1.2 Repacking and Shipping
If original packing materials are unavailable, the equipment should be packed with at
least 80 mm of absorbing material. Do not use shredded fibers, paper wood, or wool,
as these materials tend to get compacted during shipment and permit the instruments
to move around inside the package.
1.3 Safety and Compliance, user notices
This GPR-device is certified according to FCC, subpart 15, IC RSS-220 and ETSI EN
302 066-1&2.
If this device is opened, or in any way tampered with internally, all warranties are
void. Furthermore, if any changes or modifications are done internally, the users
authority to operate the device may be void, in accordance with FCC §15.21.
According to the regulations stated in ETSI EN 302 066-1 (European
Telecommunication Standards Institute):
The control unit should not be left
ON
when leaving the system unintended. It should
always be turned
OFF
when not in use.
The antennas should point towards the ground, walls etc. during measurement and
not towards the air.
The antennas should be kept in close proximity to the media under investigation.
Canadian and US regulations states that whenever GPR-antennas are in
use the following notes apply:
This Ground penetrating Radar device shall be operated only when in contact with or
within 1 m of the ground.
This Ground Penetrating Radar Device shall be used only by law enforcement
agencies, scientific research institutes, commercial mining companies, construction
companies and emergency rescue or firefighting organizations.
This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standards.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause
interference and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference
that may cause undesired operation of the device.
French translations:
Cet instrument de Géoradar se devra d’être opéré seulement en contact à même le
sol ou en deça d’un mètre du sol.
Cet instrument de Géoradar se devra d’être utilisé seulement par les agences
chargées de l’application de la loi, les instituts de recherches scientifiques, les
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