Nortek 2GIG GC2 - Regulatory Information; Notices and Compliance Standards

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Regulatory Information
Wireless Product Notice
Radiocontrolsprovideareliablecommunicationslinkandfillanimportantneedinportablewirelesssignaling;however,
therearesomelimitationswhichmustbeobserved.
•ForU.S.installationsonly:TheradiosarerequiredtocomplywithFCCRulesandRegulationsasPart15devices.Assuch,
theyhavelimitedtransmitterpowerandthereforelimitedrange.
•Areceivercannotrespondtomorethanonetransmittedsignalatatimeandmaybeblockedbyradiosignalsthatoccur
onorneartheiroperatingfrequencies,regardlessofcodesettings.
•ChangesormodificationstothedevicemayvoidFCCcompliance.
•Infrequentlyusedradiolinksshouldbeteste dregularlytoprotectagainstundetectedinterferenceorfault.
•Ageneralknowledgeofradioanditsvagariesshouldbegainedpriortoactingasawholesaledistributorordealer,and
thesefactsshouldbecommunicatedtotheendusers.
FCC Notice
Thisequipmentgeneratesandusesradiofrequencyenergyandifnotinstalledandusedproperly,thatis,instrict
accordancewiththemanufacturer’sinstructions,maycauseinterferencetoradioandtelevisionreception.Ithasbeentype
testedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBcomputingdeviceinaccordancewithPart15ofFCCRules,which
aredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstsuchinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.However,thereisno
guaranteethatinterf erencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseinterferencetoradioor
televisionreception,whichcanbedetermined
byturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrect
theinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:
•RelocatetheConsoleawayfromtheTV/radioreceiver.
•PlugtheConsoleintoadifferentwalloutletsothattheConsoleisonadifferentbranchcircuit.
•Re‐orienttheTV/radioantenna.
•Ifnecessary,theusershouldconsultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/televisiontechnicianforadditionalsuggestions.
FCC Telephone Rules and Regulations
TheFCCrequiresthatthisalarmdialersystemnotmakemorethan15repetitivedialingattemptstoasingletelephone
number.Therearenolimitationswhenthecallsaremadesequentiallytotwoormorealternativenumbers,orwhenthese
callsarespaced10minutesaparttoasinglenumber.The
FCCRulesandRegulationsdonotspecifythere‐attemptperiodas
thiscanvaryforspecificapplications.Whensettingthisperiod,takeintoconsiderationlocal,interstate,foreignandspecial
networkcallcompletioncharacteristics,networkprocessingtime,asufficientnumberofringsandbusy/don’tanswer
modes.
Industry Canada Notices
NOTICE:TheRingerEquivalenceNumber(REN)assignedtoeachterminaldeviceprovidesanindicationofthemaximum
numberofterminalsallowedtobeconnectedtoatelephoneinterface.Theterminationonaninterfacemayconsistofany
combinationofdevicessubjectonlytotherequirementthatthesumoftheringerequivalencenumbersofallthedevices
doesnotexceedfive(5).
NOTICE:TheIndustryCanadalabelidentifiescertifiedequipment.Thiscertificationmeansthattheequipmentmeets
certaintelecommunicationsnetworkprotective,operationalandsafetyrequirements.TheDepartmentdoesnotguarantee
theequipmentwilloperatetotheuser’ssatisfaction.
Befor einstallingthis
equipment,usersshouldensurethatitispermissibletobeconnectedtothefacilitiesofthelocal
telecommunicationscompany.Theequipmentmustalsobeinstalledusinganacceptablemethodofconnection.The
customershouldbeawarethatcompliancewiththeaboveconditionsma ynotpreven tdegradationofserviceinsome
situations.
RepairstocertifiedequipmentshouldbemadebyanauthorizedCanadianmaintenancefacilitydesignatedbythesupplier.
Anyrepairsoralterationsmadebytheusertothisequipment,orequipmentmalfunctions,maygivethe
telecommunicationscompanycausetorequesttheusertodisconnecttheequipment.
Usersshouldensurefortheirown
protectionthattheelectricalgroundconnectionsofthepowerutility,telephonelines
andinternalmetallicwaterpipesystem,ifpresent,areconnectedtogether.Thisprecautionmaybeparticularlyimportantin
ruralareas.
CAUTION:Usersshouldnotattempttomakesuchconnectionsthemselves,butshouldcontacttheappropriateelectric
inspectionauthority,or
electrician,asappropriate.