1. Introduction / Signs and Symbols
1.1
Preface
Dear Customer
Thank you for having purchased the Programat
Pump. This apparatus is a high-quality, technical product.
Please read the Operating Instructions carefully and use
the apparatus according to the Instructions. Should you
have any further questions, please do not hesitate to
contact your local distributor or Ivoclar Vivadent AG
directly.
1.2
Introduction
Apparatus:
Vacuum Pump VP5
Target group:
Dental lab personnel
This vacuum pump is suitable for evacuating the firing
chamber of the Programat ceramic furnace. It is a quiet-
ly-running double-diaphragm pump with high vacuum
performance.
These Operating Instructions are designed to assure the
correct, safe, and economic use of the VP5 vacuum pump.
They are divided into several, clearly structured chapters to
help you find specific topics quickly and easily.
Signs and symbols (pictographs) are used to inform you
quickly and clearly about health risks, important details,
and contraindications.
We recommend keeping the Instructions in a safe place
near the pump so that they are immediately accessible if
necessary. Should you lose the Operating Instructions,
extra copies can be ordered at a nominal fee from your
local Ivoclar Vivadent Service Center or downladed from
www.ivoclarvivadent.com/downloadcenter.
1.3
Signs and symbols
The signs and symbols in these Operating Instructions and
Vacuum
on the pump facilitate the finding of important points and
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have the following meanings:
Operating Instructions:
Pump:
Risks and dangers
Information
Contraindication
Alternating current
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