BlackBerry Q10
SQN100-3
Smartphone
Safety and Product Information
Safety information
Excited to start using your BlackBerry smartphone? Before you get started, read this booklet which contains
important safety and regulatory information for your BlackBerry smartphone. Keep this booklet in a safe place so that you can refer to it whenever you need it.
In some countries there may be restrictions on using Bluetooth enabled devices and wireless devices with encryption software. Check with your local authorities for the restrictions in your area.
To find the latest safety and product information, visit www.blackberry.com/docs/smartphones.
Important safety precautions
Use only approved batteries and chargers with your BlackBerry smartphone. Use of batteries or chargers that have not been approved by BlackBerry might present a risk of fire or explosion, which could cause serious harm, death, or property loss.
Use only BlackBerry approved holsters. Use of holsters that have not been approved by BlackBerry might, in the long term, present a risk of serious harm.
When you wear the BlackBerry smartphone close to your body, use a BlackBerry approved holster with an integrated belt clip, or maintain a distance of 0.59 in. (15 mm) between your BlackBerry smartphone and your body while the BlackBerry smartphone is transmitting. Use of
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Your BlackBerry smartphone is designed to be operated in temperatures between 32 and 95°F (0 and 35°C). Use of your BlackBerry smartphone outside of the recommended temperature range could cause damage to your BlackBerry smartphone or
Do not rely on your BlackBerry smartphone for emergency communications. The wireless networks that are necessary to make emergency calls or send messages are not available in all areas, and emergency numbers, such as 911, 112, or 999, might not connect you to emergency services in all areas. If you have the BlackBerry Mobile Voice System installed on your BlackBerry smartphone, see the "About emergency calls and the BlackBerry Mobile Voice System" section for more information about emergency calls.
Do not disassemble your BlackBerry smartphone. Your BlackBerry smartphone contains small parts that might be a choking hazard.
Keep your BlackBerry smartphone away from medical devices, including pacemakers and hearing aids, because they might malfunction and cause serious harm or death to you or others.
Do not put your BlackBerry smartphone in contact with liquids because this might cause a short circuit, a fire, or an electric shock.
When you use your BlackBerry smartphone speakerphone, never hold the BlackBerry smartphone to your ear. Serious and permanent hearing damage could occur.
Exposure to flashing lights on your BlackBerry smartphone can cause epileptic seizures or blackouts and might be dangerous to you or others. In the event that you experience, or your use of your BlackBerry smartphone causes in others, any disorientation, loss of awareness, twitching, convulsions, or any involuntary movements, stop using your BlackBerry smartphone immediately and consult a physician. The LED notification light is located on the front of your BlackBerry smartphone, in the
Do not use your BlackBerry smartphone while driving unless you are permitted by law to use the BlackBerry smartphone in
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Do not use your BlackBerry smartphone in the presence of gas fumes because it might present a risk of fire or explosion.
Do not dispose of your BlackBerry smartphone in a fire because this might cause an explosion resulting in serious injury, death, or property loss.
Turn off your BlackBerry smartphone on aircrafts. Using your BlackBerry smartphone on an aircraft might affect aircraft instrumentation, communication, and performance; might disrupt the network; might otherwise be dangerous to the operation of the aircraft, its crew, and its passengers; and might be illegal.
BlackBerry smartphones are not intrinsically safe and cannot be used in the presence of explosive fumes, explosive dust, or other explosive chemicals. Sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in serious injury, death, or damage to property.
Using your smartphone safely
•Do not place heavy objects on your BlackBerry smartphone.
•Do not attempt to modify or service your BlackBerry smartphone.
•Do not attempt to cover or push objects into openings on your BlackBerry smartphone unless instructed to do so in the BlackBerry smartphone documentation supplied by BlackBerry. This action might cause a short circuit, a fire, or an electric shock.
•Do not use sharp objects on the screen.
•Do not use excessive force on the screen.
•Do not use your BlackBerry smartphone or BlackBerry smartphone accessories near water (for example, near a bathtub or a sink, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool).
•Do not place your BlackBerry smartphone or BlackBerry smartphone accessories on any unstable surface. The BlackBerry smartphone or BlackBerry smartphone accessories could fall, thereby potentially causing serious injury to a person and serious damage to the BlackBerry smartphone or BlackBerry smartphone accessory.
•When using your BlackBerry smartphone, take frequent breaks. If you experience any discomfort in your neck, shoulders, arms, wrists, hands (including thumbs and fingers), or other parts of the body when using your BlackBerry smartphone, cease use immediately. If discomfort persists, consult a physician.
CAUTION: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein might result in hazardous radiation exposure.
Electrical safety
Charge the BlackBerry smartphone using only the charging accessories provided by or specifically approved by BlackBerry for use with this BlackBerry smartphone. Any approval from BlackBerry under this document must be in writing and must be from a person authorized to provide such approval. Use of any other accessory might invalidate any warranty provided with the BlackBerry smartphone and might be dangerous.
Approved charging accessory models for the BlackBerry Q10
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Use the charging accessories provided with the BlackBerry smartphone or any other BlackBerry approved charging accessories only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. Before you use any power supply, verify that the mains voltage is in accordance with the voltage printed on the power supply. Connect the BlackBerry smartphone only to CTIA certified adapters, products that bear the
Do not overload power outlets, extension cords, or convenience receptacles because this might result in a risk of fire or electric shock. To reduce the risk of damage to the cord or the plug, pull the plug rather than the cord when you disconnect the charging accessory from the power outlet or convenience receptacle.