Safety Information; Battery Operation; Software - GE USM 36 Series Technical Reference And Operating Manual

1 Introduction

1.1 Safety information

The USM 36 has been designed and tested according
to DIN EN 61010-1: 2011-07, Safety requirements for
electrical equipment for measurement, control and lab-
oratory use, and was technically in perfectly safe and
faultless condition when leaving the manufacturing
works.
In order to maintain this condition and to ensure a safe
operation, you should always read the following safety
information carefully before putting the instrument into
operation.
A T T E N T I O N
The USM 36 is an instrument for materials
testing. Any use for medical or any other
applications is not permitted!
The instrument may only be used in industri-
al environments.
The USM 36 is waterproof according to IP66. It can be
operated either with the corresponding lithium-ion bat-
teries or with the charger/power adaptor. The charger/
power adaptor meets the requirements of electrical
safety class II.
1-2

Battery operation

For the battery operation of the USM 36, we recom-
mend the corresponding lithium-ion battery. You should
only use this battery for the battery operation.
You can charge the lithium-ion battery either within the
instrument itself or in an external charger. If a lithium-ion
battery is inserted, charging starts automatically as
soon as you connect the charger/power adaptor to the
USM 36 and to the mains power supply.
For power supply, please also see Chapter 3.2 Power
supply, page 3-2. For the use of batteries, please also
see Chapter 7.2 Battery care, page 7-2.

Software

According to the current state of the art, software is nev-
er completely free from errors. Before using any soft-
ware-controlled test equipment, it is therefore neces-
sary to make sure that the required functions operate
perfectly in the intended combination.
If you have any questions about the use of your test
equipment, please contact your nearest GE representa-
tive.
Issue 2 (12/2013)
Safety information
USM 36