General Notes 
 
General Notes 
 
Notes on the documentation 
  This description is only intended for the use of trained specialists in control 
and automation engineering who are familiar with the applicable national 
standards. It is essential that the following notes and explanations are 
followed when installing and commissioning these components. 
 
 
Liability conditions 
 
The responsible staff must ensure that the application or use of the 
products described satisfy all the requirements for safety, including all the 
relevant laws, regulations, guidelines and standards. 
The documentation has been prepared with care. The products described 
are, however, constantly under development. For this reason, the 
documentation may not always be have been fully checked for consistency 
with the performance data, standards or other characteristics described. 
None of the statements in this manual represent a guarantee for as set out 
in § 443 of the German Civil Code or a statement about the assumed use 
according to the contract as set out in § 434 para. 1 clause 1 no. 1 of the 
German Civil Code. In the event that it contains technical or editorial errors, 
we retain the right to make alterations at any time and without warning. No 
claims for the modification of products that have already been supplied 
may be made on the basis of the data, diagrams and descriptions in this 
documentation. 
© This documentation is protected by copyright. Any reproduction or third 
party use of this publication, whether in whole or in part, without the written 
permission of Beckhoff Automation GmbH, is forbidden. 
 
 
Description of safety symbols 
  The following safety symbols are used in this operating manual. They are 
intended to alert the reader to the associated safety instructions. 
 
 Danger 
 
This symbol is intended to highlight risks for the life or health of personnel. 
 
 
 
 Warning 
 
This symbol is intended to highlight risks for equipment, materials or the 
environment. 
 
 
 
i
 Note 
 
This symbol indicates information that contributes to better understanding. 
 
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