Safety Precautions and Conditions of Use. Sharp WX-T71

Safety Precautions and

Conditions of Use

Your phone conforms to international regulations insofar as it is used under normal conditions and in accordance with the following instructions.

Conditions of Use

Electromagnetic waves

• Do not switch on your phone aboard an aircraft (as your phone may interfere with the aircraft’s electronic systems). Current legislation forbids this use and legal action can be taken against the user.

• Do not switch on your phone in a hospital, except in designated areas.

• Use of your phone’s function may affect the performance of medical electronic units

(pacemakers, hearing aids, insulin pumps, etc.).

When the phone function is on, do not bring it near medical equipment or into areas in which medical equipment is being used. If you have a hearing aid or a pacemaker, only use the phone on the opposite side of your body from where it is located. The phone should be kept at least 6 inches (15.24 cm) from a pacemaker ANYTIME the phone is switched on.

• Do not switch on your phone near gas or flammable substances.

• Observe the rules concerning the use of mobile phones at gasoline stations, chemical plants and at all sites where a risk of explosion exists.

Caring for your phone

• Do not allow children to use your phone without supervision.

• Do not open or attempt to repair your phone yourself.

The product can only be repaired by authorised service personnel.

• Do not drop your phone or subject it to severe impacts. Bending the body and pushing the display or keys with extreme force could damage the phone.

• Do not use solvents to clean your phone. Use only a soft, dry cloth.

• Do not carry your phone in your back pocket as it could break when you sit down. The display is made of glass and is particularly fragile.

• Avoid touching the external connector on the underside of the phone, since the delicate components within can be damaged by static electricity.

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Battery

• Use your phone only with batteries, chargers and accessories recommended by the manufacturer. The manufacturer disclaims any liability for damage caused by the use of other chargers, batteries or accessories.

• Network configuration and phone usage will affect talk-time and standby time.

Using the games or camera will hasten battery consumption.

• When the battery charging alert is displayed on

the screen, charge the battery as soon as possible.

If you continue using your phone ignoring the alert, the phone may cease to function, and all data and settings you have stored may be lost at any moment.

• Before removing the battery from the phone, make sure the phone is switched off.

• Replace and charge the new battery as soon as possible after removing the old one.

• Do not touch the battery terminals. Batteries can cause damage, injury or burns if a conductive material touches exposed terminals. When the battery is detached from the phone, use a cover made of non-conductive material for keeping and carrying the battery safely.

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• Recommended temperature for using and storing batteries is approximately 20°C.

• The batteries’ performance is limited in low temperatures, particularly below 0°C and the phone may not work temporarily regardless of the amount of remaining battery power.

• Exposing the phone to extreme temperatures will shorten battery life.

• The battery can be charged and discharged hundreds of times but it will eventually wear out. When the operating time (talk-time and standby time) is noticeably shorter than normal, it is time to buy a new battery.

CAUTION

RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED

BY AN INCORRECT TYPE,

DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING

TO THE INSTRUCTIONS

See “Battery Disposal” on page 15.

Aerial Care

• Do not cover the top of the phone (p. 10, No. 21) with

your hand when in use as this may interfere with the performance of the built-in aerial. Call quality may deteriorate leading to shortened talk-time and standby time because the mobile phone has to operate on a higher power level than is necessary.

• Use only the aerial supplied or one approved by

Sharp for your mobile phone. Using unauthorised or modified aerials may damage the mobile phone.

Moreover, since the mobile phone may violate the appropriate regulations, it may lose performance or exceed the limitation of SAR levels.

• To avoid impaired performance, do not damage the aerial of the mobile phone.

• While talking directly to the microphone, please hold the mobile phone so that the aerial is upwards over your shoulder.

• To avoid interfering with blasting operations, please turn off the mobile phone in a blasting area or in a place where a “turn off two-way radio” sign is posted.

Camera Operation

• Learn picture quality, file formats, etc. beforehand.

The taken pictures can be saved in JPEG format.

• Be careful not to move your hand while taking pictures.

If the phone moves while taking a picture, the picture can become blurred. When taking a picture, hold the phone firmly to prevent it from moving, or use the delay timer.

• Clean the lens cover before taking a picture.

Fingerprints, oils, etc. on the lens cover hinder clear focusing. Wipe them off with a soft cloth before taking a picture.

Others

• As with any electronic storage unit, data may be lost or corrupted under various circumstances.

• Before connecting the phone with a PC or a peripheral unit, read the operation manual for the other unit carefully.

• If the phone’s battery has been removed for some time, or the phone has been reset, the unit’s clock and calendar may be reinitialised. The date and time should be updated in this case.

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Environment

• Keep your phone away from extreme heat. Do not leave it on the dashboard of a car or near a heater. Do not leave it in any place that is extremely damp or dusty.

• Since this product is not waterproof, do not use it or store it where fluids such as water can splash onto it.

Raindrops, water spray, juice, coffee, steam, perspiration, etc. will also cause malfunctions.

Precautions Concerning Vehicle Use

• It is the user’s responsibility to check the local laws governing the use of a mobile phone in vehicles. Pay full attention to driving. Pull off to the side of the road, park the car, and switch off the engine before making or answering a call.

• Use of your phone’s function may interfere with the vehicle’s electronic systems, such as the ABS anti-lock brakes or the air-bag. To ensure no such problem occurs, please check with your dealer or car manufacturer before connecting your phone.

• Only allow qualified service maintenance personnel to install the vehicle accessories.

The manufacturer disclaims any liability for damage which may result as a consequence of improper use or use contrary to the instructions contained herein.

SAR

Your Sharp mobile phone has been designed, manufactured and tested so as not to exceed the limits for exposure to electromagnetic fields as required by the DGT. These limits are part of comprehensive guidelines developed by independent scientific organisations. The guidelines include a substantial safety margin designed to assure the safety of the phone user and others and to take into account variations in age and health, individual sensitivities and environmental conditions. The DGT rules provide for the amount of radio frequency electromagnetic energy absorbed by the body when using a mobile phone to be measured by reference to the Specific Absorption Rate

(SAR). The SAR limit for the general public is currently 1.6 watts per kilogram averaged over 1 gram of body tissue. Your Sharp mobile phone SAR value is

1.217 W/kg. This has been tested to ensure that this limit is not exceeded even when the phone is operating at its highest certified power. In use however your

Sharp mobile phone may operate at less than full power because it is designed to use only sufficient power to communicate with the network.

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Precautions for Use in USA

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Exposure to Radio Waves

THIS MODEL PHONE MEETS THE

GOVERNMENT’S REQUIREMENTS FOR

EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES.

Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver.

It is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications

Commission of the U.S. Government. These limits are part of comprehensive guidelines and establish permitted levels of RF energy for the general population. The guidelines are based on standards that were developed by independent scientific organizations through periodic and thorough evaluation of scientific studies. The standards include a substantial safety margin designed to assure the safety of all persons, regardless of age and health.

The exposure standard for wireless mobile phones employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific

Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit set by the

FCC is 1.6 W/kg.* Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions specified by the FCC with the phone transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR level of the phone while operating can be well below the maximum value. This is because the phone is designed to operate at multiple power levels so as to use only the power required to reach the network.

In general, the closer you are to a wireless base station antenna, the lower the power output.

Before a phone model is available for sale to the public, it must be tested and certified to the FCC that it does not exceed the limit established by the government-adopted requirement for safe exposure. The tests are performed in positions and locations (e.g., at the ear and worn on the body) as required by the FCC for each model. The highest SAR value for this model phone when tested for use at the ear is 0.820 W/kg and when worn on the body, as described in this user guide, is 0.801 W/kg.

Body-worn Operation; This device was tested for typical body-worn operations with the back of the phone kept 1.5 cm from the body. To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure requirements, use accessories that maintain a 1.5 cm separation distance between the user’s body and the back of the phone. The use of belt-clips, holsters and similar accessories should not contain metallic components in its assembly.

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The use of accessories that do not satisfy these requirements may not comply with FCC RF exposure requirements, and should be avoided. While there may be differences between the SAR levels of various phones and at various positions, they all meet the government requirement for safe exposure.

The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for this model phone with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF emission guidelines. SAR information on this model phone is on file with the FCC and can be found under the Display

Grant section of http://www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid after searching on FCC ID APYHRO00040.

Additional information on Specific Absorption Rates

(SAR) can be found on the Cellular

Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) web-site at http://www.phonefacts.net.

* In the United States and Canada, the SAR limit for mobile phones used by the public is 1.6 watts/kg (W/ kg) averaged over one gram of tissue. The standard incorporates a substantial margin of safety to give additional protection for the public and to account for any variations in measurements.

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