Safety Precautions - Hach DR/820 Instrument Manual

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Use of Hazard Information
Precautionary Labels
Electrical equipment marked with this symbol may not be disposed of in European public dis-
posal systems after 12 August of 2005. In conformity with European local and national regula-
tions (EU Directive 2002/96/EC), European electrical equipment users must now return old or
end-of life equipment to the Producer for disposal at no charge to the user.
Note: For return for recycling, please contact the equipment producer or supplier for
instructions on how to return end-of-life equipment, producer-supplied electrical accessories,
and all auxiliary items for proper disposal.
This is the safety alert symbol. Obey all safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid
potential injury. If on the instrument, refer to the instruction manual for operation or safety
information.
Before attempting to unpack, set up or operate this instrument,
please read this entire manual. Pay particular attention to all
warnings, cautions and notes. Failure to do so could result in
serious injury to the operator or damage to the equipment.
To ensure the protection provided by this equipment is not
impaired, this equipment MUST NOT be installed or used in any
manner other than that which is specified in this manual.
If multiple hazards exist, the signal word corresponding to the
greatest hazard shall be used.
DANGER
Indicates either a potentially or an imminently hazardous situation which, if
not avoided, could result in either death or serious injury.
CAUTION
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that may result in minor or
moderate injury.
NOTE
Information that requires special emphasis.
Please pay particular attention to labels and tags attached to the
instrument. Personal injury or damage to the instrument could
occur if not observed.
The DR/800 Series Colorimeters are Class 1 LED products. A
Class 1 LED product has insufficient energy to be considered an
eye hazard.
Section 2.1 Battery Installation
SECTION 4 CREATING USER-ENTERED PROGRAMS
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