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Introduction
9
G
ENERAL
S
AFETY
I
NSTRUCTIONS
Review the following safety precautions to avoid bodily injury and/or damage to the product. These
precautions must be observed during all phases of operation or service of this product. Failure to
comply with these precautions, or with specific warnings elsewhere in this manual, violates safety
standards of design, manufacture, and intended use of the product. Note that this product contains
no user serviceable parts or spare parts.
Service should only be performed by qualified personnel. Disconnect all power before servicing.
T
ERMS AND
S
YMBOLS
These terms may appear in this manual:
WARNING
Indicates that a procedure or condition may cause bodily injury or death.
CAUTION
Indicates that a procedure or condition could possibly cause damage to equipment
or loss of data.
These symbols may appear on the product or in the manual:
ATTENTION
- Important safety instructions
Indicates hazardous voltage.
Frame or chassis ground
Indicates that the product was manufactured after August 13, 2005. This mark is
placed in accordance with
EN 50419, Marking of electrical and electronic
equipment in accordance with Article 11(2) of Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE)
.
End-of-life product can be returned to VTI by obtaining an RMA number. Fees
for take-back and recycling will apply if not prohibited by national law.
W
ARNINGS
Follow these precautions to avoid injury or damage to the product:
Use Proper Power Cord
To avoid hazard, only use the power cord specified for this product.
Use Proper Power Source
To avoid electrical overload, electric shock, or fire hazard, do not use
a power source that applies other than the specified voltage.
The mains outlet that is used to power the equipment must be within
3 meters of the device and shall be easily accessible.
User Proper Fuse
To avoid fire hazard, only use the type and rating fuse specified for
this product.
Power Consumption
Prior to using EMX series plug-in modules, it is imperative that the
power consumption of all modules that will be installed in the
mainframe be calculated for all power supply rails. The required
information can be found in
Appendix B
of the
EMX Series User’s
Manual
(P/N: 82-0142-100)
.
Failure to do so may result in
damaging the instrument and the chassis.
