1. Introduction
1.1 Warnings, legal information and safety
1.1.1 Warnings and notes
Throughout this document, a number of warnings and notes with helpful user information will be presented.
To ensure that these are noticed, they will be highlighted as follows in order to separate them from the gener-
al text.
Warnings
Warnings indicate a potentially dangerous situation, which could result in death, personal in-
jury or damaged equipment, if certain guidelines are not followed.
Notes
Notes provide general information, which will be helpful for the reader to bear in mind.
1.1.2 Legal information and disclaimer
DEIF takes no responsibility for installation or operation of the generator set. If there is any doubt about how
to install or operate the engine/generator etc. controlled by the specific extension, the company responsible
for the installation or the operation of the extension must be contacted.
The CIO module is not to be opened by unauthorised personnel. If opened anyway, the warran-
ty will be lost.
Disclaimer
DEIF A/S reserves the right to change any of the contents of this document without prior notice.
The English version of this document always contains the most recent and up-to-date information about the
product. DEIF does not take responsibility for the accuracy of translations, and translations might not be up-
dated at the same time as the English document. If there is a discrepancy, the English version prevails.
1.1.3 Safety issues
Installing and operating the CIO module may imply work with dangerous currents and voltages. Therefore,
the installation should only be carried out by authorised personnel who understand the risks involved in work-
ing with live electrical equipment.
Be aware of the hazardous live currents and voltages. Do not touch any live inputs as this
could lead to injury or death.
1.2 About the installation and commissioning guide
1.2.1 General purpose
This installation and commissioning guide mainly includes general product and hardware information, mount-
ing instructions, terminal strip descriptions, I/O lists and limits, wiring descriptions and how to produce transla-
tions for the CIO module through the USW.
CIO 308 installation and commissioning
guide 4189341078 UK
Introduction
DEIF A/S
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