Maintaining And Servicing Your Device; General Information On Maintenance And Servicing; Cleaning The Device - Siemens SIMATIC HMI series Operating Instructions Manual

Maintaining and servicing your device

6.1

General information on maintenance and servicing

Observe the following when servicing and repairing protective features such as ground
circuits, overvoltage protection components or batteries:
● Observe the maintenance and replacement intervals specified by the respective
manufacturer for all system components.
● Replace system components, including cables, fuses and batteries only with equivalent
components approved by the respective manufacturer.
6.2

Cleaning the device

Scope of maintenance
Note
When dust has collected on the device, the dust deposits must be removed at appropriate
time intervals.
Cleaning agents
Use dish soap or foaming screen cleaner only as cleaning agents.
NOTICE
Damage to the HMI device caused by impermissible cleaning agents
Impermissible and unsuitable cleaning agents may cause damage to the HMI device.
Use dish soap or foaming screen cleaner only as cleaning agents. Do not use the following
cleaning agents:
• Aggressive solvents or scouring powder
• Steam jets
• Compressed air
Procedure
1. Switch off the device. This prevents the accidental triggering of functions when the screen
is touched.
2. Dampen the cleaning cloth.
3. Spray the cleaning agent on the cloth and not directly on the device.
4. Clean the device with the cleaning cloth.
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