Hardware Installation Guide - Mediatrix Sentinel
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Safety Recommendations and Information
Danger, Warning, Caution, Note Definitions
Danger
:
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
Warning
:
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious
injury.
Caution:
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate
injury or damage to property or equipment.
Indicates important information not related to personal injury.
Electrical Safety Guidelines
Danger
:
Do not work on the Mediatrix unit, connect or disconnect its cables during periods of
lightning.
Danger
:
Avoid using a telephone (other than a cordless type) during an electrical storm. There may
be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning.
Warning
:
The earth ground cable should be the same size (18 AWG minimum) as the earth cable
of the provided power cord. Otherwise, make sure the earth ground cable meets the standards
and requirements of your local electrical code. The type of the cable is likely to have VW-1 or RT1
markings on the cable.
Warning
:
The earth ground cable must be firmly and securely connected to the grounding screw on
the back of the Mediatrix unit and an appropriate grounding point in your site: the earth ground cable
must remain tightly secured at all times during service and installation.
Warning
:
Disconnect all interface cables (including PRI, BRI, FXS and FXO) as well as all power
sources connected to the Mediatrix unit before servicing the unit.
Warning
:
Disconnect all interface cables (including PRI, BRI, FXS and FXO) before unplugging any
power sources from the Mediatrix unit.
Warning
:
The telecommunication lines must be disconnected before unplugging the main power
cords.
Warning
:
This equipment must be installed and maintained by service personnel. Incorrectly
connecting this equipment to a general-purpose outlet could be hazardous.
Warning
:
This product relies on the building's installation for short-circuit (overcurrent) protection.
Ensure that a fuse or circuit breaker no larger than 120 VAC, 15A U.S. (240 VAC, 10A international) is
used on the phase conductors (all current-carrying conductors).
Warning
:
The unit must be grounded at all times when connecting/disconnecting cables.
Warning
:
The unit must be grounded at all times when in use.
Warning
:
The earth ground connection between the grounding screw on the back of the Mediatrix
unit and an appropriate grounding point in your site must always be made first and disconnected last.
