Service and Support
4
4.1
Warnings
Safety information
Warning notice system
This manual contains notices you must observe to ensure your personal safety and to prevent
damage to property. Notices referring to your personal safety are highlighted in the manual by
a safety alert symbol; notices referring to property damage only have no safety alert symbol.
The warning notices shown below are graded according to the degree of danger.
DANGER
indicates that death or severe personal injury will result if proper precautions are not taken.
WARNING
indicates that death or severe personal injury may result if proper precautions are not taken.
CAUTION
indicates that minor personal injury may result if proper precautions are not taken.
NOTICE
indicates that property damage may result if proper precautions are not taken.
Note
indicates important information about the product and its use or a specific section of the
documentation to which you should pay particular attention.
If more than one degree of danger is present, the warning notice representing the highest
degree of danger will be used. A warning notice of injury to persons with a safety alert symbol
may also include a warning relating to property damage.
Qualified personnel
The product/system described in this documentation may be operated only by personnel
qualified for the specific task in accordance with the relevant documentation, in particular its
warning notices and safety information. Qualified personnel are those who, based on their
training and experience, are capable of identifying risks and avoiding potential hazards when
working with these products/systems.
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