3.1.6 Industry Canada
The SITRANS LR500 com
plies with Industry Canada standard RSS211 (March 2024).
1. The installation of the SITRANS LR500 shall be done by trained installers, in strict compliance
with the manufacturer's instructions.
2. The use of this device is on a “no-interference, no-protection” basis. That is, the user shall
accept operations of high-powered radar in the same frequency band which may interfere
with or damage this device. However, devices found to interfere with primary licensing
operations will be required to be removed at the user’s expense.
3. The installer/user of this device shall ensure that it is at least 10 km from the Penticton radio
astronomy station (British Columbia latitude: 49° 19' 12" N, longitude: 119° 37'12" W). For
devices not meeting this 10 km separation (e.g. the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia) the
installer/ user must coordinate with and obtain the written concurrence of the Director of the
Penticton radio astronomy station before the equipment can be installed or operated. The
Director of the DRAO may be contacted at 250-497-2300 or at NRC.DRAO-OFR.CNRC@nrc-
cnrc.gc.ca. (Alternatively, the Manager, Regulatory Standards, Industry Canada, may be
contacted.)
3.1.7 Industry Canada conformity note
Note
• This
device has been tested and found to comply with the limits RS- 211 - Level Probing Radar
Equipment. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
• This device is certied to measure levels in xed enclosed tanks made from metal, concrete
or materials with similar RF attenuating properties.
• Devices equipped with the a 2 inch lens antenna or larger, may be used to measure levels in
open air environments or outside enclosed tanks, subject to the following conditions:
– Devices shall be installed and maintained to ensure a vertically downward orientation of
the transmit antenna’s main beam.
– Devices shall be installed only at xed locations. Devices shall not operate while being
moved or while inside a moving container.
– Hand-held applications and residential use are prohibited.
Safety notes
3.1Preconditions for use
SITRANS LR500 series with mA/HART
Operating Instructions, 03/2024, A5E51099898-AA 21
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