consumption. It is an open system in which business proprietors can participate voluntarily. The targeted products are office equipment such as computers, monitors, printers, facsimiles, copiers, scanners, and multifunction devices. Their standards and logos are uniform among participating nations.

■Note, Liability

READ ALL OF THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT. IF THIS PRODUCT IS NOT USED CORRECTLY, UNEXPECTED INJURY MAY BE CAUSED TO USERS OR BYSTANDERS.

Also, keep this manual in a safe place so that it can be easily referred to during use of this product.

While all efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of all information in this manual, PFU assumes no liability to any party for any damage caused by errors or omissions or by statements of any kind in this manual, its updates or supplements, whether such errors are omissions or statements resulting from negligence, accidents, or any other cause. PFU further assumes no liability arising from the application or use of any product or system described herein; nor any liability for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of this manual. PFU disclaims all warranties regarding the information contained herein, whether expressed, implied, or statutory.

Use in High-safety Applications

This product has been designed and manufactured

About the use of mercury

Lamp(s) inside this product contain Hg mercury and must be recycled or

disposed of according to local, state, or federal laws.

To avoid unexpected injuries;

•Do not put the substance contained in the lamp in your mouth as it has mercury.

•Do not breathe the chemical liquid contained in the scanner lamps.

•Do not incinerate, crush, or shred the lamps or scanner parts.

Trademarks

Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in

the United States and/or other countries. ISIS and QuickScan are trademarks or registered trademarks of EMC Corporation

in the United States.

Adobe, the Adobe logo, and Acrobat are either registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.

Other product names are the trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies.

How Trademarks Are Indicated In This Manual

References to operating systems (OS) are indicated as follows:

on the assumption that it will be used in office, personal, domestic, regular industrial, and general-purpose applications. It has not been designed and manufactured for use in applications (simply called "high-safety applications" from here on) that directly involve danger to life and health when a high degree of safety is required, for example, in the control of nuclear reactions at nuclear power facilities, automatic flight control of aircraft, air traffic control, operation control in mass-transport systems, medical equipment for sustaining life, and missile firing control in weapons systems, and when provisionally the safety in question is not ensured. The user should use this product with adopting measures for ensuring safety in such high-safety applications. PFU LIMITED assumes no liability whatsoever for damages arising from use of this product by the user in high-safety applications, and for any claims or compensation for damages by the user or a third party.

Windows 95

Windows 98/98SE

Windows

Me

Windows

NT 4.0

Windows 2000

Windows XP

Microsoft® Windows® 95 operating system

Microsoft® Windows® 98 /98 Second Edition operating system.

Microsoft® Windows®

Millennium Edition operating system.

Microsoft® Windows NT® 4.0 Server operating system,

Microsoft® Windows NT® 4.0 Workstation operating system.

Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional operating system.

Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional operating system,

Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition operating system.

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