For Your Safety; Important Safety Instructions; Security Cautions - Panasonic VL-SVN511 Series Operating Instructions Manual

2. Important information

2.1 For your safety

To prevent severe injury and loss of life/property, read
this section carefully before using the product to ensure
proper and safe operation of your product.
WARNING
Preventing fire and electric shock
R Use only the power source marked on the product. If
you are not sure of the type of power supplied to your
home, consult your dealer or local power company.
R Use only the specified power supply unit and AC
cable.
R Do not attempt to disassemble or modify this product.
Contact an authorised service centre for repairs.
R Never touch the power supply unit and AC cable with
wet hands.
R Do not touch the power supply unit and AC cable
during an electrical storm.
R Do not use the product (excluding the doorphone) in
areas that are exposed to rain, moisture, steam, or
oily smoke, or areas that have excessive dust.
R Do not perform any actions (such as fabricating,
twisting, stretching, bundling, forcibly bending,
damaging, altering, exposing to heat sources, or
placing heavy objects on the power cable) that may
damage the power cable. Using the product with a
damaged power cable may cause electric shock,
short circuits, or fire. Contact an authorised service
centre for repairs.
R Do not overload the power outlet or wiring above the
specified levels. Overloading by having many
connections on one power outlet may cause heat
generation, resulting in a fire.
R Never put metal objects inside the product. Never
spill any liquid on the product (excluding the
doorphone).
If metal objects enter the product or the product
becomes wet, turn off a circuit breaker or unplug the
product from the power outlet and contact an
authorised service centre.
R Completely insert the AC cable plug into the power
outlets. Failure to do so may cause electric shock
and/or excessive heat resulting in a fire. Do not use
damaged AC cable plug or power outlets.
R Regularly remove any dust, etc., from the AC cable
plug by unplugging them from the power outlets, then
wiping them with a dry cloth. Accumulated dust may
cause an insulation defect from moisture, etc.,
resulting in a fire.
R Turn off a circuit breaker or unplug the product from
the power outlet if the product emits smoke, an
abnormal smell or makes unusual noise, or if the
product has been dropped or physically damaged.
These conditions can cause fire or electric shock.
Confirm that smoke has stopped emitting and contact
an authorised service centre.
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R When disconnecting the product from the power
outlet, hold the AC cable plug and pull it out of the
power outlet. Do not pull on the AC cable itself, as
this may damage the cable and cause fire, electric
shock, or injury.
Preventing accidents
R Do not use the product in health care facilities if any
regulations posted in the area instruct you not to do
so. Hospitals or health care facilities may be using
equipment that could be sensitive to external RF
(radio frequency) energy.
R Do not install or use this product near automatically
controlled devices such as automatic doors and fire
alarms. Radio waves emitted from this product may
cause such devices to malfunction, resulting in an
accident.
R Consult the manufacturer of any personal medical
devices, such as pacemakers or hearing aids, to
determine if they are adequately shielded from
external RF (radio frequency) energy. (The product
operates in the frequency range of 2.412 GHz and
2.472 GHz with a peak transmission power of
100 mW (max.).)
CAUTION
Preventing accidents, injuries, and property damage
R Do not use the product in unstable areas or areas
prone to strong vibrations. This may cause the
product to fall, resulting in damage to the product or
injury.

2.2 Important safety instructions

When using this product, basic safety precautions should
always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric
shock, or personal injury.
1. Do not use this product near water. For example,
near a bathtub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry
tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, etc.
2. Use only the power supply unit and AC cable
indicated in this manual.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

2.3 Security cautions

R This product can use a wireless network to exchange
various information between devices (e.g. personal
computers, mobile devices, etc.). Because wireless
signals can extend beyond the area in which you are
using the product, even passing through obstacles
such as walls, the following precautions are required
when using the product connected to a wireless
network.