Siemens simodrive 611 Configuration Manual page 4

Safety information/instructions
This manual contains information which you should carefully observe to ensure your own personal safety and to
prevent material damage. The notices referring to your personal safety are highlighted in the manual by a safety
alert symbol, notices referring to property damage only, have no safety alert symbol. The warnings appear in
decreasing order of risk as given below.
Danger
indicates that death or severe personal injury will result if proper precautions are not taken.
Warning
indicates that death or severe personal injury may result if proper precautions are not taken.
Caution
with a warning triangle indicates that minor personal injury can result if proper precautions are not taken.
Caution
without a warning triangle means that material damage can occur if the appropriate precautions are not taken.
Notice
indicates that an unwanted result or situation can result if the appropriate advice is not taken into account.
If several hazards of different degrees occur, the hazard with the highest degree must always be given priority. If a
warning note with a warning triangle warns of personal injury, the same warning note can also contain a warning of
material damage.
Qualified personnel
The associated device/system may only be set up and operated using this documentation. Commissioning and
operation of a device/system may only be performed by qualified personnel. Qualified persons are defined as
persons who are authorized to commission, to ground, and to tag circuits, equipment, and systems in accordance
with established safety practices and standards.
Correct usage
Please note the following:
Warning
The device may be used only for the applications described in the catalog and in the technical description, and only
in combination with the equipment, components and devices of other manufacturers where recommended or per-
mitted by Siemens. Correct transport, storage, installation and assembly, as well as careful operation and mainte-
nance, are required to ensure that the product operates safely and without faults.
Registered trademarks
All designations with the trademark symbol ® are registered trademarks of Siemens AG. Other designations in this
documentation may be trademarks whose use by third parties for their own purposes can violate the rights of the
owner.
Disclaimer of liability
We have checked the contents of this manual for agreement with the hardware and software described. Since devi-
ations cannot be precluded entirely, we cannot guarantee full agreement. The information given in this publication
is reviewed at regular intervals and any corrections that might be necessary are made in the subsequent editions.
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