5 notes on safety conventions and symbols, Notes on safety conventions and symbols – Lightning Audio 7532 User Manual

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Safety Instructions

Radar Tank Gauge

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Installation and Operations Manual

1.5

Notes on safety conventions and symbols

In order to highlight safety-relevant or alternative operating procedures in the manual,

the following conventions have been used, each indicated by a corresponding symbol in

the margin.

Safety conventions

Explosion protection

Electrical symbols

Symbol

Meaning

Warning!

A warning highlights actions or procedures which, if not performed correctly,
will lead to personal injury, a safety hazard or destruction of the instrument

Caution!

Caution highlights actions or procedures which, if not performed correctly,
may lead to personal injury or incorrect functioning of the instrument

Note!

A note highlights actions or procedures which, if not performed correctly, may
indirectly affect operation or may lead to an instrument response which is not
planned

0

Device certified for use in explosion hazardous area

If the 7532 RTG has this symbol embossed on its name plate it can be
installed in an explosion hazardous area

-

Explosion hazardous area

Symbol used in drawings to indicate explosion hazardous areas.

– Devices located in and wiring entering areas with the designation

“explosion hazardous areas” must conform with the stated type of
protection

.

Safe area (non-explosion hazardous area)

Symbol used in drawings to indicate, if necessary, non-explosion

hazardous areas.

– Devices located in safe areas still require a certificate if their outputs run

into explosion hazardous areas.

%

Direct voltage

A terminal to which or from which a direct current or voltage may be

applied or supplied

&

Alternating voltage

A terminal to which or from which an alternating (sine-wave) current

or voltage may be applied or supplied

)

Grounded terminal

A grounded terminal, which as far as the operator is concerned, is

already grounded by means of an earth grounding system

*

Protective grounding (earth) terminal

A terminal which must be connected to earth ground prior to making

any other connection to the equipment

+

Equipotential connection (earth bonding)

A connection made to the plant grounding system which may be of

type e.g. neutral star or equipotential line according to national or

company practice

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