Carel µAM User Manual page 36

IMPORTANT WARNINGS
CAREL bases the development of its products on decades of experience in HVAC, on the continuous
investments in technological innovations to products, procedures and strict quality processes with in-circuit
and functional testing on 100% of its products, and on the most innovative production technology avail-
able on the market. CAREL and its subsidiaries nonetheless cannot guarantee that all the aspects of the
product and the software included with the product respond to the requirements of the final application,
despite the product being developed according to start-of-the-art techniques. The customer (manufacturer,
developer or installer of the final equipment) accepts all liability and risk relating to the configuration of the
product in order to reach the expected results in relation to the specific final installation and/or equipment.
CAREL may, based on specific agreements, acts as a consultant for the positive commissioning of the final
unit/application, however in no case does it accept liability for the correct operation of the final equip-
ment/system.
The CAREL product is a state-of-the-art product, whose operation is specified in the technical documenta-
tion supplied with the product or can be downloaded, even prior to purchase, from the website www.carel.
com.
Each CAREL product, in relation to its advanced level of technology, requires setup/configuration/program-
ming/commissioning to be able to operate in the best possible way for the specific application. The failure
to complete such operations, which are required/indicated in the user manual, may cause the final product
to malfunction; CAREL accepts no liability in such cases.
Only qualified personnel may install or carry out technical service on the product.
The customer must only use the product in the manner described in the documentation relating to the
product.
In addition to observing any further warnings described in this manual, the following warnings must be
heeded for all CAREL products:
• Prevent the electronic circuits from getting wet. Rain, humidity and all types of liquids or condensate
contain corrosive minerals that may damage the electronic circuits. In any case, the product should be
used or stored in environments that comply with the temperature and humidity limits specified in the
manual;
• Do not install the device in particularly hot environments. Too high temperatures may reduce the life of
electronic devices, damage them and deform or melt the plastic parts. In any case, the product should
be used or stored in environments that comply with the temperature and humidity limits specified in
the manual;
• Do not attempt to open the device in any way other than described in the manual;
• Do not drop, hit or shake the device, as the internal circuits and mechanisms may be irreparably dam-
aged;
• Do not use corrosive chemicals, solvents or aggressive detergents to clean the device;
• Do not use the product for applications other than those specified in the technical manual.
All of the above suggestions likewise apply to the controllers, serial boards, programming keys or any other
accessory in the CAREL product portfolio.
CAREL adopts a policy of continual development. Consequently, CAREL reserves the right to make
changes and improvements to any product described in this document without prior warning.
The technical specifications shown in the manual may be changed without prior warning.
The liability of CAREL in relation to its products is specified in the CAREL general contract conditions,
available on the website www.carel.com and/or by specific agreements with customers; specifically, to the
extent where allowed by applicable legislation, in no case will CAREL, its employees or subsidiaries be
liable for any lost earnings or sales, losses of data and information, costs of replacement goods or services,
damage to things or people, downtime or any direct, indirect, incidental, actual, punitive, exemplary,
special or consequential damage of any kind whatsoever, whether contractual, extra-contractual or due to
negligence, or any other liabilities deriving from the installation, use or impossibility to use the product,
even if CAREL or its subsidiaries are warned of the possibility of such damage.
INFORMATION FOR USERS ON THE CORRECT HANDLING OF WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT (WEEE)
In reference to European Union directive 2002/96/EC issued on 27 January 2003 and the related national
legislation, please note that:
• WEEE cannot be disposed of as municipal waste and such waste must be collected and disposed of
separately;
• the public or private waste collection systems defined by local legislation must be used. In addition, the
equipment can be returned to the distributor at the end of its working life when buying new equipment;
• the equipment may contain hazardous substances: the improper use or incorrect disposal of such may
have negative effects on human health and on the environment;
• the symbol (crossed-out wheeled bin) shown on the product or on the packaging and on the instruction
sheet indicates that the equipment has been introduced onto the market after 13 August 2005 and that it
must be disposed of separately;
• in the event of illegal disposal of electrical and electronic waste, the penalties are specified by local waste
disposal legislation.
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