Siemens Simatic PC Panel PC 870 Start-Up Instructions page 2

Safety Guidelines
This manual contains notices which you should observe to ensure your own personal safety, as
well as to protect the product and connected equipment. These notices are marked as follows
according to the level of danger:
Danger
indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious
injury.
Warning
indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious
injury.
Caution
used with the safety alert symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
may result in minor or moderate injury.
Caution
used without the safety alert symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, may result in property damage.
Notice
indicates that unwanted events or status can occur if the relevant information is not observed.
Note
draws your attention to particularly important information on the product, handling the product, or to
a particular part of the documentation.
Qualified Personnel
Equipment may be commissioned and operated only by qualified personnel. Qualified personnel
within the meaning of the safety notices in this manual are persons who are authorized to
commission, ground and identify equipment, systems and circuits in accordance with safety
engeneering standards.
Correct Usage
Please note the following:
Warning
The device may only be used for the application cases specified in the catalog and the technical
description and may only be used in combination with third-party equipment and components
recommended or approved by Siemens.
Startup must not take place until it is established that the machine which is to accommodate this
component is conforms with the guideline 98/37 EC.
Appropriate transport, and appropriate storage, installation and assembly, as well as careful
operation and maintenance, are required to ensure that the product operates perfectly and safely.
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Impressum
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Bereich Automation & Drives
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Exclusion of Liability
We have checked the content of this publication for compliance with the described
hardware and software. However, discrepancies cannot be excluded, with the result
that we cannot guarantee total compliance. The information in this publication is,
however, checked regularly, and any necessary corrections are included in the
following editions. We welcome any suggestions for improvement.
 Siemens AG 2002
Technical data subject to change.
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