US Robotics 002605-00 Manual page 181

extension cord.) The customer should be
aware that compliance with the above
conditions may not prevent degradation of
service in some situations. Currently,
telecommunication companies do not allow
users to connect their equipment to jacks
except in precise situations that are spelled out
in tariffing arrangements with those companies.
Repairs to certified equipment should be
coordinated by a representative designated by
the supplier. Any repairs or alterations made
by the user to this equipment, or equipment
malfunctions, may give the telecommunications
company cause to request the user to
disconnect the equipment.
For your own protection, make sure that the
electrical ground connections of the power
utility, telephone lines, and internal metallic
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water pipe system, if present, are connected
together. This precaution may be particularly
important in rural areas.
CAUTION: Do NOT attempt to make such
connections yourself. Instead contact the
appropriate electric inspection authority, or
electrician, as appropriate.
"NOTICE: The Ringer Equivalence
Number (REN) assigned to each terminal
device provides an indication of the maximum
number of terminals allowed to be connected
to a telephone interface. The termination on an
interface may consist of any combination of
devices subject only to the requirement that the
sum of the Ringer Equivalence Numbers of all
the devices does not exceed 5."
REN: _______________