Transm itandReceiveProcedure
Your twowayradiocontainsatransmitterandareceiver.Tocontrolyourexp osureandensure
compliancewiththegeneralpopulation/uncontrolledenvironmentexposurelimits,alwaysadhere
tothefollowingprocedure:Transm itnomorethan50%ofthetime.
Toreceivecalls,releasethePT Tbutton.
Totransmit(talk),pressthePushtoTalk (PTT)button.
Trans mitt ing50%ofthetime,orless,isimportantbecausetheradio generatesmeasurableRF
energyexposureonlywhentransmitting(intermsofmeasuringstandardscompliance).Always
holdtheradioapproximately5cminfrontofyourmouthwiththeantennapointingawayfrom
yourhead.
RadioOperationandEMEExposure
Unauthorizedantennas,modifications,orattachmentscoulddamagetheradioandviolate
compliance.DoNOTholdtheantennawhentheradiois“INUSE.”Holdingtheantennareducesthe
effectiverange.Donotusetheradioiftheantennaisdamaged.Ifadamagedantennamakes
contactwithyourskin,aminorburncanresult.Ifyouweararadio onyourbodywhen
transmitting,alwaysfittheradioonthebeltclip(supplied).Alwaysensuretheradioandit's
antennaareatleast5cmfromyourbodywhentransmitting.
ElectromagneticInterference/Compatibility
Nearlyeveryelectronicdeviceissusceptibletoelectromagneticinterference(EMI).Toavoidthe
possibilityofelectromagneticinterferenceand/orcompatibilityconflicts,turnoffyourradioinany
locationwherepostednoticesinstructyoutodososuchashealthcarefacilities.
Aircraft
Wheninstructedtodoso,turnoffyourradiowhenonboardanaircraft.Anyuseofaradiomustbe
inaccordancewithapplicableregulationsperairlinecrewinstructions.
MedicalDevicesPacemakers
TheAdvancedMedicalTechnologyAssociationrecommendsthataminimumseparationof6
inches(15cm)bemaintainedbetweenahandheldwirelessradioandapacemaker.These
recommendationsareconsistentwiththeindependentresearchbyandrecommendationsofthe
U.S.FoodandDrugAdministration.Peoplewithpacemakersshoul d:ALWAYSkeeptheradio
morethan15cmfromtheirpacemakerwhentheradioisturnedON.Notcarrytheradiointhe
breastpocket.
Usetheearoppositethepacemakertominimisethepotentialforinterference.Turntheradi o
OFFimmediatelyifthereisanyreasontosuspectthatinterferenceistakingplace.
MedicalDevices‐HearingAids
Someradiosmayinterferewithsomehearingaids.Intheeventofsuchinterference,youmaywant
toconsultyourhearingaidmanufacturertodiscussalternatives.
OtherMedicalDevices
Ifyouuseanyotherpersonalmedicaldevice,consultthemanufacturerofyourdeviceto
determineifitisadequatelyshieldedfromRFenergy.Yourphysicianmaybeabletoassistyouin
obtainingthisinformation.
Generalwarnings
Neveruseyourradiooutdoorsduringathunderstorm.Keeptheradiooutofreachofbabiesand