Siemens SCALANCE X-400 Operating Instructions Manual page 4

Personnel Qualification Requirements
Only qualified personnel should be allowed to install and work on this equipment.
Qualified personnel as referred to in this manual or in the warning notes are defined
as persons who are familiar with the installation, assembly, startup and operation of
this product and who possess the relevant qualifications for their work, e.g.:
● Training in or authorization for connecting up, grounding or labeling circuits and
devices or systems in accordance with current standards in safety technology
● Training in or authorization for the maintenance and use of suitable safety equip-
ment in accordance with current standards in safety technology
● First aid qualification
Correct Usage of Hardware Products
Please note the following regarding the correct usage of hardware products:
Caution
This device may only be used for the applications described in the catalog or the tech-
nical description and only in connection with devices or components from other
manufacturers which have been approved or recommended by Siemens.
This product can only function correctly and safely if it is transported, stored, set up,
and installed correctly and operated and maintained as recommended.
Before you use the supplied sample programs or programs you have written yourself,
make certain that no injury to persons nor damage to equipment can result in your
plant or process.
EU Directive: Do not start up until you have established that the machine on which
you intend to run this component complies with the directive 89/392/EEC.
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Operating Instructions for SCALANCE X-400 Industrial Ethernet Switches
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