1. Safety
1. SAFETY
About this chapter
Read this chapter attentively. It contains impo rtant information to prevent personal injury while installing and us ing a HDF W series
projector. Furthermore, it includes several cautions to prevent damage to the HDF W series projector. Ensure that you understand
and follow all safety guidelines, safety instructions and w arnings mentioned in this chapter before installing your HD F W series
projector. After this chapter, additional “warnings” and “cautions” are given depending on the installation procedure. Read and
follow these “warnings” and “cautions” as well.
1.1 General considerations
WARNING: Ensure yo u understand an d follow all the safety guidelines, safety in structions, w arnings and
cautions mentioned in this m anual.
WARNING: Be aware of suspended loads.
WARNING: Wear a hard hat to reduce the risk of personal injury.
WARNING: Be careful while wo rking with heavy loads.
WARNING: Mind your fingers while working w ith heavy loads.
CAUTION: High pressure lamp may explode if improperly handled.
General safety instructions
• Before operating this equipm ent please read this manu al thoroughly a nd retain it for future reference.
• Installation and preliminary adjustments should be performed by qualified Barco personnel or by authorized B arco service deal-
ers.
• All warnings on the projector and in the documen
tation m anuals should be adhered to.
• All instructions for operating and use of this equipment m ust be followed precisely.
• All local installation codes s hould be adhered to.
Notice on safety
This equ ipment is built in accordance w ith the requirements of the international safety standards IEC60950-1, EN60950-1,
UL60950-1 and CAN/CSA C22.2 No.60950-1, which are the safety standards of information technology equipmen t including
electrical bus iness equipment. These s afety standards impose im portant requirements on the use of safety critical components,
materials and insulation, in order to protect the user or operator against ris k of electric shock and energy hazard and ha ving access
to live parts. Safety standards also impo se limits to the internal and external temperature rises, radiation levels, mechanical stability
and strength, enclosure construction and protection against the risk of fire. Simulated single fault condition testing ensure s the
safety of the equipm ent to the user even whe n the equipment’s normal operation fails.
Users definition
Throughout this m anual, the term S
ERVICE PERS ONNEL refers to pe rsons h aving appropriate technical training and experience
necessary to be knowledgeable of potential hazards to which they are exposed (including, but not limited to HIGH VOLTAGE ELEC-
TRIC and ELECTRONIC C IRCUITRY and HIGH B RIGHTNESS PROJE CTORS) in performing a task, and of m easures to minimize
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