IBM 3500 - Environmental Notices; FCC Certification; Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices; Canada Notice

• Take additional care when you handle devices during cold weather. Indoor humidity tends to decrease
in cold weather, causing an increase in static electricity.
Sound pressure
Attention: Depending on local conditions, the sound pressure can exceed 85 dB(A) during service
operations. In such cases, wear appropriate hearing protection.
Environmental notices
This information contains all the required environmental notices for IBM Systems products in English and
other languages.
The IBM Systems Environmental Notices includes statements on limitations, product information, product
recycling and disposal, battery information, flat panel display, refrigeration and water-cooling systems,
external power supplies, and safety data sheets.
FCC certication
The FCC certication pertains solely to the IBM Storage Scale System 3500 itself. Any components that
are installed by the customer might impact the certications, and it is the customer’s responsibility to
ensure that the certication requirements are met in the geography where the IBM Storage Scale System
3500 will be used.
Electromagnetic compatibility notices
The following Class A statements apply to IBM products and their features unless designated as
electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) Class B in the feature information.
When attaching a monitor to the equipment, you must use the designated monitor cable and any
interference suppression devices that are supplied with the monitor.
IBM Storage Scale System 3500 meets all regulatory EMC compliance requirements as offered, including
auxiliary equipment and cables that may be ordered from IBM to be used in conjunction with IBM Storage
Scale System 3500.
Canada Notice
CAN ICES-3 (A)/NMB-3(A)
European Community and Morocco Notice
This product is in conformity with the protection requirements of Directive 2014/30/EU of the European
Parliament and of the Council on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to
electromagnetic compatibility. IBM cannot accept responsibility for any failure to satisfy the protection
requirements resulting from a non-recommended modication of the product, including the tting of
non-IBM option cards.
This product may cause interference if used in residential areas. Such use must be avoided unless the
user takes special measures to reduce electromagnetic emissions to prevent interference to the reception
of radio and television broadcasts.
Warning: This equipment is compliant with Class A of CISPR 32. In a residential environment this
equipment may cause radio interference.
Germany Notice
Deutschsprachiger EU Hinweis: Hinweis für Geräte der Klasse A EU-Richtlinie zur
Elektromagnetischen Verträglichkeit
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