Motorola H01UCC6DU3AN User Manual

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Safety Information

Anyone intending to use a radio in a hazardous area is advised to
become familiar with the subject of intrinsic safety and with Sec-
tion 70 of the National Fire Code, which is commonly referred to
as Article 500 of the National Electric Code. Use of anything but
factory supplied components may affect the approval and safety of
the radio. Likewise, it is advised that servicing should be per-
formed only by qualified personnel who adhere to the following
Factory Mutual Research Corporation (FMRC) required warning:

Certain MTX•LS radios and batteries have been declared intrinsi-
cally safe by FMRC of Norwood, Massachusetts, for use in hazard-
ous atmospheres. FM Approved radios are identified by attached
certification labels and by matching green dots found on the bot-
tom of radios and batteries. The intrinsically safe rating by Factory
Mutual Research Corporation states that electrical equipment is
incapable of releasing sufficient electrical or thermal energy, under
normal or abnormal operating conditions, to cause ignition of a
specific hazardous atmosphere. This means the MTX•LS radio has
been thoroughly tested by Factory Mutual Research Corporation
and carries its certification for operation in the hazardous atmo-
spheres designated on the radio label. Radios must ship from the
Motorola factory with the hazardous atmosphere capability and
cannot be modified in the field. Failure to use the radio with the
approved battery will negate the approval. MTX•LS radios that are
approved by Factory Mutual Research Corporation can be used in
those applications requiring reliable two way hand-held radios in
the listed specific hazardous atmospheres. Motorola approved
equipment and accessories, along with competitive equipment ap-
provals, are listed in the yearly approval guide published by Facto-
ry Mutual Research Corporation. This guide can be ordered from
the following address:

Modification of FMRC-Approved
intrinsically safe radios will negate
Factory Mutual Research Corporation
Approval.

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