User's Manual
Table Of Contents
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In the event of a discrepancy in values between this guide and the Product Specification Document (PSD), the PSD takes precedence.
B: Regulatory Information
Important notice
Becauseofthenatureofwirelesscommunications,trans‐
missionandreceptionofdatacanneverbeguaranteed.Data
maybedelayed,corrupted(i.e.,haveerrors)orbetotallylost.
Althoughsignificantdelaysorlossesofdataarerarewhen
wirelessdevicessuchastheSierraWirelessmodemareusedin
anormalmannerwithawell‐constructednetwork,the
Sierra
Wirelessmodemshouldnotbeusedinsituationswherefailure
totransmitorreceivedatacouldresultindamageofanykind
totheuseroranyotherparty,includingbutnotlimitedto
personalinjury,death,orlossofproperty.SierraWirelessand
itsaffiliatesacceptnoresponsibility
fordamagesofanykind
resultingfromdelaysorerrorsindatatransmittedorreceived
usingtheSierraWirelessmodem,orforfailureoftheSierra
Wirelessmodemtotransmitorreceivesuchdata.
Safety and hazards
DonotoperateyourMC57xx/MC87xxmodem:
• Inareaswhereblastingisinprogress
• Whereexplosiveat mospheresmay bepresentincluding
refuellingpoints,fueldepots,andchemicalplants
• Nearmedicalequipment,lifesupportequipment,orany
equipmentwhichmaybesusceptibletoanyformofradio
interference.Insuchareas,theMC57xx/MC87xxmodem
MUSTBEPOWEREDOFF.Otherwise,theMC57xx/
MC87xxmodemcantransmitsignalsthatcouldinterfere
withthisequipment.
Inanaircraft,theMC57xx/MC87xxmodemMUSTBE
POWEREDOFF.Otherwise,theMC57xx/MC87xxmodem
cantransmitsignalsthatcouldinterferewithvariousonboard
systemsandmaybedangeroustotheoperationoftheaircraft
ordisruptthecellularnetwork.Useofacellularphoneinan
aircraftisillegalinsomejurisdictions.Failuretoobservethis
instructionmayleadtosuspensionordenialofcellular
telephoneservicestotheoffender,orlegalactionorboth.
Someairlinesmaypermittheuseofcellularphoneswhilethe
aircraftisonthegroundandthedoorisopen.TheMC57xx/
MC87xxmodemmaybeusednormallyatthistime.