§  15.19   Labelling requirements.

   (a) In addition to the requirements in part 2 of this chapter, a device
   subject to certification, or verification shall be labelled as follows:

   (1) Receivers associated with the operation of a licensed radio
   service, e.g., FM broadcast under part 73 of this chapter, land mobile
   operation under part 90, etc., shall bear the following statement in a
   conspicuous location on the device:

   This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
   subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful
   interference.

   (2) A stand-alone cable input selector switch, shall bear the following
   statement in a conspicuous location on the device:

   This device is verified to comply with part 15 of the FCC Rules for use
   with cable television service.

   (3) All other devices shall bear the following statement in a
   conspicuous location on the device:

   This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
   subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause
   harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference
   received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

   (4) Where a device is constructed in two or more sections connected by
   wires and marketed together, the statement specified under paragraph
   (a) of this section is required to be affixed only to the main control
   unit.

   (5) When the device is so small or for such use that it is not
   practicable to place the statement specified under paragraph (a) of
   this section on it, the information required by this paragraph shall be
   placed in a prominent location in the instruction manual or pamphlet
   supplied to the user or, alternatively, shall be placed on the
   container in which the device is marketed. However, the FCC identifier
   or the unique identifier, as appropriate, must be displayed on the
   device.

   (b) Products subject to authorization under a Declaration of Conformity
   shall be labelled as follows:

   (1) The label shall be located in a conspicuous location on the device
   and shall contain the unique identification described in §  2.1074 of
   this chapter and the following logo:

   (i) If the product is authorized based on testing of the product or
   system; or
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   (ii) If a personal computer is authorized based on assembly using
   separately authorized components, in accordance with §  15.101(c)(2) or
   (c)(3), and the resulting product is not separately tested:
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   (2) Label text and information should be in a size of type large enough
   to be readily legible, consistent with the dimensions of the equipment
   and the label. However, the type size for the text is not required to
   be larger than eight point.

   (3) When the device is so small or for such use that it is not
   practicable to place the statement specified under paragraph (b)(1) of
   this section on it, such as for a CPU board or a plug-in circuit board
   peripheral device, the text associated with the logo may be placed in a
   prominent location in the instruction manual or pamphlet supplied to
   the user. However, the unique identification (trade name and model
   number) and the logo must be displayed on the device.

   (4) The label shall not be a stick-on, paper label. The label on these
   products shall be permanently affixed to the product and shall be
   readily visible to the purchaser at the time of purchase, as described
   in §  2.925(d) of this chapter. “Permanently affixed” means that the
   label is etched, engraved, stamped, silkscreened, indelibly printed, or
   otherwise permanently marked on a permanently attached part of the
   equipment or on a nameplate of metal, plastic, or other material
   fastened to the equipment by welding, riveting, or a permanent
   adhesive. The label must be designed to last the expected lifetime of
   the equipment in the environment in which the equipment may be operated
   and must not be readily detachable.

   (c) [Reserved]

   (d) Consumer electronics TV receiving devices, including TV receivers,
   videocassette recorders, and similar devices, that incorporate features
   intended to be used with cable television service, but do not fully
   comply with the technical standards for cable ready equipment set forth
   in §  15.118, shall not be marketed with terminology that describes the
   device as “cable ready” or “cable compatible,” or that otherwise
   conveys the impression that the device is fully compatible with cable
   service. Factual statements about the various features of a device that
   are intended for use with cable service or the quality of such features
   are acceptable so long as such statements do not imply that the device
   is fully compatible with cable service. Statements relating to product
   features are generally acceptable where they are limited to one or more
   specific features of a device, rather than the device as a whole. This
   requirement applies to consumer TV receivers, videocassette recorders
   and similar devices manufactured or imported for sale in this country
   on or after October 31, 1994.

   [ 54 FR 17714 , Apr. 25, 1989, as amended at  59 FR 25341 , May 16, 1994;
    61 FR 18509 , Apr. 26, 1996;  61 FR 31048 , June 19, 1996;  62 FR 41881 ,
   Aug. 4, 1997;  63 FR 36602 , July 7, 1998;  65 FR 64391 , Oct. 27, 2000;  68 FR 66733 , Nov. 28, 2003;  68 FR 68545 , Dec. 9, 2003]

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