Commissioning
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Basic safety notes
Toxic gases and liquids
Danger of poisoning when venting the device: if toxic process media are measured, toxic gases
and liquids can be released.
• Before venting ensure that there are no toxic gases or liquids in the device, or take the
Improper commissioning in hazardous areas
Device failure or risk of explosion in hazardous areas.
• Do not commission the device until it has been mounted completely and connected in
• Before commissioning take the effect on other devices in the system into account.
Commissioning and operation with error message
If an error message displays, correct operation is no longer guaranteed.
• Check the severity of the error.
• Correct the error.
• If the error still exists:
The same risk continues to apply when error messages are switched off or disabled.
Hot surfaces
Risk of burns resulting from hot surfaces.
• Take corresponding protective measures, for example by wearing protective gloves.
SITRANS LR500 series with mA/HART
Compact Operating Instructions, 03/2024, A5E51101530-AA
DANGER
appropriate safety measures.
WARNING
accordance with the information in Technical specifications (Page 57).
WARNING
– Take the device out of operation.
– Do not restart the device.
WARNING
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