Safety Guidelines and Regulatory Information

ETX-16301/16309 General Guidelines

Note Refer to the instrument-level documentation for information about the instruments installed in this product, including proper use, I/O connections, and pinouts. All I/O must be connected per the ratings of the individual components included in the product.
Note Only remove panels when qualified personnel perform maintenance and repair procedures.
Note Any modifications made to the system not specified by the manufacturer may reduce the personal safety measures employed, reduce rack stability, and void safety compliance.

Icons

Refer to the following descriptions if one of these icons is marked on your product or used in this guide.

  • Notice—Take precautions to avoid data loss, loss of signal integrity, degradation of performance, or damage to the product.
  • Caution— Take precautions to avoid injury. Consult the product documentation for cautionary statements when you see this icon printed on the product. Cautionary statements are localized into French for compliance with Canadian requirements.
  • Caution: Possibility of Electric Shock—Take precautions to avoid electrical shock.
  • Protective Conductor Terminal (PE)— Indicates a terminal that connects to accessible dead metal parts of the product. Connect the PE terminal(s) to an earth ground system (protective conductor) for safety.
  • Chassis Ground—Indicates a terminal that connects to the chassis ground.

    • Safety Guidelines

    Caution Using the ETX-16301/16309 or any component within, in a manner not specified by the manufacturer may reduce or eliminate equipment and/or personnel safety measures.
    Attention L’utilisation du ETX-16301/16309, ou de tout composant qui s’y trouve, d’une manière non spécifiée par le fabricant peut réduire ou éliminer l’équipement et/ou les mesures de sécurité du personnel.
    Caution The removal of rack panels for the purposes of maintenance or repair should only be performed by qualified personnel.
    Attention Le retrait des faces-avant de rack aux fins d’entretien ou de réparation doit uniquement être effectué par du personnel qualifié.
    Caution Cover all empty slots using rack panels or doors.
    Attention Couvrez tous les emplacements vides à l’aide de faces-avant ou de portes de rack.
    Caution Internal access to the ETX-16301/16309 is prohibited to operators. Internal access is permissible to a trained service person only.
    Attention L'accès interne au ETX-16301/16309 est interdit aux opérateurs. L'accès interne n'est autorisé qu'à un technicien qualifié.
    Caution Filler panels must be installed in all empty slots on the front of the rack so that operator access to interior equipment surfaces is restricted.
    Attention Les caches de protection doivent être installés dans tous les emplacements vides à l'avant du rack afin de limiter l'accès de l'opérateur aux surfaces intérieures de l'équipement.
    Caution Verify equipment under test has adequate insulation between the cable connections and any operator-accessible parts such as doors, covers, panel shields, cases, and cabinets.
    Attention Vérifier que l'équipement sous test a une isolation adéquate entre les connexions des câbles et toutes les pièces accessibles à l'opérateur telles que les portes, capots, blindages de panneau, boîtiers et armoires.

    EMC Compliance for Commercial and Light-Industrial Use

    This product was tested and complies with the regulatory requirements and limits for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) as stated in the product specifications. These requirements and limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the product is operated in its intended operational electromagnetic environment.

    This product is intended for use in commercial and light-industrial locations. However, harmful interference may occur in some installations, when the product is connected to a peripheral device or test object, or if the product is used in residential areas. To minimize interference with radio and television reception and prevent unacceptable performance degradation, install and use this product in strict accordance with the instructions in the product documentation.

    EMC Notices

    Refer to the following notices for cables, accessories, and prevention measures necessary to ensure the specified EMC performance.

    Notice For EMC declarations and certifications, and additional information, refer to the Product Certifications and Declarations section.
    Notice Changes or modifications to the product not expressly approved by NI could void your authority to operate the product under your local regulatory rules.
    Caution This equipment is not intended for use in residential environments and may not provide adequate protection to radio reception in such environments.
    Attention Cet équipement n'est pas destiné à être utilisé dans des environnements résidentiels et peut ne pas fournir une protection adéquate à la réception radio dans de tels environnements.
    Notice The performance of this product can be disrupted if subjected to Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) during operation. To prevent damage, industry-standard ESD prevention measures must be employed during installation, maintenance, and operation.
    Notice This product may become more sensitive to electromagnetic disturbances in the operational environment when test leads are attached or when the product is connected to a test object.
    Notice Operate this product only with shielded cables and accessories.
    Notice Install the snap-on ferrite bead for each cable as denoted in the product installation instructions.
    Notice The length of all I/O cables, except those connected to Ethernet, USB 2.0, RS-232, and external EMO, must be no longer than 3 m (10 ft).

    EMC Standards

    This product meets the requirements of the following EMC standards for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use:

    • EN 61326-1 (IEC 61326-1): Class A emissions; Basic immunity
    • EN 55011 (CISPR 11): Group 1, Class A emissions
    • AS/NZS CISPR 11: Group 1, Class A emissions
    • ICES-001: Class A emissions
    Note Group 1 equipment is any industrial, scientific, or medical equipment that does not intentionally generate radio frequency energy for the treatment of material or inspection/analysis purposes.
    Note In Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada (per CISPR 11) Class A equipment is intended for use in non-residential locations.

    Environmental Guidelines

    Notice Failure to follow all keep out instructions in the product documentation can cause temperature derating.
    Notice This product is intended for use in indoor applications only.
    Notice All cabling should be strain-relieved near input connectors. Take care not to directionally bias cable connectors within input connectors when applying strain relief.
    Notice Intake temperatures must be within the operating specifications.

    Environmental Management

    NI is committed to designing and manufacturing products in an environmentally responsible manner. NI recognizes that eliminating certain hazardous substances from our products is beneficial to the environment and to NI customers.

    For additional environmental information, refer to the Engineering a Healthy Planet web page at ni.com/environment. This page contains the environmental regulations and directives with which NI complies, as well as other environmental information not included in this document.

    EU and UK Customers

  • Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)—At the end of the product life cycle, all NI products must be disposed of according to local laws and regulations. For more information about how to recycle NI products in your region, visit ni.com/environment/weee.

    • Battery Directive, Recycling, and Replacement

    Battery Directive For more information about compliance with the EU Battery Directive 2006/66/EC about Batteries and Accumulators and Waste Batteries and Accumulators, visit ni.com/environment/batterydirective.

    The product may contain one or multiple replaceable batteries in the incorporated products or components. Products containing lithium must be disposed of or recycled in accordance with all local laws and site regulations.

    This product may contain one or multiple batteries in the incorporated products or components. If you need to replace the battery in an NI-branded product or component, refer to the user manual for the incorporated product or component to find battery replacement instructions. You can find documentation for NI-branded products and components online at ni.com/manuals. For third-party products or components, refer to the manufacturer’s website for battery replacement instructions.

    电子信息产品污染控制管理办法（中国RoHS）

  • 中国RoHS— NI符合中国电子信息产品中限制使用某些有害物质指令(RoHS)。关于NI中国RoHS合规性信息，请登录 ni.com/environment/rohs_china。(For information about China RoHS compliance, go to ni.com/environment/rohs_china.)

    • 台灣經濟部標準檢驗局RoHS (台灣 RoHS)

    想了解本產品更多信息，請參考 ni.com/environment/rohs_taiwan。此鏈接包含

    • 本產品台灣RoHS限用物質含有情況標示。
    • 如何查詢本產品製造年份。
    • 產品手冊下載。

    Product Certifications and Declarations

    Refer to the product Declaration of Conformity (DoC) for additional regulatory compliance information. To obtain product certifications and the DoC for NI products, visit ni.com/product-certifications, search by model number, and click the appropriate link.

    Export Compliance

    This product is subject to control under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR Part 730 et. seq.) administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) (www.bis.doc.gov) and other applicable U.S. export control laws and sanctions regulations. This product may also be subject to additional license requirements of other countries' regulations.

    Additionally, this product may also require export licensing before being returned to NI. The issuance of a Return Material Authorization (RMA) by NI does not constitute export authorization. The user must comply with all applicable export laws prior to exporting or re-exporting this product. See ni.com/legal/export-compliance for more information and to request relevant import classification codes (e.g. HTS), export classification codes (e.g. ECCN), and other import/export data.