Understanding Safety Messages

The following Note, Warning and Caution messages and symbols may display throughout this help center to draw your attention to important safety and operational information:

• The electrical hazard symbol precedes an electric shock hazard contained within a Danger or Warning safety alert.

DANGER
RISK DETAILED HERE Danger indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. Failure to follow these instructions will result in death or serious injury

 

WARNING
RISK DETAILED HERE Warning indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, or equipment damage

CAUTION
RISK DETAILED HERE Caution indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury. Failure to follow these instructions can result in injury or equipment damage

 

NOTICE
RISK DETAILED HERE Noticeis used to address practices not related to physical injury. The safety alert symbol shall not be used with this signal word. Failure to follow this instruction can result in data loss

 

The following symbols may appear throughout this help center or on the equipment to warn of potential hazards or to call attention to information that clarifies or simplifies a procedure:

Symbol	Description
	Protective earth
or	Functional earth
	Unit is protected by double/reinforced insulation for shock hazard prevention.
	This device requires an ac supply only.
	This device requires a dc supply only.
	This device requires an ac or dc supply.
	Electrostatic discharge (ESD) sensitive device; use proper grounding and handling techniques when installing or servicing device.
	Do not touch - Hot surface
	Dispose of using proper recycling techniques or contact manufacturer for proper disposal.
	Contains lithium-ion batteries which should be recycled using proper recycling techniques.
	Contains Nickel-cadmium batteries which should be recycled using proper recycling techniques.
	Contains polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Please ensure you recycle using proper recycling techniques.
	Contains high density polyethylene (PE-HD). Please recycle using proper recycling techniques.
	For environmental reasons, this device must be recycled before its age exceeds the number of years shown in the circle.
	Underwriters laboratories listed mark, for Canada and the U.S.
	Unit is compliant with European Union directives. See Declaration of Conformity for further directives and Standards used for compliance.
	Regulatory Compliance Mark (RCM) to Australian Communication and Media Authority.

Last update - March 2026