Basic Safety Rules; Meaning Of The Warning Notes; Description; System Overview - Dräger X-plore 8000 Notice D'utilisation

1 Safety-related information
1.1

Basic safety rules

– Before using this product, carefully read the Instructions
for Use.
– Strictly follow the instructions for use. The user must fully
understand and strictly observe the instructions. Use the
product only for the purposes specified in the Intended
Use section of this document.
– Do not dispose of the instructions for use. Ensure that they
are retained and appropriately used by the product user.
– Follow the local and national guidelines pertaining to this
product.
– Maintenance work, which is not described in these
instructions for use, may only be carried out by Dräger or
trained Dräger specialists.
– Use only genuine Dräger spare parts and accessories, or
the proper functioning of the product may be impaired.
– Only use Dräger battery chargers.
– Do not use a faulty or incomplete product. Do not modify
the product.
– Notify Dräger in the event of any component fault or
failure.
1.2 Use in explosion-hazard areas (only
Dräger X-plore 8700)
Devices or components that are used in explosion-hazard
areas and which are certified and approved in accordance
with national, European or international explosion protection
guidelines may only be used under the conditions indicated in
the approval and in compliance with the relevant legal
provisions. Devices and components may not be modified.
The use of defective or incomplete parts is prohibited. The
applicable provisions must be complied with when performing
repairs on these devices or components.
1.3

Meaning of the warning notes

The following alert messages are used in this document to
provide and highlight areas of the associated text that require
a greater awareness by the user. A definition of the meaning
of each alert message is as follows:
Alert icon Signal word
WARNING
CAUTION
NOTICE
Instructions for use | Dräger X-plore® 8000
Consequences in case of
non-observance
Indicates a potentially hazard-
ous situation. If not avoided, it
could result in death or serious
injury.
Indicates a potentially hazard-
ous situation. If not avoided, it
could result in physical injury. It
may also be used to alert
against unsafe practices.
Indicates a potentially hazard-
ous situation. If not avoided, it
could result in damage to the
product or environment.
2

Description

2.1

System overview

®
The Dräger X-plore 8000 powered air purifying respirator
may be composed of different components depending on its
field of application and the required protection class. Observe
particularly the filter operating limits (see Instructions for Use
of the filters).
Illustration of the system overview on the fold-out page
(Figure A)
A complete device includes:
1 Breathing hose
2 Facepiece (example with hood)
3 Carrying system
4 Blower unit with filter and rechargeable battery
2.2

Components

2.2.1 Blower unit

Illustration on the front of fold-out page (figure B)
1 Tube connection
2 Control panel
3 Suction inlet
4 Splash guard cover
5 Filter (not enclosed with blower unit)
6 Filter lock button
Illustration on back of the fold-out page (figure C)
1 Carrying system socket
2 Name plate
3 Carrying system lock button
4 Battery lock button
5 Rechargeable battery (not enclosed with blower unit)
Illustration of the control panel on the fold-out page (figure D)
1 Rechargeable battery status indicator
2 Residual particle filter capacity indicator
3 On/off button
4 Flow rate indicator
5 Reduce flow rate
6 Increase flow rate
Display on control panel
Indicator
Segments light up in green.
Safety-related information
Meaning
Battery capacity depending
on number of displayed seg-
ments:
> 75 % (4 segments)
> 50 % (3 segments)
> 25 % (2 segments)
< 25 % (1 segment)
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