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Safety Guidelines
This manual contains notices which you should observe to ensure your own personal safety, as
well as to protect the product and connected equipment. These notices are marked as follows
according to the level of danger:
Danger
indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious
injury.
Warning
indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious
injury.
Caution
used with the safety alert symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
may result in minor or moderate injury.
Caution
used without safety alert symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
may result in property damage.
Attention
indicates that unwanted events or status can occur if the relevant information is not observed.
Note
draws your attention to particularly important information on the product, handling the product, or to
a particular part of the documentation.
Qualified Personnel
Equipment may be commissioned and operated only by qualified personnel. Qualified personnel
within the meaning of the safety notices in this manual are persons who are authorized to
commission, ground and identify equipment, systems and circuits in accordance with safety
engeneering standards.
Correct Usage
Note the following:
Warning
The equipment may be used only for the applications stipulated in the catalog and in the technical
description and only in conjunction with other equipment and components recommended or
approved by Siemens.
Startup must not take place until it is established that the machine, which is to accommodate this
component, is in conformity with the guideline 98/37 ECC.
Faultless and safe operation of the product presupposes proper transportation, proper storage,
erection and installation as well as careful operation and maintenance.
Trademarks
The registered trademarks of the Siemens AG can be found in the preface. The remaining
trademarks in this publication may be trademarks, whose use by third parties for their own
purposes could violate the rights of the owner.
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We have checked the content of this publication for compliance with the described
hard and software. However, discrepancies cannot be excluded, with the result that
we assume no guarantee for total compliance. The information in this publication is
checked regularly, and any necessary corrections are included in the following
editions. We would be grateful for any suggestions for improvement.
Siemens AG
Bereich Automation & Drives
Geschäftsgebiet SIMATIC HMI
Postfach 4848, D-90327 Nuernberg
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Technical data subject to change.
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