AR60XInstallationManual
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Safety
CAUTION, WARNING,andDANGERstatementshavebeenstrategicallyplacedinthetextto
alertpersonnelofpossiblehazards.Thesestatementsmustbecloselyobserved.
Thefollowinggeneralsafetyprecautionsmustbeobservedduringallphasesofoperationand
serviceof theproductscoveredinthismanual.Failuretocomplywiththeseprecautionsorwith
specificwarningselsewhereinthismanualwillfullyviolatesstandardsofdesign,manufacture,
andintendeduseoftheproduct.BridgeWaveassumesnoliabilityforthecustomer’sfailureto
complywiththeserequirements.
· TheseBridgeWaveradiosmeetallapplicableFCCsaf etyrequirementsforgeneral
populationexposuretoradiofrequencyemissions;however,itisbesttoavoidprolonged,
unnecessaryexposuretothefrontoftheradiowhileitisoperating.
· Theoutdoorequipmentmustbeproperlygroundedtoprovidesomeprotectionagainst
voltagesurgesandbuiltupstaticcharges.Intheeventofashortcircuit,grounding
reducestheriskofelectricalshock.
ForinstallationsintheU.S.A.,ref ertoArticles810830oftheNationalElectricalCode,
ANSI/NFPANo.70,forinf ormationwithrespecttopropergroundingandapplicable
lightningprotectionforDC cables.Theinstallermustalsofollo wanyadditional local
buildingandelectricalcoderegulations.
Forinstallationsinallothercountries,implementprotectioninaccordancewiththe
safetystandardsandregulatoryrequirementsofthecountrywheretheequipmentistobe
installed.
· Donotinstalloroperatethisequipmentinthepresenceofflammablegasesorfumes.
Operationofanyelectricalinstrumentinsuchan environmentconstitutesadefinite
safetyhazard.
· Donotinstallsubstitutepartsorperformanyunauthorizedmodificationtothe
equipment.ChangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbyBridgeWavecanvoid
theuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.