COMPLIANCES
Items (b) and (d) are indicated on the label. The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) is used to determine how many devices can be connected to your telephone line. In most areas, the sum of the REN of all the devices on any one line should not exceed 5.0. If too many devices are attached, they may not ring properly.
Industry Canada Required Information
EQUIPMENT ATTACHMENTS LIMITATIONS
To ensure that certified equipment is attached correctly and only to the networks of participating carriers, the following statement shall accompany each unit of certified equipment offered for sale. This statement must be included conspicuously in written or electronic format, at or near the front of each copy of the operating manual, or accompany other technical information, or be included as a separate sheet. The required statement is:
“NOTICE: The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipment. This certification means that the equipment meets telecommunications network protective, operational and safety requirements as prescribed in the appropriate Terminal Equipment Technical Requirements documents(s). The department does not guarantee the equipment will operate to the user’s satisfaction.”
Before 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 might not prevent degradation of service in some situations.
Repairs to certified equipment should be coordinated by a representative 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.”
An explanatory note on Ringer Equivalence Numbers (see Section 10.0) and their use must be provided for the terminal equipment user in the information accompanying the terminal equipment. A notice similar to the following would be suitable:
“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 5.”
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