FLIRCM85USERMANUALDocumentIdentifier:CM85‐en‐US_AB
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2. Safety
SafetyNotes
Beforeoperatingthedevice,youmustread,understand,andfollowallinstructions,dangers,
warnings,cautions,andnotes.
FLIRSystemsreservestherighttodiscontinuemodels,partsoraccessories,andotheritems,orto
changespecificationsatanytimewithoutpriornotice.
Removethebatteriesifthedeviceis
notusedforanextendedperiodoftime.
WarningStatements
Donotoperatethedeviceifyoudonothavethecorrectknowledge.Formalqualificationsand/or
nationallegislationfortheelectricalinspectionscanapply.Incorrectoperationofthedevicecan
causedamage,shock,injuryordeathtopersons.
Donotstartthemeasuringprocedurebeforeyouhavesetthe
functionswitchtothecorrect
position.Thiscancausedamagetotheinstrumentandcancauseinjurytopersons.
Donotchangetocurrentorresistancewhenyoumeasurethevoltage.Thiscancausedamageto
theinstrumentandcancauseinjurytopersons.
Donotmeasurethe
currentonacircuitwhenthevoltageincreasestomorethan1000V.Thiscan
causedamagetotheinstrumentandcancauseinjurytopersons.
Youmustdisconnectthetestleadsfromthecircuitthatyoudidatestonbeforeyouchangethe
range.Ifyoudonot
dothis,damagetotheinstrumentandinjurytopersonscanoccur.
Donotreplacethebatteriesbeforeyouremovethetestleads.Thiscancausedamagetothe
instrumentandcancauseinjurytopersons.
Donotusethedeviceifthetestleadsand/orthedevice
showsignsofdamage.Injurytopersons
canoccur.
Becarefulwhenyoudothemeasurementsifthevoltagesaremorethan25VACrmsor35VDC.
Thereisariskofshockfromthesevoltages.Injurytopersonscanoccur.
Donotdodiode,resistanceorcontinuity
testsbeforeyouhaveremovedthepowerfrom
capacitorsandotherdevicesundertestduringameasurement.Injurytopersonscanoccur.
Donotusethedeviceastheonlytooltoidentifyliveterminals.Injurytopersonscanoccuriflive
terminalsarenotidentifiedproperly.
When
doingvoltagechecksonliveoutlets,ensurethatthetipsofthetestleadsaretouchingthe
metalcontactsthataretypicallyrecesseddeepintheoutlet;failuretodosocanleadtoinjuryto
persons.
Donottouchexpiredordamagedbatterieswithoutgloves.Injurytopersonscan
occur.
Donotshort‐circuitthebatteries.Thiscancausedamagetotheinstrumentandcancauseinjury
topersons.
Donotputthebatteriesintoafire.Injurytopersonscanoccur.