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• Ultima 40
Safety notes
Caution icons
You will fi nd the following caution icons used in these
instructions :
Danger
High risk !
Failure to observe the warning may result in
severe personal injury or death.
Attention
Moderate risk !
Failure to observe the warning may result in
p roperty damage.
Minor risk!
Points which should be observed when han-
dling the unit.
Safety notes
Danger
Danger to children!
Children can become trapped in the packing
fi lm when playing and suffocate.
• Do not allow children to play with the unit or the pack-
ing fi lm. Danger of suffocation.
• Ensure that children do not remove small parts from
the unit or take them off of the unit (e.g. control knobs
or plug adapters). They could swallow the parts and
choke. Never allow children to use electrical devices
without supervision.
Danger
Danger to hearing!
Loud noise may lead to hearing loss.
Particularly if a subwoofer on full volume in
»Standby/Auto On« mode is switched on by a bass beat,
sudden very high sound pressure may result. This may
cause physical and psychological damage. Children and
pets are at particular risk.
• Set your signal source unit volume control to a low
setting.
• When the volume is set high, always keep a certain
distance from the unit and never place your ear directly
on the speaker.
• To avoid damage to health, avoid extended listening at
high volume.
Danger
Danger of injury/damage!
Selecting an incorrect location may result in
damages.
• Never use the unit unmounted in vehicles, in unstable
locations, on wobbly tripods or furniture, on underdi-
mensioned brackets etc. The speakers could tip or fall
down and cause injury to persons or be damaged.
• Arrange the speakers so that they cannot be knocked
over accidentally and make sure that the cables do not
pose a trip hazard.
• Ensure that any wall mounting is performed in a profes-
sional manner.
• Only use suitable wall brackets for mounting. Check
the carrying capacity of the walls.
• Do not use the speakers if the housing or the connector
cables are defective or if they exhibit any other visible
damages.
• Only use the speakers indoors.
• Do not use the speakers in moist areass and protect it
from water drops and splashes. Ensure that no vases
or other vessels fi lled with liquid are placed on or
near the speakers to prevent the housing from being
penetrated by liquid.
• Do not place the speakers near sources of heat (e.g.
heaters, ovens, other heat generating equipment such
as amplifi ers etc.).
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