User's Manual

A3 Collector GPRS SmartMeter User Guide
A3 Collector 14
5 Requirements and Compliance
The A3 ALPHA
®
Collector GPRS SmartMeter is compliant with all applicable Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) and Industry Canada (IC) requirements. The FCC and IC identification numbers for
the A3 ALPHA
®
Collector GPRS SmartMeter are listed as follows:
FCC identifier: QHC-GPRSCOLL1
IC identifier: 4393B-GPRSCOLL1
This certification is granted to SmartSynch Inc.
5.1 FCC Grant Statement
“The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a minimum separation
distance of 20 cm from all persons, and must not be co-located or operate in conjunction
with any other antenna or transmitter. The GSM/GPRS antenna gain, including cable loss,
must not exceed 6.8 dBi at 850 MHz / 2.2 dBi at 1900 MHz for mobile operating
configurations.”
5.2 Compliance Statement (Part 15.19)
The A3 ALPHA meter/collector complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and with RSS-210 of Industry
Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
5.3 Warning (Part 15.21)
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Elster Electricity, LLC and SmartSynch, Inc. could
void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
5.4 RF Radiation Safety Guidelines per Part 2 of FCC Rules and
Regulations
The meter should be installed in a location where there will be a separation greater than 20 cm (8 inches)
from locations occupied by humans.
5.5 User Information (Part 15.105)
The A3 ALPHA meter/collector has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.