Manual
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Disposal and Environmental Protection
Proper disposal makes an important contribution to the protection of our environment and the
conservation of natural resources.
Caution: Environmental Damage
Improper disposal results in environmental damage. Follow the instruc-
tions concerning return and disposal included in this section.
The following comments refer specically to the legal situation in the Federal Republic of
Germany. Owners or end users who are subject to other national requirements are required to
comply with the respectively applicable national requirements and to implement them correctly
on site. Relevant information can be obtained from the responsible national authorities or nation-
al distributors, for example.
Waste Electrical Equipment, Electrical or Electronic Accessories,
and Waste Batteries (including rechargeable batteries)
Electrical equipment and batteries (including rechargeable batteries) contain valuable raw ma-
terials that can be recycled, along with hazardous substances that can cause serious harm to
human health and the environment, and they must be recycled and disposed of correctly.
The symbol on the left depicting a crossed-out garbage can on wheels refers to the legal
obligation of the owner or end user (German electrical and electronic equipment act Elek-
troG and German battery act BattG) not to dispose of used electrical equipment and bat-
teries with unsorted municipal waste (“household trash”). Waste batteries must be removed from
the old device (where possible) without destroying them, and the old device and the waste bat-
teries must be disposed of separately. The battery type and its chemical composition are indicat-
ed on the battery’s labelling. If the abbreviations “Pb” for lead, “Cd” for cadmium or “Hg” for
mercury are included, the battery exceeds the limit for the respective metal.
Please observe the owner’s or end user’s responsibility when it comes to deleting personal data
– any other sensitive data – from old devices before disposal.
Old devices, electrical or electronic accessories and waste batteries (including rechargeable
batteries) used in Germany can be returned free of charge to Gossen Metrawatt GmbH or the
service provider responsible for their disposal in compliance with applicable regulations, in par-
ticular laws concerning packaging and hazardous goods. More information regarding returns can
be found on our website.
Handling Packaging Materials
We recommend retaining the respective packaging materials in case you require servicing or
calibration in the future.
Warning: Danger of asphyxiation from foils and other packaging materials
Children and other vulnerable persons may suffocate if they wrap them-
selves in packaging materials or their components or foils or if they pull
them over their heads or swallow them.
Keep packaging materials and their components and foils out of the
reach of babies, children, and other vulnerable persons.
In accordance with the German Packaging Act (VerpackG), the user is obligated to correctly
dispose of packaging and its components separately and not together with unsorted municipal
waste (“household trash”).
Private end consumers can dispose of packaging free of charge at the responsible collection
point. Packaging that is not subject to system participation is returned to the appointed service
provider. More information regarding returns can be found on our website.