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 may 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.
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 Number of all the devices does not exceed 5. The Ringer Equivalence Number for this equipment is 0.1.
For the Customers in Europe
Hereby, Sony Corporation, declares that this Modem Adaptor with Bluetooth Function is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the Directive 1999/5/EC.
This equipment is in compliance with the requirements of the directive 1999/5/EC (R&TTE), to be connected with all European analogue PSTN. It complies with the Commission Decision (2000/373/EC) regarding the France Telecom PSTN. However, due to differences between the individual PSTNs provided in the different countries, the compliance does not, on itself, give an unconditional assurance of successful operation on every PSTN network termination point. In the event of problems, you should contact your equipment supplier in the first instance.