Chapter 1
1.3.1 Caution!
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Incorrect handling may result in personal death
or severe injury, or may result in damage to the
inverter, motor or the whole system.
Caution
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Be sure to read this Basic Manual and appended
documents thoroughly before installing, wiring,
operating, maintaining, inspecting or using the
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inverter.
1.3.2 Precautions for installation
● You run the risk of fire!
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Do not place flammable materials near to the
Fire
installed inverter.
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Prevent foreign matter (e.g., cut pieces of wire,
sputtering welding materials, iron chips, wire,
and dust) from penetrating into the inverter.
Prohibited
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Install the inverter on a non-flammable surface,
such as, metal surface.
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Install the inverter in a well-ventilated indoor
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site not exposed to direct sunlight. Avoid places
where the inverter is exposed to high
temperature, high humidity, condensation, dust,
explosive gases, corrosive gases, flammable
gases, grinding fluid mist, or salt water.
● You run the risk of injury!
Injury
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Do not install and operate the inverter if it is
damaged or its parts are missing.
Prohibited
1.3.3 Precautions for Wiring
● You run the risk of electric shock or
fire!
Electric
shock Fire
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Be sure to ground the inverter.
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Commit wiring work to a qualified electrician.
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Before wiring, make sure that the power supply
is off.
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● You run the risk of failure of the
inverter!
Failure
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Do not pull the wire after wiring.
Prohibited
DANGER
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Many of the drawings in the Basic Guide show the
inverter with covers and/or parts blocking your view
as removed to illustrate the details.
Caution
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Do not operate the inverter in the status shown in
those drawings. If you have removed the covers
and/or parts, be sure to reinstall them in their
original positions before starting operation, and
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follow all instructions when operating the inverter.
WARNING
You run the risk of injury due to the
●
inverter falling
Fall
•
Do not hold its cover parts when carrying the
Injury
inverter.
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Install the inverter on a structure able to bear
the weight specified in this Basic Guide.
Prohibited
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Install the inverter on a vertical wall that is free
of vibrations.
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You run the risk of failure of the inverter!
Failure
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The inverter is precision equipment. Do not
allow it to fall or be subject to high impacts.
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Also do not step on it, or place a heavy load on
it.
Prohibited
DANGER
●
You run the risk of electric shock and
injury!
Electric
shock
Injury
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Perform wiring only after installing the inverter.
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● You run the risk of short circuit and ground
Short
fault!
circuit
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Do not remove rubber bushings from the wiring
Ground
section. Otherwise, the edges of the wiring cover
fault
may damage the wire.
Prohibited
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