4.3RequirementsforUSA&Canada
Importantinformation
YourAIStransceiverconformstotherelevantFCCrequirements
RaymarineAIStransceiverscomplywiththeFederal
CommunicationsCommission(FCC)andIndustryCanada
requirementsthatregulatemarineAISandVHFradiousageforthe
USandCanada,respectively.MarineAISusersintheUSmust
complywithallapplicableFCCrulesandregulations,someofwhich
aredescribedinthishandbook.Thisinformationwascurrentatthe
timethishandbookwasprinted.Up-todateinformation,including
licensingrequirements,canbeobtainedontheFCCwebsiteat:
www.fcc.gov/wtb/marine
OfcialFCCformscanbeobtainedontheFCCwebsiteat:
www.fcc.gov/formpage.html
FCCNotice
Compliancestatement
Note:Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomply
withthelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart
15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovide
reasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidential
installation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiate
radiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedin
accordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterference
toradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethat
interferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthis
equipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevision
reception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoff
andon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterference
byoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:
•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfrom
thattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
•ConsultyourRaymarinedealer.
Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operationis
subjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:
1.Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and
2.Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,including
interferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
Changesormodicationstothisequipmentnotexpresslyapproved
inwritingbyRaymarineIncorporatedcouldviolatecompliance
withFCCrulesandvoidtheoperator’sauthoritytooperatethe
equipment.
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