2. Important Safety Instructions
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WARNING
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, could result in death or
serious injuries.
Follow these guidelines to avoid the risk of fire, burns, injury, electric shocks, rupture,
overheating, abnormal odours, or smoke.
• Always use the suggested AC adapter for your printer and plug it into a socket with
the specified voltage. Failure to do so could result in damage or failure of your printer.
• Do not use your printer during a thunderstorm.
• Do not use your printer/AC adapter in places of high humidity, such as bathrooms.
• Do not overload the cord.
• Do not place heavy objects on, damage, or modify the cord or plug. Do not forcibly
bend or pull the cord. Always hold the AC adapter when disconnecting from the
electrical socket.
• Make sure you fully insert the plug into the electrical socket. Do not use a socket that
is loose.
• Do not allow your printer/AC adapter/plug to get wet, for example, by handling them
with wet hands or spilling liquids on them.
• Do not disassemble or modify your printer/AC adapter.
• Disconnect the AC adapter immediately and stop using your printer if you notice
abnormal odour, heat, discolouration, deformation, or anything unusual while using or
storing it.
CAUTION
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, may result in minor or
moderate injuries.
Follow these guidelines to avoid personal injury, liquid leakage, burns, or heat.
• When you are not using your printer, store it out of the reach of children. In addition,
do not allow children to put your printer parts or labels in their mouths. If any object
has been swallowed, seek medical attention.
• Disconnect the AC adapter if you do not intend to use your printer.
• Do not drop or hit your printer/AC adapter.
General Precautions
• Depending on the location, material, and environmental conditions, the label may
unpeel or become irremovable, or the colour of the label may change or be transferred
onto other objects. Before applying the label, check the environmental conditions and
the material.
• Do not use your printer in any way or for any purpose not described in this guide.
Doing so may result in accidents or damage to your printer.
• Use only a soft, lint-free dry cloth to clean your printer; never use alcohol or other
organic solvents.
• Do not put any foreign objects into the print output slot or AC adapter port.
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• Do not place your printer or AC adapter in direct sunlight or rain, near heaters or other
hot appliances, in any location exposed to extremely high or low temperatures (for
example, on the dashboard or in the back of your car), high humidity, or dust. Doing
so will damage the print head.
• DO not pull or apply pressure to the cassette to avoid damaging your printer.
• The length of the printed label may differ from the displayed label length.
• Do not put the product into your mouth.
• Do not attach labels to food or skin.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Declaration of Conformity (For USA Only)
Responsible Party:
Brother International Corporation
200 Crossing Boulevard
Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0911 USA
TEL : (908) 704-1700
declares, that the product
Product Name:
Brother LABEL PRINTER
Model Number:
VC-500W
complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must
accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications; however, there is no
guarantee that interference does not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning off and on the equipment, the user is encouraged
to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: