Sony USB 598 7: Regulatory Information

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7: Regulatory Information

Note: This USB modem is approved for use in normal-size laptop

computers only (typically with 12" or larger display screens). To

comply with FCC RF exposure requirements, this modem should not

be used in configurations that cannot maintain at least 12 mm (~0.5")

from users and bystanders. For example, this modem should not be

used in certain laptop and tablet computers and configurations where

the USB connectors are unable to provide or ensure the necessary

separation is available between the modem and its users to satisfy

compliance.

ThedesignoftheUSB598modemcomplieswithU.S.Federal

CommunicationsCommission(FCC)andIndustryCanada

(IC)guidelinesrespectingsafetylevelsofradiofrequency(RF)

exposureforportabledevices,whichinturnareconsistent

withthefollowingsafetystandardspreviouslysetby

Canadian,U.S.andinternationalstandardsbodies:

•ANSI/IEEEC95.1‐1999,IEEEStandardforSafetyLevelswith

RespecttoHumanExposuretoRadioFrequencyElectromag‐

neticFields,3kHzto300GHz

•NationalCouncilonRadiationProtectionandMeasure‐

ments(NCRP)Report86,‐1986,BiologicalEffectsand

ExposureCriteriaforRadioFrequencyElectromagneticFields

•HealthCanada,SafetyCode6,1999,LimitsofHuman

ExposuretoRadiofrequencyElectromagneticFieldsinthe

FrequencyRangefrom3kHzto300GHz

•InternationalCommissiononNon‐IonisingRadiation

Protection(ICNIRP)1998,Guidelinesforlimitingexposureto

time‐varyingelectric,magnetic,andelectromagneticfields(up

to300GHz)

FCC ID:N7NU598.

CAUTION:TheUSB598modemmustbe1.2cmormorefrom

usersduringoperation,tosatisfyFCCRFexposurerequire‐

ments.TheUSB598modemhasbeentestedforcompliance

withFCC/ICRFexposurelimitsinthelaptopcomputer(s)

configurationswithhorizontalandverticalUSBslotsandcan

beusedinlaptopcomputerswithsubstantiallysimilar

physicaldimensions,construction,andelectricalandRF

characteristics.ThisUSBmodemmustnotbeusedwithany