Oxygen Equipment User Manual
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DL-00096 Rev. 7
Immunity test 
Voltagedips,short
interruptions, and 
voltagevariations
on power supply 
input lines 
IEC61000-4-11 
Powerfrequency
(50/60Hz)magnetic 
field 
IEC61000-4-8 
ConductedRF 
IEC61000-4-6
RadiatedRF 
IEC61000-4-3
IEC 60601 test 
level 
<5%U
T
(>95%dipinU
T
)
for0.5cycle
40%U
T
(60%dipinU
T
)
for5cycles
70%U
T
(30%dipinU
T
)
for25cycles
<5%U
T
(>95%dipinU
T
)
for5sec
3A/m 
3Vrms150kHz
to80Mhz
20V/m80Mhz
to2.5Ghz
Electromagnetic 
environment/guidance 
Mainspowerqualityshould
be that of a typical 
commercial or hospital 
environment.Iftheuser
ofthePortableOxygen
Concentratorrequired 
continued operation during 
power main interruptions, 
it is recommended that the 
concentrator be powered 
from an uninterruptible 
powersupplyorbattery. 
Powerfrequencymagnetic
fieldsshouldbeatlevels
characteristic of a typical 
commercial or hospital 
environment.
PortableandmobileRF 
communications equipment 
should be used no closer 
toanypartofthePortable
OxygenConcentrator, 
including cables, than the  
recommended separation  
distance calculated from the 
equation applicable to the  
frequency of the 
transmitter.
 Recommended separation 
distance:
d=1.2√P
d=1.2√P80MHzto800
MHz
d=2.3√P800MHzto2.5
GHz
wherePisthemaximum 
output power rating of the 
transmitterinwatts(W)
according to the transmitter 
manufacturer and d is the 
recommended separation  
distanceinmeters(m).
Fieldstrengthsfromfixed
RFtransmitters,asdeter-
mined by an electromagnetic 
sitesurvey
a
 should be less 
thanthecompliancelevel
in each frequency range
b
.
Interferencemayoccurinthe
vicinityofequipmentmarked
with the following symbol:
Compliance 
level 
<5%U
T
(>95%dipinU
T
)
for0.5cycle
40%U
T
(60%dipinU
T
)
for5cycles
70%U
T
(30%dipinU
T
)
for25cycles
<5%U
T
(>95%dipinU
T
)
for5sec
3A/m 
3Vrms 
20V/m
Note: At 80 MHz and 800 MHz, the higher frequency range applies.
Note: These guidelines may not apply in all situations. Electromagnetic 
propagation is affected by absorption and reflection from structures, 
objects, and people.
a
Fieldstrengthsfromfixedtransmitters,suchasbasestationsforradio
(cellular/cordless)telephonesandlandmobileradios,amateurradio,AM
andFMradiobroadcast,andTVbroadcastcannotbepredictedtheoretical-
lywithaccuracy.Toassesstheelectromagneticenvironmentduetofixed
RFtransmitters,anelectromagneticsitesurveyshouldbeconsidered.If
themeasuredfieldstrengthinthelocationinwhichthePortableOxygen
ConcentratorisusedexceedstheapplicableRFcompliancelevelabove,
theconcentratorshouldbeobservedtoverifynormaloperation.Ifabnormal
performanceisobserved,additionalmeasuresmaybenecessary,suchas
reorientingorrelocatingtheconcentrator.
b
Overthefrequencyrange150kHzto80MHz,fieldstrengthsshouldbe
lessthan3V/m.
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