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Safety notes
All components used in this device meet the current Ger-
man and European safety norms and standards. For your
own safety please be sure to read right through these
operating instructions. It is especially important to observe
the safety notes and the instructions regarding setting up
and operating the equipment.
We are able to guarantee that our products are of the
highest quality, and meet all our specifications in full, be-
cause we carry out strict quality checking of all materials,
employ painstaking production methods controlled by
highly qualified staff, and carry out a fully automatic, com-
puter-controlled final quality control procedure.
Please read right through these operating instructions
carefully before you attempt to use your new equipment.
Note in particular the information regarding setting up and
operating the unit, and the safety notes.
The machine must be set up in such a way that there is no
chance of anyone - especially children - touching the back
panel connections. Be sure to observe the notes and in-
structions in the chapter entitled 'Installation, Using the
unit for the first time, Safety notes'.
Liquid or foreign bodies must never be allowed inside the
case through the ventilation slots. Voltage is present inside
the unit, and there is a risk of electric shock.
Protect the unit from drips and splashes of water; never
place flower vases or other vessels containing fluids on top
of the case.
This device should never be used without proper supervi-
sion. The machine should be set up well out of the reach
of small children. This applies to all electrical equipment.
CAUTION !
The unit should only ever be opened by a
qualified specialist technician.
Repairs and fuse replacements should be entrusted to an
authorised specialist workshop.
With the exception of the connections and procedures
described in these instructions, no work of any kind may
be carried out on the machine by unqualified persons.
If the unit is damaged, or if you suspect that it is not func-
tioning correctly, immediately disconnect the mains plug at
the wall socket, and ask an authorised specialist
workshop to check it.
Approved usage
This device is designed exclusively for reproducing
sound and/or pictures in the domestic environment. It is
to be used in a dry indoor room which meets all the rec-
ommendations stated in these instructions.
Where the equipment is to be used for other purposes,
especially in the medical field or any field in which safety
is an issue, it is essential to establish the unit’s suitability
for this purpose with the manufacturer, and to obtain
prior written approval for this usage.
equipment which includes a radio or television
receiving section must be operated within the stipulations
laid down by the Post Office and the Telecommunica-
tions authorities in the country in which it is used.
This unit may only be used to receive or reproduce those
transmissions which are intended for public reception.
The reception or reproduction of other transmissions
(e. g. police radio or mobile radio broadcasts) is prohib-
ited.
Approval and conformity with EC
directives
In its original condition the unit meets all currently valid
German and European regulations. It is approved for use
as stipulated within the EC.
By attaching the CE symbol to the unit declares its
conformity with the EC directives RI 89/336/EEC,
amended by RI 91/263/EEC, amended by RI 93/68/EEC,
and also RI 73/23/EEC, amended by RI 93/68/EEC and
the national laws based on those directives.
The original, unaltered factory serial number must be
present on the outside of the unit and must be clearly
legible! The serial number is a constituent part of our
conformity declaration and therefore of the approval for
operation of the device.
The serial numbers on the unit and in the original
documentation supplied with it (in particular the
inspection and guarantee certificates), must not be
removed or modified, and must correspond.
Infringing any of these conditions invalidates
conformity and approval, and the unit may not be
operated within the EC. Improper use of the equipment
makes the user liable to penalty under current EC and
national laws.
Any modifications or repairs to the unit, or any other
intervention by a workshop or other third party not
authorised by , invalidates the approval and
operational permit for the equipment.
Only genuine accessories may be connected to the
unit, or such auxiliary devices which are themselves
approved and fulfil all currently valid legal requirements.
When used in conjunction with auxiliary devices or as
part of a system this unit may only be used for the
purposes stated in the section 'Approved usage'.
Care of the unit:
Disconnect the mains plug at the wall socket before
cleaning the cases.
The case surfaces should be wiped clean with a soft, dry
cloth only.
Never use solvent-based or abrasive cleaners!
Before switching the system on again, check that there
are no short-circuits at the connections, and that all
cables are plugged in correctly.