
Product Safety Guide
4
DONOTplacetheunitnearradiators,heaters,
airconditioners,water,chemicalsordevicesthat
containmagnetsorgeneratemagneticelds.
Doingsomaycreatetheriskofashortcircuit
orreshouldwatercomeintocontactwiththe
unit(includingcondensationfromheating,air
conditioning,and/orventilationequipmentthat
maybesufcienttocreateashortcircuitorre).
DONOTplacetheunitnearchemicalsorinaplace
wherechemicalspillagecouldoccur.Inparticular,
organicsolventsorliquidsmaycausethecasing
and/orcablestomeltordissolve,riskingareor
electricalshock.Theymayalsocausetheunitto
malfunctionorbecomediscoloured.
Slotsandopeningsinthecasing,backorbottom
oftheproductareprovidedforventilation.The
productshouldbeplacedsoasnottocomeinto
contactwithanywallorotherdevicesothese
openingsarenotblockedorcovered.Blocking
theunit’sventilationcouldcreateariskof
overheatingand/orre.
IMPORTANT
• Alwaysplacetheunitonasolidsurface,never
onabed,sofa,rug,orsimilarsoftsurfaces.
• DONOTplacetheunitina“built-in”installation.
CAUTION
Avoidplacingtheunitinahigh-trafcarea.Ifyou
mustplaceitinahigh-trafcarea,ensurethat
theunitisinasafelocationwhereitcannotbe
accidentallyknockedover,whichcouldcauseinjury
toyouorothersandseriousdamagetotheunit.
Ensurethatcablesandcordsleadingtotheunit
aresecuredsoasnottoposeatrippinghazard.
Makesurethatnopartoftheunitprotrudes
fromthedeskorstandwheretheunitislocated.
Makesurethattheunitislocatedonaat,level,
andstablesurfacefreefromvibration.Failureto
observetheseprecautionscouldcausetheunit
tofall,causinganinjury.
DONOTplacetheunitonanunstableortilted
cart,stand,ortable,oronanytilted/slanted
surface.Themachinemayfall,causinginjuryto
youandseriousdamagetotheunit.
Thereisanaddedriskofinjuryifthescanner
glassshouldbreak.
• DONOTputobjectsontopoftheunit.
• DONOTplacetheunitnexttosourcesof
interference,suchasspeakersorthebase
unitsofnon-Brothercordlesstelephones.
Doingsomayinterferewiththeoperationof
theunit’selectroniccomponents.
IMPORTANT
General precautions
WARNING
Plasticbagsareusedinthepackagingofthe
unit.Toavoiddangerofsuffocation,keepthese
plasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildren.
Plasticbagsarenottoys.
Neverinsertanyobjectsintotheslotsin
themachine’scasing,sincetheymaytouch
dangerousvoltagepointsorshortoutparts
resultingintheriskofreorelectricalshock.If
metalobjects,waterorotherliquidsgetinsidethe
machine,immediatelyunplugtheunitfromthe
electricalsocket.ContactyourBrotherdealeror
Brothercustomerservice.
DONOTuseammablesubstances,anytypeof
spray,oranorganicsolvent/liquidthatcontains
alcoholorammoniatocleantheinsideor
outsideoftheunit.Doingthismaycauseareor
electricalshock.
DONOTdisassembleormodifytheunit,
otherwiseareorelectricshockmayoccur.Ifthe
unitrequiresrepair,contactyourBrotherdealer
orBrothercustomerservice.
DONOTuseadamagedACadapter.
DONOTplaceheavyobjectson,damage,or
modifytheACadapter.Donotforciblybendor
pullthecord.
DONOTdrop,hit,orotherwisedamagetheAC
adapter.