Product Manual

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2. Safety
SafetyNotes
Beforeoperatingthedevice,youmustread,understand,andfollowallinstructions,dangers,
warnings,cautions,andnotes.
FLIRSystemsreservestherighttodiscontinuemodels,partsoraccessories,andotheritems,orto
changespecificationsatanytimewithoutpriornotice.
Removethebatteriesifthedeviceis
notusedforanextendedperiodoftime.
WarningStatements
Donotoperatethedeviceifyoudonothavethecorrectknowledge.Formalqualificationsand/or
nationallegislationfortheelectricalinspectionscanapply.Incorrectoperationofthedevicecan
causedamage,shock,injuryordeathtopersons.
Donotstartthemeasuringprocedurebeforeyouhavesetthe
functionswitchtothecorrect
position.Thiscancausedamagetotheinstrumentandcancauseinjurytopersons.
Donotchangetoresistancewhenyoumeasurethevoltage.Thiscancausedamagetothe
instrumentandcancauseinjurytopersons.
Youmustdisconnectthetestleads
fromthecircuitthatyoudidatestonbeforeyouchangethe
range.Ifyoudonotdothis,damagetotheinstrumentandinjurytopersonscanoccur.
Donotreplacethebatteriesbeforeyouremovethetestleads.Thiscancausedamagetothe
instrumentandcan
causeinjurytopersons.
Donotusethedeviceifthetestleadsand/orthedeviceshowsignsofdamage.Injurytopersons
canoccur.
Becarefulwhenyoudothemeasurementsifthevoltagesaremorethan25VACrmsor35VDC.
Thereisarisk
ofshockfromthesevoltages.Injurytopersonscanoccur.
Donotdodiode,resistanceorcontinuitytestsbeforeyouhaveremovedthepowerfrom
capacitorsandotherdevicesundertestduringameasurement.Injurytopersonscanoccur.
Donotusethedeviceasatooltoidentify
liveterminals.Youmustusethecorrecttools.Injuryto
personscanoccurifyoudonotusethecorrecttools.
Makesurethatchildrencannottouchthedevice.Thedevicecontainsdangerousobjectsandsmall
partsthatchildrencanswallow.Ifachildswallowsanobjectora
part,speakwithaphysician
immediately.Injurytopersonscanoccur.
Donotletchildrenplaywiththebatteriesand/orthepackingmaterial.Thesecanbedangerous
forchildreniftheyusethemastoys.
Donottouchexpiredordamagedbatterieswithoutgloves.Injurytopersonscanoccur.
Donotcauseashortcircuitofthebatteries.Thiscancausedamagetotheinstrumentandcan
causeinjurytopersons.
Donotputthebatteriesintoafire.Injurytopersonscanoccur.