User guide
Appendix
98
Environmental Properties and Disposal
(Valid for the European Union)
The product was manufactured in line with the legal specifications and 2002 man-
ufacturing directive and is recycling and environmentally compatible. It was
developed with low energy usage, long service life span and user-friendliness in
mind, using a limited amount of environmentally compatible materials and com-
ponents. Help to extend the lifetime of your devices by following the safety pre-
cautions, information on battery lifetime and the care and maintenance precau-
tions.
Notes on Disposal
In order to avoid any possible consequences resulting from the disposal of elec-
trical and electronic equipment containing substances damaging to the envi-
ronment and human health, the European Parliament and Council directives
■ 2002/96/EC on “waste electrical and electronic equipment” (WEEE) and
■ 2002/95/EC on the “restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in
electrical and electronic equipment” (RoHS)
have been transferred into national law in all EU member states.
The primary aim of the legislation is the prevention of waste electrical and elec-
tronic equipment, and also the recycling, material recovery and any other form of
recovery of such waste in order to reduce the quantities of waste to be disposed of
and the amount of hazardous substances from electrical and electronic
equipment becoming waste.
The product that you have purchased was developed in line with current, state of
the art technology in an environmentally friendly manner and with a view to recy-
cling, thus complying with requirements of European directives.
The product is labelled with the symbol shown. If you wish to dispose
of this product, this symbol obliges you to do so separately from
unsorted domestic waste. For this reason suitable facilities have been
set up for the return of waste electrical and electronic equipment.
Waste equipment can be handed in at these return centres free of
charge. To find out where these return centres are located, please
consult the information provided by the department of your local
authority responsible for waste disposal.