What on earth is a "Class 1 LED Product" ??

[Arfa Daily]

Today, I had occasion to look at a set top box for cable TV service. It's a
HDD recorder as well, employing what seems to be a standard computer disc
drive. When I came to screw the lid back on, I noticed on the back panel,
the words "Class 1 LED Product". What on earth do they mean by that ? I've
seen similar statements for laser-based products such as CD players or DVD
players / recorders, but in those cases, it is a warning. I'm not even sure
that this unit has any LEDs in it, so in this case, does the word "LED"
refer to something else ? What are Samsung (the makers of this box) trying
to tell (warn??) us of here ... ?

Arfa

 

[Phil Allison]

"Arfa Daily"

Today, I had occasion to look at a set top box for cable TV service. It's
a HDD recorder as well, employing what seems to be a standard computer
disc drive. When I came to screw the lid back on, I noticed on the back
panel, the words "Class 1 LED Product". What on earth do they mean by that
?

** Means inherently safe in normal use.

I've seen similar statements for laser-based products such as CD players
or DVD players / recorders, but in those cases, it is a warning.

** No, class 1 LASER products are inherently safe in normal use too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_safety#Class_1

BTW:

The Sony CDP101 was described in the manual as having a class IIIb laser.

I'm not even sure that this unit has any LEDs in it,

** What about the remote ??



..... Phil

 

[PeterD]

"Arfa Daily"

** Means inherently safe in normal use.


** No, class 1 LASER products are inherently safe in normal use too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_safety#Class_1

BTW:

The Sony CDP101 was described in the manual as having a class IIIb laser.

Could it be compatible with fiber cable, bi-directional (and therefore
have a LED (laser)?

 

[Mark Zacharias]

Today, I had occasion to look at a set top box for cable TV service. It's
a HDD recorder as well, employing what seems to be a standard computer
disc drive. When I came to screw the lid back on, I noticed on the back
panel, the words "Class 1 LED Product". What on earth do they mean by that
? I've seen similar statements for laser-based products such as CD players
or DVD players / recorders, but in those cases, it is a warning. I'm not
even sure that this unit has any LEDs in it, so in this case, does the
word "LED" refer to something else ? What are Samsung (the makers of this
box) trying to tell (warn??) us of here ... ?

Arfa

I think it's just a rewording of the old "Class 1 Laser" warning, with the
laser diode being the LED here. Probably a more accurate description,
really...

Mark Z.

 

[Phil Allison]

"Arfa Daily"

Today, I had occasion to look at a set top box for cable TV service.

I'm not even sure that this unit has any LEDs in it,

** Hard to believe there is not even one indicator LED.



..... Phil

 

[Meat Plow]

Today, I had occasion to look at a set top box for cable TV service.
It's a HDD recorder as well, employing what seems to be a standard
computer disc drive. When I came to screw the lid back on, I noticed on
the back panel, the words "Class 1 LED Product". What on earth do they
mean by that ? I've seen similar statements for laser-based products
such as CD players or DVD players / recorders, but in those cases, it is
a warning. I'm not even sure that this unit has any LEDs in it, so in
this case, does the word "LED" refer to something else ? What are
Samsung (the makers of this box) trying to tell (warn??) us of here ...
?

Arfa

LED Laser? Lost in the translation? I've seen some pretty weird
translations in my time as you most certainly have.

 

[Meat Plow]

The Classes assigned to laser products for eye safety are now being
applied to LEDs. I got a replacement 12V Outdoor Lighting Transformer
that stated it can not be used on Class II LED Products. That prompted
me to look into this issue recently.

That's pure madness!

 

[Adrian C]

Anybody know how to locate and power up a computer, open a web browser,
get to google.com and arrive at a clever search string like "Class 1 LED
Product"?

No. Is that possible?

Do I need to wear any special protection while doing that?

 

[Adrian C]

Doesn't microsoft have a warning "this browser is shit, using it may
destroy your computer and all the data that you hold dear, continue?"

'Yeah, but I find pressing the escape key cancels boring things that
might be confusing to me to read and it doesn't seem to do any harm ....'

(one of my users in care...)

 

[David Nebenzahl]

'Yeah, but I find pressing the escape key cancels boring things that
might be confusing to me to read and it doesn't seem to do any harm ....'

Well, that's kinda true: pressing <ESC> at any prompt is kinda like
voting "no" on all ballot propositions (we get a lot of 'em here in
Kal-ee-fonia).