General Safety Instructions; General Instructions; Fulfilling Namur; Product Description - VEGA VEGASON S 61 Betriebsanleitung

Operating Instructions

1 For your safety

1.1 Authorised personnel
All operations described in this operating instruc-
tions manual must be carried out only by trained
specialist personnel authorised by the operator.
For safety and warranty reasons, any internal work
on the instruments must be carried out only by
personnel authorised by the manufacturer.
1.2 Appropriate use
VEGASON S 61 is a sensor for continuous level
measurement.
Detailed information on the application range of
VEGASON S 61 is available in chapter "Product
description".
1.3 Warning about misuse
Inappropriate or incorrect use of the instrument can
give rise to application-specific hazards, e.g.
vessel overfill or damage to system components
through incorrect mounting or adjustment.

1.4 General safety instructions

VEGASON S 61 is a high-tech instrument requiring
the strict observance of standard regulations and
guidelines. The user must take note of the safety
instructions in this operating instructions manual,
the country-specific installation standards (e.g. the
VDE regulations in Germany) as well as all
prevailing safety regulations and accident preven-
tion rules.
1.5 CE conformity
VEGASON S 61 is in CE conformity with EMC (89/
336/EWG) and LVD (73/23/EWG).
Conformity has been judged according to the
following standards:
EMC:
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- Emission EN 61326: 1997 (class A)
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Susceptibility EN 61326: 1997/A1:1998
VEGASON S 61
LVD: EN 61010-1: 2001
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1.6 Fulfilling NAMUR recommendations
With regard to interference resistance and inter-
ference emission, VEGASON S 61 fulfils NAMUR
recommendation NE 21.
VEGASON S 61 and its indicating and adjustment
components fulfill NAMUR recommendation NE 53
in respect to compatibility. VEGA instruments are
generally upward and downward compatible:
The software version of VEGASON S 61 can be
determined as follows:
via PACTware™
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on the type label of the electronics
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via the indicating and adjustment module
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You can view all software histories on our website
www.vega.com. Make use of this advantage and
get registered for update information via e-mail.
1.7 Safety instructions for Ex areas
Please note the Ex-specific safety information for
installation and operation in Ex areas. These safety
instructions are part of the operating instructions
manual and come with the Ex-approved instru-
ments.

2 Product description

2.1 Configuration
Scope of delivery
The scope of delivery encompasses:
VEGASON S 61 ultrasonic sensor
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Documentation
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- this operating instructions manual
- Ex-specific safety instructions (with Ex-
versions)
- Operating instructions manual "Indicating
and adjustment module" (optional)
Components
VEGASON S 61 consists of the following compo-
nents:
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