Peter, I agree with you that, unless someone out their can point to a TCAM decision to the contrary, an IP telephone that is for connection only to an SELV Circuit interface is covered by the R&TTED.
Moreover, since the said telephone is connected only to an SELV Circuit then it falls below the lower voltage limits of the LVD (50 Vac, 75 Vdc) and so the LVD does not apply. Of course, the 'essential requirements' for safety in the R&TTED cross-refer to the 'safety objectives' of the LVD and so in practice you end up at the same place in terms of compliance requirements. Note that EN 60950-1:2002 is the most recent version published in the OJEC in connection with the R&TTED, even though that standard has not yet been referenced in conjunction with the LVD (although, of course, that does not mean that you cannot use this standard to demonstrate conformity with the LVD). Of course, all this is predicated on the understanding that the interface does indeed fulfil the requirements of an SELV Circuit; which is to say the POTS Splitter is in a separate box that provides adequate separation from the TNV-3 Circuit interface. Just my personal opinions of course, Richard Hughes -----Original Message----- From: Peter L. Tarver [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 04 December 2002 16:26 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: CE for IP Phone All - My reading of the RTTE indicates that it does indeed apply to an IP telephone. Please refer to the below, paying particular attention to the use of "...indirectly by any means whatsoever..."
