3 PREPARATION FOR USE
3.1 Setup
Theroominwhichthecompressorisoperatedmustsatisfy
certainconditions[seealso:6.5Ambientconditionsforopera
tion].Thecompressorisnotintendedforoutdooruse.
CAUTION
Whensettingupthecompressor,followtheinstructionsbelow
toavoidanyriskofinjuryordamagetothedevice:
– Placethecompressoronafirm,flat,dustfree,drysurface.
Asoftbasesuchasasofa,abedortableclothisnotsuit
ablebecausethecompressormightfall.
– Routethepowercordinsuchawaythatitisnotatripping
hazardandnoonecanbecomeentangledinit.
– Makesurethatchildrencannotpullonthepowercordor
connectiontubingandcausethecompressortofall.
– Onlyoperatethecompressorinalowdustenvironment.Ifit
isoperatedinaverydustyenvironment(e.g.,underthebed
orinworkshops),oronthefloor,alargeramountofdustis
likelytocollectinsidethehousing,whichmayimpairthe
qualityofthetreatmentordamagethecompressor.
– Donotoperatethecompressorclosetoflammableobjects
suchascurtains,tablecloths,orpaper.
– Donotoperatethecompressorinareaswherethereisa
riskofexplosionorinthepresenceofoxidisinggases(e.g.,
oxygen,nitrousoxide,flammableanaesthetics).
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