Goto Section: 15.102 | 15.105 | Table of Contents
FCC 15.103
Revised as of October 1, 2008
Goto Year:2007 |
2009
Sec. 15.103 Exempted devices.
The following devices are subject only to the general conditions of
operation in Sec. Sec. 15.5 and 15.29 and are exempt from the specific technical
standards and other requirements contained in this part. The operator of the
exempted device shall be required to stop operating the device upon a
finding by the Commission or its representative that the device is causing
harmful interference. Operation shall not resume until the condition causing
the harmful interference has been corrected. Although not mandatory, it is
strongly recommended that the manufacturer of an exempted device endeavor to
have the device meet the specific technical standards in this part.
(a) A digital device utilized exclusively in any transportation vehicle
including motor vehicles and aircraft.
(b) A digital device used exclusively as an electronic control or power
system utilized by a public utility or in an industrial plant. The term
public utility includes equipment only to the extent that it is in a
dedicated building or large room owned or leased by the utility and does not
extend to equipment installed in a subscriber's facility.
(c) A digital device used exclusively as industrial, commercial, or medical
test equipment.
(d) A digital device utilized exclusively in an appliance, e.g., microwave
oven, dishwasher, clothes dryer, air conditioner (central or window), etc.
(e) Specialized medical digital devices (generally used at the direction of
or under the supervision of a licensed health care practitioner) whether
used in a patient's home or a health care facility. Non-specialized medical
devices, i.e., devices marketed through retail channels for use by the
general public, are not exempted. This exemption also does not apply to
digital devices used for record keeping or any purpose not directly
connected with medical treatment.
(f) Digital devices that have a power consumption not exceeding 6 nW.
(g) Joystick controllers or similar devices, such as a mouse, used with
digital devices but which contain only non-digital circuitry or a simple
circuit to convert the signal to the format required (e.g., an integrated
circuit for analog to digital conversion) are viewed as passive add-on
devices, not themselves directly subject to the technical standards or the
equipment authorization requirements.
(h) Digital devices in which both the highest frequency generated and the
highest frequency used are less than 1.705 MHz and which do not operate from
the AC power lines or contain provisions for operation while connected to
the AC power lines. Digital devices that include, or make provision for the
use of, battery eliminators, AC adaptors or battery chargers which permit
operation while charging or that connect to the AC power lines indirectly,
obtaining their power through another device which is connected to the AC
power lines, do not fall under this exemption.
(i) Responsible parties should note that equipment containing more than one
device is not exempt from the technical standards in this part unless all of
the devices in the equipment meet the criteria for exemption. If only one of
the included devices qualifies for exemption, the remainder of the equipment
must comply with any applicable regulations. If a device performs more than
one function and all of those functions do not meet the criteria for
exemption, the device does not qualify for inclusion under the exemptions.
Goto Section: 15.102 | 15.105
Goto Year: 2007 |
2009
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