Adam Equipment CORE SERIES User manual

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CORESERIES
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(P.N.9539,RevisionB3,November2008)
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Modelnameofthebalance:
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Serialnumberoftheunit:
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Softwarerevisionnumber
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DateofPurchase:
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Nameofthesupplierandplace:
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1.0CONTENTS
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1.0Contents........................................................................................... 3
2.0Introduction ..................................................................................... 3
3.0SetUp .............................................................................................. 4
3.1UnpackingAndSettingUpYourBalance ............................................4
3.2InstallingBatteries ..............................................................................5
3.3Overview‐Display/KeyBoard...........................................................5
3.4LocatingAndProtectingYourBalance................................................7
3.5StoringWhenNotInUse ....................................................................8
4.0BasicOperation................................................................................ 9
4.1TurningOnTheBalance......................................................................9
4.2Zeroing/Tare .....................................................................................9
4.3Weighing...........................................................................................10
4.4WeighingUnits .................................................................................10
5.0Parameters .................................................................................... 11
5.1AutoPowerOff .................................................................................11
5.2SettingTheBacklight ........................................................................12
5.3EnablingTheWeighingUnits ............................................................12
6.0Calibration ..................................................................................... 14
7.0TroubleShooting............................................................................ 15
7.1ErrorMessages.................................................................................15
7.2ReplacementPartsAndAccessories .................................................16
8.0Specifications ................................................................................. 17
9.0CalibrationCertificate .................................................................... 18
10.0WarrantyStatement ...................................................................... 18
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2.0INTRODUCTION
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ThankyouforpurchasingyournewCoreTMBalance.EveryCoreSeriesbalancehasa
rangeoffeaturesandoptionsmakingthemidealforboththelaboratoryand
classroomsetting.WehopeyouenjoyusingyournewCoreBalance.
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3.0SETUP
3.1 UNPACKINGANDSETTINGUPYOURBALANCE
1) Removetheshippingprotectionscrewandroundcoverasshownbelowusing
theAllenkeysuppliedinthebox.(Itisadvisabletokeeptheshipping
protectionscrewandtheroundcoveralongwiththepackingboxforusing
duringshippingtoanotherlocationinfuture). 
Shippingprotectionscrew
Roundcoveraroundthescrew
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2) Placethepan(whichcomesseparatelypacked)inthereceptaclesonthetop
cover.
Usetheshippingprotection
screwthatyouremovedto
screwtheplasticpaninto
place.Becarefulwhen
puttingthescrewinthat
youdonotusetoomuch
forceasitcandamagedthe
loadcell.Youshouldjustbe
abletouselightforceto
securethescrew.
3) Placethestainlesssteelpanontopoftheplasticpan.
4) Placethebalanceonafirmandflatsurfaceforaccurateweighing.
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3.2INSTALLINGBATTERIES
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Removethebatterycompartmentcoverandinsertsixbatteries(R6P/LR6/AAsize)
intothebatterycompartment.
3.3OVERVIEW‐DISPLAY/KEYBOARD
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BEHIND
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ACadaptersocket
Lockdownslot
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TOP
StainlessSteelpan
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PlasticPan
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LCDdisplay
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[On/Off]key
Turnsthebalance
poweron/off
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[Unit]key
Changesweighing
units.Alsousedwhen
calibrating
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[Tare]key
Setsdisplaytozeroor
taresthebalance
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BOTTOM
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Batterycompartment
screws
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Batterycompartment
cover
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Batteriesarenot
included
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DISPLAY
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batteryindicator
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ZEROindicator 
Indicateswhenthe
balancezeroiscorrect.
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STABLEindicator
Indicateswhenthe
readingisstable.
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3.4LOCATINGANDPROTECTINGYOURBALANCE
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Inordertokeepyourbalancefunctioningatitsbestwesuggestthatyoudothe
following:
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Avoidextremesoftemperature.Donotplaceindirect
sunlightornearairconditioningvents.
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Makesurethebalanceislocatedonastrongtableandfree
fromvibration.
Avoidunstablepowersources.Donotoperatenearlarge
usersofelectricitysuchasweldingequipmentorlarge
motors.Donotleavebatteriesinthebalanceifyouarenot
usingitforalongtime.
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Keepfreefromvibration.Donotplacenearheavyor
vibratingmachinery.
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Avoidhighhumiditythatmightcausecondensation,and
keepawayfromdirectcontactwithwater.
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Donotplacenearopenwindows,air‐conditioningventsor
fansthatmaycauseadraftandunstablereadings.
Keepthebalancesclean,anddonotstackmaterialonthe
balancewhenitisnotinuse.TheCorehasastackingfeature
allowingmorethanoneunittobestackedontopofeach
other.Formoredetailsonthisseethesectiononstoring.
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3.5STORINGWHENNOTINUSE
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IfyouhaveanyoftheHighlandTMseriesorCoreBalanceTMlinesyoucanstorethem
easilyontopofeachother.Tosavespaceandprotectthemfromdamage.
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WithoutShield WithShield
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Note:Only4.8”/120mmøpansizemodelscanbestackedforstorage.Coremodels
with5.7”/145mmømaybestackedatthetopofthepilebutmachinescanNOTbe
stackedontopofthemduetothelargerpansize.
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4.0BASICOPERATION
4.1TURNINGONTHEBALANCE
PlugintheunitusingtheACadapterorpowerfromthebatteries.
1) PresstheOn/OffbuttonandthebalancewillautomaticallyshowCqt-1.0 Cqt
thencountfrom0to9forafewsecondsandshowthevoltageX.XVolwhere
x.xisthevoltageofthebatteryortheACadapter.Finallyitwilldisplay"0.00"
alongwiththelastselectedweighingunit,Stablesymbol,andZerosymbol.
2) Thebalanceisreadytobeused.
3) Toturnthebalanceoffafterusepressthe[on/off]keyagain.Thereisanauto
power‐offfunctionthatwillautomaticallyturntheunitoff,thiscanbesetin
theparameterssection.
4.2ZEROING/TARE
Youcanpressthe[Tare]keytosetanewzeropoint.Zerowillbesetifthereading
onthebalanceislessthan3%ofthebalancescapacity.Thismaybenecessaryifthe
weightisnotreadingzerowithnothingonthepan.Thezeroindicatorwillshowup
inthetopleftcorneroftheLCD.
Ifyouareusingacontainertoweighthenyoucanplacethisontheplatformand
pressthe[Tare]key,providingthecontainerweightismorethan3%ofthe
maximumcapacityofthebalance,thedisplaywillshowzeroandNETwilllightupon
thedisplay.Youcanthenweighyourobjectinthecontainer.Taredweightis
subtractedfromthetotalbalance’scapacity.
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Note:Whenthecontainerisremovedanegativevaluewillbeshown.
Ifthebalancewastaredjustbeforeremovingthecontainer,thisvalue
isthegrossweightofthecontainerplusallitemsinsidethecontainer
whichwereremoved.
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4.3WEIGHING
Todeterminetheweightofasample,firsttareanemptycontainer(ifused),then
placethesampleinthecontainer.Thedisplaywillshowtheweightandtheunitof
weightcurrentlyinuse.Thestableindicatorwilllightupwhenthereadingisstable.
4.4WEIGHINGUNITS
Tochangetheweighingunits,press[Unit]tocyclethroughtheavailableunits.
SeetheParametersectiontoenableordisabletheweighingunits.Oncetheunithas
beenselected,theweightwillbedisplayedintheselectedunitandasymbolforthe
weightwillbeshown.
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5.0PARAMETERS
Thebalancehas3parametersthatcanbesetbytheuser.
FUNCTIONSECTIONDESCRIPTION
AutoOffSeesection5.1Setstheautopowerofffunction
BacklightSeesection5.2Setsthebacklight
OFFBLbacklightisoff
1BLbacklightisautomatic
2BLbacklightisalwayson
WeighingunitSeesection5.3Setstheunitstobeused
kg–g–lb–oz–ct–dr–GN–N‐tl.t
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5.1AUTOPOWEROFF
The auto power off function helps conserve power, when using the batteries or AC
adapter. The Auto switch-off time may be set up by the user and is the time after a
period of inactivity i.e. no weight movement or key presses.
1) Tosetthisparameterturnthepoweroffpressandholdthe[Tare]keythen
pressthe[on/off]keyonce,thenreleasethe[Tare]key.
2) ThedisplaywillshowthefirstfunctionXXPWR,whereXXisthelastsetting.
3) Press[Tare]toselectthesettingsasfollows:
Off PWR Autopoweroff
10PWR 10secondsbeforethepowerwillswitchoff
20PWR 20secondsbeforethepowerwillswitchoff
30PWR 30secondsbeforethepowerwillswitchoff
40PWR 40secondsbeforethepowerwillswitchoff
50PWR 50secondsbeforethepowerwillswitchoff
60PWR 60secondsbeforethepowerwillswitchoff
70PWR 70secondsbeforethepowerwillswitchoff
80PWR 80secondsbeforethepowerwillswitchoff
90PWR 90secondsbeforethepowerwillswitchoff
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4) Pressthe[Unit]keytoconfirmthesetting
5) Toexitturnthebalanceoffandbackonagain
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5.2SETTINGTHEBACKLIGHT
Thebacklightmaybeenabledordisabledbytheuser.Ifthebacklightisdisabled,
thebatterylifewillbegreater.
Thefollowingsettingsareavailable:
1BL Setsthebacklighttooperateautomaticallywhenaweightis
placedonthebalanceorakeyispressed.
2BL Setsthebacklighttobeonallthetime.
OFFBL Setsthebacklighttobeoff.

1) Tosetthisparameterturnthepoweroffpressandholdthe[Tare]keythen
pressthe[on/off]keyonce,thenreleasethe[Tare]key.
2) ThedisplaywillshowthefirstfunctionPWR
3) Pressthe[Unit]keyuntilthedisplayshowsXXBL whereXXisthelastsetting
4) Press[Tare]keytoselectthesettingsasfollows1BL‐2BL–OFFBL
5) Pressthe[Unit]keytoconfirmthesetting
6) Toexitturnthebalanceoffandbackonagain
5.3ENABLINGTHEWEIGHINGUNITS
Youcanenableanddisabletheweighingunitsavailabletotheuserwhentheypress
the[Unit]keyasdescribedinsection4.4WeighingUnits.
1) Tosetthisparameterturnthepoweroffpressandholdthe[Tare]keythen
pressthe[on/off]keyonce,thenreleasethe[Tare]key.
2) ThedisplaywillshowthefirstfunctionPWR
3) Pressthe[Unit]keyuntilthedisplayshowsyouXX g whereXXisthelast
settingonoroff.
4) Pressthe[Tare]keytoselectonoroFF.
5) Pressthe[Unit]keytomovetothenextweighingunit.
6) Repeatsteps5and6untilyouhavesetalloftheweighingunits.
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7) Toexitturnthebalanceoffandbackonagain
Thefollowingtableshowsthedifferentweighingunitswhichareavailabletothe
userandtheconversionfactorsforeach.
Nameofthe
Units
DescriptionConversion
Factor
Display
Symbol
KilogramsAstandardmetricunit0.001Kg
GramsAstandardmetricunit1.0G
PoundsStandardweighingunitinUK/USA.0.002205Lb
OunceAvoirdupoisounce.
16ouncesmakeapound.
0.03528OZ
CaratUsedforweighingjewelryandgems,
etc.
5.0ct
DramAvoirdupoisunitthereare16DRinan
ounce.
0.564383DR
GrainsAbasicweighingunitintheimperial
system.Usedtoweighgunpowder.
15.432GN
NewtonsUsedtomeasureforce0.009808N
Taiwanese
taels
Usedtoweighcoral,pearlsetc.0.026666Tl.t
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6.0CALIBRATION
Calibrationmayberequiredwhenthebalanceisinitiallyinstalledormovedtoanew
location.Overtimeanduse,mechanicaldeviationsmayoccursoitisrecommended
thatyoucalibrateyoubalanceregularlyforpeakperformance.
Beforecalibratingyourshouldmakesureyouhavethecorrectweights.Theweights
shouldbeknowntoanaccuracythatisappropriateforthebalancebeingcalibrated,
forexample,OIMLClassM1typeorASTME617Class4.Ifyoudonothavethe
correctweightsdonotattemptcalibration.
ModelCQT202CQT251CQT601CQT1501CQT2601CQT2000CQT5000
Calibrat
ion
Weight
100g
Or
200g
100g
Or
200g
200g
Or
400g
Or
600g
500g
Or
1000g
Or
1500g
1000g
Or
2000g
1000g
Or
2000g
1000g
Or
3000g
or
5000g

1) Toenterintothecalibrationparameterturnthebalanceoff,press[Tare]and
[Unit]keysatthesametimeandswitchonthebalanceafter3seconds
release[tare]and[unit]keys.
2) ThedisplaywillshowUnLOADremoveanyobjectsfromthepan.
3) Pressthe[Tare]keytoenterazerovalue.
4) Thevaluelastusedforcalibrationwillbedisplayed(seeabovetable).To
selectadifferentcalibrationweight,pressthe[Unit]key.
5) Onceyouhaveselectedthecalibrationweighttobeusedpressthe[Tare]
key.
6) LOADwillbedisplayed,placethecalibrationweightonthepan.
7) Oncethestablesignisshownpressthe[Tare]key.
8) Iftheweightiswithin5%ofthelastcalibrationvaluethedisplaywillshow
PASSandexitthecalibrationmode.Ifthecalibrationisnotsuccessfulthe
displaywillshowFAILandexitthecalibrationmode,ifthecalibrationfailstry
itagain.
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7.0TROUBLESHOOTING
7.1ERRORMESSAGES
Ifanerrormessageisshown,repeatthestepthatcausedthemessage.Iftheerror
messageisstillshownthencontactyourdealerforsupport.
ERROR
CODE
DESCRIPTIONPOSSIBLECAUSES

Solutions
A
DO A/DValuetoohigh.Weightonthepanwhenturning
on.
Impropercalibrationofthe
balance.
Damagedloadcell.
DamagedElectronics.
Removeanyweightfromthe
stainlesssteelpan.
Recalibrate.
A
DL
A/DValuetoolow.Panisnotinstalledwhenturning
on.
Calibrationnotcorrect.
Damagedloadcell.
Installpanandpowerback
on.

Recalibrate.
----- A/Dcountisnotcorrect
whenturningthe
balanceon.
Loadcelldamaged.
Electronicsdamaged.
Removeanyweightfromthe
stainlesssteelpanandtry
rebooting.Trycalibratingthe
balance.
Unit-E Uniterror. 
Lowbatteryindicator.Batteriesmaybeflat.Chargethebattery.
FAIL Calibrationfailure.Incorrectmassusedtocalibrate.
Theusercalibrationisnotwithin
5%offactorycalibration.
Possibledamagedtoloadcell.
Trytorecalibrate,checkthat
theweightusedtocalibrate
matchesthatofthevalueof
thebalance.
Unstable–machine
cannotgetastable
reading.
PossibledamagetotheLoadcell. Makesurethebalanceisona
flatsurfaceandawayfrom
vibration.
NoPowerwhenturning
on.
Batterymaybeflat.ACadapter
maynotbeworking.
Changethebatteries.Oruse
theACadapter





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7.2REPLACEMENTPARTSANDACCESSORIES
Ifyouneedtoorderanysparepartsandaccessories,contactyoursupplierorAdam
Equipment.Apartiallistofthemorecommonitemsfollows:

PartNumberDescription
4178ACadapterUSAplug12VAC150mA
9541ACadapterUKplug12VAC150mA
9542ACadapterEuroplug12VAC150mA
9543ACadapterSAplug12VAC150mA
5099ACadapterAustralianplug12VAC150mA
9502120mmStainlesssteelpan
9540145mmStainlesssteelpan
9511Draftshieldlid
9510Draftshield(withoutlid)
9306In‐usewetcover
8030Securitylockandcable
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8.0SPECIFICATIONS

Model#CQT‐200CQT‐250CQT‐600CQT‐1500CQT‐2600CQT‐2000CQT‐5000
MaximumCapacity200g250g600g1500g2600g2000g5000g
Readability0.01g0.1g0.1g0.1g0.1g1g1g
Resolution1:200001:25001:60001:150001:260001:20001:5000
Repeatability(Std
Dev)0.02g0.1g0.1g0.2g0.2g1g1g
Linearity±0.02g0.1g0.1g0.2g0.2g1g1g
UnitsofMeasurekg/g/lb/oz/ct/dr/GN/N/tl.t
StabilisationTime3seconds2seconds3seconds2seconds
Operating
Temperature
0ºCto40ºC
32ºFto104ºF
PowerSupply12VAC@150mAadapteror6xAAbatteries
CalibrationPushbuttoncalibrationusingexternalmass
CalibrationMass200g250g600g1500g2000g2000g5000g
Display6digitLCD,18mmdigits,withbacklight
Draftshield
(diameterxh)
132mmøx82mm
(5.2”øx3.2”)N/A
BalanceHousingABSPlastic
PanSize120mmø(5.1”ø)145mmø(5.7”ø)
OverallDimensions
(wxdxh)
173x255x86mm(6.8”x10”x3.3”)
Withoutdraftshield
NetWeight820g(1.8lb)

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9.0CALIBRATIONCERTIFICATE

10.0WARRANTYSTATEMENT
AdamEquipmentoffersLimitedWarranty(PartsandLabor)forthecomponentsfailedduetodefectsinmaterialsor
workmanship.Warrantystartsfromthedateofdelivery.
Duringthewarrantyperiod,shouldanyrepairsbenecessary,thecustomermustinformthesupplierorAdam
Equipment.ThecompanyoritsauthorisedTechnicianreservestherighttorepairorreplaceanycomponentsatits
owndiscretion.Anyshippingcostsinvolvedinsendingthefaultyunitstoaservicecentreisthecustomers
responsibility.
Thewarrantywillceasetooperateiftheequipmentisnotreturnedintheoriginalpackagingandwithcorrect
documentationforaclaimtobeprocessed.AllclaimsareatthesolediscretionofAdamEquipment.
Thiswarrantydoesnotcoverequipmentwheredefectsorpoorperformanceisduetomisuse,accidentaldamage,
exposuretoradioactiveorcorrosivematerials,negligence,faultyinstallation,unauthorisedmodificationsor
attemptedrepairorfailuretoobservetherequirementsandrecommendationsasgiveninthisUserManual.
Repairscarriedoutunderthewarrantydoesnotextendthewarrantyperiod.Componentsremovedduringthe
warrantyrepairsbecomethecompanyproperty.
Thestatutoryrightofthepurchaserisnotaffectedbythiswarranty.Thetermsofthiswarrantyisgovernedbythe
LawsofEnglandandWales.ForcompletedetailsonWarrantyInformation,seethetermsandconditionsofsale
availableonourweb‐site.
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



Manufacturer’sDeclarationofConformity

Thisproducthasbeenmanufacturedinaccordancewiththe
harmonizedEuropeanstandards,followingtheprovisionsofthe
belowstateddirectives:

ElectroMagneticCompatibilityDirective2004/108/EC

LowVoltageDirective2006/95/EC
AdamEquipmentCo.Ltd.
BondAvenue,DenbighEast
MiltonKeynes,MK11SW
UnitedKingdom


FCCCOMPLIANCE

ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassAdigitaldevice,
pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotection
againstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentisoperatedinacommercialenvironment.The
equipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedin
accordancewiththeinstructionmanual,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.
Operationofthisequipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterferenceinwhichcase
theuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceathisownexpense.
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Shieldedinterconnectcablesmustbeemployedwiththisequipmenttoinsurecompliancewiththe
pertinentRFemissionlimitsgoverningthisdevice.
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ChangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbyAdamEquipmentcouldvoidtheuser'sauthority
tooperatetheequipment.
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WEEECOMPLIANCE
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AnyElectricalorElectronicEquipment(EEE)componentorassemblyofpartsintendedtobe
incorporatedintoEEEdevicesasdefinedbyEuropeanDirective2002/95/EECmustberecycledor
disposedusingtechniquesthatdonotintroducehazardoussubstances harmfultoourhealthorthe
environmentaslistedinDirective2002/95/ECoramendinglegislation.BatterydisposalinLandfill
SitesismoreregulatedsinceJuly2002byregulation9oftheLandfill(EnglandandWales)Regulations
2002andHazardousWasteRegulations2005.BatteryrecyclinghasbecometopicalandtheWaste
ElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)Regulationsaresettoimposetargetsforrecycling.
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