Extech Instruments GX900 Manual

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ExtechInstruments

7 GX900-EU-EN V1.6 4/14

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CAUTIONS

 Improperuseofthismetercancausedamage,shock,injuryordeath.Readand

understandthisusermanualbeforeoperatingthemeter.

 Alwaysremovethetestleadsbeforereplacingthebatteryorfuses.

 Inspecttheconditionofthetestleadsandthemeteritselfforanydamagebefore

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operatingthemeter.

 Usegreatcarewhenmakingmeasurementsifthevoltagesaregreaterthan25VAC

rmsor35VDC.Thesevoltagesareconsideredashockhazard.

 Warning!ThisisaclassAequipment.Thisequipmentcancauseinterferencein

residentialareas;inthesecasestheoperatormaybe

requiredtotakestepsto

avoidorminimizetheinterference.

 Alwaysdischargecapacitorsandremovepowerfromthedeviceundertestbefore

performingDiode,Resistance,orContinuitytests.

 Voltagechecksonelectricaloutletscanbedifficultandmisleadingbecauseofthe

uncertaintyofconnectiontotherecessedelectricalcontacts.

Othermeansshould

beusedtoensurethattheterminalsarenot"live".

 Iftheequipmentisusedinamannernotspecifiedbythemanufacturer,the

protectionprovidedbytheequipmentmaybeimpaired.

 Thisdeviceisnotatoyandmustnotreachchildren’shands.It

containshazardous

objectsaswellassmallpartsthatthechildrencouldswallow.

 Donotleavebatteriesandpackingmaterialunattended;theycanbedangerousin

thehandsofchildren.

 Intheeventthatthedeviceisgoingtobeunusedforanextendedperiodoftime,

removethe

batteries.

 Expiredordamagedbatteriescancausecauterizationoncontactwiththeskin.

Always,therefore,usesuitableglovesinsuchcases.

 Ensurethatthebatteriesarenotshort‐circuited.Neverincineratebatteries.