Safety
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Safety
Important: Read this information beforeusing your Personal Communicator.

Exposure to Radio Frequency Signals

YourPersonal Communicatoris a low power radio transmitter and receiver.When it is ON, it
receivesand also sends out radio frequency (RF) signals.
Internationalagencies have set standards and recommendationsfor the protection of public
exposureto RF electromagnetic energy.
InternationalCommission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) 1996
VerbandDeutscher Elektrotechniker (VDE) DIN-0848
UnitedStates Federal Communications Commission, Radio FrequencyExposure
Guidelines(1996)
NationalRadiological Protection Board of the United Kingdom, GS 11, 1988
AmericanNational Standards Institute (ANSI) IEEE. C95. 1-1992
NationalCounc ilon Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP). Report 86
Ministryof Health (Canada), Safety Code 6
Thesestandards are based on extensive scientific review.For example, over 120 scientists,
engineers,and physicians from universities, governmenthealth agencies, and industry
reviewedthe available body of research todevelop the updated ANSI standard.
Thedesign of your communicator complies with these standardswhen used normally.

Antenna Care

Useonly the supplied or an approved replacement antenna. Unauthorized antennas,
modifications,or attachments could damage the communicator and mayviolate local agency
regulations.
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