter (SH)
above any surface upon which persons other than operators, performers, or employees are permitted to stand or less than 1.0 meter
(SH) lateral separation from any place where such persons are permitted to be. In non-cinema environments where unrestrained
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