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Regulatory and Safety Notices

Compaq Notebook Series

Document Part Number: 267640-001

April 2002

This guide provides governmental agency information and
electrostatic discharge guidelines.

© 2002 Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P.

Compaq, the Compaq logo, Evo, and Presario are trademarks of Compaq
Information Technologies Group, L.P. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective
companies.

Compaq shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions
contained herein. The information is provided “as is” without warranty of any
kind and is subject to change without notice. The warranties for Compaq
products are set forth in the express limited warranty statements accompanying
such products. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional
warranty.

Regulatory and Safety Notices
First Edition April 2002
Document Part Number: 267640-001

Contents

Regulatory Notices

Regulatory Agency Series Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1

Federal Communications Commission Notice. . . . . . . . . 1–1

Modifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2

Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2

Declaration of Conformity for Products Marked

with the FCC Logo (United States Only) . . . . . . . . . 1–2

Canadian Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3

Avis Canadien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3

Japanese Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4

Airline Travel Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4

Power Cords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4

Battery Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5

Energy Star Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6

German Ergonomics Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6

Macrovision Corporation Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6

Laser Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7

CDRH Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7

Modems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8

Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8

Telecommunications Device Approvals . . . . . . . . . . 1–9

U.S. Modem Regulatory Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9

Canadian Modem Regulatory Statements . . . . . . . . 1–11

European Union Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–12

New Zealand Modem Regulatory Statements . . . . . 1–13

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Contents

Electrostatic Discharge

Preventing Electrostatic Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1

Handling Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1

Installing Internal Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1

Grounding Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2

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Regulatory Notices

This chapter provides country-specific regulatory notices and
compliance information for your product.

Regulatory Agency Series Numbers

Regulatory agencies worldwide use agency series numbers for
product identification. Each product approved for use with this
notebook is assigned an agency series number. To ensure
continued safe and reliable operation, refer to the notebook
specifications in the Hardware Guide, on the Documentation
Library CD included with your notebook. Use this notebook only
with these approved products.

Federal Communications Commission Notice

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the
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 and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation.

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Regulatory Notices

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

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Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

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Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different

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from that to which the receiver is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio or television

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technician for help.

Modifications

The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or
modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved
by Compaq Computer Corporation may void the user’s authority
to operate the equipment.

Cables

Connections to this device must be made with shielded cables
with metallic RFI/EMI connector hoods to maintain compliance
with FCC Rules and Regulations.

Declaration of Conformity for Products Marked with the FCC Logo (United States Only)

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.

2. This device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.

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