Signal Words
Indicatesahazardoussituationthat,ifnotavoided,couldresultindeathorserious
injury.
Indicatesahazardoussituationthat,ifnotavoided,couldresultinminorormoderate
injury.
Indicatesinformationconsideredimportant,butnothazard-related(forexample,
messagesrelatingtopropertydamage).
General Precautions
Toreducetheriskofseriousinjuryordeath,readtheseinstructionsthoroughlyand
followallwarningsorcautionsincludedinallmanualsthataccompaniedtheproduct
and are attached to the unit. Refer back to these safety instructions as needed.
● Thissystem,includingRemoteAccess,shouldbeinstalledbypersonnelcertiedby
HITACHI
.
Personnelmustbequaliedaccordingtolocal,state,andnationalbuildingandsafetycodesand
regulations.Incorrectinstallationcouldcauseleaks,electricshock,reorexplosion.Inareaswhere
Seismic‘’Performancerequirementsarespecied,theappropriatemeasuresshouldbetakenduring
installationtoguardagainstpossibledamageorinjurythatmightoccurinanearthquake.Iftheproductis
notinstalledcorrectly,injuriesmayoccurduetoafallingproduct.
● UseappropriatePersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE),suchasglovesandprotectivegogglesand,
whereappropriate,haveagasmasknearby.Alsouseelectricalprotectionequipmentandtoolssuited
forelectricaloperationpurposes.Keepawetclothandareextinguishernearbyduringbrazing.Use
careinhandling,rigging,andsettingofbulkyequipment.
● Whentransporting,becarefulwhenpickingup,movingandmountingtheseunits.Althoughtheunitmay
bepackedusingplasticstraps,donotusethemfortransportingtheunitfromonelocationtoanother.
Donotstandonorputanymaterialontheunit.Getapartnertohelp,andbendwithyourkneeswhen
liftingtoreducestrainonyourback.Sharpedgesorthinaluminumnsontheairconditionercancut
ngers,sowearprotectivegloves.
● Donottouchoradjustanysafetydevicesinsidetheindoororoutdoorunits.Allsafetyfeatures,
disengagement,andinterlocksmustbeinplaceandfunctioningcorrectlybeforetheequipmentisput
intooperation.Ifthesedevicesareimproperlyadjustedortamperedwithinanyway,aseriousaccident
canoccur.Neverbypassorjump-outanysafetydeviceorswitch.
● HITACHI
willnotassumeanyliabilityforinjuriesordamagecausedbynotfollowingstepsoutlinedor
describedinthismanual.Unauthorizedmodicationsto
HITACHI
productsareprohibitedasthey…
◦ Maycreatehazardswhichcouldresultindeath,seriousinjuryorequipmentdamage;
◦ Willvoidproductwarranties;
◦ Mayinvalidateproductregulatorycertications;
◦ MayviolateOSHAstandards;
Takethefollowingprecautionstoreducetheriskofpropertydamage.
● Becarefulthatmoisture,dust,orvariantrefrigerantcompoundsdonotentertherefrigerantcycle
duringinstallationwork.Foreignmattercoulddamageinternalcomponentsorcauseblockages.
● Ifairltersarerequiredonthisunit,donotoperatetheunitwithouttheairltersetinplace.
Iftheairlterisnotinstalled,dustmayaccumulateandbreakdownmayresult.
● Donotinstallthisunitinanyplacewheresilicongasescancoalesce.
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