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Important safety
notices
2.1
General Safety Information
Keep your tattoo machine away from
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children.
Carefully read this entire operating
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manual.
Keep the operating manual in a read-
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ily accessible location for everyone
who uses, cleans, disinfects, steril-
izes, stores or transports the ma-
chine.
When sharing your tattoo machine
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with someone else, always enclose
this operating manual.
Follow the safety regulations applica-
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ble to tattooing in your country. Keep
your tattoo studio in a hygienic, clean
condition and provide sufficient light-
ing.
Only use your tattoo machine, its ac-
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cessories and the power unit as well
as all connecting cables when they
are in perfect working order.
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Only use genuine needle cartridges,
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accessories and spare parts from
Cheyenne.
2.2
Product-dependent safety
information
Never modify the machine, the needle
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cartridges or their accessories.
Prevent fluids from entering the drive
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unit.
During the tattooing process, protect
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all parts with a protective sleeve (see
chapter 5.4 on page 35).
If you are not using your tattoo ma-
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chine, switch it off and place it in a
secure location so that it cannot roll
away and fall down.
Note the technical data quoted in this
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operating manual and comply with
operating, transport and storage con-
ditions (see 4 on page 32).
Hand over the machine to a specialist
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retailer for inspection if it exhibits any
external signs of damage or if it does
not function in the usual manner.
2.3
Important hygiene and safety
regulations
To prevent infectious diseases as a re-
sult of tattooing from being transmitted
to the client or to the tattoo artist:
Before use, follow the steps required
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to disinfect the equipment (see chap-
ter 5.2 on page 33).
During the tattooing process, wear
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disposable nitrile or latex gloves and
disinfect them before use.
Before applying a tattoo, clean the af-
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fected areas of the customer's skin
with a mild cleaning and disinfectant
agent. When selecting an appropriate
disinfectant,take note of the applica-
ble regulations in your country.
For each client always use new, ster-
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ile-packaged needle cartridges. Be-
fore each usage, ensure that the
packaging is undamaged and that the
use-by date has not passed.
Dispose of used or defective needle
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cartridges in a sharps container
(safety box) in accordance with your'
country's regulations.
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