3
Safety Considerations
To ensure operation safety, this instrument must be operated correctly and maintained according to
a regular schedule. Carefully read to fully understand all safety precautions in this manual before
operating the instrument. Please take a moment to understand what the signal words
WARNING!
,
CAUTION
and
NOTE
mean in this manual.
Safety symbols
WARNING!
A
WARNING!
indicates a potentially hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, could result in serious injury or even
death.
CAUTION
A
CAUTION
indicates a potentially hazardous situation which,
if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury. It may
also be used to alert against damaging the equipment or the
instrument.
Do not proceed beyond a
WARNING!
or
CAUTION
notice until
you understand the hazardous conditions and have taken the
appropriate steps.
NOTE
A
NOTE
provides additional information to help the operator
achieve optimal instrument and assay performance.
Read manual label. This label indicates that you have to read
the manual before using the instrument. This label is
positioned at the back of the device.
Warning symbol. This symbol indicates laser radiation, it is put
on products which have a laser built in. This warning label is
positioned at the back of the device.
Identification label. This label is
positioned at the back/ rear panel of the
device.
