- auxiliary microphone
means a microphone that is not essential for user’s voice signals, but provides secondary functions, such as, but not limited to, ambient noise reduction;
- back cover assembly
means the main backside housing, including one or more of the following elements, as relevant to the product model: the frame, a backside cover layer attached to the main back cover body, rear-facing camera lens covers, printed antennas, brackets, shieldings, gaskets, electric connections to other assemblies of the device and thermal interface materials;
- base station
means a device that acts as the bridge between the network connection (telephone or Internet connection) and one or several cordless phone handsets, but does not provide router functionality for any other devices.
- basic tools
means a screwdriver for slotted heads, a screwdriver for cross recess screws, a screwdriver for hexalobular recess heads, a hexagon socket key, a combination wrench, combination pliers, combination pliers for wire stripping and terminal crimping, half round nose pliers, diagonal cutters, multigrip pliers, locking pliers, a prying lever, tweezers, magnifying glass, a spudger and a pick;
- battery
means any part consisting of one or several battery cells, including, as relevant to the product model, an electronic circuitry with battery-related sensors for battery management, housing(s), battery tray, brackets, shieldings, thermal interface materials, and electric connections to other assemblies of the device;
- battery endurance in cycles
means the number of charge/discharge cycles a battery can withstand until its usable electrical capacity has reached 80 % of its rated capacity, expressed in cycles;
- battery management system
means an electronic device that controls or manages the electric and thermal functions of the battery, that manages and stores the data on the parameters for recording the date of manufacturing of the battery, date of first use of the battery, number of charge/discharge cycles, and the state of health of the battery, and that communicates with the product in which the battery is incorporated;
- charger
means an external power supply to charge the battery of and provide electrical power to a battery-powered mobile phone, cordless phone or slate tablet;
- charging cradle
means a device that acts as the charging unit for a single cordless phone handset, but does not provide network connection functionality;
- commercially available tool
means a tool that is available for purchase by the general public and is neither basic tools nor a proprietary tool;
- cordless phone
means a cordless handheld electronic device which has the following characteristics:
- corrective update
means an operating system update, including corrective patches, whose purpose is to provide corrections to bugs, errors or malfunctions in the operating system;
- date of end of placement on the market
means the date of placing on the market of the last unit of a product model;
- date of placement on the market
means the date of placing on the market of the first unit of a product model;
- declared values
means the values provided by the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative for the stated, calculated or measured technical parameters in accordance with Article 4, for the verification of compliance by the Member State authorities;
- disassembly
means a process whereby a product is separated into its parts and/or components in such a way that it could subsequently be reassembled and made operational;
- display assembly
means the assembly of display unit and where relevant front panel digitiser unit, including, as relevant to the product model:
- encryption
means a (reversible) transformation of data by a cryptographic algorithm to produce ciphertext, namely to hide the information content of the data;
- equivalent model
means a model which has the same technical characteristics relevant for the technical information to be provided, but which is placed on the market or put into service by the same manufacturer, importer or authorised representative as another model with a different model identifier.
- external audio connector
means a connector for audio signals to connect to a headset or external loudspeakers or similar audio device, including, as relevant to the product model, brackets, gaskets and electric connections to other assemblies of the device;
- external charging port
means a port for wired battery charging, possibly also used for data exchange and reverse charging of another device, which is composed of a USB-C receptacle and a related housing and including, as relevant to the product model, brackets, gaskets and electric connections to other assemblies of the device;
- failure analysis
means a process of collecting and analysing data to identify the part of a mobile phone, cordless phone or slate tablet which causes a malfunction;
- fastener
means a hardware device or substance that mechanically, magnetically or by other means connects or fixes two or more objects, parts or pieces.
- free access website
means a website that can be accessed without having to pay or to provide personal information, including an email address or phone number;
- front-facing camera assembly
means any part consisting of one or several cameras oriented towards the user of the device, including, as relevant to the product model:
- fully extended state
means a state of the device whereby movable parts as intended for use, such as displays and keyboards, are unfolded, flipped open or similarly extended in a way that the projected area of length times width is maximised.
- functionality update
means an operating system update whose main purpose is to implement new functionalities;
- generalist
means a person with general knowledge of basic repair techniques and safety precautions;
- hinge assembly
means a part that allows a device to be folded while preserving its operational integrity including, where relevant, module housings;
- ingress protection rating
means the extent of protection provided by an enclosure against ingress of solid foreign objects and/or against ingress of water, measured according to standardised test methods and expressed with a coding system to indicate the degree of such protection;
- key
means a sequence of symbols that controls the operation of a cryptographic transformation (e.g., encipherment, decipherment);
- layman
means a person without any specific repair experience or related qualifications;
- main microphone(s)
means the microphone(s) intended for the user’s voice signals including, as relevant to the product model, gaskets and electric connections to other assemblies of the device;
- mechanical button
means a mechanical switch or an assembly of mechanical switches that can be depressed or a slider button which can be mechanically moved to switch on or off functions such as volume, triggering the camera, or switching on or off the device and including, as relevant to the product model, brackets, gaskets and electric connections to other assemblies of the device;
- mechanical display folding mechanism
means a part that allows a device, including its display, to be folded while preserving its operational integrity;
- mobile phone
means a cordless handheld electronic device, which has the following characteristics:
- model identifier
means the code, usually alphanumeric, which distinguishes a specific product model from other models with the same trade mark or the same manufacturer's, importer's or authorised representative's name;
- networked standby
means networked standby within the meaning of Article 2(10) of Regulation (EU) 2023/826;
- operating system
means the general type of pre-installed software that controls the execution of programs and that may provide services such as resource allocation, scheduling, input-output control and data management;
- product database
means a collection of data concerning products, which is arranged in a systematic manner and consists of a consumer-oriented public part, where information concerning individual product parameters is accessible by electronic means, an online portal for accessibility and a compliance part, with clearly specified accessibility and security requirements, as laid down in Regulation (EU) 2017/1369;
- production-equivalent environment
means an environment that is comparable with the environment in which a product was manufactured;
- professional repairer
means an operator or undertaking which performs repair and professional maintenance of mobile phones, cordless phones or slate tablets, either as a service or with a view to the subsequent resale of the repaired device;
- professional user
means any natural or legal person, to whom a product has been made available for use in the course of their industrial or professional activities;
- proprietary tool
means a tool that is not available for purchase by the general public or for which any applicable patents are not available to licence under fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms;
- protective foil for foldable display
means a protective film designed to be attached to the display of a foldable device to enhance the reliability and to reduce mechanical wear of the screen surface;
- rated capacity
means the amount of electricity declared by the manufacturer that a battery can deliver during a 5-hour period when measured under specified conditions, expressed in milliampere-hours (mAh);
- Rcyc
means the recyclability rate, expressed in %;
- rear-facing camera assembly
means any part consisting of one or several cameras oriented to the rear side of the device, including, as relevant to the product model:
- removable fastener
means a fastener that is not a reusable fastener, but whose removal does not damage the product, or leave residue, which precludes reassembly;
- required fastener
means any fastener to be disassembled according to the repair instructions provided by manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives to get access to a part which is meant to be replaced by a spare part;
- resupplied fastener
means a removable fastener that is supplied at no additional cost with the spare part which it is intended to connect or fix;
- reusable fastener
means a fastener that can be completely reused in the reassembly for the same purpose and that does no damage either to the product or to the fastener itself during the disassembly or reassembly process in a way that makes their multiple reuse impossible;
- secure deletion of the encryption key
means the effective erasure of the encryption key used to encrypt and decrypt data, overwriting the key completely in such a way that access to the original key, or parts of it, becomes infeasible;
- security update
means an operating system update, including security patches, if relevant for a given device, whose main purpose is to provide enhanced security for the device;
- separate protective cover
means a protective cover which may be shipped with a mobile phone, cordless phone or slate tablet, but does not serve as a required part of the housing and is not considered an integral part of the product;
- serialised part
means a part which has a unique code that is paired to an individual unit of a device and whose replacement by a spare part requires the pairing of that spare part to the device by means of a software code to ensure full functionality of the spare part and the device;
- slate tablet
means a device that is designed for portability and has the following characteristics:
- smart charging
means an adaptive battery charging profile based on algorithms learning from user behaviour to optimise the charging profile in terms of reducing battery lifetime limiting effects;
- smartphone
means a mobile phone, which has the following characteristics:
- smartphone for high security communication
means a smartphone, which has the following characteristics:
- spare part
means a separate part that can replace a part with the same or similar function in a mobile phone, cordless phone or slate tablet.
- speaker
means any loudspeaker and any mechanical part to generate sound, including, as relevant to the product model, module housing(s), gaskets and electric connections to other assemblies of the device;
- state of charge
means the available capacity in a battery expressed as a percentage of rated capacity;
- state of health
means a measure of the general condition of a rechargeable battery and its ability to deliver the specified performance compared with its initial condition, expressed as the remaining full charge capacity relative to the rated capacity, in %;
- use environment
means an environment where the product is in use;
- workshop environment
means an environment, that is neither a use environment nor a production-equivalent environment, and where machinery and/or tools are used under controlled conditions as suitable for the repair activities;