Test; Before The Initial Start-Up And Following Modifications; Checklist For Integrator - To Be Performed Prior To The Initial Start-Up And Following Modifications - Leuze electronic MLC 520 EX Series Original Operating Instructions

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Test

NOTICE
 Safety sensors must be replaced at the end of their service life (see chapter 14 "Specifications").
 Always exchange entire safety sensors.
 Observe any nationally applicable regulations regarding the tests.
 Document all tests in a comprehensible manner and include the configuration of the safety sensor
along with the data for the safety- and minimum distances in the documentation.
9.1

Before the initial start-up and following modifications

WARNING
Unpredictable machine behavior during initial start-up may result in serious injury!
 Make certain that there are no people in the danger zone.
 Before they begin work, train the operators on their respective tasks. The training is the responsibility of
the operating company.
 Attach notices regarding daily testing in the respective national language of the operator on the machine
in a highly visible location, e.g. by printing out the corresponding chapter (see chapter 9.3).
 Test the electrical function and installation according to this document.
Acc. to IEC TS 62046 and national regulations (e.g. EU directive 2009/104/EC), tests are to be performed
by competent persons in the following situations:
• Prior to the initial start-up
• Following modifications to the machine
• After longer machine downtime
• Following retrofitting or new configuration of the machine
 As preparation, check the most important criteria for the safety sensor according to the following check-
list (see chapter 9.1.1 "Checklist for integrator – to be performed prior to the initial start-up and following
modifications"). Completing the checklist does not replace testing by a competent person!
Not until proper function of the safety sensor is ascertained may it be integrated in the control circuit of the
system.
9.1.1 Checklist for integrator – to be performed prior to the initial start-up and following modifications
NOTICE
Completing the checklist does not replace testing by a competent person!
 If you answer one of the items on the checklist (see table 9.1) with
operated.
 IEC/TS 62046 contains additional recommendations on testing protective devices
Table 9.1:
Check:
Is the safety sensor operated acc. to the specific environmental conditions that
are to be maintained (see chapter 14 "Specifications")?
Is the safety sensor correctly aligned and are all fastening screws and connec-
tors secure?
Are safety sensor, connection cables, connectors, protection caps and command
devices undamaged and without any sign of manipulation?
Does the safety sensor satisfy the required safety level (PL, SIL, category)?
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