Safety; Operating Conditions; Warranty And Repair; Maintenance - Hameg Mainframe HM8001-2 Manual Del Usuario

Important hints
HM8001-2 Mainframe into tilt position by
swinging forward the tilt stands (fixed on front
feet). When stacking several instruments, ensure
that ventilation is not impaired in any way. In-
struments with the highest power consumption
should preferably be stacked uppermost.

Safety

This instrument has been designed and tested in
accordance with IEC Publication 1010-1, Safety
requirements for electrical equipment for mea-
surement, control, and laboratory use. It corres-
ponds as well to the the CENELEC regulations EN
61010-1. All case and chassis parts are connected
to the safety earth conductor. Corresponding to
Safety Class 1 regulations (three-conductor AC po-
wer cable). Without an isolating transformer, the
instrument's power cable must be plugged into an
approved three-contact electrical outlet, which
meets International Electrotechnical Commission
(IEC) safety standards.
Warning!
Any interruption of the protective
conductor inside or outside the
instrument or disconnection of the
protective earth terminal is likely to
render the instrument dangerous.
Intentional interruption is prohibited.
The istrument must be disconnected and secured
against unintentional operation if there is any
suggestion that safe operation is not possible.
This may occur:
– if the instrument shows visible damage,
– if the instrument has loose parts.
– if the instrument does not function,
– after long storage under unfavourable
circumstances (e.g. outdoors or in moist
environments),
– after excessive transportation stress (e.g.
in poor packaging).
When removing or replacing the
metal case, the instrument must be
completely disconnected from the
mains supply.
If any measurement or calibration procedures
are necessary on the opened-up instrument,
these must only be carried out by qualified
personnel acquainted with the danger involved.
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Operating conditions

The ambient temperature range during operation
should be between +10 °C and +40 °C and should
not exceed –40 °C or +70 °C during transport or
storage. The operational position is optional,
however, the ventilation holes on the HM8001-2
and on the plug-in modules must not be
obstructed.

Warranty and Repair

HAMEG instruments are subject to a strict quality
control. All instruments are burned in for 10 hrs
prior to shipment. By intermittent operation
almost all early failures are detected. After burn-
in a thorough test of all functions and of quality
is run, all specifications and operating modes are
checked.
In case of reclamations during the two years
warranty period please contact the dealer from
whom you purchased your HAMEG instrument.
Customers from the Federal Republic of
Germany may directly contact HAMEG for
warranty processing in order to speed up the
procedure.
The proceeding of repairs during the warranty
period is subject to our terms of warranty which
are available on our web-site
http://www.hameg.com
Even after expiry of the warranty period please
do not hesitate to contact our HAMEG customer
service for repairs and spare parts.
Return Material Authorization (RMA):
Before sending back your instrument to
HAMEG do apply for a RMA number either by
fax or on the Internet: http://www.hameg.de.
If you do not have suitable packaging for the
instrument on hand please contact the
HAMAG sales department (Tel.: +49 (0) 6182/
800 300, E-mail: vertrieb@hameg.de) to
order an empty original cardboard box.

Maintenance

The most important characteristics of the
instruments should be periodically checked
according to the instructions provided in the