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YLR-SERIES USER GUIDE
2 SAFETY INFORMATION | IPG PHOTONICS
Warning: You must use appropriate laser safety eyewear when operating this device. The
selection of appropriate laser safety eyewear requires that the end user accurately identify the
range of wavelengths emitted from this product. If the device is a tunable laser or Raman
product, it will emit light over a range of wavelengths.
The end user must ensure that the laser safety eyewear used protects against light emitted by the
device over its entire range of wavelengths. Please review the safety labeling on the product
(Figure 1: Safety Label Locations) and verify that the personal protective equipment (e.g.
enclosures, viewing windows or viewports, eyewear, etc.) being utilized is adequate for the output
power and wavelength ranges listed on the product.
Suppliers include LaserVision USA, Kentek Corporation and Rockwell Laser Industries offer this
laser safety material and/or equipment. There are other laser personal protective equipment
providers. IPG provides the names of these providers solely as a convenience and does not
endorse or recommend any of them, or their products or services. Furthermore, IPG assumes no
liability for any of their recommendations, products or services.
Whether the laser is used in a new installation or to retrofit an existing system, the end user is
solely responsible for determining the suitability of all personal protective equipment.
Caution: Do not install or terminate fibers or collimators when laser is active.
Key Control
The instrument cannot be turned on or operated until the system keyswitch is in the ON or REM position
[CFR 1040.10 (f)(4)/EN 60825-1, clause 4.6].
Warning: Use of controls or adjustments, or performance of procedures other than those
specified herein, may result in hazardous radiation exposure.
Caution: Use of the system in a manner other than that described herein may impair the
protection provided by the system.
Safety Label Locations
Figure 1: Safety Label Locations show the required laser safety labels and the locations. These include
warning labels indicating removable or displaceable protective housings, apertures through which laser
radiation is emitted and labels of certification and identification [CFR 1040.10(g), CFR 1040.2, and CFR
1010.3/EN60825-1, Clause 5].