SAFE Hard Drive User Manual

LaCie SAFE Hard Drive
User Manual
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waste equipment by hand-
ing it over to a designed
collection point for the re-
cycling of waste electrical
and electronic equipment. e separate
collection and recycling of your waste
equipment at the time of disposal will
help to conserve natural resources and
ensure that it is recycled in a manner
that protects human health and the en-
vironment. For more information about
where you can drop off your waste
equipment for recycling, please con-
tact your local city office, your house-
hold waste disposal service, or the shop
where you purchased the product.
CAUTION: A shielded-type
power cord is required in order
to meet FCC emission limits
and also to prevent interference
to the nearby radio and televi-
sion reception. It is essential that
only the supplied power cord be
used.
Only qualified persons are autho-
rized to carry out maintenance on
this device.
Read this User Manual carefully
and follow the correct procedure
when setting up the device.
Do not open your LaCie SAFE
Hard Drive or attempt to disas-
semble or modify it. Never insert
any metallic object into the drive
to avoid any risk of electrical shock,
fire, short-circuiting or dangerous
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emissions. Your LaCie SAFE Hard
Drive contains no user-service-
able parts. If it appears to be mal-
functioning, have it inspected by a
qualified LaCie Technical Support
representative.
Never expose your device to rain, or
use it near water, or in damp or wet
conditions. Never place objects con-
taining liquids on the LaCie SAFE
Hard Drive, as they may spill into
its openings. Doing so increases the
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risk of electrical shock, short-cir-
cuiting, fire or personal injury.
Make sure that the computer and
LaCie SAFE Hard Drive are elec-
trically grounded. If the devices are
not grounded, there is an increased
risk of electrical shock. Power re-
quirements 100-240 V~, 1.5 A, 60-
50 Hz, (Supply voltage fluctuations
not exceeding ± 10% of the nominal,
transient over-voltages according to
over-voltage category II).
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Health and Safety Precautions
General Use Precautions
Do not expose the LaCie SAFE
Hard Drive to temperatures outside
the range of 5° C to 35° C (41° F
to 95° F); or to operational humid-
ity beyond 5-80%, non-condensing,
or non-operating humidity beyond
10-90%, non-condensing. Doing so
may damage the LaCie SAFE Hard
Drive or disfigure its casing. Avoid
placing your LaCie SAFE Hard
Drive near a source of heat or ex-
posing it to sunlight (even through
• a window). Inversely, placing your
LaCie SAFE Hard Drive in an en-
vironment that is too cold or humid
may damage the unit.
Rated cooling for altitudes up to
2000 meters.
Always unplug the LaCie SAFE
Hard Drive from the electrical out-
let if there is a risk of lightning or
if it will be unused for an extended
period of time. Otherwise, there is
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an increased risk of electrical shock,
short-circuiting or fire.
Use only the power supply shipped
with the device.
Do not use the LaCie SAFE Hard
Drive near other electrical appli-
ances such as televisions, radios or
speakers. Doing so may cause inter-
ference which will adversely affect
the operation of the other products.
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