Safety Guidelines; Intended Use - Siemens SCALANCE X101-1 Commissioning Manual

Safety Guidelines

This manual contains notices which you should observe to ensure your own personal safety as well as to avoid
property 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. Depending on the danger level,
the notices are displayed in descending order as follows.
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 safety alert symbol indicates that minor personal injury can result if proper precautions are not taken.
Caution
without safety alert symbol indicates that property damage can result if proper precautions are not taken.
Notice
indicates that an unintended result or situation can occur if the corresponding information is not taken into
account.
When several danger levels apply, the notices of the highest level (lower number) are always displayed. If a
notice refers to personal damages with the safety alert symbol, then another notice may be added warning of
property damage.
Qualified Personnel
The device/system may only be set up and operated in conjunction with this documentation. Only qualified
personnel should be allowed to install and work on the equipment. Only qualified personnel should be allowed to
install and work on the equipment. Qualified persons are defined as persons who are authorized to commission,
to earth, and to tag circuits, equipment and systems in accordance with established safety practices and
standards.

Intended Use

Please note the following:
Warning
This device and its components may only be used for the applications described in the catalog or technical
description, and only in connection with devices or components from other manufacturers approved or
recommended by Siemens. This product can only function correctly and safely if it is transported, stored, set up
and installed correctly, and operated and maintained as recommended.
Trademarks
All designations marked with ® are registered trademarks of Siemens AG. Other designations in this
documentation might be trademarks which, if used by third parties for their purposes, might infringe upon the
rights of the proprietors.
Copyright Siemens AG 2008. All rights reserved.
Reproduction, transmission or use of this document or its contents is not permitted without
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Disclaimer of Liability
We have checked the contents of this manual for agreement with the hardware and
software described. Since deviations cannot be precluded entirely, we cannot guarantee
full agreement. However, the data in the manual are reviewed regularly, and any
necessary corrections will be included in subsequent editions.
Siemens AG 2008
Technical data subject to change
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