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Safety Precautions

Warning Symbols

Various symbols are used throughout this instruction manual and on the product to 

prevent physical harm to you or other people and damage to property. The symbols 

and their meanings are explained below.

 Danger

This symbol indicates matters that may lead to imminent risk of 

death or serious injury if ignored or incorrectly handled.

 Warning

This symbol indicates matters that may lead to death or serious injury 

if ignored or incorrectly handled.

 Caution

This symbol indicates matters that may lead to injury or physical 

damage if ignored or incorrectly handled.

Sample Warnings

The   symbol alerts you to actions that must be performed.

The   symbol alerts you to prohibited actions.
The   symbol may be combined with other symbols to indicate that 

a specific action is prohibited.

Sample Warnings

 Do not touch     Do not disassemble

Observe the following precautions to ensure safe use of this unit.

Danger

n

  Do not attempt to disassemble, repair or alter the equipment 

yourself. The high-voltage circuitry in the equipment poses sig-
nificant electrical hazard.

n

  Do not attempt to disassemble, alter or directly solder the battery.

n

  Do not put the battery in a fire, attempt to heat it, use it in a high 

temperature environment such as next to a fire or inside a car, or 
abandon it. Do not put it into water or the sea or allow it to get 
wet.

n

  Do not attempt to pierce, hit, compress, drop, or subject the bat-

tery to any other severe impact or force.

n

  Do not use a battery that is significantly damaged or deformed.

n

  Do not connect the positive (+) and negative (-) poles of the bat-

tery with a wire or other metallic item. Also, do not carry or store 
together with metal objects such as ballpoint pens and necklaces.