Cisco 6160 Hardware Installation Manual page 2

Safety Requirements
Follow these guidelines to ensure general safety:
Keep the equipment area clear and dust-free during and after installation.
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Keep tools away from walk areas where you and others could fall over them.
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Do not wear loose clothing that could get caught in the chassis. Fasten ties or scarves and roll up
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shirt sleeves.
Wear safety glasses if you are working under conditions that might be hazardous to your eyes.
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Do not perform any action that makes the equipment unsafe or creates a potential hazard to yourself
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or others.
Caution Before you start the installation procedures, read the entire chapter for important information and
safety warnings.
Proper ESD protection is required whenever you handle Cisco equipment. Installation and maintenance
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personnel should be properly grounded by means of grounding straps to eliminate the risk of ESD
damage to the equipment. Equipment is subject to ESD damage whenever it is removed from the chassis.
Caution Be careful when you remove the standoff screws and reinsert the screws into the screw holes on the
backplane so that the backplane circuitry does not become damaged.
Installing the cards in the chassis with the power leads reversed can damage the line cards.
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Caution If fuses are already installed in the fuse and alarm panel, remove them. You can replace the fuses after
the system is installed. Do not power up the system while you install and connect the system.
If the power connections are improperly made and power is applied while the cards are installed, the
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cards and chassis could be damaged.
Caution It is important that the chassis cooling fans run continuously.
Any card that is only partially connected to the backplane can disrupt system operation.
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