2 Safety information
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ARGUS 152
Return and environmentally compatible disposal
Currently applicable environmental legislation restricts the use of certain hazardous
substances in electrical and electronic devices, particularly the concentration respectively
use of lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)],
polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE).
We hereby affirm on the basis of the assurances, designations and documentation of our
suppliers that all our ARGUS-brand measurement technology products are free of
substances in concentrations, preparations or applications whose market release is
prohibited pursuant to the applicable requirements of the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU of the
European Parliament and Council dated 8 June 2011. Our EAR registration number is:
WEEE reg. no. DE 92829367.
Since October 2005, we have been marking all our measuring devices with this symbol, in
compliance with WEEE 2002/96/EC and the corresponding German statute ElektroG:
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(DIN EN 50419).
In other words, ARGUS and its accessories, may not be disposed of as household waste.
Please consult with our Service department with respect to the return of old devices.
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Active charging of the battery pack and automatic charging (on by default)
may only be carried out in a temperature range of 0 °C to +40 °C.
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The device may not be used during thunderstorms.
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If ARGUS is operated under extreme conditions, it can be set to energy-
saving mode to protect the device and the user; this can interrupt the running
test and drop the connection.
To ensure dependable extended operation of ARGUS, always make sure that
it is optimally protected against high temperatures.
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The device may not be opened.
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Please observe the following safety and transport information when using the
lithium-ion battery pack.
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Before starting a test or synchronising on an interface, determine how you
want to supply power to ARGUS (battery pack or power adapter). The car
adapter is only for charging the device. When ARGUS is connected to this
adapter, you should not run any tests or synchronise on a DSL interface.