9
Safety Precautions
• Beforeusingtheproduct,pleaseensurethatyoureadthesafetyprecautions
describedbelow.Alwaysensurethattheproductisusedcorrectly.
• Thesafetyprecautionsnotedonthefollowingpagesareintendedto
preventinjuriestoyourselfandotherpersons,ordamagetotheequipment.
•Besuretoalsochecktheguidesincludedwithanyseparatelysold
accessoriesyouuse.
Warning
Denotesthepossibilityofseriousinjuryordeath.
•Donottriggertheashincloseproximitytopeople’seyes.
Exposuretotheintenselightproducedbytheashcoulddamageeyesight.
Inparticular,remainatleast1meter(39inches)awayfrominfantswhen
usingtheash.
•Storethisequipmentoutofthereachofchildrenandinfants.
Strap:Puttingthestraparoundachild’sneckcouldresultinasphyxiation.
•Useonlyrecommendedpowersources.
•Donotattempttodisassemble,alterorapplyheattotheproduct.
•Avoiddroppingorsubjectingtheproducttosevereimpacts.
•Toavoidtheriskofinjury,donottouchtheinterioroftheproductif
ithasbeendroppedorotherwisedamaged.
•Stopusingtheproductimmediatelyifitemitssmoke,astrange
smell,orotherwisebehavesabnormally.
•Donotuseorganicsolventssuchasalcohol,benzine,orthinnerto
cleantheproduct.
•Donotlettheproductcomeintocontactwithwater(e.g.seawater)
orotherliquids.
•Donotallowliquidsorforeignobjectstoenterthecamera.
Thiscouldresultinelectricalshockorre.
Ifliquidsorforeignobjectscomeintocontactwiththecamerainterior,
immediatelyturnthecameraoffandremovethebattery.
Ifthebatterychargerbecomeswet,unplugitfromtheoutletandconsult
yourcameradistributororaCanonCustomerSupportHelpDesk.
•Useonlytherecommendedbattery.
•Donotplacethebatterynearorindirectame.
•Unplugthepowercordperiodically,andusingadrycloth,wipeaway
anydustanddirtthathascollectedontheplug,theexteriorofthe
poweroutlet,andthesurroundingarea.
•Donothandlethepowercordwithwethands.
• Donotusetheequipmentinamannerthatexceedstheratedcapacity
oftheelectricaloutletorwiringaccessories.Donotuseifthepower
cordorplugaredamaged,ornotfullypluggedintotheoutlet.
•Donotallowdirtormetalobjects(suchaspinsorkeys)tocontact
theterminalsorplug.