HSPA Modem Installation Guide
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InadditiontoFederalAviationAuthority(FAA)require‐
ments,manyairlineregulationsstatethatyoumustsus‐
pendwirelessoperationsbeforeboardinganaircraft.The
modemiscapableoftransmittingsignalsthatcouldinter‐
ferewithvariousonboardsystemsandcontrols.
Failuretoobservethisinstructionmayleadtosuspension
or
denialofcellulartelephoneservicestotheoffender,
legalaction,orboth.
Someairlinesmaypermittheuseofcellularphoneswhile
theaircraftisonthegroundandthe doorisopen.The
modemmaybeusednormallyatthistime.
• Whileoperatingavehicle
Thedriveroroperatorof
anyvehicleshouldnotusea
wirelessdatadevicewhileincontrolofavehicle.Doingso
detractsfromthedriveroroperatorʹsabilitytocontroland
operatethevehicle.Insomecountries,usingsuchcommu‐
nicationsdeviceswhileincontrolofavehicleisanoffence.
Regulatory information for
North America
CAUTION:Unauthorizedmodificationsorchangesnot
expresslyapprovedbySierraWireless,Inc.couldvoid
compliancewithregulatoryrules,andtherebyyourauthority
tousethisequipment.
ThedesignoftheCompass885/888andAirCard501modems
complieswithU.S.FederalCommunicationsCommission
(FCC)andIndustryCanada(IC)guidelinesrespectingsafety
levels
ofradiofrequency(RF)exposureforportabledevices,
whichinturnareconsistentwiththefollowingsafety
standardspreviouslysetbyCanadian,U.S.andinternational
standardsbodies:
• ANSI/IEEEC95.1‐1999,IEEEStandardforSafetyLevelswith
RespecttoHumanExposuretoRadioFrequencyElectromag‐
neticFields,3kHzto300
GHz
• NationalCouncilonRadiationProtectionandMeasure‐
ments(NCRP)Report86,‐1986,BiologicalEffectsand
ExposureCriteriaforRadioFrequencyElectromagneticFields
• HealthCanada,SafetyCode6,1999 ,LimitsofHuman
ExposuretoRadiofrequencyElectromagneticFieldsinthe
FrequencyRangefrom3kHzto300GHz
• InternationalCommissionon
Non‐IonisingRadiation
Protection(ICNIRP)1998,Guidelinesforlimitingexposureto
time‐varyingelectric,magnetic,andelectromagneticfields(up
to300GHz)
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