Siemens SIMATIC NET PROFIBUS manual Safety Instructions, Qualified personnel, Certified usage

Safety Instructions

This manual contains instructions which must be observed to ensure your own personal safety and to avoid damage to devices and machinery. The instructions are highlighted with a warning triangle and are shown as follows according to the degree of endangerment:

Danger

means that death, serious injury or considerable damage to property will result if the appropriate safety measures are not taken.

Warning

means that death, serious injury or considerable damage to property can result if the appropriate safety measures are not taken.

Caution

means that light injury or damage to property can result if the appropriate safety measures are not taken.

Note

is an important piece of information about the product, how to use the product, or the relevant section of the documentation to which particular attention is to be drawn.

Qualified personnel

A device may only be put into operation and operated by qualified personnel.

Qualified personnel in the sense of the safety instructions detailed in this manual are persons who are authorized to operate, ground and label devices, systems and electrical circuits in accordance with the standards of the safety systems employed in the plant.

Certified usage

Please observe the following:

Warning

The device may only be employed for the purposes described in the catalog and technical description, and only in conjunction with external devices and components recommended

or approved by Siemens.

The product can only be operated correctly and safely if it is transported, stored, installed and assembled properly and correctly. Furthermore, it must be operated and serviced carefully.

Trademarks

SIMATIC ® and SIMATIC NET ® are registered trademarks of Siemens AG.

Other designations in this manual may be registered trademarks, the use of which by third parties for their own purposes may violate the rights of the owner.

Copyright Siemens AG, 1996 to 1999, All rights reserved

Transmission or duplication of this document, evaluation and providing information about its contents are not permitted unless expressly authorized. Non-compliance with these instructions will result in claims for damages. All rights reserved, in particular in the event of a patent being awarded or a GM entry.

Siemens AG

A&D

Industrial Automation Systems SIMATIC NET

Postfach 4848, D-90327 Nürnberg

Disclaimer of liability

We have checked this manual to ensure that the contents comply with the described hardware and software. However, deviations cannot be excluded. We can therefore assume no responsibility for the total compliance of these contents.

The details and information in this manual are regularly controlled, and any corrections and amendments which may prove to be necessary are included in subsequent editions. We welcome any suggestions for improvement.

© Siemens AG 1996 to 1999 Subject to technical alterations

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Printed in the Federal Republic of Germany