USER MANUAL
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LASER SAFETY AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
STOP AND READ ALL LASER SAFETY DATA
Laser Light is different from any other light source with which you may be familiar. The light
from this product can potentially cause eye injury if not set up and used properly.
Laser light is thousands of times more concentrated than light from any other kind of light
source. This concentration of light power can cause instant eye injuries, primarily by
burning the retina (the light sensitive portion at the back of the eye). Even if you cannot
feel “heat” from a laser beam, it can still potentially injure or blind you or your audience.
Even very small amounts of laser light are potentially hazardous even at long distances.
Laser eye injuries can happen quicker than you can blink.
It is incorrect to think that because these laser entertainment products split the laser into
hundreds of beams or laser beam is scanned out in high speed, that an individual laser
beam is safe for eye exposure. This laser product uses dozens of milliWatts of laser power
(Class 3B levels internally). Many of the individual beams are potentially hazardous to the
eyes.
It is also incorrect to assume that because the laser light is moving, it is safe. This is not true.
Nor, do the laser beams always move. Since eye injuries can occur instantly, it is critical to
prevent the possibility of any direct eye exposure. In the laser safety regulation, it is not
legal to aim Class 3B lasers in areas which people can get exposed. This is true even if it is
aimed below people’s faces, such as on a dance floor.
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Do not operate laser without first reading and understanding all safety and
technical data in this manual
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Always set up and install all laser effects so that all laser light is at least 3
meters (9.8 feet) above the floor on which people can stand. See “Proper
Laser Set-up & Usage” section later in this manual
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After set up, and prior to public use test laser to ensure proper function. Do
not use if any defect is detected. Do not use if laser emits only one or two
laser beams rather than dozens/hundreds, as this could indicate damage to
the diffraction grating optic, and could allow emission of higher laser levels.
