For Your Safety - Nikon D3X User Manual

For Your Safety

To prevent damage to your Nikon product or injury to yourself or to
others, read the following safety precautions in their entirety before using
this equipment. Keep these safety instructions where all those who use
the product will read them.
The consequences that could result from failure to observe the
precautions listed in this section are indicated by the following symbol:
This icon marks warnings. To prevent possible injury, read all
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warnings before using this Nikon product.
WARNINGS
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Keep the sun out of the frame
Keep the sun well out of the
frame when shooting backlit
subjects. Sunlight focused into
the camera when the sun is in or
close to the frame could cause a
fire.
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Do not look at the sun through the
viewfinder
Viewing the sun or other strong
light source through the
viewfinder could cause
permanent visual impairment.
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Using the viewfinder diopter control
When operating the viewfinder
diopter control with your eye to
the viewfinder, care should be
taken not to put your finger in
your eye accidentally.
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Turn off immediately in the event of
malfunction
Should you notice smoke or an
unusual smell coming from the
equipment or AC adapter
(available separately), unplug
the AC adapter and remove the
battery immediately, taking care
to avoid burns. Continued
operation could result in injury.
After removing the battery, take
the equipment to a Nikon-
authorized service center for
inspection.
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Do not disassemble
Touching the product's internal
parts could result in injury. In
the event of malfunction, the
product should be repaired only
by a qualified technician. Should
the product break open as the
result of a fall or other accident,
remove the battery and/or AC
adapter and then take the
product to a Nikon-authorized
service center for inspection.