Freecom External hard drives Safety Guide de l'utilisateur

English

Safety manual for external hard drives

Freecom Technologies • Germany

www.freecom.com

Freecom Safety Manual

Note:

Keep this guide in a convenient place to access important information about your external device.

Warning !

Freecom cannot be made liable for any damages, loss of data or damage following there

of -whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, busi-

ness interruption, loss of business information, or other pecuniary loss) arising out of the

use of or inability to use this Freecom product, even if Freecom has been advised of the

possibility of such damages.

Contents

Chapter GB-1: Introduction........................................... 4

Disclaimer of liability for manual contents ......................................................................5

Chapter GB-2: Safe use of external hard drive,

components and accessories......................................... 6

External hard drive......................................................................................................................6

Safe use of your external hard drive aboard an aircraft ..............................................9

Usage restrictions........................................................................................................................9

Chapter GB-3: Maintaining a safe

work environment ....................................................... 10

Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 10

Avoidance of exposure to emf emissions....................................................................... 10

Chapter GB-4: Limited warranty ................................. 13

Chapter GB-5: Important information for

your Freecom external hard drive............................... 13

FCC information........................................................................................................................ 13

EU Declaration of conformity.............................................................................................. 15

Freecom Safety Manual

Chapter GB-1: Introduction

A. Thank you very much for purchasing this Freecom external hard drive.

All of the safety instructions that are contained in this manual must be read carefully and

must be fully understood before you attempt to use your external hard drive, in order to avoid

potential hazards that could cause bodily injury or property damage, or could damage the

external hard drive.

We hope that you are completely satisfied with your new Freecom external hard drive and

that it gives you long and productive service.

We look forward to providing you with additional Freecom products to serve all of your

computing needs in the future.

B. Two categories of safety instructions are included in this manual:

• Product Warnings (i.e., what must never be done, to assure avoiding those hazards that

could cause bodily injury or property damage).

• User Directions (i.e., what must always be done, to assure the safe use of your external hard

drive).

Introduction

Safety icons

This manual contains safety instructions that must be observed in order to avoid potential hazards

that could result in personal injuries, damage to your equipment, or loss of data. These safety

cautions have been classified according to the seriousness of the risk, and the icons highlight

these instructions as follows:

Signal Words Meaning

! Danger ! Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided,

will result in death or serious injury.

Warning ! Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,

could result in death or serious injury.

Caution ! Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may

result in minor or moderate injury.

Caution Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may

result in property damage.

Note Provides important information.

Disclaimer of liability for manual contents

Descriptions contained in this instruction manual or in other written materials (including ad-

ditional manuals) furnished to you will be considered as general guidance and will not create

any warranty to you.

IN NO EVENT SHALL FREECOM OR ANYONE INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OR CREATION OF

THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL OR OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED TO YOU BE LIABLE FOR ANY

INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED ON TORT, CONTRACT, OR

OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL OR OTHER

INFORMATION PROVIDED OR THE USE THEREOF.

Freecom Safety Manual

Chapter GB-2: Safe use of external hard drive,

components and accessories

External hard drive

! Danger !

Never attempt to disassemble, tamper with or repair the external hard drive.

This will cause fire, electric shock, death, serious physical injury, or permanent

damage.

Always contact an authorized Freecom service provider, for appropriate assist-

ance.

Warning !

1. Never leave the plastic bags that were used for packaging the external hard drive or any of

its components in places where children or infants will have access them, to prevent possible

suffocation.

2. To avoid any risk of short-circuit, fire or other internal damage, never allow any metal object

such as screws, staples or paper clips to fall into the unit. If that should happen, however,

immediately turn off the power and unplug the power cord.

Always contact an authorized Freecom service provider, for appropriate assistance.

3. Never allow any liquids to spill into any part of your external hard drive, and never expose the

external hard drive to rain, water seawater or moisture, in order to avoid any risk of electric

shock, fire or other damage to the unit. However, if any of these eventualities should occur,

unplug the cable, shut off the external hard drive immediately, as the external hard drive may

otherwise sustain permanent damage.

Always contact an authorized Freecom service provider for assistance, before attempting to

use the external hard drive again.

Safe use of external hard drive, components and accessories

4. If the external hard drive has been dropped, or if you ever detect the emission of smoke,

unusual odour or excessive heat, always unplug the cable and shut off the external hard drive

immediately, as there is a risk that this will cause fire, possibly resulting in death or serious

physical injury.

Always contact an authorized Freecom service provider, for appropriate assistance.

5. Never attempt to disassemble, adjust or repair the external hard drive, as safety hazards will result.

Always contact an authorized Freecom service provider, if any repair or adjustment is required.

6. Never open any covers except those that are expressly designed to be opened by the user,

in order to prevent the risk of fire possibly resulting in death or serious physical injury, or the

malfunction of the external hard drive.

7. Today’s performance external hard drives generate heat under normal operating conditions,

as a function of system activity.

Avoid extended contact between the external hard drive base/palm rest and your bare skin.

Under certain operating conditions such prolonged contact between the external hard drive

base/palm rest and your bare skin will result in skin irritation.

Caution !

1. Never store a external hard drive in a locked and unventilated vehicle, (where excessive

internal temperatures may be encountered). Never place a external hard drive on top of (or

adjacent to) a heating device, and never expose it to direct sunlight, to prevent external hard

drive malfunction or damage to the components.

2. Never attempt to use the external hard drive on a precarious or unstable surface, as the unit

may fall causing physical injury or damage to the unit.

3. Never attempt to use the external hard drive in a location that is subject to excessive vibra-

tion, as the unit may cause physical injury, or result in internal damage to the unit or the loss

of stored data.

4. Never attempt to pull the cable out with excessive force, as the unit may fall causing malfunc-

tion, physical injury or damage to the unit.

5. Always handle the external hard drive with care to prevent the possible loss of stored data.

Freecom Safety Manual

Note

1. Never use the unit in an environment where temperature and humidity is less than or exceeds

the limitations written in the users manual of your own external hard drive, to prevent mal-

function.

2. Never use organic solvents (e.g., benzene or thinner) to clean the external hard drive, as they

will cause the surfaces to deteriorate, deform or discolour.

3. Never place heavy objects on top of the external hard drive and never allow heavy objects to

drop onto the external hard drive, to protect it from damage.

4. If the external hard drive has been exposed to cold temperatures, always allow it to warm to

room temperature before turning it on. This will prevent the occurrence of harmful condensa-

tion within the unit. (This is a particularly important concern when the unit is being used in

cold climates).

5. Always avoid using the external hard drive in dusty environments, since dust particles can

affect the reliability of the external hard drive. Always contact an authorized Freecom service

provider, if your external hard drive has become contaminated with dust or dirt particles.

Safe use of external hard drive, components and accessories

Safe use of your external hard drive aboard an aircraft

Warning !

Always request and obtain the prior consent and approval of an authorized airline representa-

tive before using your external hard drive aboard an aircraft. Failure to obtain the prior consent

and approval from the airline may result in your unwittingly interfering with aviation equipment

onboard, leading to an accident and thereby resulting in the possibility of death or serious

physical injury.

Usage restrictions

Never incorporate this Freecom external hard drive into a system that will be used to control the

following critical equipment:

a. Equipment directly linked to the protection of human life, including:

• Medical monitoring equipment, life support systems and equipment used in hospital

operating rooms.

• Exhaust systems used for venting poisonous gases and smoke.

• Equipment used to perform life-saving functions mandated by law, (e.g., as required for

fire-fighting under the Canadian Fire Services Act).

• Other equipment comparable to that in the examples cited above.

b. Equipment directly linked to the protection of human safety or affecting the performance of

a vital public safety function, such as:

• Traffic control equipment for air, railroad, highway and marine transportation.

• Equipment used in atomic power plants.

• Other equipment comparable to that in the examples cited above.

• The control of such critical equipment requires the use of specially designed devices that

employ redundant, fail-safe circuitry.

• This external hard drive has not been designed for those types of uses.

Freecom Safety Manual

Chapter GB-3: Maintaining a safe work environment

Introduction

• Freecom external hard drives have been designed to be compact, light-weight and extremely

portable, so that they can be easily carried and used almost anywhere.

Proper use of a Freecom external hard drive does not pose any health hazards. When used in

accordance with the safety instructions in this manual they also offer an alternative to external

hard drive users who wish to avoid exposure to the additional sources of electromagnetic

field (EMF) emission that may be present in PCs.

• Thesafetyinstructionsinthismanualshouldthereforealwaysbefollowed,toavoid theadverse

consequences that could otherwise result from the misuse of Freecom external hard drive

under sub-optimum field conditions.

Avoidance of exposure to EMF emissions

Note

1. Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) Emissions (50 Hz (Europe) or 60 Hz (US))

Since Freecom external hard drives are low-voltage direct current (DC) devices, this external

hard drive emits no EMF (electromagnetic field) energy in the ELF range when it is being

2. Radio Frequency (RF) Emissions

a. External hard drives generate digital timing pulses at frequencies within the RF range, and

consequently may emit minute levels of stray EMF emissions in the RF range.

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