Important Notes On Touch Screen - Siemens MTP700 Unified Comfort Hygienic Compact Operating Instructions

Do not plug or pull connectors in potentially explosive atmospheres
When you plug or pull the plug-in connector during operation, there is a risk of an arcover.
An explosion can be triggered in the hazardous area due to sparkover, and death or serious
bodily injury can occur.
Pulling or plugging of plug-in connectors, for example, a 24 V DC power supply connector as
well as the memory card is prohibited in the hazardous area.
Plug or pull a plug-in connector only when one of the following two requirements is met:
The area is no longer hazardous or the device and its plug-in connections are de-energized.
To switch off the device, close all open programs or the current project, and switch off the
power to the device.
Also observe the enclosed documentation on use in hazardous areas and the information on
Ex approval in section "Labels, certificates and approvals (Page 45)".
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Important notes on touch screen

You operate the capacitive multi-touch screen with one finger or with two-finger gestures.
Explosion hazard in hazardous areas, personal injury or property damage due to
defective touch screen
Massive force applied to the front of the device is not intended use of the device and can
destroy the front panel. In hazardous areas, there is then a risk of explosion, injury and food
contamination with further consequential and health damages.
Make sure that excessive force cannot be applied to the front panel.
If the touch screen of the device is defective, follow these steps:
• Stop production.
• Immediately shut down the affected machine and label it accordingly.
• Handle any potentially contaminated product in accordance with legal regulations.
• Replace the device immediately.
• Clean the machine before re-commissioning it.
Unified Comfort Panels Hygienic
Compact Operating Instructions, 04/2023, A5E52219907-AA
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