User`s manual

EP -1000 Instant Dry Imager User’s Manual xi
Preface
• EQUIPMENT IS NOT TO BE USED AS A COMPONENT OF A LIFE
SUPPORT SYSTEM. Life support devices or systems are devices
or systems which support or sustain life, and whose failure to
perform, can be reasonably expected to result in a significant
injury or death to a person. A critical component is any
component of a life support device or system whose failure to
perform can be reasonably expected to cause the failure of the
life support device or system, or to affect its safety or
effectiveness.
• EQUIPMENT IS NOT TO BE USED IN A PATIENT VICINITY. The
EP-1000 Series Imagers must be located at least 1.83 m (6 ft) from
the patient treatment or examination area (bed, exam table, etc.)
at all times to avoid inadvertent patient contact with the
apparatus.
• EQUIPMENT IS TO BE USED AS SPECIFIED UNDER THE TOPIC
“EP-1000 PRECAUTIONS.”
• ALWAYS UNPLUG THE ENTIRE SYSTEM FROM THE POWER
SOURCE PRIOR TO CLEANING THE THERMAL PRINT HEAD.