2 recommendations for best performance, 3 accessory to medical equipment (iec 60601-1), Recommendations for best performance – Kramer Electronics FC-331 User Manual

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KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY

Overview

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3.2

Recommendations for Best Performance

To achieve the best performance:

Use only good quality connection cables

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to avoid interference,

deterioration in signal quality due to poor matching, and elevated
noise levels (often associated with low quality cables)

Do not secure the cables in tight bundles or roll the slack into tight coils

Avoid interference from neighboring electrical appliances that
may adversely influence signal quality and position your Kramer
FC-331 away from moisture, excessive sunlight and dust

3.3

Accessory to Medical Equipment (IEC 60601-1)

In the modern medical environment remote access is essential, for example,
to transfer clinical data between doctors and to train to medical students.
The FC-331 is certified according to the IEC 60601-1-2, Clause 2.1.3,
Medical Electrical Equipment, Part 1: General Requirements for EMC
standard which is required when accessory devices are used at locations
where medical personnel and patients are present.

The FC-331 constitutes an optional component that can be considered
necessary and suitable as part of medical equipment or for use as part of a
medical system to provide real time simultaneous video feeds to those
present at the local medical environment and at remote locations. In this
environment, the FC-331 can be added to the system ONLY if the
connecting equipment has been evaluated and meets the IEC 60601-1-2
EMC standards. Note, that when attaching accessory devices to a digital or
analog interface, they must comply with the IEC standard for which they
are used: EMC Standard (IEC 60601-1-2), Information Technology
equipment (IEC 60950-1 (2ed)).




1 Available from Kramer Electronics on our Web site at http://www.kramerelectronics.com

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