Sec.  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  Sec. 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  Sec. 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  Sec. 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  Sec. 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]