Manual

13. Disposal

a) Product

AllelectricalandelectronicequipmentplacedontheEuropeanmarketmustbelabelledwiththissymbol.

Thissymbolindicatesthatthisdeviceshouldbedisposedofseparatelyfromunsortedmunicipalwasteat

the end of its service life.

Allownersofwasteequipmentareobligedtodisposeofwasteequipmentseparatelyfromunsortedmu-

nicipalwaste.Beforehandingtheolddevicetoacollectionpoint,endusersarerequiredtoseparateold

batteries which are not enclosed by the old device, as well as lamps which can be removed from the old

device without any damage.

Distributorsofelectricalandelectronicequipmentarelegallyrequiredtoacceptwasteequipmentfreeofcharge.

Conrad offers the following free return options (further information is available on our website):

• At our Conrad stores

• At the collection points established by Conrad

• At the collection points of public waste disposal agencies or at the collection systems set up by manufacturers and

distributorsinaccordancewiththeGermanElectricalandElectronicEquipmentAct.

Theenduserisresponsiblefordeletingpersonaldataontheolddevicebeforedisposal.

PleasenotethatincountriesoutsideGermany,otherobligationsmayapplytothereturnandrecyclingofolddevices.

b) (Rechargeable) batteries

Removeanyinsertedbatteriesanddisposeofthemseparatelyfromtheproduct.Astheenduser;youarerequiredby

lawtoreturnallusedbatteries(BatteryDirective).Theymustnotbeplacedinhouseholdwaste.

Batteries/rechargeablebatteriescontaininghazardoussubstancesarelabelledwiththissymboltoindi-

catethatdisposalinhouseholdwasteisforbidden.Theabbreviationsforheavymetalsinbatteriesare:

Cd=Cadmium,Hg=Mercury,Pb=Lead(markedonbatteries,e.g.,undertherubbishbinsymbolshownto

the left).

Usedbatteriescanbereturnedtolocalcollectionpoints,ourstoresorbatteryretailers.Youthusfullyourstatutory

obligations and contribute to environmental protection.

Before disposal, the exposed contacts of batteries must be fully covered with a piece of adhesive tape to prevent

short-circuits. Even if batteries are depleted, the remaining energy may present a hazard in the event of a short-circuit

(bursting,severeheating,re,explosion).