All Voyager-Systems products are fully tested and approved to all UK and European specifications. All our products undergo a thorough testing process prior to being marketed and sold including electrical testing, vehicle crash tests, vehicle head impact testing and temperature testing. There are several UK and European laws governing the sale and use of portable and In-Car entertainment systems currently, details of our compliance to these standards are provided below. Interior fittings of motor vehicles - EC directive 2000/4/EC E mark - the Automotive EMC directive 95/54/EC CE - the generic EMC directive 89/336/EEC Interior fittings of motor vehicles - EC directive 2000/4/EC European parliament directive 78/632/EEC was duly amended by Directive 2000/4/EC on 28th February 2000. The directive requires that each member country of the EEC adopts this directive as law. The regulations were adopted to establish common requirements for interior fittings of the vehicle passenger compartment, in order to "reduce the risk or the severity of injuries of which motor vehicles occupants may be victims". The regulation applies to interior fittings, which specifically apply to "interior parts of the passenger compartment, the backrest and the rear parts of the seats". Occupants of the rear seat, often children who are the main viewers of multimedia equipment, are specifically targeted for equipment testing purposes. The directive requires:- A minimum radius is applied to the edges of ALL equipment. That a sphere of 6.8kg & 165mm (simulating a head) be swung upon a pendulum at the equipment in controlled conditions to ensure that "the equipment does not become detached or bent & that no dangerous projections shall remain" "The surface of the rear parts of seats shall exhibit no dangerous roughness or sharp edges likely to increase the severity of injury to occupants." The part of the back of the front seat which is in the head impact zone shall be energy dissipating. Offering equipment for sale in the aftermarket vehicle accessory situation should heed and comply with the existing regulations which are applied to the original equipment manufacturers. This then demonstrates that all reasonable care (due diligence) has been taken in the product design, which will be particularly relevant, should a liability case ever come to court after a vehicle accident. E mark - the Automotive EMC directive 95/54/EC European commission directive 95/54/EC was published on the 31 Oct 1995. Effective date for mandatory adoption of the directive is set for 1 October 2002. The directive requires that each member country of the EEC adopts this directive as law. The directive is aimed at the motor vehicle market, which is ever increasing with the amount of on-board electronic equipment, some of which controls critical safety systems. The directive introduces tests to ensure that newly introduced equipment does not adversely affect other sensitive equipment upon the vehicle, hence improving overall vehicle safety standards. 95/54/EC applies to vehicles defined as: "any vehicle intended for use on the road, being complete or incomplete, having at least four wheels and a maximum design speed exceeding 25 km/h, and its trailers, with the exception of vehicles which run on rails and of agricultural and forestry tractors and all mobile machinery". 95/54/EC's scope includes all electrical and electronic equipment intended for fitment to vehicles. This includes both aftermarket equipment and original equipment. Equipment is defined as: Component - a device which is automotive type approved for fitment to all vehicles to become part of the vehicle. Separate Technical Unit - a device which is automotive type approved for fitment to specified vehicles. Any device, original fit or aftermarket, which is within the above definitions, is within the scope of 95/54/EC and consequently is outside the scope of 89/336/EEC. The only approval mark for automotive equipment that provides freedom of movement across Europe is the automotive type approval "e" mark. Where a device is also suitable for use in areas not covered by the above definitions, then it is also within the scope of 89/336/EEC and it must be "CE" marked for these areas of "non-automotive" application. It is necessary to recognise the meaning of "fitment as part of the vehicle" in the definition of a component. As an example, an electric compressor temporarily plugged into the accessory socket (cigarette lighter) to inflate the tyres while the vehicle is parked, is not part of the vehicle. ANY multimedia equipment whether OEM fitment or aftermarket sold must be "e" marked in order to sell legally after 1 October 2002. The E mark testing is specifically aimed at radiated emissions and conducted transients from the equipment under test. This must be tested in a laboratory approved (in the UK) by the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA), a Government body. Additionally, once the equipment has successfully passed the testing, a detailed submission from the manufacturer is required to demonstrate a quality approach to "Conformity Of Production" similar to ISO 9000 procedures. This is to ensure that the sample that was tested will be consistent with subsequent production equipment. A subsequent change to the product design MUST be submitted back to the VCA for sign-off (if a minor change) or complete re-test. Only once the VCA has approved the results of the equipment electrical testing AND also the Conformity Of Production submission, will the VCA issue the equipment E mark certificate. CE - the generic EMC directive 89/336/EEC European commission directive 89/336/EEC was originally published in 1989 and has been amended in 1991, 1992 and 1993. The directive requires that each member country of the EEC adopts this directive as law. This directive is aimed at domestic and light industrial electronic equipment. In-car multimedia equipment is therefore only affected if there is the facility to use the equipment out of the car, in the domestic environment. The directive introduces a European wide, harmonised approach to electrical safety standards for the equipment. Testing at an approved laboratory will establish whether the equipment under test emits radiation or transients which will adversely affect other electronics equipment. The testing will also verify that specific safety standards can be met, such as lightening strike resilience and also static discharge tolerance. Whilst individual components can be CE marked, this is no guarantee that the overall equipment package will meet the CE regulations. A recent example of this is, the use of the incorrect power supply for a DVD player. This combination presented 102 Volts AC on the metal case, which caused electric shock. Both DVD player and power supply were individually CE marked. A signed Certificate Of Conformity from the manufacturer, for the whole complete multi-media package is required to confirm legality, not just a certificate for each component part.