Siemens Simatic PC Panel PC 870 User Manual

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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 the safety alert symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, may result in property damage.

Notice

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

Please note the following:

Warning

The device may only be used for the application cases specified in the catalog and the technical
description and may only be used in combination with third-party 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 conforms with the guideline 98/37 EC.
Appropriate transport, and appropriate storage, installation and assembly, as well as careful
operation and maintenance, are required to ensure that the product operates perfectly and safely.

Trademarks

The registered trademarks of the Siemens AG can be found in the preface.

Impressum

Editor and Publisher: A&D PT1

Copyright Siemens AG 2002 All rights reserved

Exclusion of Liability

The transmission and reproduction of this documentation and the exploitation and
communication of its contents are not permitted without express authority. Offenders
will be liable for compensation for damage. All rights reserved, especially in the case
of the granting of a patent or registration of a utility model or design.

We have checked the content of this publication for compliance with the described
hardware and software. However, discrepancies cannot be excluded, with the result
that we cannot guarantee total compliance. The information in this publication is,
however, checked regularly, and any necessary corrections are included in the
following editions. We welcome any suggestions for improvement.

Siemens AG
Bereich Automation & Drives
Geschäftsgebiet SIMATIC HMI
Postfach 4848, D-90327 Nürnberg



 Siemens AG 2002
Technical data subject to change.

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Order No. A5E00174923

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