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• Do not drop, knock or shake the phone. Rough handling can break internal circuit boards.
• Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents or strong detergents to clean the phone. Wipe it with a soft cloth slightly dampened in a mild soap-andwater solution.
• Do not paint it. Paint can clog the device’s moving parts and prevent proper operation.
• Do not put the phone in or on heating devices, such as a microwave oven, a stove or a radiator. The phone may explode when overheated.
• Use only the supplied or an approved replacement antenna. Unauthorized antennas or modified accessories may damage the phone and violate regulations governing radio devices.
• If the phone, battery, charger or any accessory is not working properly, take it to your nearest qualified service facility. The personnel there will assist you, and if necessary, arrange for service.
Glossary
Airtime - Actual time spent talking on the wireless phone. Most carriers bill customers based on how many minutes of airtime they use each month.
Antenna - A device for transmitting or receiving signals. The size and shape of antennas is determined, in part, by the frequency of the signal they receive.
Wireless phones and the base station must have antennas.
Base Station - The fixed radio transmitter/receiver that maintains communications with mobile radio telephones within a given area. (Typically called a cell or cell site)
CDMA - (Code Division Multiple Access) A spreadspectrum approach to digital transmission. With
CDMA, each conversion is digitized and then tagged with a code. The mobile phone deciphers only a particular code to pick the right conversation off the air. The transmitted signal is just above noise level across the available bandwidth.
Channel - Communications signals transmit along paths called channels.
Codec - Compression & Decompression.
Deactivation - The process of rendering a wireless phone inactive.
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