FCC Regulations
FCC Registration Information
Your DIRECTV equipment is registered with
the Federal Communications Commission and is
in compliance with parts 15 and 68, FCC Rules
and Regulations.
Notification to the Local
Telephone Company
On the bottom of this equipment is a label
indicating among other information, the FCC
Registration number and Ringer Equivalence
Number (REN) for the equipment. You must,
upon request, provide this information to your
telephone company.
The REN is useful to determine the number of
devices you may connect to your telephone line
and still have these devices ring when your
telephone number is called. In most (but not all)
areas, the sum of the REN’s of all devices
connected to one line should not exceed 5. To be
certain of the number of devices you may connect
to your line as determined by the REN, you should
contact your local telephone company.
Note: This equipment may not be used on coin
service provided by the telephone company.
Party lines are subject to state tariffs, and
therefore, you may not be able to use your own
telephone equipment if you are on a party line.
Check with your local telephone company.
Rights of the Telephone
Company
Should your equipment cause trouble on your line
which may harm the telephone network, the
telephone company shall, where practicable, notify
you that temporary discontinuance of service may
be required. Where prior notice is not practicable
and the circumstances warrant such action, the
telephone company may temporarily discontinue
service immediately. In case of such temporary
discontinuance, the telephone company must (1)
promptly notify you of such temporary
discontinuance (2) afford you the opportunity to
correct the situation and (3) inform you of your right
to bring a compliant to the Commission pursuant to
procedures set forth in Subpart E of part 68, FCC
Rules and Regulations.
The telephone company may make changes in its
communications facilities, equipment, operations of
procedures where such action is required in the
operation of its business and not inconsistent with
FCC Rules and Regulations. If these changes are
expected to affect the use or performance of your
telephone equipment, the telephone company
must give you adequate notice, in writing, to allow
you to maintain uninterrupted service.
Radio Interference
This equipment has been tested and found to
comply with the limits for a Class B Digital Device
in accordance with the specification in Part 15 of
FCC Rules. These rules are designed to provide
reasonable protection against radio and television
interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause interference to radio
or television reception (which you can determine by
unplugging the unit), try to correct the interference
by one or more of the following measures:
o
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
(that is, the antenna for radio or television
that is “receiving” the interference).
o
Change the position of the DIRECTV satellite
receiver with respect to the radio or television
equipment that is receiving interference.
o
Move the DIRECTV satellite receiver
away from the equipment that is
receiving interference.
o
Plug the DIRECTV satellite receiver into a
different wall outlet so that the DIRECTV
satellite receiver and the equipment receiving
interference are on different branch circuits.
If these measures do not eliminate the
interference, please consult your dealer or an
experience radio/television technician for additional
suggestions. Also, the Federal Communications
Commission has prepared a helpful booklet, “How
to Identify and Resolve Radio/TV Interference
Problems”. This booklet is available from the U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
20402. Please specify stock number
004-000-00345-4 when ordering copies.
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