Safety Guidelines
This manual contains notices which you should observe to ensure your own personal safety, as well
as to protect the product and connected equipment. These notices are highlighted in the manual by
a warning sign and are marked as followed according to the level of danger:
Draws your attention to important information on handling the product, a particular part of
the documentation or the correct functioning of the product.
Warning
This device and its components may only be used for the applications described in this manual and
only in connection with devices or components that comply with Industrial Ethernet interfaces.
This product can only function correctly and safely if it is transported, stored, set up, installed,
operated and maintained as recommended. Atlas and/ or Mercury is a CE class A product. In a
domestic environment it may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to
take adequate measures.
Warranty
Warranty is void if you open the EtherTAP2.
Qualified Technicians
Only qualified technicians should be allowed to install and work with this equipment. Qualified
technicians are defined as persons who are authorized to commission, to ground, to tag circuits and
systems in accordance with established safety practices and standards. It is recommended that the
technicians carry a Certified PROFINET Installer or Certified PROFINET Engineer certificate.
Disclaimer of Liability
We have checked the contents of this manual as much as possible. Since deviations cannot be
precluded entirely, we cannot guarantee full agreement. However, the content in this manual is
reviewed regularly and necessary corrections will be included in subsequent editions. Suggestions for
improvements are welcome.
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