Safety Precautions - IDEC MICROSmart FC6A Series User Manual

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AFETY RECAUTIONS
 Read the "FC6A Series MICROSmart User's Manual" to ensure correct operation before starting installation, wiring, operation, maintenance, and
inspection of the FC6A Series MICROSmart.
All FC6A Series MICROSmart modules are manufactured under IDEC's rigorous quality control system, but users must add a backup or failsafe
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provision to the control system when using the FC6A Series MICROSmart in applications where heavy damage or personal injury may be
caused, in case the FC6A Series MICROSmart should fail.
Care should be taken such that unauthorized access to the FC6A Series MICROSmart does not come from outside network connections. Please
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note that the Company shall not be liable for any loss, damage or other expenses incurred directly or indirectly by unauthorized access, etc.
In this manual, safety precautions are categorized in order of importance:
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Warning notices are used to emphasize that improper operation may cause severe personal injury or death.
Warning
The FC6A Series MICROSmart is not designed for use in applications requiring a high degree of reliability and safety. The FC6A Series
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MICROSmart should not be used for such applications.
 When using the FC6A Series MICROSmart in applications (not described above) that require a high degree of reliability in terms of functionality
and precision, appropriate measures such as failsafe mechanisms and redundant mechanisms must be taken for the system containing the
FC6A Series MICROSmart. The following are specific examples.
 Emergency stop and interlocking circuits must be configured outside the FC6A Series MICROSmart.
If relays or transistors in the FC6A Series MICROSmart output circuits should fail, outputs may remain at on or off state. For output signals
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which may cause serious accidents, configure monitor circuits outside the FC6A Series MICROSmart.
The FC6A Series MICROSmart self-diagnostic function may detect internal circuit or program errors, stop programs, and turn outputs off.
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Configure circuits so that the system containing the FC6A Series MICROSmart is not jeopardized when outputs turn off.
Turn off power to the FC6A Series MICROSmart before installation, removal, wiring, maintenance, and inspection of the FC6A Series
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MICROSmart. Failure to turn power off may cause damage, electrical shocks or fire hazard. If such a circuit is configured inside the FC6A Series
MICROSmart, Failure of the FC6A Series MICROSmart may cause disorder of the control system, damage, or accidents.
Special expertise is required to install, wire, program, and operate the FC6A Series MICROSmart. People without such expertise must not use
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the FC6A Series MICROSmart.
Install the FC6A Series MICROSmart according to the instructions described in the "FC6A Series MICROSmart User's Manual". Improper
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installation will result in falling, failure, or malfunction of the FC6A Series MICROSmart.
Suitable for use in Class I,Division 2, Groups A,B,C and D Hazardous Locations, or Non-hazardous locations only.
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Warning - Explosion Hazard - Do not disconnect equipment while the circuit is live or unless the area is known to be free of ignitable
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concentrations.
Avertissement: Risque d'explosion. Ne pas débrancher tant que le circuit est sous tension, à moins qu'il ne s'agisse d'un emplacement non
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dangereux
Warning - Explosion Hazard - Substitution of any components may impair suitability for Class I, Division 2.
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Avertissement: Risque d'explosion. La substitution de composants peut rendre ce matériel inacceptable pour les emplacements de classe I,
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division 2
This equipment is an open -type device meant to be installed in an enclosure suitable for the environment that is only accessible with the use of
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a tool or key.
Warning - Explosion Hazard - The USB port is not for use in Hazardous Locations.
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Avertissement: Risque d'explosion. Le port USB ne doit pas être utilisé dans des endroits angereux.
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