User's Manual

Document

RF Exposure Addition To Integrator's Guide

Page

2(2)

Date

1998-10-23

Rev Document No.

01731-CERT-FCC-SAR-

Integrator's Guide

RESEARCH IN MOTION

Minimum Separation Distance

For mobile configurations the MPE requirements are met by the minimum passing

distance of 28 cm for Larsen, 3 dB gain ground plane mounted antenna with minimum 6

feet cable length and for Austin, 0 dBd gain ground plane mounted antenna also with

minimum 6 feet cable length, the required distance is 20 cm.

For portable configurations the SAR requirements are met by the passing distance of 8 cm

for The Antenna Company, Eclipse II Magnet Mount, 3 dB gain antenna scaled to zero

cable length.

Operating Manual Compliance Statement

The integrator should include a statement in their operation/user/installation manual

making the user aware of RF exposure issues and insuring that the users keep a passing

distance from the antenna while transmitting.

Also the integrator should provide instructions or diagrams in the manual for proper

antenna mounting and position, when applicable, to ensure a safe exposure distance to the

operator and nearby persons.

Label

If the final device configuration cannot be controlled so as to limit the user distance to the

antenna then the device needs to have an RF radiation hazard label warning the user to

keep away from the antenna by the specified distance.

If the product passes the MPE limit at 20 cm then there is no need for a label on the final

product.

Installation

Any vehicular equipment that integrates R901M and uses a Larsen or Austin antenna will

be required to have the antennas installed at least 28 cm for Larsen and 20 cm for Austin

from any edge of a vehicle rooftop.

It is mandatory for the vehicular application integrators/distributors to add a warning in

their user manual to instruct the installer to mount the antenna at the center of the vehicle

rooftop. As well the instructions should tell the operator/user to maintain the minimum

required distance of 20 cm for Austin and 28 cm for Larsen base mounted antennas at all

times.

For the Antenna Company, Eclipse II Magnet Mount antenna with 3 dB gain, all users are

required to maintain the minimum separation distance of 8 cm from the antenna at all

times. If the final device configuration cannot be controlled so as to limit the user

distance to the antenna by more than 8 cm then the device or the antenna, requires to have

an RF radiation hazard label. This way the users are warned to maintain the minimum 8

cm distance from the antenna.