Safety Information. Motorola V3620

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Safety Information

Important: Read this information before using your wireless handheld phone.

Exposure to Radio Frequency

Signals

Your wireless handheld portable telephone is a low power radio transmitter and receiver. When it is on, it receives and also sends out radio frequency (RF) signals.

In August 1996, The Federal Communications Commissions

(FCC) adopted RF exposure guidelines with safety levels for handheld wireless phones. Those guidelines are consistent with safety standards previously set by both U.S. and international standards bodies:

• American National Standards Institute (ANSI) C95.1

1992

• National Council on Radiation Protection and

Measurement (NCRP) Report 86 1986

• International Commission on Non-Ionizing

Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) 1996

Those standards were based on comprehensive and periodic evaluations of the relevant scientific literature. 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 (C95.1).

The design of your phone complies with the FCC guidelines

(and those standards).

Antenna Care

Use only the supplied or an approved replacement antenna.

Unauthorized antennas, modifications, or attachments could damage the phone and may violate FCC regulations.

Phone Operation

Normal Operation: Hold the phone as you would any other telephone, with the antenna pointed up and over your shoulder.

Tips on Efficient Operation: Observe the following guidelines to operate your phone most efficiently.

• 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.

Batteries

Caution: All batteries can cause property damage, injury, or burns 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

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12 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.

Driving

Check the laws and regulations on the use of wireless telephones in the areas where you drive. Always obey them.

Observe the following guidelines when using your phone while driving.

• Give full attention to driving—driving safely is your first responsibility.

• Use hands-free phone operation, if available.

• Pull off the road and park before making or answering a call if driving conditions so require.

Electronic Devices

Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from RF signals. However, certain 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 inches (6") 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.

Persons with pacemakers:

• should ALWAYS keep the phone more than six inches from their pacemaker when the phone is turned on

• should not carry the phone in a breast pocket

• should use the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimize the potential for interference

• should turn the phone off immediately if you have any reason to suspect that interference is taking place

Hearing Aids

Some digital wireless phones may interfere with some hearing aids. In the event of such interference, you may want to consult your hearing aid manufacturer to discuss alternatives.

Other Medical Devices

If you use any other personal medical device, consult the manufacturer of your device to determine if it is adequately shielded from external RF energy. Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining this information.

Turn your phone off in health care facilities when any regulations posted in these areas instruct you to do so.

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Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external RF energy.

Vehicles

RF signals may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded electronic systems in motor vehicles. Check with the manufacturer or its representative regarding your vehicle.

You should also consult the manufacturer of any equipment that has been added to your vehicle.

Posted Facilities

Turn your phone off in any facility where posted notices so require.

Aircraft

FCC regulations prohibit using your phone while in the air.

Switch off your phone before boarding an aircraft.

Blasting Areas

To avoid interfering with blasting operations, turn your phone off when in a “blasting area” or in areas posted:

“Turn off two-way radio.” Obey all signs and instructions.

Potentially Explosive Atmospheres

Turn your phone off when in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere and obey all signs and instructions.

Sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death.

Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are often, but not always, clearly marked. They include fueling areas such as gas stations; below deck on boats; fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities; vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas

(such as propane or butane); areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or metal powders; and any other area where you normally would be advised to turn off your vehicle engine.

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 in-vehicle wireless equipment is improperly installed and the air bag inflates, serious injury could result.

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