Panasonic SF4C Series Instruction Manual page 7

♦ Machine designer, installer, employer and operator
● The machine designer, installer, employer and operator are solely responsible to ensure that all appli-
cable legal requirements relating to the installation and the use in any application are satisfied and all
instructions for installation and maintenance contained in the instruction manual are followed.
● Whether this device functions as intended to and systems including this device comply with safety
regulations depends on the appropriateness of the application, installation, maintenance and opera-
tion. The machine designer, installer, employer and operator are solely responsible for these items.
♦ Engineer
● The engineer would be a person who is appropriately educated, has widespread knowledge and ex-
perience, and can solve various problems which may arise during work, such as a machine designer,
or a person in charge of installation or operation etc.
♦ Operator
● The operator should read this instruction manual thoroughly, understand its contents, and perform
operations following the procedures described in this manual for the correct operation of this device.
● In case this device does not perform properly, the operator should report this to the person in charge
and stop the machine operation immediately. The machine must not be operated until correct perfor-
mance of this device has been confirmed.
♦ Environment
● Do not use a mobile phone or a radio phone near this device.
● If there exists a reflective surface in the place where this device is to be installed, make sure to install
this device so that reflected light from the reflective surface does not enter into the receiver, or take
countermeasures such as painting, masking, roughening, or changing the material of the reflective
surface, etc. Failure to do so may cause the device not to detect, resulting in death or serious injury.
● Do not install this device in the following environments.
1) Areas exposed to intense interference (extraneous) light such as high-frequency fluorescent lamp
(inverter type), rapid starter fluorescent lamp, stroboscopic lights or direct sunlight.
2) Areas with high humidity where condensation is likely to occur
3) Areas exposed to corrosive or explosive gases
4) Areas exposed to vibration or shock of levels higher than that specified
5) Areas exposed to contact with water
6) Areas exposed to too much steam or dust
♦ Installation
● Always keep the correctly calculated safety distance between this device and the dangerous parts of
the machine.
● Install extra protection structure around the machine so that the operator must pass through the
sensing area of this device to reach the dangerous parts of the machine.
● Install this device such that some part of the operator's body always remains in the sensing area
when operator is done with the dangerous parts of the machine.
● Do not install this device at a location where it can be affected by wall reflection.
● If this device is used in multiple sets, arrange them to avoid mutual interference.
For details, refer to "2-3-4 Device Placement."
● Do not use any reflection type or recursive reflection type arrangement.
● The corresponding emitter and receiver must have the same serial No. and be correctly oriented.
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