1. Application
The Ex-PMR 2000 is a professional radio (UHF / VHF range) for industrial
application in areas with an increased risk of explosion in zones 1 and 2, in
accordance with directive 1999/92/EC (ATEX 137).
2. Safety precautions
These operating instructions contain information and safety regulations which
are to be observed without fail for safe operation in the described conditions.
Non-observance of this information and these instructions can have serious
consequences or it may violate regulations.
Please read these operating instructions carefully before starting to use the unit!
In case of any doubt (in the form of translation or printing errors) the German
language operating instructions shall apply.
3. Faults and damage
If there is any reason to suspect that the safety of the unit has been impaired,
it must be withdrawn from use and removed immediately from the Ex-area.
Measures must be taken to prevent it from being restarted accidentally.
We recommend that the unit is returned to the manufacturer for inspection.
The safety of the device may be compromised, if, for example:
- there is visible damage to the housing.
- the unit has been subjected to excessive loads.
- the unit has been improperly stored.
- the unit has been damaged in transit.
- unit markings or inscriptions are illegible.
- malfunctions occur.
- permitted limit values have been exceeded.
4. Safety regulations
Use of this unit assumes that the operator observes conventional safety
regulations and has read the certificate in order to eliminate faulty operation
of the unit.
The following safety regulations must also be complied with:
- The unit itself and the battery must not be opened.
- The aerial must not be unscrewed or exchanged within the Ex-area.
- The battery may only be exchanged outside the Ex-area.
- Additional batteries must not be carried in the Ex-area.
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