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DOC REQUIREMENTS
Equipment Attachment Limitations
Notice:
This equipment meets telecommunications network protective, operational and safety requirements
as prescribed in the appropriate Terminal Equipment Technical Requirements Document(s). This is confirmed
by marking the equipment with the Industry Canada certification number. The Department does not guarantee
the equipment will operate to the user’s satisfaction.
Before installing this equipment, users should ensure that it is permissible to be connected to the facilities of
the local telecommunications company. The equipment must also be installed using an acceptable method of
connection. The customer should be aware that compliance with the above conditions may not prevent
degradation of service in some situations.
Repairs to certified equipment should be coordinated by a representative designated by the supplier. Any
repairs or alterations made by the user to this equipment, or equipment malfunctions, may give the
telecommunications company cause to request the user to disconnect the equipment.
Users should ensure for their own protection that the electrical ground connections of the power utility,
telephone lines and internal metallic water pipe system, if present, are connected together. This precaution
may be particularly important in rural areas.
Caution:
Users should not attempt to make such connections
themselves, but should contact the appropriate electric inspection authority, or electrician, as appropriate.
Notice:
The
Ringer Equivalency Number
(REN) assigned to each terminal device provides an indication of the
maximum number of terminals allowed to be connected to a telephone interface. The termination on an
interface may consist of any combination of devices subject only to the requirement that the sum of the Ringer
Equivalency Numbers of all the devices does not exceed five.
The abbreviation, IC, before the registration number signifies that registration was performed based on a
Declaration of Conformity indicating that Industry Canada technical specifications were met.
It does not imply that Industry Canada approved the equipment.
