User's Manual
interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio
or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment
off and on, the user is encouraged to try
to correct the interference by one of the
following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving
antenna.
• Increase the separation between the
equipment and the receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet
that is on a different circuit from the
GPS device.
• Use of a shielded cable is required to
comply with Class B limits in Subpart B
of Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
SAR tests are conducted using standard
operating positions accepted by the
FCC with the device transmitting at its
highest certified power level in all tested
frequency bands, although the SAR
is determined at the highest certified
power level, the actual SAR level of the
device while operating can be well
below the maximum value, in general,
the closer you are to a wireless base
station antenna, the lower the power
output.
Before a new model device is available
for sale to the public, it must be tested
and certified to the FCC that it does not
exceed the exposure limit established
by the FCC, Tests for each device are
performed in positions and locations
(e.g. at the ear and worn on the body)
as required by the FCC.
For body worn operation, this model
device has been tested and meets the
FCC RF exposure guidelines when used
with an accessory designated for this
product or when used with an accessory
that contains a minimum of 5mm from
the body. Non-compliance with the
above restrictions may result in violation
of RF exposure guidelines.
Do not make any changes or
modifications to the equipment unless
otherwise specified in the manual.
Changes or modifications not expressly
approved by Hammerhead Navigation
Inc. could void the user’s authority to
operate the equipment.
This product does not contain any
user-serviceable parts. Any and all
repairs or modifications must be
conducted exclusively by Hammerhead.
Unauthorized repairs or modifications
could result in permanent damage to
the equipment, and void your warranty
and your authority to operate this device
under Part 15 regulations.
Users in Canada
This device complies with Industry
Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s).
Le présent appareil est conforme aux
CNR d’Industrie Canada applicables
aux appareils radio exempts de licence.
L’exploitation est autorisée aux deux
conditions suivantes :
(1) l’appareil ne doit pas produire
de brouillage, et (2) l’utilisateur de
l’appareil doit accepter tout brouillage
radioélectrique subi, même si le
brouillage est susceptible d’en
compromettre le fonctionnement.
Cet équipement est conforme aux
limites d’exposition aux rayonnements
énoncées pour un environnement
non contrôlé et respecte les règles
d’exposition aux fréquences
radioélectriques (RF) CNR102 de l’IC. Cet
équipement doit être installé et utilisé en
gardant une distance de 0 cm ou plus
entre le dispositif rayonnant et le corps.
Software License Agreement
BY USING THE DEVICE, YOU AGREE TO BE
BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF THE FOLLOWING SOFTWARE
LICENSE AGREEMENT. PLEASE READ THIS
AGREEMENT CAREFULLY.
Hammerhead Navigation Inc. and
its subsidiaries (“Hammerhead”)
grant you a limited license to use the
software embedded in this device (the
“Software”) in binary executable form
in the normal operation of the product.
Title, ownership rights, and intellectual
property rights in and to the Software
remain in Hammerhead and/or its
third-party providers.
You acknowledge that the Software
is the property of Hammerhead
and/or its third-party providers
and is protected under the United
States of America copyright laws
and international copyright treaties.
You further acknowledge that the
structure, organization, and code of the
Software, for which source code is not
provided, are valuable trade secrets of
Hammerhead and/or its third-party
providers and that the Software in
source code form remains a valuable
trade secret of Hammerhead and/or its
third-party providers. You agree not to
decompile, disassemble, modify, reverse
assemble, reverse engineer, or reduce to
human readable form the Software or
any part thereof or create any derivative
works based on the Software. You agree
not to export or re-export the Software
to any country in violation of the export
control laws of the United States of
America or the export control laws of
any other applicable country.
Map Data Information
Hammerhead uses a combination of
governmental and private data sources.
Virtually all data sources contain some
inaccurate or incomplete data. In some
countries, complete and accurate map
information is either not available or is
prohibitively expensive.
Limited Warranty
THIS LIMITED WARRANTY GIVES YOU
SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY
HAVE OTHER LEGAL RIGHTS, WHICH VARY
FROM STATE TO STATE (OR BY COUNTRY
OR PROVINCE). HAMMERHEAD DOES
NOT EXCLUDE, LIMIT OR SUSPEND OTHER
LEGAL RIGHTS YOU MAY HAVE UNDER THE
LAWS OF YOUR STATE (OR COUNTRY OR
PROVINCE). FOR A FULL UNDERSTANDING
OF YOUR RIGHTS YOU SHOULD CONSULT
THE LAWS OF YOUR STATE, COUNTRY OR
PROVINCE.
This device is warranted to be free from
defects in materials or workmanship,
for one year from the date of purchase.
For purchases exclusively within the
European Union, the warranty period
is extended to two years. Within these
respective periods, Hammerhead will,
at its sole option, repair or replace any
components that fail in normal use. Such
repairs or replacement will be made at
no charge to the customer for parts or
labor, provided that the customer shall
be responsible for complying with all
applicable import and export laws and
regulations and for paying all custom
duties, V.A.T., shipping fees and other
associated taxes and charges. This
Limited Warranty does not apply to: (i)
cosmetic damage, such as scratches,
nicks and dents; (ii) consumable parts,
such as batteries, unless product
damage has occurred due to a defect in
materials or workmanship; (iii) damage
caused by accident, abuse, misuse,
water, flood, fire, or other acts of nature
or external causes; (iv) damage caused
by service performed by anyone who
is not an authorized by Hammerhead;
(v) damage to a product that has been
modified or altered without the written
permission of Hammerhead, or (vi)
damage to a product that has been
connected to power and/or data cables
that are not supplied by Hammerhead.
In addition, Hammerhead reserves the
right to refuse warranty claims against
products or services that are obtained
and/or used in contravention of the
laws of any country. Hammerhead
reserves the right to refuse warranty
claims against products or services that
are obtained through unauthorized
dealers or resellers. Hammerhead
products are intended to be used only
as a travel aid and must not be used
for any purpose requiring precise
measurement of direction, distance,
location or topography. Hammerhead
makes no warranty as to the accuracy
or completeness of map data.
This Limited Warranty also does not
apply to, and Hammerhead is not
responsible for, any degradation in
the performance of any Hammerhead
product resulting from its use in
proximity to any handset or other device
that utilizes a terrestrial broadband
network operating on frequencies that
are close to the frequencies used by
any Global Navigation Satellite System
(GNSS) such as the Global Positioning
Service (GPS). Use of such devices may
impair reception of GNSS signals.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED
BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE WARRANTIES
AND REMEDIES CONTAINED IN THIS
LIMITED WARRANTY ARE EXCLUSIVE AND
IN LIEU OF, AND HAMMERHEAD EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMS, ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AND
REMEDIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED,
STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
STATUTORY REMEDY OR OTHERWISE. THIS
LIMITED WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC
LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY HAVE
OTHER LEGAL RIGHTS, WHICH VARY FROM
STATE TO STATE AND FROM COUNTRY
TO COUNTRY. IF IMPLIED WARRANTIES
CANNOT BE DISCLAIMED UNDER THE
LAWS OF YOUR STATE OR COUNTRY,
THEN SUCH WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED
IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THIS
LIMITED WARRANTY. SOME STATES (AND
COUNTRIES AND PROVINCES) DO NOT
ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN
IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE
LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
IN NO EVENT SHALL HAMMERHEAD
BE LIABLE IN A CLAIM FOR BREACH
OF WARRANTY FOR ANY INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, WHETHER RESULTING FROM
THE USE, MISUSE OR INABILITY TO USE
THIS PRODUCT OR FROM DEFECTS IN
THE PRODUCT. SOME STATES (AND
COUNTRIES AND PROVINCES) DO NOT
ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF INCIDENTAL
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE
ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO
YOU.
If during the warranty period you
submit a claim for warranty service in
accordance with this Limited Warranty,
then Hammerhead will, at its option:
(i) repair the device using new parts
or previously used parts that satisfy
Hammerhead’s quality standards, (ii)
replace the device with a new device
or a refurbished device that meets
Hammerhead’s quality standards,
or (iii) exchange the device for a full
refund of your purchase price. Repaired
or replaced devices have a 60 day
warranty. If the unit sent in is still under
its original warranty, then the new
warranty is 60 days or to the end of
the original 1 year warranty, or 2 year
warranty respectively for the European
Union, whichever is longer. Before
seeking warranty service, please access
and review the online help resources
available on www.hammerhead.io
If your device is still not functioning
properly after making use of these
resources, contact Hammerhead at
support@hammerhead.io to process
your warranty claim.
Hammerhead US:
Hammerhead Navigation Inc.
19 Morris Avenue, Building 128
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Brooklyn, NY 11205
Hammerhead NL:
Hammerhead Navigation Inc.
19 Morris Avenue, Building 128
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Brooklyn, NY 11205
VAT: NL825539584B01
EORI: NL825539584
Hammerhead UK:
Hammerhead Navigation Inc.
1st Floor Omni House
252 Belsize Road
Kilburn
London, NW6 4BT
UK VAT: GB2800087308
UK EORI: GB2800087308000
Karoo Manual v2.1
Regulatory Information for
USA & Canada Market
TRANSMITTER FREQUENCY
Bluetooth/BLE24022480MHz
Wi-Fi 2.4G: 24222462MHz
Wi-Fi 5.8G57255850MHz
Wi-Fi 5.2G51505250MHz
GSM 850824849MHz, PCS190018501910MHz
WCDMA Band218501910MHz
WCDMA Band5824849MHz
LTE Band218501910MHz, LTE Band5824-
849MHz, LTE Band725002570MHz
ANT+2457MHz
RECEIVER FREQUENCY
GSM850869894MHz, PCS190019301990MHz
WCDMA Band219301990MHz
WCDMA Band5869849MHz
LTE Band2: 19301990MHz, LTE Band5869-
849MHz, LTE Band726202690MHz
Wi-Fi 2.4G: 24222462MHz
Wi-Fi 5.8G57255850MHz
Wi-Fi 5.2G51505250MHz
Bluetooth/BLE24022480MHz
ANT+2457MHz
OUTPUT POWER
GSM85031.8dBm, PCS190029.8dBm
WCDMA Band 223.4dBm
WCDMA Band 523.5dBm
LTE Band 224.1dBm, LTE Band 523.8dBm, LTE
Band 7: 23.1dBm
Wi-Fi 2.4G14.8dBm(802.11b),14dBm(802.11g),13dB-
m(802.11n20),13dBm(802.11n40)
Wi-Fi 5.2G15dBm(802.11a),13dBm(802.11n
ht20),13dBm(802.11n ht40)
Wi-FI 5.8G15dBm(802.11a),13dB-
m(802.11n20),14dBm(802.11n40)
Bluetooth: 5 dBm, BLE: 5dBm
ANT+3dBm
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radiator at least 5mm or more away
Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
(1) this device may not cause
interference, and (2) this device must
accept any interference, including
interference that may cause undesired
operation of the device.
This equipment complies with IC
radiation exposure limits set forth for an
uncontrolled environment and meets
RSS-102 of the IC radio frequency (RF)
Exposure rules. This equipment should
be installed and operated keeping the
from person’s body.
Pour les usagers résidant au Canada
The W52 band is for indoor use only.