Covert Scouting Cameras WC30-V User manual

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CovertScoutingCameraInstructionManual

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TableofContents
QuickStartGuide...................................................................................................................................................................3
WhatYouWillNeedtoSetUpYourCamera........................................................................................................................4
InstallingtheBatteries.......................................................................................................................................................4
InstallingtheSDCard.........................................................................................................................................................4
CameraButtonControlDiagram...........................................................................................................................................4
ButtonandSwitchFunctions.................................................................................................................................................5
UnderstandingMainScreenInformation..............................................................................................................................5
SETUPSCREENS......................................................................................................................................................................6
SetClock..............................................................................................................................................................................6
Mode...................................................................................................................................................................................6
ImageSize...........................................................................................................................................................................6
CaptureNumber.................................................................................................................................................................6
ImageFormat.....................................................................................................................................................................6
VideoSize............................................................................................................................................................................6
VideoLength.......................................................................................................................................................................6
CameraName.....................................................................................................................................................................6
TriggerSwitch.....................................................................................................................................................................6
Interval................................................................................................................................................................................6
WorkPeriod........................................................................................................................................................................7
TimeLapse
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NightImage........................................................................................................................................................................7
SensorLevel........................................................................................................................................................................7
Password.............................................................................................................................................................................7
Overwrite............................................................................................................................................................................8
Wireless..............................................................................................................................................................................8
SendMode..........................................................................................................................................................................8
Format.................................................................................................................................................................................8
Default................................................................................................................................................................................8
TricksandTipsonFieldSetup................................................................................................................................................8
CovertScoutingCamerasWarranty.......................................................................................................................................9
CovertWarrantyPolicyandProcedure.............................................................................................................................9
CovertInternationalWarrantyPolicyandProcedure......................................................................................................9
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CongratulationsonyourpurchaseoftheWC30‐A/WC30‐VCovertScoutingCamera!Wetrulyvalueyourbusinessand
willcontinuetoprovideyoutopqualitycustomerserviceshouldyoueverneedhelpwithanyofourproducts.
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Checkoutourotherproductsonourwebsiteat:www.covertscoutingcameras.com
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Wehopeyouenjoyhasslefreeperformancefromthisqualityproductforyearstocome.
TechnicalSupport  CustomerService
www.feradyne.com/contact TollFree:(270)743‐1515
COVERTSCOUTINGCAMERAS
1451BowlingGreenRd.
Russellville,KY42276
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DownloadingtheMobileApp
Search“CovertWireless”inyourGooglePlayStoreorAppleAppStore.
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AccessingtheWebPortal:
Openyourwebbrowserto:
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AccessingtheBillingSite:
Openyourwebbrowserto:https://secure.covert‐wireless.com
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QuickStartGuide
1. Installaminimumof6AAbatteries,uptoa32GBSDcard,andyourprovidedSIMcard.
2. TurnthecameratoSETUP
3. ClicktheMenu(M)button,andgotothelastpageofthemenuthatshowsaQRcode
4. ScantheQRcodewithyoursmartphonecamera
5. Thiswilltakeyoutohttps://secure.covert‐wireless.com
a. EitherLogIntoyouraccount,orcreateanaccount
b. Onceloggedin,youwillseeyourcamerainformationpopulatedintheproperfields
6. Selectwhichplanyouwouldliketoaddthecamerato.
PleaseseetheincludedQuickStartGuideformoreinformation.
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Tomanuallyentercamerainformation
1. Openyouwebbrowsertohttps://secure.covert‐wireless.com
2. Selectthetypeofplanyouwouldliketoadd
3. EntertheIMEIforyourCovertWC30foundontheinsideofthefrontcaseofthecameraonawhitelabelandon
theouterpackage.
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4. EntertheICCIDfoundonyourprovidedSIMcard.
5. Followthepromptstoselectyourrateplan,enteryourpersonal/billinginformationandcompleteyour
purchase.
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WhatYouWillNeedtoSetUpYourCamera
InstallingtheBatteries
YourWC30canfunctionshorttermon6AAbatteries.Tofunctionon6batteries,onefullsideofthebatterycasemust
haveall6batteriesinstalled,eitherthefrontorbackofthecase.Improvedbatterylifeon8AA,butwesuggestyouuse
12AAbatteriestogetthemostoutofyourcamera’sbatterylife.
Toremovethebatterytray,openthefrontcaseofthecameraandpressthebuttoninthebottomrightcorner,andthe
batterycasewillpopoutthebottomofthecamera.
Installbatteriesbyslidingthetopbatteryintothesleeve,thendepressingthespringwiththeotherbatteryand
snappingdowninplace.Payattentiontothe(+)of(‐)moldedintoeachsleevetodetermineifyouinsertthepositiveor
negativeendintothesleevefirst.Thenegativebatteryterminal(theflatend)alwayscontactsthespring.
InstallingtheSDCard
Nowthatyouhaveactivatedyourplan,youwillneedtoinstallanSDcardintherightsideofthecamera.We
recommendaCovertSDcard.OtherSDcardsmaywork,butalsouseanencryptionthatmaynotbecompatiblewith
yourcamera.Seebelowforcardorientation.Pushthecardinuntilitclicksandrelease.Toremove,repeatthatprocess,
thecardwillpopoutenoughtoremove.YoucanuseanySDcardupto32GB.
CameraButtonControlDiagram
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BatteryTrayEject
SD
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SIMCardSlot
ViewingScreen

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ButtonandSwitchFunctions
On/OffThreePositionSwitch
OFFPosition–TheunitwillremainOFFaslongastheswitchisinthisposition.
SETUPPosition–Wheninthesetupposition,youwillbeabletoviewthehomescreen,viewimagesstoredon
theSDcard,andchangethecamerasettings.Youwillneedtohavetheswitchinthispositiontosetupyour
cameraforuse.Ifyouleavetheunitidlefortoolonginthisposition,thescreenwillgoblank,switchtheunitoff
andbacktosetuptore‐accessthemainscreen.
ONPosition–Whentheswitchisinthisposition,thecamerawillbeONandfunctioninginthesettingsthatyou
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ButtonFunctions
ArrowKeys–Youwillusethesekeystonavigatethemenuscreen,aswellastaketestimages.
oTestImage–Totakeatestimage,simplypresseithertheleftorrightarrow.
oTestVideo–Toaccessthevideoscreenpresseithertheupordownarrow.Oncethere,presseitherthe
leftorrightarrowtostartthetestvideo,andthepressthemagaintoendit.
OKButton–Youwillusethisbuttontoselectyoursettingsandviewimages/videosstoredonyourSDcard.
oToView–Whenatthemainscreen,clickOK,andyouwillbetakentotheimagesandvideosstoredon
yourSDcard.
oToDelete–Whenyouareviewinganimage/videothatyouwouldliketodelete,clickOK,andfollowthe
prompts.
Menu(M)Button–Pressthemenu(M)buttontoaccessthesettingsforyourcamera.Togobacktothemain
screen,press(M)again.
UnderstandingMainScreenInformation
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BatteryLife
Camera/Video
Mode
CellularService
SDCardStorage
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Setting

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SETUPSCREENS
SetClock
Onthisscreenyouwillsetupdateandtimeforyourunit.Selectset,thenchangethedateandtimeusingthearrow
keys.Onceyouhavethecurrentdateandtimeset,clickOK,anditwilltakeyoubacktothemenuscreen.
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Onthisscreenyouwillfindthreecameramodes,Photo,Video,Dual.Selectyourdesiredmodeusingthearrowkeys.
Whenyourdesiredcameramodeishighlighted,clickOK,andthemodewillbeset.
InPhotomode–thecamerawillonlytakeimages.
InVideomode–thecamerawillonlytakevideo.
InDualmode–thecamerawilltakebothimagesandvideos.
Screensyouwillseeineachmode
InPhotoMode:ImageSize,CaptureNumber,CameraName,Interval,WorkPeriod,TimeScan,NightImage,Sensor
Level,Password,ImageRecycle,Wireless,TransmitFrequency,Language,Format,andDefault.
InVideoMode:VideoSize,VideoLength,CameraName,Interval,WorkPeriod,TimeScan,SensorLevel,Password,
ImageRecycle,VideoSound,Wireless,TransmitFrequency,Language,Format,andDefault.
InDualMode:AllScreensintheirlistedorder.
ImageSize
Hereyouwillbeabletoselectyourdesiredmegapixelrating.Youhavethreeoptionsformegapixelrating5,16,and30.
UsethearrowkeystoselectyourdesiredsettingandpressOK.
CaptureNumber
Onthisscreenyouareabletoselectthenumberofburstphotosyouwouldliketobetakeneachtimethecamerais
triggered.Youcanselect1‐9photospertrigger.Usethearrowkeystoscrollthroughthelist,andwhenyourdesired
burstsettingisselected,clickOK.
ImageFormat
Twooptionshere4:3and16:9–thisisjusttheimageaspectratio–howlargetheimageis.Werecommend16:9.
VideoSize
Optionshereare360,720p,1080p.Yourcamerawilltransmiteither360or720pHDvideo.If1080pisselected,your
camerawillrecordHDvideosandstorethemontheSDcard
VideoLength
Youcansetbetween:05‐:60videos.Yourcamerawilltransmit:05videoclips.
CameraName
Youcansetuptoa10‐characternameforyourcamera.
TriggerSwitch
Whenturnedon,thecamerasensorwillfunctionasnormal.Whenturnedoff,thecamerawillnottriggerwhen
somethingmovesinfrontofit.Thisallowsyoutoremotelyturnoffthesensorifyouhavealeaforbranchtriggering
yourcamera.
Interval
Delayintervalcanbesetbetween:01‐60:00.

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WorkPeriod
Allowsyoutosetmultipleworkperiods(A/B)foryourcamera.Whenoffthecamerawillfunctionallthetime.When
ON,thecamerawillonlyfunctionduringthedesignatedtimeperiods.
TimeLapse
Settheworkperiodandintervalofyourtimescan.Setyourworkperiodtowhenyouwantyourcameratofunction.
Setyourintervaltohowoftenyouwouldlikeyourcameratotakeanimage.
Intervaloptionsare:1min.‐59min.,1hour–6hours.
NightImage
Onthenightimagescreen,youwillhavethreeoptionstochoosefromShortRange,Fast,andLongRange.
ShortRange:ThecamerawilldimthebrightnessoftheLED’swhenapictureistakensothereflectionoffofthesubject
isnotoverlybright.
LongRange:ThecamerawillincreasethebrightnessoftheLED’swhenapictureistakensoyoucanclearlyseethe
subjectoftheimagefromadistance.
FastMode:Thismodewilloptimizethecameraforwhenthesubjectoftheimageismovingataquickpace.Whenin
themode,thecamerawilladjusttheshutterspeedtominimizemotionblur.
SensorLevel
AdjustthesensitivityofyourPIRsensor.Fouroptions:Low,Normal,High,Auto.
Low:Thecamerawillonlytriggerfrommajormovements
Normal:Thecamerawilltriggeratanormalrate.
High:Thecamerawilltakepictureswhenevermovementisdetected.
Auto:Thecamerawilldynamicallychangethesensitivitybasedonthetemperaturearoundtheunit.Incold
temperatures,theunitwillincreasethesensitivitytooptimizecaptures.Inwarmtemperatures,thecamerawill
decreasesensitivitytodecreasethenumberoffalsetriggers.
Asthetemperaturearoundthecamerachanges,warmsupthroughouttheday,yoursensitivitywillchangeaswell.
Autoisourrecommendedsetting.
Password
Thepasswordscreenallowsyoutosetapincodetobeabletochangethesettingsofyourcamera.Tosetthepassword,
selectON,thenchangethefour‐digitPINtoauniquepasswordthatyouwillusetoopenthecamera.Oncethe
passwordisset,eachtimeyougotothecamera,youwillbepromptedtoenterthePINbeforeopeningthemenu.
Ifyouforgetyourpassword,pleasecontactCovertScoutingCamerasatsuppor[email protected],call270‐743‐1515or
useouronlinechatoptiontorequestanRA#.Werequirewarrantyregistrationtoverifyyourcamera.Thismustbe
completedwithin10daysafteryourpurchase.Proofofpurchasewillberequired.
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Overwrite
WhenoverwriteisON,thecamerawilldeletetheoldestpicturesontheSDcardwhentheSDcardhasreachedits
maximumstoragecapacity.
ImagesthatarerecycledfromtheSDcardthathavealreadybeentransmittedtotheapp,willnotbedeletedfromthe
app.IfthereareimagesyouwouldliketokeepthataresittingonyourSDcard,youwillneedtopulltheSDcard,and
downloadthemtoyourcomputerbeforetheyarerecycled.
OnceanimageisrecycledfromtheSDcard,theycannotberecovered.
Wireless
Whenyoureachthisscreen,selectONtoallowthecameratotransmitimageswirelessly.
IntheCovertWirelessApp,youwillalsobeabletoturnoffthetransmissionofimages.Thisisusefulifyouhavea
branchorweedsthatarecontinuallytriggeringanimagecapture.Turnoffthewirelesstransmissionuntilyoucangocut
ortrimwhatiscausingyourcameratotakeandsendimages.Thisistohelppreventtheareaaroundyourcamerafrom
chewingupbatterylifeorwastingyourimages.
SendMode
HereyouwillfindtheabilitytosetwhenyouwouldlikeyourphotostobetransmittedtotheCovertWirelessApp.
Whenimmediatelyisselected,whenaphotoistakenitwillimmediatelybesenttotheapp.Ifdailyorweeklyis
selected,yourimagesfromthatdayorweekwillallbetransmittedatthesametimetotheapp.Yourdailyorweekly
transmissionwillbeduringthesystemsdailycheckintothecamera,usuallyaround2AMcentraltime.
Format
FormattingyourSDcardclearseverythingoffthecard.(Itwilldeleteanypicturesthatarestoredonthecard!)We
recommendformattingyourSDcardeverytimebeforeusingyourcamera.EvenifyouhaveanewSDcard,youshould
alwaysformatthecardbeforeyouuseitinthecamera.
Default
Thiswillreturnthecameratoitsfactorydefaultsettings.
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TricksandTipsonFieldSetup
Forbestresults,mountthecameraapproximatelythree(3)feetoffthegroundfacingstraightforward,aslevel
aspossible.Besuretoadjustforuneventerrain.
Toenhancetheflash,werecommendpositioningthecamerainanareawithabackdroptoreflectthemaximum
amountoflight.Forinstance,placethecamera20‐30’fromafieldedgefacingthewoods.Forinsideoftimber,
positioningthecamerafacingathicketapproximately20‐30’away.
Clearbrushawayfromthefrontofthecameratoavoidfalsetriggers.
Facethecameradownagametrail,ratherthandirectlyatit,tocovermoreoftheanimal’spath.
TrytosetthecameraupfacingNorthorSouthtoavoidoverexposurefromthesuninthemorningorthe
eveningwhengamemovementisatitspeak.
UseoneoftheCovertmountingsystemstomountthecamerauphigherpointingdownonthemforabetter
look.Thisalsoworksgreatwhenyoudonothaveastraighttreetoattachto.Youcanfindourlineofmounting
systemsat:www.covertscoutingcameras.com.
TheFWversionisreferencetoourengineerstoensureaspeedandefficientwarrantyrepairshouldtheneed
arise.

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CovertScoutingCamerasWarranty
CovertScoutingCameraswarrantiesthisproductforaperiodoftwo(2)yearsfromthedateofpurchase.Thiswarranty
onlycoversmanufacturer’sdefectsanddoesnotcoverdamagecausedbymisuseorabuseoftheproduct.This
warrantyincludestwo(2)yearsrepairorreplacementserviceontheproductfromdateofpurchase.Ifyouhave
problemswiththisproduct,pleasedonotcontactthestoreyoupurchaseditfrom.ContactCovertScoutingCameras
CustomerServicetollfreeat(207)743‐1515orvisitwww.feradyne.com/contact
**Proofofpurchaserequiredforreplacement**
CovertWarrantyPolicyandProcedure
ToreceiverepairorreplacementbyCovertScoutingCamerastwo‐yearwarranty,weaskyoutodothefollowing:
AllreturnsmusthaveaReturnAuthorization(RA#)priortosendinginthecamera.
1. E‐mailorcallourcustomerservicedepartment.
a. www.feradyne.com/contact
b. (270)743‐1515
Pleaseexplaintothetechnicianwhatissuesyouarehavingwithyourcamera.
2. IfyouareaskedtoreturnyourcameratoCovertScoutingCameras,youwillberesponsibleforthecostof
shippingtoCovertScoutingCameras.Inreturn,Covertwillprovidefastandexceptionalservice,aswellasincur
thecostofshippingbacktoyou.(OnlywithintheContinentalUnitedStates.)
3. Pleaseincludethefollowinginformationwhensendinginyourcamera.
a. RA#ontheoutsideofthepackage
b. Returnaddress
c. Telephoneande‐mailaddress
d. Briefdescriptionoftheproblem
e. Copyofproofofpurchase
4. Pleasemakesurealltheaccessoriesareremoved(SDcards,batteries,solarpanels,SIMcards,straps,ETC.)
beforeshipping.AllaccessoriesreceivedbyCovertScoutingCameraswillNOTbereturned.
5. Thiswarrantyonlycoversmanufacturer’sdefectsanddoesnotcoverdamagecausedbymisuseorabuseofthe
product.
CovertInternationalWarrantyPolicyandProcedure
1. OutsidetheUS,serviceisavailablethroughthedistributor/resellerofpurchase.
2. AllreturnsmusthaveanRA#providedbyCovert.CopyofProofofPurchaseisrequiredforallreturns.
3. Covertisnotresponsibleforlostordamagedproductsincurredduringtheshippingprocess.
4. Insuranceforreturnsisatthediscretionofthecustomer.Additionalchargesapplyforreturnshipping
Inthemaintenanceoftheproduct,CovertScoutingCamerasmayuseneworlike‐newassembliesorproductsforequal
orimprovedquality.Alldefectiveparts,assemblies,andproductsbecomepropertyofCovert.Returnsandclaimswill
behandledaccordingtothecurrentCovertScoutingCameras,Inc.procedure.
Thesewarrantiesshallnotapplytoanydefect,failure,ordamagecausedbyimproperuseorinadequatemaintenance
andcare.Covertshallnotbeobligatedunderthesewarrantiestorepair:
a. DamageresultingfromattemptsbypersonnelotherthanCovertrepresentativestoinstall,repair,or
servicetheproductunlessdirectedbyaCovertrepresentative.
b. Damage,malfunction,ordegradationofperformanceresultingfromimproperuseorconnectionto
incompatibleequipmentormemory.
c. Damage,malfunction,ordegradationofperformancecausedbytheuseofnon‐Covertsuppliesor
consumablesortheuseofCovertsuppliesnotspecifiedforusewiththisproduct.

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d. Anitemthathasbeenmodifiedorintegratedwithotherproductswhentheeffectofsuchmodification
orintegrationincreasesthetimeordifficultyofservicingtheproductordegradesperformanceor
reliability.
e. Toperformusermaintenanceorcleaningortorepairdamage,malfunction.
f. Damage,malfunction,ordegradationofperformanceresultingfromuseoftheproductinan
environmentnotmeetingtheoperationspecificationssetforthintheusermanual.
g. Damage,malfunction,ordegradationofperformanceresultingfromfailuretoproperlyprepareand
transporttheproductasprescribedinpublishedproductmaterials.
h. Anyfailuretoregistertheproductwarrantywithin10daysofpurchase.
i. Toreplaceitemsthathavebeenrefilled,areusedup,abused,misused,ortamperedwithinanyway.
j. Toinstallreplacementitemsthatarenotconsideredcustomerreplaceable.
k. TosupportsoftwarenotsuppliedbyCovert.
l. Toprovidesoftwareorfirmwareupdatesorupgrades.
AnyserviceidentifiedintheabovelistandprovidedbyCovertatthecustomer’srequestshallbeinvoicedtothe
customer,atCovert’sthencurrentratesforparts,labor,andshipping.
THEABOVEWARRANTIESAREGIVENBYCOVERTWITHRESPECTTOTHISPRODUCTANDITSRELATEDITEMSINLIEUOF
ANYOTHERWARRANTIES,EXPRESSORIMPLIED.COVERTANDITSVENDORSDISCLAIMANYIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOF
MERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSEORANYSIMILARSTANDARDIMPOSEDBYAPPLICABLE
LEGISLATION.COVERT’SRESPONSIBILITYTOREPAIRORREPLACE,FORDEFECTIVEPRODUCTSANDRELATEDITEMSIS
SOLEANDEXCLUSIVEREMEDYPROVIDEDTOTHECUSTOMERFORBREACHOFTHESEWARRANTIES.
Somestates,provinces,andcountriesdonotallowtheexclusionorlimitationofincidentalorconsequentialdamagesor
exclusionsorlimitationonthedurationofimpliedwarrantiesorconditions,sotheabovelimitationsorexclusionsmay
notapplytoyou.Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayhaveotherrightsthatvarybystate,province
orcountry.
TOTHEEXTENTALLOWEDBYLOCALLAW,EXCEPTFORTHEOBLIGATIONSSPECIFICALLYSETFORTHINTHISWARRANTY
STATEMENT,INNOEVENTSHALLCOVERTANDITSVENDORSBELIABLEFORANYINDIRECT,SPECIAL,INCIDENTAL,OR
CONSEQUENTAILDAMAGES(INCLUDINGLOSSOFPROFITS)WHETHERBASEDONCONTRACT,TORT,ORANYOTHER
LEGALTHEORYANDIRRESPECTIVEOFWHETHERCOVERTORTHEVENDORHASADVANCENOTICEOFTHEPOSSIBILITY
OFSUCHDAMAGES.
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Caution:
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ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCrulesandIndustryCanadalicense‐exemptRSS
standard(s).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.
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ThemanufacturerisnotresponsibleforanyradioorTVinterferencecausedbyunauthorized
modificationsorchangetothisequipment.Suchmodificationsorchangecouldvoidtheuser’s
authoritytooperatetheequipment.
Thisradiotransmitter(identifythedevicebycertificationnumberormodelnumberifCategoryII)
hasbeenapprovedbyIndustryCanadatooperatewiththeantennatypeslistedbelowwiththe
maximumpermissiblegainindicated.Antennatypesnotincludedinthislist,havingagaingreater
thanthemaximumgainindicatedforthattype,arestrictlyprohibitedforusewiththisdevice.
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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.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.
‐‐Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
‐‐Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiveris
connected.
‐‐Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
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ThedevicehasbeenevaluatedtomeetgeneralRFexposurerequirement.
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TomaintaincompliancewithFCC’sRFexposureguidelines,thisequipmentshouldbe
installedandoperatedwithaminimumdistanceof20cmbetweentheradiatorandyour
body.
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