Ascon Tecnologic - K Series - ENGINEERING MANUAL - PAG. 26
9. GENERAL NOTES
9.1 Proper use
Every possible use not described in this manual must be
considered as a improper use.
This instrument is in compliance with EN 61010-1 “Safety
requirements for electrical equipment for measurement,
control and laboratory use”; for this reason it coud not be
used as a safety equipment.
Whenever a failure or a malfunction of the control device
may cause dangerous situations for persons, animals or
things, please remember that the plant must be equipped
with additional safety devices.
Ascon Tecnologic S.r.l. and its legal representatives do not
assume any responsibility for any damage to people, things
or animals deriving from violation, wrong or improper use or
in any case not in compliance with the instrument’s features.
9.2 Maintenance
This instrument does not requires periodical recalibration
and it have no consumable parts so that no particular
maintenance is required.
Some times, a cleaning action is suggestable.
1. SWITCH THE EQUIPMENT OFF (power supply, relay
out, etc.).
2. Take the instrument out of its case.
3. Using a vacuum cleaner or a compressed air jet (max.
3 kg/cm
2
) remove any dust that may be present on the
casing and/or on the electronics being careful not to
damage the electronic components.
4. To clean external plastic or rubber parts use only a cloth
moistened with:
• Ethyl Alcohol (pure or denatured) [C
2
H
5
OH] or
• Isopropyl Alcohol (pure or denatured) [(CH
3
)2CHOH]
or
• Water (H
2
O).
5. Make sure that there are no loose terminals.
6. Before putting the instrument back in its case, make sure
that it is perfectly dry.
7. Put the instrument back and turn it ON.
9.3 Disposal
The appliance (or the product) must be
disposed of separately in compliance
with the local standards in force on
waste disposal.
10. WARRANTY AND REPAIRS
This product is under warranty against manufacturing
defects or faulty materials that are found within 18 months
from delivery date.
The warranty is limited to repairs or to the replacement of the
instrument.
The tampering of the instrument or an improper use of the
product will bring about the immediate withdrawal of the
warranty’s effects.
In the event of a faulty instrument, either within the warranty
period, or further to its expiry date, please contact our
sales department to obtain authorisation for sending the
instrument to our company.
The faulty product must be shipped to Ascon Tecnologic
with a detailed description of the faults found, without any
fees or charge for Ascon Tecnologic, except in the event of
alternative agreements.
11. ACCESSORIES
The instrument has a lateral 5 poles connector into which
can be connected a special configuration tool, named A01
key, which allows:
• To store a complete instrument configuration and to use it
for other instruments;
• To transfer a complete instrument configuration to a PC or
from a PC to an instrument;
• To transfer from a PC to an instrument a complete
instrument configuration;
• To transfer a configuration from an A01 to another one.
To test serial interface of the instruments and to help the
OEM during machine start up.