Chapter 9. Safety Guidelines
Safety Information
Exposure to Radio Frequency Signal
Your wireless handheld portable telephone is a low power radio transmitter and receiver. When it is ON, it receivers and also sends out radio frequency(RF) signals.
European and international agencies have set standards and recommendations for the protection of public exposure to RF electromagnetic energy.
Internation Commission on
Verband Deutscher Elektrotechnik(VDE)
Directives of the European Community, Directorate General V in Matters of Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Energy
National Radiological Protection Board of the United Kingdom, GS 11, 1988
American National Standards Institute(ANSI) IEEE
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NGRP), Report 86
Department of Heath and Welfare Canada, Safety Code 6
These standards are based on extensive scientific review. For example, over 120 scientists, engineers, and physicians from universities, government health agencies, and industry reviewed the available body of research to develop the ANSI Standard.
The design of your phone complies with these standards when used normally. Use only the supplied or an approved replacement antenna. Unauthorised antennas, modifications, or attachments could damage the phone and may violate FCC regulations.
Efficient Phone Operation
Normal Position
Hold the phone as you would with any other telephone with the antenna pointed up and over your shoulder.
Tips on Efficient Operation:
For your phone to operate most efficiently;
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Extend your antenna fully
Do not touch the antenna unnecessarily when the phone is in use. Contact with the antenna affects call quality and may cause the phone to operate at a higher power level than otherwise needed.
For Vehicles Equipped with an Air Bag
An air bag inflates with great force. DO NOT place objects, including both installed or portable wireless equipment, in the area over the air bag or in the air bag deployment area. If
Batteries
Caution : All batteries can cause property damage, injury or bums if a conductive material, such as jewelry, keys or beaded chains, touches exposed terminals. The material may complete an electrical circuit and become quite hot. To protect against such unwanted current drain, exercise care in handling any charged battery, particularly when placing it inside your pocket, purse or other container with metal objects. When the battery is detached from the phone, your batteries are packed with a protective battery cover, please use this cover for storing your batteries when not in use.
Check the laws and regulations on the use of wireless telephones in the areas where you drive. Always obey them.
Also, if using your phone while driving, please:
Give full attention to
Use
Pull off the road and park before making or answer a call if driving conditions so require.
Most modem electronic equipment is shielded from RF signals. However, certain electronic equipment may not be shielded against the RF signals from your wireless phone.
Pacemakers
The Health Industry Manufacturers Association recommends that a minimum separation of six(6”) inches be maintained between a handheld wireless phone and a pacemaker to avoid potential interference with the pacemaker. These recommendations are consistent with the independent research by and recommendations of Wireless Technology Research.
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