User manual
Terms and Conditions of Sale
Unless otherwise agreed in writing, all goods and serv-
ices are sold subject to the terms and conditions of
sale of the company within the Amersham Biosciences
group which supplies them. A copy of these terms and
conditions is available on request.
Should you have any comments on this product, we
will be pleased to receive them at:
Amersham Biosciences AB
SE-751 84 Uppsala
Sweden
Trademarks
Drop Design, ÄKTA, ÄKTA
FPLC, and UNICORN are
trademarks of Amersham Biosciences Limited.
Amersham and Amersham Biosciences are trademarks
of Amersham plc.
Microsoft, Windows and Windows 2000 are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other coun-
tries.
Office Addresses
Amersham Biosciences AB
SE-751 84 Uppsala
Sweden
Amersham Biosciences UK Limited
Amersham Place
Little Chalfont
Buckinghamshire
England HP7 9NA
Amersham Biosciences Corp.
800 Centennial Avenue
P.O. Box 1327
Piscataway, N.J. 08855
USA
Amersham Biosciences Europe Gmbh
Munzinger Strasse 9
D-79111 Freiburg
Germany
Amersham Biosciences KK
Sanken Building
3-25-1 Hyakunincho, Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 169–0073
Japan
© Copyright Amersham Biosciences AB 2002
- All rights reserved
Important user information
All users must read this entire manual to fully under-
stand the safe use of ÄKTA
™
monitor UPC-900
Workstation.
Safety symbols
The following Warning symbols highlights instruc-
tions that must be strictly followed in order to avoid
personal injury. Be sure not to proceed until the
instructions are clearly understood and all stated con-
ditions are met.
WARNING! Read the instruction to avoid
hazardous conditions.
WARNING! Avoid exposure to hazardous laser
radiation.
Caution notices
Caution! The Caution sign highlights instructions or
conditions that must be followed to avoid damage to
the product or other equipment. Be sure not to pro-
ceed until the instructions are clearly understood and
all stated conditions are met.
Notes
Note: The Note sign is used to indicate information
important for trouble-free and optimal use of the pro-
duct.
CE Certifying
This product meets all requirements of applicable CE-
directives. A copy of the corresponding Declaration of
Conformity is available on request.
The CE symbol and corresponding declaration of con-
formity, is valid for the instrument when it is:
– used as a stand-alone unit, or
– connected to other CE-marked Amersham
Biosciences instruments, or
– connected to other products recommended or
described in this manual, and
– used in the same state as it was delivered from
Amersham Biosciences except for
alterations described in this manual.
WARNING!
This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment
this product may cause radio interference in which
case the user may be required to take adequate
measures.