Safety information
2.1 Preconditions for safe use
SITRANS LR250 with FOUNDATION FIELDBUS
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Operating Instructions, 09/2021, A5E32221411-AH
2.1.5
Industry Canada conformity note
Note
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This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits RS- 211 - Level Probing
Radar Equipment. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
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This device is certified to measure levels in fixed or mobile enclosed tanks made from
metal, concrete or materials with similar RF attenuating properties.
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Devices equipped with the aluminum horn or the 3 inch or 4 inch stainless horn antennas
may be used to measure levels in open air environments or outside enclosed tanks,
subject to the following conditions:
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Devices shall be installed and maintained to ensure a vertically downward orientation
of the transmit antenna’s main beam.
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Devices shall be installed only at fixed locations. Devices shall not operate while being
moved or while inside a moving container.
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Hand-held applications and residential use are prohibited.
2.1.6
Conformity with European directives
The CE marking on the device symbolizes the conformity with the following European
directives:
Electromagnetic compatibility EMC
2014/30/EU
Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council
on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States
relating to electromagnetic compatibility
Low voltage directive LVD
2014/35/EU
Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council
on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States
relating to the making available on the market of electrical
equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
Atmosphère explosible ATEX
2014/34/EU
Directive of the European Parliament and the Council on
the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relat-
ing to equipment and protective systems intended for use
in potentially explosive atmospheres
Pressure equipment directive PED
2014/68/EU
Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council
on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States
relating to the making available on the market of pressure
equipment
Radio equipment directive RED
2014/53/EU
Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council
on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States
relating to the making available on the market of radio
equipment and repealing Directive 1999/5/EC
The applicable directives can be found in the EC conformity declaration of the specific device.