1.2 Safety Conventions and Symbols
In order to highlight safety-relevant operating procedures in the manual, the following
conventions have been used, each indicated by a corresponding icon.
Symbol
Meaning
Note!
A note highlights actions or procedures which, if not performed correctly, may indirectly
affect operation or may lead to an instrument response which is not planned.
Safety conventions
Caution!
Caution highlights actions or procedures which, if not performed correctly, may lead to
personal injury or incorrect functioning of the instrument.
Warning!
A warning highlights actions or procedures which, if not performed correctly, may lead to
personal injury, a safety hazard or destruction of the instrument.
Device certified for use in explosion hazardous area
If the device has this symbol embossed on its name plate it can be installed or its cabling
laid in an explosion hazardous area
Explosion protection
Explosion hazardous area
Symbol used in drawings to indicate explosion hazardous areas.
– Devices located in and wiring entering areas with the designation
"explosion hazardous areas" must conform with the stated type of protection.
Safe area (non-explosion hazardous area)
Symbol used in drawings to indicate, if necessary, non-explosion hazardous areas.
– Devices located in safe areas still require a certificate if their outputs run
into explosion hazardous areas.
Direct voltage
A terminal to which or from which a direct current or voltage may be applied or supplied.
Electrical symbols
Alternating voltage
A terminal to which or from which an alternating (sine-wave) current or voltage may be
applied or supplied.
Grounded terminal (earth connection)
A grounded terminal, which as far as the operator is concerned, is already grounded by
means of an earth grounding system.
Protective grounding (earth) terminal
A terminal which must be connected to earth ground prior to making any other connection
to the equipment.
Equipotential connection (earth bonding)
A connection made to the plant grounding system which may be of type e.g. neutral star
or equipotential line according to national or company practice.
Note!
Caution!
Warning!
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