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1. Safety
Please make sure you have fully read and understood the instructions in this manual before
you start installing or using the product. If you fail to follow the instructions from this manual
you can put persons, surroundings, the environment and the product at risk. Store this manual
in an accessible place near the product for future reference.
Always comply with the information, such as labels and the nameplate, attached directly to
the product and keep the information in a legible condition.
Always comply with any applicable laws and regulations that have not been accounted for in
this manual.
1.1.
Symbols and labels
1.1.1.
Safety warnings
This manual contains safety warnings that may result in injury when ignored. Each safety
warning is indicated with a signal word. The signal word corresponds with the level of risk of
the described hazardous situation, see the table below.
Signal word
Risk of injury
Result when instruction is ignored or not followed
correctly
6
WARNING
Medium
Could result in death or serious injury
6
CAUTION
Low
Could result in minor or moderate injury
Safety warnings at the start of a section, apply to the entire section.
Safety warnings that refer to a particular sentence or procedure step are embedded in the
running text.
1.1.2. Notices
Messages that are not hazard-related are indicated with the signal word NOTICE. These
messages do not have a safety alert symbol.
Signal word
Meaning
NOTICE
Could result in damage to the product when instruction is ignored
or not followed correctly
Note
Additional information or emphasis on an instruction
