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S A F E T Y
Introduction
The unit described has been designed to the latest technical paramenters and complies
with all current national and international safety reqirements. It operates on a high level
of reliability because of long-term experience in development and constant and strict
quality control in our company.
In normal operation the unit is safe.
However, some potential sources of danger for person, material and optimal operation
remain - especially if daily routine and technical errors coincide.
This manual therefore contains basic safety instructions that must be observed during
configuration and operation. It is essential that the user reads this manual before the sys-
tem is used and that a current version of the manual is always kept close to the equipment.
General safety requirements
To keep the technically unavoidable residual risk to a minimum, it is absolutely neces-
sary to observe the following rules:
– Transport, storage and operation of the unit must be under the permissible conditions
only.
– Installation, configuration and disassembly must be carried out only by trained per-
sonnel on the basis of the respective manual.
– The unit must be operated by competent and authorised users only.
– The unit must be operated in good working order only.
– Any conversions or alterations to the unit or to parts of the unit (including software)
must be carried out by trained personnel authorised by the manufacturer. Any conver-
sions or alterations carried out by other persons lead to a complete exemption of lia-
bility.
– Only specially qualified personnel is authorised to remove or override safety measu-
res, and to carry out the maintenance of the system.
– External software is used at one’s one risk. Use of external software can affect the
operation of the system.
– Use only tested and virus-free data carriers.