HP 3468A - General Safety Precautions

General
safety
precautions
must
be
adhered
to
during
all
phases
of
operation
of
the
3468A.
Failure
to
comply
with
these
precautions
or
with
specific
warnings
elsewhere
in
this
manual,
violates
safety
standards
of
design,
manufacture,
and
in-
tended
use
of
the
instrument.
Hewlett-Packard
company
assumes
no
liability
for
the
-customer’s
failure
to
comply
with
these
requirements.
Operating
personnel
must
not
remove
instrument
covers.
Component
replacement
must
be
made
by
qualified
maintenance
personnel.
Do
not
operate
the
instrument
in
the
presence
of
flammable
gases
or
fumes.
Operation
of
any
electrical
instru-
ment
in
such
an
environment
constitutes
a
definite
safety
hazard.
Warnings
or
cautions
precede
any
potentially
dangerous
procedures
throughout
this
manual.
Instructions
contained
in
the
warnings
and
cautions
must
be
follow-
ed.
Safety
Symbols
used
on
the
instrument
or
in
the
manual
include
the
following:
The
WARNING
sign
denotes
a
hazard.
It
calls
attention
to
a
WARNING
procedure,
practice,
condition,
or
the
like,
which,
if
not
cor-
rectly
performed
or
adhered
to,
could
result
in
injury
or
death
to
personnel.
The
CAUTION
sign
denotes
a
hazard.
It
calls
attention
to
CAUTION
an
operating
procedure,
practice,
condition,
or
the
like,
which,
if
not
correctly
performed
or
adhered
to
could
result
in
damage
or
destruction
to
all
or
part
of
the
product.
NOTE
The
NOTE
sign
denotes
important
information.
It
calls
at-
tention
to
a
procedure,
practice,
condition,
or
the
like,
which
is
essential
to
highlight.
this
symbol
when
it
is
necessary
for
the
user
to
refer
to
the
instruction
manual
in
order
to
protect
against
damage
to
the
instrument.
Instruction
Manual
Symbol:
the
product
will
be
marked
with
Indicates
dangerous
voltage
(terminals
fed
from
the
interior
by
voltage
exceeding
1000
volts
must
be
so
marked).
“N-
Alternating
current.
==
Direct
current.
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