Radio Equipment Compliance (Europe) - Siemens SITRANS LR500 Series Operating Instructions Manual

For operation outside of closed vessels, the following conditions must
be fulfilled:
• This device shall be installed and maintained to ensure a vertically
downward orientation of the transmit antenna's main beam.
Furthermore, the use of any mechanism that does not allow the
main beam of the transmitter to be mounted vertically downward
is prohibited
• This device shall be installed only at fixed locations. The LPR
device shall not operate while being moved or while inside a moving
container
• Hand-held applications are prohibited
• Marketing to residential consumers is prohibited
RF Exposure Requirements
To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, the
device must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least
20 cm from all persons.
3.9

Radio equipment compliance (Europe)

Hereby, Siemens declares that the SITRANS LR500 series is in compliance with the essential
requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 2014/53/EC. The declaration of
conformity may be consulted here (http://www.craf.eu/radio-observatories-in-europe/).
Standards
The instrument was tested according to the latest issue of the following harmonized standards:
• EN 302372 - Tank Level Probing Radar
• EN 302729 - Level Probing Radar
Receiver test
For the receiver test, which covers the influence of an interfering signal on the device, the
performance criterion has at least the following performance level according to ETSI TS 103 361
[6]:
• Performance criterion: Variation of the measured value during distance measurement under
interference conditions
• Performance level: Δd ≤ ± 50 mm
Operating conditions
For operation inside of closed vessels, points a to f in annex E of EN 302372 must be fulfilled.
SITRANS LR500 series with mA/HART
Operating Instructions, 03/2024, A5E51099898-AA
3.9 Radio equipment compliance (Europe)
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