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always observe safety
precautions!
Gale Banks Engineering urges you
to always follow safety precautions.
These pages include important
information intended to prevent
personal injury to yourself and/or
others, and property damage.
always be sure you carefully read
and understand each precaution
before moving on to the rest of
the manual.
WARNING
Ac Adapter Precautions.
Use only the Ac adapter that comes
with Banks iQ.
Using another type of Ac adapter or
car adapter creates the risk of battery
overheating, combustion, leaking, or
explosion.
HANDlING PRecAutIoNs
• Never try to disassemble or modify
Banks iQ in any way.
• Never try to change the Banks iQ
battery.
• Do not wipe with a wet cloth.
Do not touch a leaking battery
with your bare hands.
Battery
fluid can get into your eyes and cause
impaired vision or blindness. Never rub
your eyes, and immediately flush them
thoroughly with water. Next, consult
your physician. If battery fluid gets
into your skin or clothing, immediately
rinse the affected area with clear
water.
Banks iQ contains combustible and
metal parts, so water and foreign
substances can cause malfunction
and create the risk of overheating
due to wiring insulation failure, short
circuiting, smoke, fire, combustion,
and electric shock.
OUTDOOR PRECaUTIONS
When outdoors, avoid using Banks
iQ anywhere it might get wet with
rainwater or other moisture, and/
or in dusty conditions.
Banks iQ is
not water resistant or dust resistant.
Water and dust create the risk of
fire and smoke, combustion, electric
shock, resulting in damage and
malfunction.
Never touch Banks iQ or its
electronic accessories with wet
hands.
This will create the risk of
electric shock, short circuiting or
insulation failure, fire, smoke and
combustion.
Also, never allow
the Ac adapter or Bridge plug to
become wet.
Always stand in a safe place while
using Banks iQ outdoors.
Use of
Banks iQ while walking can result in
accident and/or personal injury.
Do not share a power source with
other devices.
Using an extension
cord to plug in several electric devices
can cause the rated current level to be
exceeded, resulting in overheating of
cord or outlet, fire, and other damage.
Keep micro-sD cards out of the
reach of small children as they may
be swallowed.
If you think this might
have happened, call
911
or consult
your local emergency services (police,
fire, ambulance) immediately.
Do not touch Banks iQ or its plug
or usB cable if there is lightning in
your area.
Lightning strikes create the risk of
electric shock.
Section 1
SaFETY PRECaUTIONS
