Siemens SIPLUS RIC IEC on S7 Manual page 2

Safety instructions
Warning notices
These Operating Instructions contain information that you should observe in order to ensure your own
personal safety, as well to avoid material damage. The notices referring to your personal safety are high-
lighted in the manual by a warning triangle. Notices referring only to equipment damage have no safety
alert symbol. Warnings are shown in descending order according to the degree of danger as follows.

indicates that death or serious injury will result if proper precautions are not taken.

indicates that death or serious injury may result if proper precautions are not taken.
indicates that minor personal injury may result if proper precautions are not taken.
NOTICE
means that material damage can occur if the appropriate precautions are not taken.
Note:
highlights important information about the product, handling the product, or part of the
documentation that is of particular importance.
Qualified personnel
Commissioning and operation of equipment described in this manual (module, device) may only be car-
ried out by qualified personnel. Qualified personnel in the meaning of the technical safety instructions in
this manual are persons authorized to commission, isolate, earthing and marking devices, systems and
power circuits in accordance with the standards of security technology.
Please observe also the required basic knowledge mentioned in the preamble.
Trademarks
SIMATIC, SIMATIC HMI, SIMATIC NET, SIROTEC, SINUMERIK and USS are registered trademarks of
Siemens AG. Any other names used in this document may be brand names, the use of which by third
parties for their own purposes may infringe the rights of the legal owners.
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