Introduction; Warnings - Panasonic S-LINK V User Manual

Introduction

The S-LINK V is a flexible wire-saving that uses our original transmission system to enable high-speed and
highly reliable signal transmissions.
Fully understand the functions and performance of this system before constructing this system.
This manual provides information necessary for construction of the S-LINK V flexible wire-saving system.
Before constructing the S-LINK V system, carefully read this manual and fully understand the system.
In addition, be sure to observe the cautions, and correctly use the system.
The controllers listed below have their own user's manuals.
For a detailed description, refer to that documentation.
SL-VGU1-C, SL-VGU1-D : SL-VGU1-C / SL-VGU1-D User's Manual
SL-VGU1-EC
SL-VGU1-485
For other controllers, refer to the instruction manuals enclosed with the controllers.
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Warnings

This manual uses three types of warnings depending on the hazard level. They are 'DANGER,' 'WARNING,' and
'CAUTION.' To safely use the S-LINK V system, be sure to observe these warnings.
DANGER
'DANGER' indicates that mishandling of this system may result in death or serious injury, and this
word is limitedly used in the extremely hazardous situations.
WARNING
'WARNING' indicates that mishandling of this system may result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION
'CAUTION' indicates that mishandling of this system may result in injury or damage of the system.
NOTE 'NOTE' provides caution or information to you in order to prevent operation errors.
Remarks
1) Panasonic Industrial Devices SUNX Co., Ltd. holds the copyright of this document. For this reason, do not
copy this document without our permission.
2) The contents of this document may be subject to change without prior notice for the reasons of improve-
ment.
3) The product specifications shown in this document were determined in October 2018.
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: SL-VGU1-EC User's Manual
: SL-VGU1-485 User's Manual