SCOTT Protege - General Warnings and Cautions

Protégé Portable Gas Monitor
Instruction Manual
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P/N 087-0038 Rev. J 02/10
1.3.1. General Warnings and Cautions
The following list of warnings and cautions pertain to the general use and care of the Protégé.
Failure to follow these warnings and cautions may result in death, injury, or poor equipment
performance.
WARNINGS
TO PREVENT IGNITION OF AN EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERE, READ AND ADHERE TO THE MANUFACTURER’S LIVE
MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES.
READ THIS MANUAL FOR INTRINSIC SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. SUBSTITUTION OF COMPONENTS MAY IMPAIR
INTRINSIC SAFETY, RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
A HIGH OFF-SCALE READING MAY INDICATE EXPLOSIVE CONCENTRATION.
TO PREVENT IGNITION OF A HAZARDOUS ATMOSPHERE, THE PROTÉGÉ MUST BE CHARGED IN AN AREA KNOWN
TO BE NONHAZARDOUS.
PUMP ACTIVATION IS VERIFIED AFTER THE BLOCK PUMP, CLEAR PUMP COMMANDS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
CONNECTING A PUMP TO THE PROTÉGÉ WHEN THE PROTÉGÉ IS ALREADY POWERED ON REQUIRES PUSHING THE
LEFT BUTTON TO BEGIN ACTIVATION.
CAUTIONS
VERIFY THE GAS INLET PORTS ARE FREE OF DIRT AND DEBRIS PRIOR TO USE.
NO GAS WILL BE DETECTED WHILE IN THE SET-UP MODE.
DO NOT EXPOSE THE DETECTOR TO SEVERE MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK. ALWAYS CONDUCT MONITOR
STARTUP AND BUMP TEST PROCEDURES AFTER SUCH EXPOSURE TO VERIFY THE MONITOR’S OPERATION AND
ACCURACY.