HK Audio POLAR 8 Manual página 2

Important Safety Instructions!
Read before connecting!
This product has been built by the manufacturer in accordance with
IEC 62368-1 and left the factory in safe working order. To maintain
this condition and ensure non-risk operation, the user must follow the
advice and warning comments found in the operating instructions. If
this product shall be used in vehicles, ships or aircraft or at altitudes
exceeding 2000 m above sea level, take care of the relevant safety
regulations which may exceed the IEC 62368-1 requirements.
WARNING: To prevent the risk of fire and shock hazard, do not
expose this appliance to moisture or rain. Do not open case – no user
serviceable parts inside. Refer service to qualified service personnel.
This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to the presence
of uninsulated dangerous voltage inside the enclosure – voltage that
may be sufficient to constitute a risk of shock.
This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to the presence
of externally accessible hazardous voltage. External wiring connected
to any terminal marked with this symbol must be a "ready made
cable" complying with the manufacturers recommendations, or must
be a wiring installed by instructed persons only.
This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to important
operating and maintenance instructions in the accompanying
literature. Read the manual.
This symbol, wherever it appears, tells you: Take care! Hot
surface! To prevent burns you must not touch.
All electrical and electronic products including batteries
should be disposed of separately from the municipal waste stream via
designated collection facilities appointed by the government or the
local authorities.
Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Follow all
warnings and instructions marked on the product and in this manual.
• Do not use this product near water. Do not place the product near
water, baths, wash basins, kitchen sinks, wet areas, swimming pools
or damp rooms.
• Do not place objects containing liquid on the product – vases,
glasses, bottles etc.
• Clean only with dry cloth.
• Do not remove any covers or sections of the housing.
• The set operating voltage of the product must match the local mains
supply voltage. If you are not sure of the type of power available
consult your dealer or local power company.
• Before connecting the device, please ensure that the mains supply
you are using is equipped with adequate protection against short
circuiting and grounding faults when the device is plugged in.
• To reduce the risk of electrical shock, the grounding of this product
must be maintained. Use only the power supply cord provided with
this product, and maintain the function of the center (grounding)
pin of the mains connection at any time. Make sure the mains outlet
used provides a proper protective ground connection.
• Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type
plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other.
A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong.
The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the
provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for
replacement of the obsolete outlet.
• Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly
at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit
from the device! Power supply cords should always be handled
carefully. Periodically check cords for cuts or sign of stress, especially
at the plug and the point where the cord exits the device.
• Never use a damaged power cord.
• Unplug this product during lightning storms or when unused for long
periods of time.
• This product can be fully disconnected from mains only by pulling
the mains plug at the unit or the wall socket. The product must be
placed in such a way at any time, that disconnecting from mains is
easily possible.
• Fuses are to be replaced exclusively by qualified personnel, and then
only with fuses of the proper type and rating.
• Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is
required when the unit has been damaged in any way, such as:
- When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed.
- If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the product.
- If the product has been exposed to rain or moisture.
- If the product does not operate normally when the operating
instructions are followed.
- If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged.
• Do not connect external speakers to this product with an impedance
lower than the rated impedance given on the product or in this
manual. Use only cables with sufficient cross section according to
the local safety regulations.
• Keep away from direct sunlight.
• Do not install near heat sources such as radiators, heat registers,
stoves or other devices that produce heat.
• This apparatus is for moderate climates areas use, not suitable for
use in tropical climates countries.
• Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with
manufacturer's instructions. This product must not be placed in
a built-in installation such as a rack unless proper ventilation is
provided.
• Always allow a cold device to warm up to ambient temperature,
when being moved into a room. Condensation can form inside it and
damage the product, when being used without warming up.
• Do not place naked flame sources, such as lighted candles on the
product.
• The device must be positioned at least 20 cm/8" away from walls.
• Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket or table specified by
the manufacturer or sold with the product. When a cart is used, use
caution when moving the cart/product combination to avoid injury
from tip-over.
• Use only accessories recommended by the manufacturer, this applies
for all kind of accessories, for example protective covers, transport
bags, stands, wall or ceiling mounting equipment. In case of
attaching any kind of accessories to the product, always follow the
instructions for use, provided by the manufacturer. Never use fixing
points on the product other than specified by the manufacturer.
• This appliance is NOT suitable to be used by any person or persons
(including children) with limited physical, sensorical or mental
ability, or by persons with insufficient experience and/or knowledge
to operate such an appliance. Children under 4 years of age must be
kept away from this appliance at all times.
• Never push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet
slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts
that could result in risk of fire or electric shock.
• This product is capable of delivering sound pressure levels in excess
of 90 dB, which may cause permanent hearing damage! Exposure
to extremely high noise levels may cause a permanent hearing loss.
Wear hearing protection if continously exposed to such high levels.
• The manufacturer only guarantees the safety, reliability and
efficiency of this product if:
- Assembly, extension, re-adjustment, modifications or repairs are
carried out by the manufacturer or by persons authorized to do so.
- The electrical installation of the relevant area complies with the
requirements of IEC (ANSI) specifications.
- The unit is used in accordance with the operating instructions.
• This product is optimized for use with music and speech signals.
Using this product with sine wave, square wave or other kind of
measuring signals at higher level may lead to severe damage of the
product.
General Notes on Safety for Loudspeaker
Systems
Mounting systems may only be used for those loudspeaker
systems authorized by the manufacturer and only with the mounting
accessories specified by the manufacturer in the installation
instructions. Read and heed the manufacturer's installation
instructions. The indicated load-bearing capacity cannot be guaranteed
and the manufacturer will not be liable for damages in the event of
improper installation or the use of unauthorized mounting accessories.
The system's load-bearing capacity cannot be guaranteed and
the manufacturer will not be liable for damages in the event that
loudspeakers, mounting accessories, and connecting and attaching
components are modified in any way.
Components affecting safety may only be repaired by the manufacturer
or authorized agents, otherwise the operating permit will be voided.
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Installation may be performed qualified personnel only, and
then only at pick-points with sufficient load-carrying capacity and
in compliance with local building regulations. Use only the mounting
hardware specified by the manufacturer in the installation instructions
(screws, anchors, etc.). Take all the precautions necessary to ensure
bolted connections and other threaded locking devices will not loosen.
Fixed and portable installations (in this case, speakers and
mounting accessories) must be secured by two independent safeties to
prevent them from falling. Safeties must be able to catch accessories
or parts that are loose or may become loose. Ensure compliance with
the given national regulations when using connecting, attaching,
and rigging devices. Factor potential dynamic forces (jerk) into the
equation when determining the proper size and load-bearing capacity
of safeties.
Be sure to observe speaker stands' maximum load-bearing
capacity. Note that for reasons of design and construction, most
speaker stands are approved to bear centric loads only; that is, the
speakers' mass has to be precisely centered and balanced. Ensure
speaker stands are set up stably and securely. Take appropriate added
measures to secure speaker stands, for example when:
- the floor or ground surface does not provide a stable, secure base.
- they are extended to heights that impede stability.
- high wind pressure may be expected.
- there is the risk that they may be knocked over by people.
Special measures may become necessary as precautions against
unsafe audience behavior. Do not set up speaker stands in evacuation
routes and emergency exits. Ensure corridors are wide enough and put
proper barriers and markings in place when setting speaker stands up
in passageways. Mounting and dismounting are especially hazardous
tasks. Use aids suitable for this purpose. Observe the given national
regulations when doing so.
Wear proper protection (in particular, a helmet,
gloves, and safety shoes) and use only suitable means of ascent
(ladders, scaffolds, etc.) during installation. Compliance with this
requirement is the sole responsibility of the company performing the
installation.
WARNING! After installation, inspect the system comprised
of the mounting fixtures and loudspeakers to ensure it is properly
secured.
The operator of loudspeaker systems (fixed or portable) must
regularly inspect or task a third party to regularly inspect all system
components in accordance with the given country's regulations and
have possible defects repaired immediately.
We also strongly recommend maintaining a logbook or the like to
document all inspections.
Also be sure to provide sufficient safety margins for the rigging points
used for flown systems. Observe the given national regulations when
doing so.
Professional loudspeaker systems can produce harmful
volume levels. Even prolonged exposure to seemingly harmless levels
(starting at about 95 dBA SPL) can cause permanent hearing damage!
Therefore we recommend that everyone who is exposed to high volume
levels produced by loudspeaker systems wears professional hearing
protection (earplugs or earmuffs).
Manufacturer: Stamer Musikanlagen GmbH, Magdeburger Str. 8, 66606
St. Wendel, Germany