Safety; Symbols And Terms - Tektronix 2212 User Manual

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Safety
Before you begin using your Tektronix
2212,
please take a moment
to review these safety precautions. We provide them for your pro-
tection and to prevent damage to the
2212
Oscilloscope. The gen-
eral safety information is for both operating and servicing person-
nel.
I
WARNING
I
To avoid personal injury or damage to the
2212,
do not
apply more than 400V peak between probe tip and earth
ground, between probe tip and probe common, or between
probe common and earth ground.
Symbols and Terms
These two terms appear in manuals:
WARNING.
statements identify conditions or practices that
could result in damage to the equipment or other
property.
statements identify conditions or practices that
could result in personal injury or loss of live.
These two terms appear on equipment:
• CAUTION indicates a personal- injury hazard not immedi
ately accessible as one reads the markings, or a hazard to
property including the instrument itself.
• DANGER indicates a personal-injury hazard immediately as
one reads the markings.
This symbol appears in manuals:
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