Olympus MR-500i - Manual (Page 11)

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Safety Precautions
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Safety Precautions
Before using this product, read this first to ensure that you know how to operate it safely and correctly.
Various symbols are used to warn of hazards to yourself and others and prevent damage to property through
misuse of this product. The symbols and their meanings are explained below.
Warning
• Do not use in a place where there is running water. Doing so may cause electric shock, fire, over-
heating or explosion. Take extra caution when using this product in rain, snow, at the seaside or a waterfront.
Also, do no use in a bathroom or shower room.
• Do not use or leave this product near a stove or fire. Doing so may cause over-heating, explosion
or fire. Be especially careful during charging. Also, when the AC cord cover is damaged, it may cause fire
or electric shock.
• Do not use in the presence of flammable or explosive gas. Do not use this product if there is the
possibility of the presence of such gases in the air. Failure to do so could result in fire or explosion.
• Do not look at the photo light directly at a close distance. Doing so may cause eye injury or
accident by dazzling eyes or sudden surprise.
• Keep out of the reach of children. Do not let children use this product without adult supervision.
• Avoid prolonged contact with the device, the AC adapter and the cradle while charging. The
device and the cradle become hot during charging and during continued use with the specified AC adapter.
Prolonged contact with the device during use could result in minor burns.
• Do not use or store this product for a long time in an environment where there is a lot of
dust, dampness, smoke or steam. This could result in fire or electric shock.
Danger
This symbol indicates that failure to observe the instructions
will likely result in serious injury or possibly even death.
Warning
This symbol indicates that failure to observe the instructions
may result in serious injury or possibly even death.
Caution
This symbol indicates that failure to observe the instructions
may result in injury or damage to property.
Precautions when handling this product
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