Appendix
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Precautions for users of implanted cardiac pacemakers
Cardiac pacemakers (applies only to digital cordless telephones):
Wireless Technology Research, LLC (WTR), an independent research entity, led a multidisciplinary
evaluation of the interference between portable wireless telephones and implanted cardiac pacemakers.
Supported by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, WTR recommends to physicians that:
Pacemaker patients
Should keep wireless telephones at least six inches from the pacemaker.
Should NOT place wireless telephones directly over the pacemaker, such as in a breast pocket, when
it is turned ON.
Should use the wireless telephone at the ear opposite the pacemaker.
WTR’s evaluation did not identify any risk to byst anders with pacemakers from other p ersons using
wireless telephones.
Operating range
This cordless telephone operates wit h the maximum power allowed by the Federal C ommunications
Commission (FCC). Even so, this handset and telephone ba se can communicate over only a certa in
distance - which can vary with the lo cations of the telephone base and ha ndset, the weather, and the
layout of your home or ofce.
When the handset is out of range, the handset di splays Out of range OR No pwr at bas e.
If there is a call while the handset is out of range, it may not ring, or if it does ring, the call may not connect
well when you press . Move closer to the telephone base, then press to answer the call.
If the handset moves out of range during a teleph one conversation, there may be interfere nce. To
improve reception, move closer to the telepho ne base.
ECO mode
This power conserving technolog y reduces power consumption for opti mal battery performance. T he
ECO mode activates automatically whenever the ha ndset is synchronized with the telep hone base.
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