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3 UNDERSTANDING LASERSAFETY
TheSureShot™laseriscompletelysafetouse.However,certaincommon‐senseprecaution sshould
alwaysbetakenwhenusingyourSureShot™laser.
SureShot™
isaClass1LaserproductwhichdoesnotexceedaPRFof200Hz,apulsewidthof30nsecnor
alaserpowerof175µW.IthasaClassILaserProductlabelaffixedtotheunit.
Caution:Theuseofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofprocedures
otherthanthosespecified
hereinmayresultinhazardousradiationexposure.
Anycertificationsincludedarevoidiftheproductisopened,altered,installedin otherequipmentor
usedforpurposesotherthanintendedbythemanufacturer.Usinganychargerotherthanthose
suppliedbyMPHIndustrieswillalsovoidthe
certification.
Certainmunicipalitiesandcountriesrequiresettingstodifferingmeasurements(mphorkm/h).Your
unitisfactorysettotheappropriateunitofmeasurement.Thepictures/drawings/illustrationsinthis
manualareforillustrationonlyandareshowninmilesperhourandfeetaswellaskilometersperhour
andmeters.
3.1 EYESAFETY
TheSureShothasbeencertifiedasaClassIdeviceasdefinedbytheCenterforDevicesandRadiological
Health(CDRH)armoftheFoodandDrugAdministrationwhichistaskedwithensuringthesafetyofall
laserdevicessoldintheUnitedStates.ClassIisthesafest
classificationoflaserproductsintermsofeye
safety.
WhiletheSureShotisrelativelylowrisk,theuseofopticalinstrumentswiththisproductwillincrease
eyehazard.
DoNOTpointthislaseratanyonewithopticalviewingdeviceswithin50feetoftheoperator.
Althoughopticalviewinginstruments
mayincreaseeyehazard,itisunlikelythatactualdamagecan
occur.Prescriptioneyeglasses,contactlenses,andsunglassesarenotconsideredopticalgaindevices
sincetheymerelycorrectthefocusofthehumaneyetonormal.
MODEL:
S/N:
CAUTION:
DO NOT VIEW WITH
OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS