User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- 1: Introducing the Compass USB Modem
- 2: Getting Started
- 3: Using your Compass USB Modem
- 4: Care and Maintenance of Your Compass USB Modem
- 5: Technical Specifications
- 6: Regulatory and Safety Information
- Index
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6: Regulatory and Safety
Information
Notice
Becauseofthenatureofwirelesscommunications,trans‐
missionandreceptionofdatacanneverbeguaranteed.Data
maybedelayed,corrupted(thatis,haveerrors),orbetotally
lost.Althoughsignificantdelaysorlossesofdataarerare
whenwirelessdevicessuchastheSierraWirelessmodemare
usedin
anormalmannerwithawell‐constructednetwork,the
SierraWirelessmodemshouldnotbeusedinsituationswhere
failuretotransmitorreceivedatacouldresultindamageof
anykindtotheuseroranyotherparty,includingbutnot
limitedtopersonal injury,death,orlossof
property.Sierra
Wirelessand itsaffiliatesacceptnoresponsibilityfordamages
ofanykindresultingfromdelaysorerrorsindatatransmitted
orreceivedusingtheSierraWirelessmodem,orforfailureof
theSierraWirelessmodemtotransmitorreceivesuchdata.
Safety and hazards
TheCompassUSBmodemMUSTBEPOWEREDOFFinall
areasthatmaybesusceptibletoradiointerference,in
particular:
• Prohibitedareas
Obeyallsignsandnoticesandfollowallrulesandregula‐
tions.PowerofftheCompass888USBmodemwhen
instructedtodosoorwhenyoususpectthat
itmaycause
interferenceordanger.
• Inareaswhereblastingisinprogress
• Whereexplosiveatmospheresmaybepresent
Areaswithapotentiallyexplosiveatmospherearenot
alwaysclearlymarked.Suchareasincludegasstations,
fueldepots,chemicaltransferorstoragefacilities,areas
whereblastingisinprogress,areaswherethe
aircontains
chemicalsorparticlessuchasgrain,dust,ormetalpow‐
ders,andanyotherareawhereyouwouldnormallybe
advisedtoturnoffyourcellularphoneorvehicleengine.
• Nearmedicalorlife‐supportequipment
Medicalequipmentmaybesusceptibletoanyformof
radiointerference.Insuch
areastheCompass888USB
modemcantransmitsignalsthatcouldinterferewiththis
equipment.