Appendix A: Regulation & safety notices
List of applicable countries
List of applicable countries
EU member states as of May 2004 are: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Cyprus and Malta. Usage allowed in the countries of European Union, as well as Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein. This device must be used in strict accordance with the regulations and constraints in the country of use. For further information, please contact local office in the country of use.
The FCC RF safety requirement
The radiated output power of the wireless LAN Mini PCI Card and Bluetooth® card is far below the FCC radio frequency exposure limits. Nevertheless, the Acer PDA shall be used in such a manner that the potential for human contact during normal operation is minimized as follows:
•An improper installation or unauthorized use may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Also any tampering of the internal antenna will void the FCC certification and your warranty.
•To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, a separation distance of at least 20 cm (8 inches) must be maintained between this device and any other antennas or transmitters.
Canada —
aCommon information
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1.This device may not cause interference, and
2.This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
bOperation in 2.4 GHz band
To prevent radio interference to the licensed service, this device is intended to be operated indoors and installed outdoors is subject to licensing.
Exposure of humans to RF fields (RSS-102)
The Acer PDA employs low gain integral antennas that do not emit RF field in excess of Health Canada limits for the general population; consult Safety Code 6, obtainable from Health Canada's website at
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