Scott Safety Epic 3 - BATTERY USE AND SAFETY; Critical Battery Safety Warnings

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WARNING
CHANGE BATTERIES ONLY IN AN AREA
KNOWN TO BE NONFLAMMABLE. CHANGING
BATTERIES MAY CAUSE A SPARK THAT
COULD IGNITE A FLAMMABLE OR EXPLOSIVE
ATMOSPHERE RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY
OR DEATH.
WARNING
THE BATTERIES MUST BE PROPERLY ORIENTED
IN THE BATTERY HOLDER FOR THE EQUIPMENT
TO OPERATE. IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF
THE BATTERIES WILL RESULT IN FAILURE OF
THE EQUIPMENT WHICH COULD RESULT IN
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
BATTERY USE
The RDI Voice Amplier requires battery power to operate. This comes from three (3)
approved AAA batteries installed.
NOTE
THE RDI VOICE AMPLIFIER IS SHIPPED FROM THE FACTORY WITH ALKALINE
BATTERIES INSTALLED AND A BATTERY ISOLATOR LABEL TO PREVENT
BATTERY DRAIN. REMOVE THE BATTERY ISOLATOR LABEL BEFORE USE.
TO REMOVE BATTERY ISOLATOR:
• RDI VOICE AMPLIFIER: Open the battery door to pull isolator label from
battery compartment. Close and secure the battery door before use.
LOW BATTERY ALERT
Total battery life is dependent on conditions of use.
The RDI Voice Amplier LED will ash RED and chirp at 20 second intervals to indicate
that the batteries are low. After 60 minutes the blink rate will increase to 10 second
intervals and the unit will chirp at a slightly louder volume.
WHEN THE LED IS FLASHING, AND IS EMITTING A CHIRP, CHANGE THE
BATTERIES IMMEDIATELY.
WARNING
WHEN THE LOW BATTERY INDICATION
APPEARS (FLASHING RED ONLY OR FLASHING
ALTERNATELY BETWEEN RED AND GREEN
AND ACCOMPANIED BY A CHIRP) CHANGE
THE BATTERIES IMMEDIATELY. FAILURE TO
CHANGE LOW BATTERIES IN A TIMELY MANNER
MAY RESULT IN FAILURE OF THE EQUIPMENT
IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHICH COULD
RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
POWER/FUNCTION
BUTTON
LED INDICATOR
LIGHT
EPIC 3 RDI VOICE AMPLIFIER: FRONT VIEW
VOICE AMPLIFIER /
RADIO RX FRONT SPEAKER
EPIC 3 RDI VOICE AMPLIFIER: REAR VIEW
RADIO RX REAR SPEAKER
BATTERY COVER
LOCKING SPRING
LEVER