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■ Note, Liability
READ ALL OF THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT. IF
THIS PRODUCT IS NOT USED CORRECTLY, UNEXPECTED INJURY MAY BE
CAUSED TO USERS OR BYSTANDERS.
While all efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of all information in this manual,
PFU assumes no liability to any party for any damage caused by errors or omissions or by
statements of any kind in this manual, its updates or supplements, whether such errors are
omissions or statements resulting from negligence, accidents, or any other cause. PFU
further assumes no liability arising from the application or use of any product or system
described herein; nor any liability for incidental or consequential damages arising from the
use of this manual. PFU disclaims all warranties regarding the information contained herein,
whether expressed, implied, or statutory.
Use in High-safety Applications
This product has been designed and manufactured on the assumption that it will be used in
office, personal, domestic, regular industrial, and general-purpose applications. It has not
been designed and manufactured for use in applications (simply called "high-safety
applications" from here on) that directly involve danger to life and health when a high degree
of safety is required, for example, in the control of nuclear reactions at nuclear power
facilities, automatic flight control of aircraft, air traffic control, operation control in mass-
transport systems, medical equipment for sustaining life, and missile firing control in
weapons systems, and when provisionally the safety in question is not ensured. The user
should use this product with adopting measures for ensuring safety in such high-safety
applications. PFU LIMITED assumes no liability whatsoever for damages arising from use
of this product by the user in high-safety applications, and for any claims or compensation
for damages by the user or a third party.
About the use of mercury
To avoid unexpected injury, read the following carefully.
Doing the following actions may result in serious personal injuries:
•Do not put the substance in the lamp in your mouth as it contains mercury.
•Do not incinerate, crush, or shred the scanner.
•Do not breathe the chemical liquid contained in the scanner parts.
Lamp(s) inside this product contain mercury and must be recycled or dis-
posed of according to local, state, or federal laws.
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