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Safety Directions
1.1
General Introduction
The following directions enable the person responsible for the product, and the person who
actually uses the equipment, to anticipate and avoid operational hazards.
The person responsible for the product must ensure that all users understand these directions
and adhere to them.
Warning messages are an essential part of the safety concept of the instrument. They appear
wherever hazards or hazardous situations can occur.
Warning messages...
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make the user alert about direct and indirect hazards concerning the use of the product.
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contain general rules of behaviour.
For the users‘ safety, all safety instructions and safety messages shall be strictly observed and
followed! Therefore, the manual must always be available to all persons performing any tasks
described here.
DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION and NOTICE are standardised signal words for identifying lev-
els of hazards and risks related to personal injury and property damage. For your safety, it is
important to read and fully understand the following table with the different signal words and
their definitions! Supplementary safety information symbols may be placed within a warning
message as well as supplementary text.
Type
Description
DANGER
Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if
not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
WARNING
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation or an unin-
tended use which, if not avoided, could result in death
or serious injury.
CAUTION
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation or an unin-
tended use which, if not avoided, may result in minor
or moderate injury.
NOTICE
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation or an unin-
tended use which, if not avoided, may result in appre-
ciable material, financial and environmental damage.
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Important paragraphs which must be adhered to in
practice as they enable the product to be used in a
technically correct and efficient manner.
1.2
Definition of Use
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Measuring horizontal and vertical angles.
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Measuring distances.
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Recording measurements.
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Automatic target search, recognition and following.
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Visualising the aiming direction and vertical axis.
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Remote control of product.
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Data communication with external appliances.
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Computing with software.
Description
About warning messages
Intended Use
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Safety Directions