To All, First I should say thanks for all of the replies to my query - When Is It A Computer Peripheral? One of you mentioned a place at the FCC site where one can ask such questions. I stumbled around and found a place that looked promising. I sent in a query and here is the FCC's response. You can't get it any more clear than that.
Best regards, Scott Douglas sdoug...@ptcnh.net *From:* Generic Office of Engineering Technology [mailto:oet...@fccsun27w.fcc.gov] *Sent:* Monday, May 14, 2007 11:06 AM *To:* Douglas, Scott *Subject:* Response to Inquiry to FCC (Tracking Number 377474) *Inquiry:* When is an FM Receiver considered a computer peripheral? If an FM receiver has an RS-232 port and a USB port, is it a peripheral? The RS-232 port can be connected to a remote controller to turn the receiver on and off, change functions from receiver input to CD player input, change volume levels, etc. The USB port is used to upload patches and updates for the receiver''s software. It may also be connected to a computer to play audio files. The receiver is capable of operating with nothing connected to either port. Questions: 1: Is this type of receiver considered a computer peripheral? 2. Does it require an FCC ID be placed on the product? 3. Which label needs to be applied to the product? That in 15.19(a)(1) or 15.19(a)(3)? *Response: * An FM broadcast receiver with an RS-232 or USB port is a receiver subject to verification and a Class B computer peripheral subject to Certification or Declaration of Conformity (DoC) under Part 15. As a receiver it must be identified per Section 2.954 and labelled per Section 15.19(a)(1). As a computer peripheral authorized under the Certification procedure, it must also be labelled with the FCC ID per Section 2.925 and the statement in Section 15.19(a)(3). If it is authorized as a computer peripheral under the DoC procedure, it must be labelled per Section 15.19(b)(1)(i) and Section 15.19(a)(3).. Do not reply to this message. Please select the Reply to an Inquiry Response <https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/cf/kdb/index.cfm> link from the OET Inquiry System to add any additional ! information pertaining to this inquiry. - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to emc-p...@ieee.org Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas emcp...@ptcnh.net Mike Cantwell mcantw...@ieee.org For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org David Heald: emc-p...@daveheald.com All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________
