1 Introduction
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1 Introduction
1.1 General Information
This manual provides important safety information on relating to the installation, maintenance and usage of single
phase PV inverters. Both users and professional installers must read these guidelines carefully and strictly follow these
instructions. Failure to follow these instructions may result in death, serious injury or property damage.
Only qualified professionals and service personnel can do the installation and operation (refer to 62109-1). Installers
must inform end-users (consumers) about the aforesaid information accordingly.
This manual is only valid for the PV inverter types, CSI-7K-S22002-ED, CSI-8K-S22002-ED and CSI-9K-S22002-ED
produced by Canadian Solar Inc.
1.2 User Manual Disclaimer
The information contained in this manual is subject to change by Canadian Solar Inc. without prior notice. Canadian
Solar Inc. gives no warranty of any kind whatsoever, either explicitly or implicitly, with respect to the information
contained herein.
In the event of any inconsistency among different language versions of this document, the English version shall
prevail. Please refer to our product lists and documents published on our website at:
as
these lists are updated on a regular basis.
1.3 Limitation of Liability
Canadian Solar Inc. shall not be held responsible for damages of any kind, including-without limitation-bodily harm,
injury or damage to property, in connection with handling PV inverters, system installation, or compliance or
non-compliance with the instructions set forth in this manual.
1.4 Target Group
This document is intended for installers and users.
1.5 Symbol Conventions
The symbols that may be found in this document or on the product packaging are defined as follows.
1.5.1 Warnings in the manual
A warning describes a hazard to equipment or personnel. It calls attention to procedure or practice.
Symbol
Description
DANGER
DANGER indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or
serious injury.
WARNING
WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or
serious injury.
CAUTION
CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or
moderate injury.
NOTICE
NOTICE indicates a situation which, if not avoided, could result in equipment or property damage.
Information
Information indicates that you must read carefully to ensure optimal operation of the system.
