DOCUMENTATION AND OTHER VENDOR REQUIREMENTS FOR NAVIGATORS USB  POWERED BLUETOOTH

ELECTRICAL SAFETY REPORT COVERING:

SMALL LITHIUM
Requirements for lithium batteries 250mA/h or less.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:
 Electrical safety report for the device (Laptop etc) that shows a clear picture of the battery used.
NB: If the battery does not physically match the one shown in the report (regardless of any printed-on model number), it suggest a different battery factory was used, and the product may be rejected
 Battery Safety Report to: 
IEC 62133
Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes 
Safety requirements for portable sealed secondary cells, and for batteries made from them, for use in portable applications
 Manufacturer's Data Sheet for the battery
 Schematic Diagram that shows the battery protection circuit used (may be incorporated in above document)
 Evidence of UL certification of the battery used

EMC REPORT COVERING:

AS/NZS CISPR 32:2015
Electromagnetic compatibility of multimedia equipment - Emission requirements
This supersedes both AS/NZS CISPR13 and AS/NZS CISPR22
This is required for the main product. If a plugpack power supply is bundled with it, then either the CISPR32 report should include that adaptor, or a separate report be supplied for the adaptor.

EMR REPORT COVERING:

AS/NZS 4268:2017+A1
Radio equipment and systems - Short range devices - Limits and methods of measurement .
(Basically, this is required by anything that uses a radio transmitter).

Note: If a product can also be used without the transmitter, it will need also need an EMC report to cover non-remote operation.
Understand the difference:
 EMC (ElectroMagnetic Compatibility)  reports are for devices that are NOT INTENDED to emit any electromagnetic radiation at all.
 Radiocommunications reports are for devices that are SPECIFICALLY INTENDED to produce electromagnetic radiation, (eg radio transmitters) but it must be strictly restricted to the licenced frequency.

CATEGORY A
Refers to short range radio transmitters (remothe control, Bluetooth etc)
Under ACMA Regulations, this is generally achieved if power delivered to antenna is < 25mW

OTHER MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:

PSI-GEN
Pre-Shipment Inspection: Standard Checking Requirements for All Products
1. Factory address of PSI location MUST match address shown on initial Brief. (Critical Failure). Inspectors must take reasonable steps to verify that goods Inspected were actually made on those  premises.
2. GB internal packing must match specification (ie styrfoam, recycled fibreboard etc) and products must survive specified-height  drop test of outer carton, without obvious damage to product Giftbox.
3.  Labelling of outer carton must match supplied Data
4. Artwork of giftbox must match supplied artwork
5. Packed IM must match supplied Artwork
6. Warranty information either in manual or as separate document must match supplied documentation /artwork.

IP
Be aware of Intellectual Property issues and traps. Examples are Patents on White LEDs, Rovicorp's acquisition of a range seemingly trivial but potentially costly features of on-screen displays for Set Top Boxes, VCRs etc.
Also, all digital Video and Audio licensing must be in place (eg MPEG, MP3 etc)

DOC-QUAL
QUALITY OF COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTATION
For most electrical appliances, ideally there should be no more than about 7 documents, including approval certificates.  It is expected that suppliers will have all these documents in place prior to the tendering process. 

1.NO EVALUATION CAN COMMENCE AND NO ORDERS CAN BE PLACED UNTIL SUITABLE QUALITY DOCUMENTATION  HAS BEEN SIGHTED BY QA.
2. THE FACT THAT DOCUMENTATION MEETS OUR DOCUMENT QUALITY STANDARDS DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THE DOCUMENTS ARE ACCEPTABLE. THE PRODUCT STILL MUST BE SHOWN TO MATCH THE REPORTS.

Documents may be rejected for any of the following reasons:

 Test reports that are more than 3 years old
 Test reports from labs with insufficient accreditation
 Test reports that cover an unreasonable range of models, or completely unrelated models
 Illegible Documents that are not original PDFs from lab or certifying body (Scans of paper documents are NOT acceptable)
 Test reports that do not include clear identifying photos
 Test reports that mention Photo annexes which are not supplied 
 Electrical safety reports with a later date than the Approval certificate
 Electrical Safety reports that do not address Australian Regional Differences.
 Documents with unexplained discrepancies between PDF date and issue date
 Documents that are only Drafts, and/or unsigned and/or undated 
 Documents that are made up of more than 4 PDF sections (including Photo Annexe)
 Documents that are missing pages
  Mixtures of model-specific and irrelevant documents (so-called "shovelware"). That is, supplying a large stack of unsorted files and expecting  QA  to find for the relevant ones. 

KNOWN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ISSUES (FROM PAST EXPERIENCE):

MANUAL
USER MANUALS.
 All instruction manuals must be in clear, grammatically correct English. If required by QA, factory manuals must be re-written by a specialist manual authoring company.
 Fonts must be no smaller than 6 Point Arial, and must be easily readable by a person with normal vision, or using their normal reading glasses. That is, no additional magnification should be required to read the manual.
 All mandatory warning statements as required by the relevant safety standard must be included in the manual.
NOTE: Contrary to common belief, these do NOT have to be a word-for-word recitation of what is written the  the Standard; it is permissible to modify them to more accurately describe the particular product.
 A copy of the current Group Warranty Statement must be included in the  "Warranty" section. Take care to ensure that division contact details are correct. (For example, don't put Variety Store details in a Supermarkets product warranty).

