Owner manual

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 OperatethisunitwithR-134arefrigerantonly.Cross-

contaminationwithotherrefrigeranttypescauses

severedamagetotheA/Csystem,toservicetools,

andequipment.DoNOTattempttoadapttheunitfor

anotherrefrigerant.DoNOTmixrefrigeranttypes

throughasystemorinthesamecontainer.

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DO NOTbreatherefrigerantandlubricantvaporor

mist.Exposuremayirritateeyes,nose,andthroat.

UserecyclingequipmentcertiedtomeetSAE

J2788requirementstoremoverefrigerantfromthe

A/Csystem.Ifaccidentalsystemdischargeoccurs,

immediatelyventilatetheworkarea.Theremustbe

adequateventilationinthevehicleservicingarea.

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Whentestingvehicleairconditioningsystems,the

vehicleignitionmustbeturnedOFF.Thisaction

preventsEMI/RFIproblems,aswellaseliminates

potentialuserhazardsfrommovingpartsofthevehicle.

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Weareyeandskinprotectionwhenworkingwith

refrigerants.Escapingrefrigerantvaporscanfreeze

uponcontact.DoNOTdirectrefrigerantescapingfrom

thesamplehosetowardexposedskinortowardtheface.

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Connectiontopowersourcesgreaterthan14VDC

couldcause“out-of-warranty”damage.Connectionto

abatterywhichisnotfullycharged,orissmallerthana

typicalvehiclebattery,maycauseerrorsinreading.

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Toreducetheriskofbatteryexplosionduetospark

generation:FirstconnecttheREDcliptothepositive

12-voltbatteryterminal;thenconnecttheBLACKclipto

ametalgroundlocationawayfromthebattery.

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