NEC Cell Phone Vehicles equipped with an airbag, Third party equipment, Service, Efficient use

•Check if local laws and/or regulations restrict the use of phones while driving.

Vehicles equipped with an airbag

An airbag inflates with great force. Do not place objects, including either installed or portable wireless equipment, in the area over the airbag or in the airbag deployment area. If in-vehicle wireless equipment is improperly installed and the airbag inflates, serious injury could result.

Third party equipment

The use of third party equipment, batteries, cables or accessories, not made or authorised by NEC, may invalidate the warranty of your phone and also adversely affect the phone’s operation.

Service

The phone, batteries and charger contain no user-serviceable parts. We recommend that your NEC phone is serviced or repaired by an NEC authorised service centre. Please contact 3 or NEC for advice.

Efficient use

The phone has an internal antenna. For optimum performance with minimum power consumption, please do not cover the internal antenna area with your hand. Covering the internal antenna affects call quality, may cause the phone to operate at higher power levels than needed and may shorten talk and standby times.

Radio frequency energy

Your phone is a low-power radio transmitter/receiver. When it is turned on, it intermittently receives and transmits radio frequency (RF) energy (radio waves). The system that handles the call controls the power level at which the phone transmits.

Exposure to radio frequency energy

The phone is designed not to exceed the limits for exposure to RF energy set by national authorities and international health agencies.* These limits are part of comprehensive guidelines and establish permitted levels of radio wave exposure for the general population. The guidelines were developed by independent scientific organisations such as ICNIRP (International Commission on Non-ionizing Radiation Protection) through periodic and thorough evaluation of scientific studies. The limits include a substantial safety margin designed to assure the safety of all persons, regardless of age and health and to account for any variations in measurements.

*Examples of radio frequency exposure guidelines and standards that the phone is designed to conform to:

•ICNIRP, Guidelines for limiting exposure to time-varying electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields (up to 300 GHz)- International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP). Health Physics, vol.74. pp, 494-522, April 1998.

•99/519/EC, EU Council Recommendation on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields 0 Hz-300 GHz. Official Journal of the European Communities, July 12, 1999.

•ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1992. "Safety levels with respect to human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields, 3kHz to 300 GHz". The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., New York, 1991.

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