User Manual

Integration Manual
Author:
Roeland Timmermans
Version:
2
Creation Date:
September 26, 2005
Page:
4 of 6
Option Confidential:
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Option NV.
 Blasting areas – construction sites
Turn off your PC when in a blasting area in order to avoid interfering with
two-way radios used in blasting operations.
 Do not use on aircraft
Using a wireless devices on aircraft can cause interference and is illegal. If
you intend to use your laptop/PDA whilst on an aircraft, you MUST remove
your the datacard before boarding any aircraft. Do not use it on the ground
without permission from the aircraft crew.
 Do not use in hospitals
Follow any regulations or rules. In most cases in hospitals, datacards do not
pose any problems. However, using a datacard close to sensitive electronic
devices could possibly result in interference. If you intend to use your
laptop/PDA in such areas, you SHOULD remove the datacard. People are
usually asked to switch off all electronic devices in some selected areas in
hospitals, a recommendation that Option fully supports.
 Interference from radio signals
Option relies on health authorities and relevant expert bodies for advice on
any potential undesired responses to radio frequency fields from datacard
technology such as interference to electronic or electrical equipment and
transmission in hazardous environments.
 Immunity to interference
In electromagnetic terms, interference is the disturbance of the normal
operation of an electronic or electrical device due to an undesired response to
radio signals from an external source. In relation to the datacard, it is for
example possible to detect a short audible signal over radios or multimedia
personal computers just seconds before the phone rings. These audible signals
do not, however interfere with the operation of the radio, computer or phone.
1989 Directive from the European Commission (89/336/ECC)13 governing all
forms of electronic equipment concerns interference that such equipment
produces and its immunity to interference from outside. Any equipment
compliant with that directive is unlikely to suffer interference. All wireless
devices may get interference which could affect performance.