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Safety Information

Class 1 Laser Transceivers

The single mode interface modules use Class 1 laser transceivers.

Read the following safety information before installing or operating these modules.

TheClass1lasertransceiversuseanopticalfeedbacklooptomaintainClass1operationlimits.Thiscontrolloopeliminatesthe

needformaintenancechecksoradjustments.Theoutputisfactoryset,anddoesnotallowanyuseradjustment.Class1Laser

transceiverscomplywiththefollowingsafetystandards:

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CFR1040.10and1040.11U.S.DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices(FDA).

•IECPublication825(InternationalElectrotechnicalCommission).

• CENELECEN60825(EuropeanCommitteeforElectrotechnicalStandardization).

Whenoperatingwithintheirperformancelimitations,lasertransceiveroutputmeetstheClass1accessibleemissionlimitofall

threestandards.Class1levelsoflaserradiation

arenotconsideredhazardous.

Whentheconnectorisinplace,alllaserradiationremainswithinthefiber.Themaximumamountofradiantpowerexitingthe

fiber(undernormalconditions)is‐12.6dBmor55x10

‐6

watts.

Removingtheopticalconnectorfromthetransceiverallowslaserradiationtoemitdirectlyfromtheopticalport.Themaximum

radiancefromtheopticalport(underworstcaseconditions)is0.8Wcm

‐2

or8x10

Wm

sr‐1.

Donotuseopticalinstrumentstoviewthelaseroutput.Theuseofopticalinstrumentstoviewlaseroutputincreaseseye

hazard.Whenviewingtheoutputopticalport,powermustberemovedfromthenetworkadapter.

Safety Compliance

Warning: Fiber Optic Port Safety

Avertissment: Ports pour fibres optiques - sécurité sur le plan optique

Warnhinweis: Faseroptikanschlüsse - Optische Sicherheit

Whenusingafiberopticmediaexpansionmodule,neverlookatthetransmitlaser

whileitispoweredon.Also,nev erlookdirectlyatthefiberTXportandfibercable

endswhentheyarepoweredon.

Neregardezjamaislelasertantqu’ilestsoustension.Neregardez

jamais

directementleportTX(Tramsmission)àfibresoptiquesetlesemboutsdecâblesà

fibresoptiquestantqu’ilssontsoustension.

NiemalseinÜbertragungslaserbetrachten,währenddieseseingeschaltetist.

NiemalsdirektaufdenFaser‐TX‐AnschlußundaufdieFaserkabelendenschauen,

währenddieseeingeschaltetsind.