Freecom Technologies Computer Drive FHD xx User Manual

English  
Safety manual for external hard drives  
Freecom Technologies • Germany  
 
Contents  
Contents  
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Chapter GB-1: Introduction........................................... 4  
Disclaimer of liability for manual contents ......................................................................5  
Chapter GB-ꢀ: Safe use of external hard drive,  
components and accessories......................................... 6  
External hard drive......................................................................................................................6  
Safe use of your external hard drive aboard an aircraft ..............................................9  
Usage restrictions........................................................................................................................9  
Chapter GB-ꢁ: Maintaining a safe  
work environment....................................................... 10  
Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 10  
Avoidance of exposure to emf emissions....................................................................... 10  
Chapter GB-4: Limited warranty................................. 1ꢁ  
Chapter GB-5: Important information for  
your Freecom external hard drive............................... 1ꢁ  
FCC information........................................................................................................................ 13  
EU Declaration of conformity.............................................................................................. 15  
 
Freecom Safety Manual  
Chapter GB-1: Introduction  
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A. Thank you very much for purchasing this Freecom external hard drive.  
All of the safety instructions that are contained in this manual must be read carefully and  
must be fully understood before you attempt to use your external hard drive, in order to avoid  
potential hazards that could cause bodily injury or property damage, or could damage the  
external hard drive.  
We hope that you are completely satisfied with your new Freecom external hard drive and  
that it gives you long and productive service.  
We look forward to providing you with additional Freecom products to serve all of your  
computing needs in the future.  
B. Two categories of safety instructions are included in this manual:  
Product Warnings (i.e., what must never be done, to assure avoiding those hazards that  
could cause bodily injury or property damage).  
User Directions (i.e., what must always be done, to assure the safe use of your external hard  
drive).  
 
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Introduction  
Safety icons  
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Thismanualcontainssafetyinstructionsthatmustbeobservedinordertoavoidpotentialhazards  
that could result in personal injuries, damage to your equipment, or loss of data. These safety  
cautions have been classified according to the seriousness of the risk, and the icons highlight  
these instructions as follows:  
Signal Words  
! Danger !  
Meaning  
Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided,  
will result in death or serious injury.  
Warning !  
Caution !  
Caution  
Note  
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,  
could result in death or serious injury.  
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may  
result in minor or moderate injury.  
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may  
result in property damage.  
Provides important information.  
Disclaimer of liability for manual contents  
Descriptions contained in this instruction manual or in other written materials (including ad-  
ditional manuals) furnished to you will be considered as general guidance and will not create  
any warranty to you.  
IN NO EVENT SHALL FREECOM OR ANYONE INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OR CREATION OF  
THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL OR OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED TO YOU BE LIABLE FOR ANY  
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED ON TORT, CONTRACT, OR  
OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL OR OTHER  
INFORMATION PROVIDED OR THE USE THEREOF.  
 
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Freecom Safety Manual  
Chapter GB-ꢀ: Safe use of external hard drive,  
components and accessories  
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External hard drive  
! Danger !  
Never attempt to disassemble, tamper with or repair the external hard drive.  
This will cause fire, electric shock, death, serious physical injury, or permanent  
damage.  
Always contact an authorized Freecom service provider, for appropriate assist-  
ance.  
Warning !  
1. Never leave the plastic bags that were used for packaging the external hard drive or any of  
its components in places where children or infants will have access them, to prevent possible  
suffocation.  
2. To avoid any risk of short-circuit, fire or other internal damage, never allow any metal object  
such as screws, staples or paper clips to fall into the unit. If that should happen, however,  
immediately turn off the power and unplug the power cord.  
Always contact an authorized Freecom service provider, for appropriate assistance.  
3. Never allow any liquids to spill into any part of your external hard drive, and never expose the  
external hard drive to rain, water seawater or moisture, in order to avoid any risk of electric  
shock, fire or other damage to the unit. However, if any of these eventualities should occur,  
unplug the cable, shut off the external hard drive immediately, as the external hard drive may  
otherwise sustain permanent damage.  
Always contact an authorized Freecom service provider for assistance, before attempting to  
use the external hard drive again.  
 
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Safe use of external hard drive, components and accessories  
4. If the external hard drive has been dropped, or if you ever detect the emission of smoke,  
unusual odour or excessive heat, always unplug the cable and shut off the external hard drive  
immediately, as there is a risk that this will cause fire, possibly resulting in death or serious  
physical injury.  
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Always contact an authorized Freecom service provider, for appropriate assistance.  
5. Never attempt to disassemble, adjust or repair the external hard drive, as safety hazards will result.  
Always contact an authorized Freecom service provider, if any repair or adjustment is required.  
6. Never open any covers except those that are expressly designed to be opened by the user,  
in order to prevent the risk of fire possibly resulting in death or serious physical injury, or the  
malfunction of the external hard drive.  
7. Today’s performance external hard drives generate heat under normal operating conditions,  
as a function of system activity.  
Avoid extended contact between the external hard drive base/palm rest and your bare skin.  
Under certain operating conditions such prolonged contact between the external hard drive  
base/palm rest and your bare skin will result in skin irritation.  
Caution !  
1. Never store a external hard drive in a locked and unventilated vehicle, (where excessive  
internal temperatures may be encountered). Never place a external hard drive on top of (or  
adjacent to) a heating device, and never expose it to direct sunlight, to prevent external hard  
drive malfunction or damage to the components.  
2. Never attempt to use the external hard drive on a precarious or unstable surface, as the unit  
may fall causing physical injury or damage to the unit.  
3. Never attempt to use the external hard drive in a location that is subject to excessive vibra-  
tion, as the unit may cause physical injury, or result in internal damage to the unit or the loss  
of stored data.  
4. Never attempt to pull the cable out with excessive force, as the unit may fall causing malfunc-  
tion, physical injury or damage to the unit.  
5. Always handle the external hard drive with care to prevent the possible loss of stored data.  
 
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1. Never use the unit in an environment where temperature and humidity is less than or exceeds  
the limitations written in the users manual of your own external hard drive, to prevent mal-  
function.  
2. Never use organic solvents (e.g., benzene or thinner) to clean the external hard drive, as they  
will cause the surfaces to deteriorate, deform or discolour.  
3. Never place heavy objects on top of the external hard drive and never allow heavy objects to  
drop onto the external hard drive, to protect it from damage.  
4. If the external hard drive has been exposed to cold temperatures, always allow it to warm to  
room temperature before turning it on. This will prevent the occurrence of harmful condensa-  
tion within the unit. (This is a particularly important concern when the unit is being used in  
cold climates).  
5. Always avoid using the external hard drive in dusty environments, since dust particles can  
affect the reliability of the external hard drive. Always contact an authorized Freecom service  
provider, if your external hard drive has become contaminated with dust or dirt particles.  
 
Safe use of external hard drive, components and accessories  
Safe use of your external hard drive aboard an aircraft  
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Warning !  
Always request and obtain the prior consent and approval of an authorized airline representa-  
tive before using your external hard drive aboard an aircraft. Failure to obtain the prior consent  
and approval from the airline may result in your unwittingly interfering with aviation equipment  
onboard, leading to an accident and thereby resulting in the possibility of death or serious  
physical injury.  
Usage restrictions  
Never incorporate this Freecom external hard drive into a system that will be used to control the  
following critical equipment:  
a. Equipment directly linked to the protection of human life, including:  
Medical monitoring equipment, life support systems and equipment used in hospital  
operating rooms.  
Exhaust systems used for venting poisonous gases and smoke.  
Equipment used to perform life-saving functions mandated by law, (e.g., as required for  
fire-fighting under the Canadian Fire Services Act).  
Other equipment comparable to that in the examples cited above.  
b. Equipment directly linked to the protection of human safety or affecting the performance of  
a vital public safety function, such as:  
Traffic control equipment for air, railroad, highway and marine transportation.  
Equipment used in atomic power plants.  
Other equipment comparable to that in the examples cited above.  
The control of such critical equipment requires the use of specially designed devices that  
employ redundant, fail-safe circuitry.  
This external hard drive has not been designed for those types of uses.  
 
Freecom Safety Manual  
Chapter GB-ꢁ: Maintaining a safe work environment  
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Introduction  
Freecom external hard drives have been designed to be compact, light-weight and extremely  
portable, so that they can be easily carried and used almost anywhere.  
Proper use of a Freecom external hard drive does not pose any health hazards. When used in  
accordancewiththesafetyinstructionsinthismanualtheyalsoofferanalternativetoexternal  
hard drive users who wish to avoid exposure to the additional sources of electromagnetic  
field (EMF) emission that may be present in PCs.  
Thesafetyinstructionsinthismanualshouldthereforealwaysbefollowed,toavoidtheadverse  
consequences that could otherwise result from the misuse of Freecom external hard drive  
under sub-optimum field conditions.  
Avoidance of exposure to EMF emissions  
Note  
1. Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) Emissions (50 Hz (Europe) or 60 Hz (US))  
Since Freecom external hard drives are low-voltage direct current (DC) devices, this external  
hard drive emits no EMF (electromagnetic field) energy in the ELF range when it is being  
powered by its USB bus power.  
2. Radio Frequency (RF) Emissions  
a. External hard drives generate digital timing pulses at frequencies within the RF range, and  
consequently may emit minute levels of stray EMF emissions in the RF range.  
 
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Maintaining a safe work environment  
As a result, all desk-top and external hard drives are required to comply with the US Federal  
Communications Commission (FCC) Standards digital devices, the Canadian Interference-  
Causing Equipment Regulations and the European Community Standards.  
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(Digital devices are authorized for use in residential environments and are not permitted  
to intentionally emit RF energy.  
Nevertheless, they are permitted to unintentionally emit low levels of RF energy, as a result  
of the generation of digital timing pulses by their clock oscillator circuits).  
b. The allowable levels of RF energy that may be emitted by external hard drives are severely  
limitedintheirintensitybytheexistingFCCRegulations(47CFRSection15.109(a)),Canadian  
ICE Regulations and European Community Standard N55022, to prevent interference with  
reception on nearby radio and T.V. receivers.  
Freecom external hard drives have therefore been equipped with internal shielding, to  
significantly reduce the stray emission of RF energy.  
Nevertheless,airlinesmayprohibittheuseofallexternalharddrives(andanyotherportable  
electronic devices that could emit stray RF energy) during takeoffs and landings, because  
of possible interference with the reception of signals by airborne electronic navigation  
devices.  
c. FCC regulations, ICES, and European Standards digital devices severely limit the levels of  
RF energy that may be emitted by a external hard drive.  
The resulting emissions therefore also fall well within the allowable limits that have been adopted  
by OSHA in 29 CFR 1910.97, and that have been adopted by the promulgators of all other know  
regulations and standards that relate to the emission of EMF energy in the RF range.  
Consequently, the minute levels of EMF energy in the RF range that are emitted by Freecom  
external hard drives comply with all existing regulations and standards, and pose no known  
health hazards to human beings.  
 
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Freecom Safety Manual  
Chapter GB-4: Limited warranty  
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Freecom does not warrant that operation of this product will be uninterrupted or error free. You  
must read and follow all set-up and usage instructions contained in this instruction manual and  
in any other manuals that have been provided with this external hard drive. If you fail to do so,  
this device will not function properly and you may lose data or suffer other damage.  
EVEN IF YOU DO SO, HOWEVER, FREECOM MAKES NO GUARANTEE OR WARRANTY THAT THIS  
PRODUCT WILL FUNCTION PROPERLY IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES. IN NO EVENT WILL FREECOM BE  
LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF THE PURCHASE PRICE  
OF THE PRODUCT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.  
 
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Important information for your freecom external hard drive  
Chapter GB-5: Important information for your freecom  
external hard drive  
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FCC Information  
Product Name: Freecom external hard drive  
Model number: FHD-xx, Classic xx HD, Media Player xx, FND xx, FMD xx  
FCC Notice „Declaration of Conformity Information“  
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant  
to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against  
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate  
radiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycause  
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference  
willnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradio  
or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is  
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:  
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.  
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.  
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is  
connected.  
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.  
 
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OnlyperipheralscomplyingwiththeFCClimitsmaybeattachedtothisequipment.  
Operation with non-compliant peripherals or periph erals not recommended by  
Freecom is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception. Shielded  
cables must be used between the external devices, USB port, and microphone  
jack. Changes or modifications made to this equipment, not expressly approved  
by Freecom or parties authorized by Freecom could void the user’s authority to  
operate the equipment.  
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FCC conditions  
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two  
conditions:  
1. This device may not cause harmful interference.  
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause  
undesired operation.  
Contact:  
Freecom GmbH  
Zeughofstraße 1  
10997 Berlin  
Germany  
 
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Important information for your freecom external hard drive  
EU declaration of conformity  
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Freecomdeclares,thattheproduct: FHD-xx, Classic xx HD, Media Player xx, FND xx, FMD xx  
conforms to the following Standards:  
Supplementary information:  
“The product complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and the  
EMC Directive 89/336/ EEC and/or the R&TTE Directive 1999/05/EEC.” This product is carrying  
the CE-Mark in accordance with the related European Directives. Responsible for CE-Marking is  
Freecom GmbH, Zeughofstraße 1, 10977 Berlin, Germany.  
Following information is only for EU-member states:  
The use of the symbol indicates that this product may not be treated as household  
waste. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent  
potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which  
could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. For  
more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your  
local city office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you  
purchased the product.  
 
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