Federal Communications Commission (Fcc) Conformity (Us); Industry Canada - Siemens SITRANS LR560 Operating Instructions Manual

accessed online here (www.siemens.com/LR560).) For open air installations, the following
conditions must be observed:
● Installation and maintenance is performed by suitably qualified and trained personnel.
● The LR560 shall be installed only in a permanent fixed position pointing downwards. Its
location shall comply with the following two restrictions:
– It shall be installed with a minimum separation distance of 4 km from radio astronomy
– If it is installed at a location between 4 and 40 km from any radio astronomy site listed
2.1.6

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) conformity (US)

US Installations only: Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules
● This device 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 when the equipment is operated in a commercial
environment.
● This device has also been tested and found to comply with the limits §15.256, Subpart C-
Intentional radiators, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated
in a commercial environment.
● This device generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his/her
own expense.
● This device 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
– Devices shall be installed only at fixed locations. Devices shall not operate while being
– Hand-held applications and residential use are prohibited.
2.1.7

Industry Canada

The SITRANS LR560 complies with Industry Canada standard RSS211 (March 2015).
1. The installation of the SITRANS LR560 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
SITRANS LR560 (mA/HART)
Operating Instructions, 06/2017, A5E34647946-AD
sites listed here (http://www.craf.eu/radio-observatories-in-europe/) unless special
authorization has been provided by the responsible national regulatory authority.
here (http://www.craf.eu/radio-observatories-in-europe/), the LR560 shall be installed at a
height not exceeding 15m from the ground.
the transmit antenna's main beam.
moved or while inside a moving container.
Safety notes
2.1 Preconditions for use
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