Harmonic Spectrum MediaPort 7000 Component Replacement Manual

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Safety and regulatory compliance information39 MediaPort Component Replacement Guidecustomers with safe and environmentally friendly products that are compliant with all relevant regulations,customer specifications, and environmental legislation, including the directives described below.EU RoHSIn July 2006, the European Union’s (EU) Directive (2002/95/EC) on the Restriction of the use of certainHazardous Substances (RoHS) in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) went into effect, and in July,2011, the European Union’s RoHS Recast Directive (2011/65/EU) also known as RoHS II entered intoforce.Harmonic understands the environmental risks associated with the substances covered by the RoHSDirective and has committed to eliminating or reducing the use of these, as well as other environmentallysensitive substances in our products. Harmonic also continues to comply with the requirements underRoHS II.For more information, please visit EU RoHS directive page at official EU website.http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/rohs_eee/legis_en.htmRestricted substance statementHarmonic products contain less than the permitted limits for the six restricted substances except whereexemptions published in the RoHS2 Directive are applicable. This statement is based on vendor-suppliedanalysis or material certifications, and/or lab test results of the component raw materials used in themanufacture of Harmonic products.Table B-2: Restricted substancesRestricted substance Permitted limitCadmium (Cd) < 0.01%[1]Lead (Pb) < 0.1%Chromium (VI) (Cr (VI)) < 0.1%Mercury (Hg) < 0.1%Polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) < 0.1%Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) < 0.1%EU REACHREACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and restriction of Chemicals) (EC 1907/2006) is aEuropean Union’s regulation on chemicals and their safe use which came into force in June, 2007.Harmonic supports the basic aim of REACH in improving the protection of human health and environmentthrough the better and earlier identification of intrinsic properties of chemical substances. Harmonicproducts are considered “articles” under REACH; therefore, we are required to provide recipients of ourproducts with information on Substance of Very High Concern (SVHC) present in concentration above0.1% (w/w).Substances in our products are not intended to be released under normal or reasonably foreseeableconditions of use; therefore, the registration requirement in REACH Article 7(1) does not apply to ourproducts...............................................1 Homogeneous material definition as per the EU Directive.