KROHNE GFM 700 EN - Manual (Page 2)

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General advice on safety
Safety instructions
This product is designed for use in accordance with EN IEC 61010-1 for Installation Category 2 and Pollution
Degree 2. Hazardous voltages are present within this product during normal operation. The product is designed
for Protection Class I and should never be operated without protective earthing. The product shall also never be
operated with covers removed unless equivalent protection of the operator and its environment from accidental
contact with hazardous internal voltages is provided. Always follow basic and local safety precautions when
using this product to reduce risk of injury from electrical shock, spread of fire or other dangerous situations.
1. Do not install, maintain or operate this flow meter without reading, understanding and following the factory-supplied
instructions and manuals, otherwise injury or damage may result.
2. Read these instructions carefully before starting installation. Save these instructions for future reference.
3. Observe all warnings and instructions marked on the product
4. Use only mains supply with protective earthing connected
5. Do not use the product with removed covers under wet conditions
6. Consider handling and lifting instructions to avoid damage
7. Install the product securely and stable
8. Install and connect cabling proper to exclude damage or harmful situations
9. If the product does not operate normally refer to qualified KROHNE service technicians
10. Ther are no operator serviceable components inside the product
The following symbols may appear in this manual or on the product :
Attention : refer to the manual
DANGER : risk of electrical shock
PROTECTIVE
conductor terminal
WARNING
Warning statements identify conditions or practice that could result in injury loss of live
CAUTION
Caution statements identify conditions or practice that could result in damage to the product
or other property
Declarations of Conformity / Statement of Compliance
Low Voltage directive
The product complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and is designed in accordance with
EN IEC 61010-1 first and second edition. (safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and
laboratory use part 1) Local safety regulations shall be observed in combination with the measures special to this
product to avoid dangerous situations