VI
Safety Precautions
1. Meaning of Signal Words
In this service manual, the signal words
WARNING, CAUTION and NOTE are used to
indicate safety and other important instructions The signal words and their meanings are defined
as follows.
Signal word Meaning
WARNING
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could
result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may
result in minor or moderate injury.
NOTE
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may
result in property damage.
2. Meaning of Safety Symbols
Symbol Description
Type-BF applied part
"Attention" (Refer to the operation manual.)
Safety Precautions
Please observe the following precautions to ensure patient and operator safety when using this
system.
WARNING
z Do not connect this system to outlets with the same circuit breakers and fuses
that control current to devices such as life-support systems. If this system
malfunctions and generates an overcurrent, or when there is an instantaneous
current at power ON, the circuit breakers and fuses of the building’s supply
circuit may be tripped.
z Do not use flammable gasses such as anesthetics, or flammable liquids such as
ethanol, near this product, because there is danger of explosion.