OEM Installation Guidance Document
For Broadcom BCM20732S
FCC ID: QDS-BRCM1078; IC: 4324A-BRCM1078
Conditions on using BRCM regulatory approvals:
A. Customer must ensure that its product (the “CUSTOMER Product”) is electrically
identical to Broadcom’s product. Customer acknowledges that any modifications to
Broadcom’s product may invalidate regulatory approvals in relation to the CUSTOMER
Product, or may necessitate notifications to the relevant regulatory authorities.
B. OEMs must inform Broadcom of any changes which may require the Class I or
Class II permissive changes for the FCC. Any substituted antenna and RF cable
assemblies must be approved by Broadcom in order to maintain compliance.
C. Appropriate labels must be affixed to the CUSTOMER Product that comply with
applicable regulations in all respects.
D. A user’s manual or instruction manual must be included with the customer
product that contains the text as required by applicable law. Without limitation of the
foregoing, an example (for illustration purposes only) of possible text to include is set
forth below:
1. USA—Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
INFORMATION TO USER:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. If not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, it may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by tuning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
-Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver.
-Connect the equipment to outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
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OEM Installation Guidance Document
For Broadcom BCM20732S
FCC ID: QDS-BRCM1078; IC: 4324A-BRCM1078
-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Information to system integrators:
A. System integrators must include the FCC ID on the end product.
B. Integration into hosts other than approved host under the LMA requires
coordination with Broadcom through a Class 2 permissive change.
FCC Radio-Frequency Exposure & Approval Conditions:
1. The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be collocated or operating in
conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter within a host device, except in
accordance with FCC multi-transmitter product procedures.
2. Only those antennas with same type and lesser gain filed under this FCC ID
number can be used with this device.
3. The regulatory label on the final system must include the statement: “Contains
FCC ID: QDS-RBCM1078 and IC: 4324A-BRCM1078 “or using electronic
labeling method as documented in KDB 784748.
4. The final system integrator must ensure there is no instruction provided in the
user manual or customer documentation indicating how to install or remove the
transmitter module except such device has implemented two-ways authentication
between module and the host system.
5. The final host manual shall include the following regulatory statement:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. If not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, it may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by tuning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
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