Users Manual

Integration instructions for host product manufacturers according to KDB 996369 D03 OEM Manual
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General
Sections 2.2 through 2.10 of KDB 996369 D03 describe the items that must be provided in the
integration instructions for host product manufacturers (e.g., OEM instruction manual) to use when
integrating a module in a host product. Modular transmitter applicants should include information in
their instructions for all these items indicating clearly when they are not applicable. For example,
information on trace antenna designs could indicate “not applicable.”
If the modular transmitter is only approved for use by the grantee in its own products and not intended
for sale to third parties, the integration instructions may not be detailed but this must be declared in the
filing. In that case, it is permitted to place the instructions in the theory-of-operation exhibit folder using
long-term confidentiality. The applicant must include a statement in the filing that the module is not for
sale and the user manual integration instructions are internal confidential manufacturing documents.
The grant of certification for such a modular transmitter must be limited.
2.2 List of applicable FCC rules
List the FCC rules that are applicable to the modular transmitter. These are the rules that specifically
establish the bands of operation, the power, spurious emissions, and operating fundamental
frequencies. DO NOT list compliance to unintentional-radiator rules (Part 15 Subpart B) since that is
not a condition of a module grant that is extended to a host manufacturer. See also Section 2.10
below concerning the need to notify host manufacturers that further testing is required.
2.3 Summarize the specific operational use conditions
Describe use conditions that are applicable to the modular transmitter, including for example any limits
on antennas, etc. For example, if point-to-point antennas are used that require reduction in power or
compensation for cable loss, then this information must be in the instructions. If the use condition
limitations extend to professional users, then instructions must state that this information also extends
to the host manufacturer’s instruction manual. In addition, certain information may also be needed,
such as peak gain per frequency band and minimum gain, specifically for master devices in 5 GHz
DFS bands.
2.4 Limited module procedures
If a modular transmitter is approved as a “limited module,” then the module manufacturer is
responsible for approving the host environment that the limited module is used with. The manufacturer
of a limited module must describe, both in the filing and in the installation instructions, the alternative
means that the limited module manufacturer uses to verify that the host meets the necessary
requirements to satisfy the module limiting conditions.
A limited module manufacturer has the flexibility to define its alternative method to address the
conditions that limit the initial approval, such as: shielding, minimum signaling amplitude, buffered
modulation/data inputs, or power supply regulation. The alternative method could include that the
limited module manufacturer reviews detailed test data or host designs prior to giving the host
manufacturer approval.
This limited module procedure is also applicable for RF exposure evaluation when it is necessary to
demonstrate compliance in a specific host. The module manufacturer must state how control of the
product into which the modular transmitter will be installed will be maintained such that full compliance
of the product is always ensured. For additional hosts other than the specific host originally granted
with a limited module, a Class II permissive change is required on the module grant to register the
additional host as a specific host also approved with the module.