Use; Safety Advice; Error And Excessive Load; Safety Regulations - Ecom Instruments Ex-PMR 500 Instruction Manual

1. Use

The Ex-PMR 500 is, in many European countries, a registration free piece of radio
equipment in the range of 446-Mhz for use in hazardous areas (apart from fire
damp holes) according to zones 2 and 1 according to IEC/CENELEC.

2. Safety Advice

The following safety regulations contain information and precautionary advice,
which must comply with the described conditions to guarantee a safe operation.
Before use it is imperative to read these safety regulations and operating
instructions! In case of doubt (due to translation and/or printing errors)
reference should be made to the original German instruction manual.

3. Error and Excessive Load

In order to avoid interference with the safety of the equipment, the equipment must
be taken out of operation and removed immediately from the hazardous area. The
unintentional putting back into operation must be prevented. We recommend that
the equipment should be returned to the manufacturer for testing.
The safety of the equipment can become damaged if;
- Damages are visible on the casing
- Equipment is exposed to improper loads
- Equipment is stored improperly
- Equipment has suffered damage whilst in transit
- Equipment labeling is illegible
- Functioning errors occur
- The authorized boundaries are exceeded (see7. and 13.)

4. Safety Regulations

When using the equipment the user is required to follow the usual safety advice to
prevent any operating errors on the equipment.
- The equipment must not be opened within the hazardous area
- The accumulator pack must only be changed outside of the hazardous area
- When connecting the accu pack, the user must pay attention to a safe engaging
of the six point plug.
- The carrying of additional accus in the hazardous area is not permitted.
- The accu pack may only be charged with the accompanying charging device
Lt-500* outside the hazardous area.
- Only those accus belonging to the work AM500 can be used.
- The use of deviant accus is strictly forbidden. They lead to the removal of the
protection and present a safety risk.
- The equipment may only be used in the hazardous area with the accompanying
leather case.
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