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The following are excluded from the warranty: all defects caused
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by improper handling, damage or unauthorised attempts at re-
pair. This also applies to normal wear and tear.
Safety Instructions
Dangers of Injury
Danger of suffocation! Keep the packaging material away from
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children and animals.
This is not a toy! Do not leave children and animals unsuper-
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vised with the device.
Do not stand on the scales with wet feet and make sure that the
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measuring surface and the surface underneath is dry. You could
slip!
Do not stand on the edge of the scales. You could slip off!
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Batteries can be deadly if swallowed. Therefore keep the bat-
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teries and the device out of reach of children and animals. If a
battery is swallowed, seek medical assistance immediately.
Should a battery have leaked, do not allow your skin, eyes and
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mucous membranes to come into contact with the battery acid.
If you touch battery acid, rinse the affected sites with abundant
fresh water immediately and contact a doctor as soon as pos-
sible.
The Proper Handling of Batteries
Before inserting the batteries, check whether the contacts in the
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device and on the batteries are clean; clean them if necessary.
Use only the battery type specifi ed in the technical data.
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Always replace all the batteries at the same time. Do not use
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batteries of different types or brands, or batteries with different
capacities. When replacing batteries, note the correct polarity
(+/–).
Take the batteries out of the device when they are discharged
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or if the device is not going to be used for a prolonged period.
This will prevent any damage that might occur if a battery leaks.
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