General Information and Safety Practices and Hazards 
Agilent Cary 3500 UV-Vis Spectrophotometer User’s Guide  5 
1  General Information and Safety Practices 
and Hazards 
User Documentation  5 
Verifying Safe State  6 
Lamp Module  7 
Modules, Covers and Panels  7 
Compressed gas cylinders  7 
Other Precautions  8 
Warning and Other Symbols  8 
CE Compliance  10 
Electromagnetic Compatibility  10 
Your Agilent instrument and accessories have been carefully designed so that 
when used properly you have an accurate, fast, flexible and safe analytical system. 
Information about safety practices appears throughout the documentation (both 
hard copy and online) provided with your instrument and accessories to help you 
safely operate the instrument and accessories. Before using the instrument or 
accessories, you must thoroughly read these safety practices. ALWAYS operate 
the instrument and accessories in accordance with these safety practices. 
User Documentation 
You have been provided with the following additional documentation to help you 
set up and operate your Agilent Cary 3500 UV-Vis spectrophotometer: 
  Cary UV software installation instruction sheet found in the software box 
  Cary 3500 UV-Vis module instruction sheet found in the module box 
  Cary 3500 UV-Vis engine instruction sheet found in the engine box