Appendix B: Agency Certifications; United States (Fcc); Oem Labeling Requirements; Fcc Notices - Digi XBee User Manual

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XBee/XBee-PRO DigiMesh 2.4 User Manual

Appendix B: Agency Certifications

United States (FCC)

XBee/XBee-PRO DigiMesh 2.4 RF Modules comply with Part 15 of the FCC rules and regulations.
Compliance with the labeling requirements, FCC notices and antenna usage guidelines is
required.
To fulfill FCC Certification requirements, the OEM must comply with the following regulations:
1 The system integrator must ensure that the text on the external label provided with this
device is placed on the outside of the final product [Figure A-01].
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2 XBee-PRO
for use with this module [refer to the antenna tables in this section].

OEM Labeling Requirements

WARNING:
labeling requirements are met. This includes a clearly visible label on the outside of
the final product enclosure that displays the contents shown in the figure below.
Required FCC Label for OEM products containing the XBee-PRO® RF Module
Contains FCC ID: OUR-XBEE/OUR-XBEEPRO*
The enclosed device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions: (
accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
* The FCC ID for the XBee is "OUR-XBEE". The FCC ID for the XBee-PRO is "OUR-XBEEPRO".

FCC Notices

IMPORTANT: The XBee-PRO
products without any further certification (as per FCC section 2.1091). Modifications not
expressly approved by Digi could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
IMPORTANT: OEMs must test final product to comply with unintentional radiators (FCC section
15.107 & 15.109) before declaring compliance of their final product to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
IMPORTANT: The RF module has been certified for remote and base radio applications. If the
module will be used for portable applications, the following applies:
• For XBee modules where the antenna gain is less than 13.8 dBi, no additional SAR testing is
required. The 20 cm separation distance is not required for antenna gain less than 13.8 dBi.
• For XBee modules where the antenna gain is greater than 13.8 dBi and for all XBee-PRO
modules, the device must undergo SAR testing.
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
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RF Modules may only be used with antennas that have been tested and approved
The Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) must ensure that FCC
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) this device may not cause harmful interference and (
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OEM RF Module has been certified by the FCC for use with other
ii.
) this device must
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