Omega RD100B manual Safety Precautions, Safety Standards and EMC Standards, About This Manual, Iii

Safety Precautions

The general safety precautions described here must be observed during all phases of operation.

Safety Standards and EMC Standards

This recorder conforms to IEC safety class I (provided with terminal for protective grounding), Installation Category II, Measurement Category II (CAT II), and EN61326-1 (EMC standard), class A (use in a commercial, industrial, or business environment). This recorder is designed for indoor use.

About This Manual

•This manual should be read by the end user.

•Read this manual thoroughly and have a clear understanding of the product before operation.

•This manual explains the functions of the product. OMEGA does not guarantee that the product will suit a particular purpose of the user.

•Under absolutely no circumstances may the contents of this manual be transcribed or copied, in part or in whole, without permission.

•The contents of this manual are subject to change without prior notice.

•Every effort has been made in the preparation of this manual to ensure the accuracy of its contents. However, should you have any questions or find any errors or omissions, please contact OMEGA.

Precautions Related to the Protection, Safety, and Alteration of the Product

• The following safety symbols are used on the product and in this manual.

“Handle with care.” To avoid injury and damage to the instrument, the operator must refer to the explanation in the manual.

Protective ground terminal

AC

“High temperature.” To avoid injury caused by hot surface, do not touch locations where this symbol appears.

•For the protection and safe use of the product and the system controlled by it, be sure to follow the instructions and precautions on safety that are stated in this manual whenever you handle the product. Take special note that if you handle the product in a manner that violate these instructions, the protection functionality of the product may be damaged or impaired. In such cases, OMEGA does not guarantee the quality, performance, function, and safety of the product.

•When installing protection and/or safety circuits such as lightning protection devices and equipment for the product and control system or designing or installing separate protection and/or safety circuits for fool-proof design and fail-safe design of the processes and lines that use the product and the control system, the user should implement these using additional devices and equipment.

•If you are replacing parts or consumable items of the product, make sure to use parts specified by OMEGA.

•This product is not designed or manufactured to be used in critical applications that directly affect or threaten human lives. Such applications include nuclear power equipment, devices using radioactivity, railway facilities, aviation equipment, air navigation facilities, aviation facilities, and medical equipment. If so used, it is the user’s responsibility to include in the system additional equipment and devices that ensure personnel safety.

•Do not modify this product.

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