About This Guide - Emerson Rosemount 5900S Quick Start Manual

March 2020
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About This Guide

This Quick Start Guide provides basic guidelines for installation and
configuration of the Rosemount 5900S Radar Level Gauge with Parabolic
antenna.
NOTICE
Read this manual before working with the product. For personal and system
safety, and for optimum product performance, ensure you thoroughly
understand the contents before installing, using, or maintaining this
product.
For equipment service or support needs, contact your local Emerson
Automation Solutions/Rosemount Tank Gauging representative.
Spare Parts
Any substitution of non-recognized spare parts may jeopardize safety.
Repair, e.g. substitution of components etc, may also jeopardize safety and
is under no circumstances allowed.
Rosemount Tank Radar AB will not take any responsibility for faults,
accidents, etc caused by non-recognized spare parts or any repair which is
not made by Rosemount Tank Radar AB.
Specific ETSI Requirements (Europe)
The Rosemount 5900S is required to be installed at a permanent fixed
position at a closed (not open) metallic tank or reinforced concrete tank, or
similar enclosure structure made of comparable attenuating material.
Flanges and attachments of the Rosemount 5900S equipment shall provide
the necessary microwave sealing by design.
Manholes or connection flanges at the tank shall be closed to ensure a low-
level leakage of the signal into the air outside the tank.
Installation and maintenance of the Rosemount 5900S equipment shall be
performed by professionally trained individuals only.
Specific FCC Requirements (USA)
Rosemount 5900S generates and uses radio frequency energy. If it is not
installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the
manufacturer´s instructions, it may violate FCC regulations on radio
frequency emission.
Rosemount TankRadar 5900S has been FCC certified under test conditions
which assume a metallic tank.
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