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Operational Warnings
Operational Warnings
For Vehicles with an Air Bag
Do not place a portable radio product in the area over the air bag or in the
air bag deployment area. Air bags inflate with great force. If a portable
radio is placed in the air bag deployment area and the air bag inflates, the
radio product may be propelled with great force and cause serious injury to
occupants of the vehicle.
Potentially Explosive Atmospheres
Turn off your radio product prior to entering any area with a potentially
explosive atmosphere, unless it is a radio product type especially qualified
for use in such areas as“Intrinsically Safe”(for example, Factory Mutual,
CSA, or UL approved). Do not remove, install, or charge batteries in such
areas. Sparks in a potentially explosive atmosphere can cause an explosion
or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death.
NOTE: The areas with potentially explosive atmospheres referred to
above include fueling areas such as below decks on boats, fuel or
chemical transfer or storage facilities, areas where the air
contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust or metal
powders, and any other area where you would normally be
advised to turn off your vehicle engine. Areas with potentially
explosive atmospheres are often but not always posted.
Blasting Caps and Areas
To avoid possible interference with blasting operations, turn off your radio
product when you are near electrical blasting caps, in a blasting area, or in
areas posted:“Turn off two-way radio”. Obey all signs and instructions.
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Cleaning and Drying Considerations
Using a leather carry case may help protect the surfaces and help prevent liquids
(e.g., rain) from entering into the interior of the radio product. This product is
not water proof, and exposing the unit to liquids may result in permanent
damage to the unit.
Ifyourradioproductinteriorgetswet,thendonottrytoacceleratedryingwith
the use of an oven or a dryer as this will damage the radio product and void the
warranty. Instead, do the following:
1. Immediately power off the radio product.
2. Remove Battery and SIM card (if so equipped) from radio product.
3. Shake excess liquid from radio product.
4. Place the radio product and battery in an area that is at room temperature
and has good air flow.
Operational Cautions
Antennas
Do not use any portable radio product that has a damaged antenna.If
a damaged antenna comes into contact with your skin, a minor burn can
result.
Batteries
All batteries can cause property damage and/or bodily injury, such as burns
if a conductive material such as jewelry, keys, or beaded chains touches
exposed terminals. The conductive material may complete an electrical
circuit (short circuit) and become quite hot. Exercise care in handling any
charged battery, particularly when placing it inside a pocket, purse, or other
container with metal objects.
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5. Let the radio product, battery dry, and SIM card for 72 hours before
reconnecting the battery and/or powering on the radio product.
If the radio product does not work after following the steps listed above, contact
your dealer for servicing information.
Clean the external surfaces of the radio product with a damp cloth, using a mild
solution of dishwashing detergent and water. Some household cleaners may
contain chemicals that could seriously damage the radio product. Avoid the use
of any petroleum-based solvent cleaners. Also, avoid applying liquids directly
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Accessory Safety Information
IMPORTANT:
SAVE THESE ACCESSORY SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Before using any battery or battery charger, read all the instructions for and
cautionary markings on (1) the battery, (2) the battery charger, which may
include a separate wall-mounted power supply or transformer, and (3) the
radio product using the battery.
Do not expose any battery charger to water, rain, or snow as they are
designed for indoor or in-vehicle use only.
To reduce the risk of damage to the cord or plug, pull by the plug rather
than the cord when you disconnect the battery charger from the power
source outlet.
Do not operate any battery charger with a damaged cord or plug—replace
them immediately.
Battery chargers may become warm during operation, but not hot. If it
becomes hot to the touch, unplug it from the power outlet immediately and
discontinue its use.
Use of a non-recommended attachment to a battery charger may result in a
risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons.
Make sure the battery charger power cord is located so that it will not be
stepped on, tripped over, or subjected to damage or stress.
An extension cord should not be used with any battery charger unless
absolutely necessary. Use of an improper extension cord could result in a
risk of fire and electric shock. If an extension cord must be used, make sure
that:
The pins on the plug of the extension cord are the same number, size,
and shape as those on the plug of the charger.
The extension cord is properly wired and in good electrical condition.
The cord size is 18AWG for lengths up to 100 feet and 16AWG for
lengthsupto150feet.
To reduce the risk of injury, charge only the
rechargeable batteries listed in the Accessories
section of this manual. Other types of batteries
may burst, causing personal injury and damage.
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Operational Cautions
Do not operate any battery charger if it has received a sharp blow, has been
dropped, or has been damaged in any way; take it to a qualified service
technician.
Do not disassemble a battery charger; take it to a qualified service
technician when service or repair is required. Incorrect reassembly may
result in a risk of electric shock or fire.
Maximum ambient temperature around the power supply or transformer of
any battery charger should not exceed 40°C (104°F).
The output power from the power supply or transformer must not exceed
the rating given on the Desktop Dual-Pocket Charger.
The disconnection from the line voltage is made by unplugging the power
supply from the AC receptacle.
To reduce risk of electric shock, unplug any battery charger from the outlet
before attempting any maintenance or cleaning.
For optimum charging performance, turn off the radio product while charging it
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The U.S. Food and Drug
Administrations Center for
Devices and Radiological Health
Consumer Update on Mobile
Phones
FDA has been receiving inquiries about the safety of mobile phones, including
cellular phones and PCS phones. The following summarizes what is known--
and what remains unknown--about whether these products can pose a hazard to
health, and what can be done to minimize any potential risk. This information
may be used to respond to questions.
Why the concern?
Mobile phones emit low levels of radiofrequency energy (i.e., radiofrequency
radiation) in the microwave range while being used. They also emit very low
levels of radiofrequency energy (RF), considered non-significant, when in the
stand-by mode. It is well known that high levels of RF can produce biological
damage through heating effects (this is how your microwave oven is able to
cook food). However, it is not known whether, to what extent, or through what
mechanism, lower levels of RF might cause adverse health effects as well.
Although some research has been done to address these questions, no clear
picture of the biological effects of this type of radiation has emerged to date.
Thus, the available science does not allow us to conclude that mobile phones are
absolutely safe, or that they are unsafe. However, the available scientific
evidencedoes notdemonstrate any adverse health effects associated with the
use of mobile phones.
What kinds of phones are in question?
Questions have been raised about hand-held mobile phones, the kind that have a
built-in antenna that is positioned close to the users head during normal
telephone conversation. These types of mobile phones are of concern because of
the short distance between the phones antenna--the primary source of the RF--
and the persons head. The exposure to RF from mobile phones in which the
antenna is located at greater distances from the user (on the outside of a car, for
example) is drastically lower than that from hand-held phones, because a
persons RF exposure decreases rapidly with distance from the source. The
safety of so-called cordless phones, which have a base unit connected to the
telephone wiring in a house and which operate at far lower power levels and
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How much evidence is there that hand-held mobile phones
might be harmful?
Briefly, there is not enough evidence to know for sure, either way; however,
research efforts are on-going. The existing scientific evidence is conflicting and
many of the studies that have been done to date have suffered from flaws in their
research methods. Animal experiments investigating the effects of RF exposures
characteristic of mobile phones have yielded conflicting results. A few animal
studies, however, have suggested that low levels of RF could accelerate the
development of cancer in laboratory animals. In one study, mice genetically
altered to be predisposed to developing one type of cancer developed more than
twiceasmanysuchcancerswhentheywereexposedtoRFenergycomparedto
controls. There is much uncertainty among scientists about whether results
obtained from animal studies apply to the use of mobile phones. First, it is
uncertain how to apply the results obtained in rats and mice to humans. Second,
many of the studies that showed increased tumor development used animals that
had already been treated with cancer-causing chemicals, and other studies
exposed the animals to the RF virtually continuously--up to 22 hours per day.
For the past five years in the United States, the mobile phone industry has
supported research into the safety of mobile phones. This research has resulted
in two findings in particular that merit additional study:
1. In a hospital-based, case-control study, researchers looked for an
association between mobile phone use and either glioma (a type of brain
cancer) or acoustic neuroma (a benign tumor of the nerve sheath). No
statistically significant association was found between mobile phone use
and acoustic neuroma. There was also no association between mobile
phone use and gliomas when all types of types of gliomas were considered
together. It should be noted that the average length of mobile phone
exposure in this study was less than three years.
When 20 types of glioma were considered separately, however, an
association was found between mobile phone use and one rare type of
glioma, neuroepithelliomatous tumors. It is possible with multiple
comparisons of the same sample that this association occurred by chance.
Moreover, the risk did not increase with how often the mobile phone was
used, or the length of the calls. In fact, the risk actuallydecreasedwith
cumulative hours of mobile phone use. Most cancer causing agents
increase risk with increased exposure. An ongoing study of brain cancers
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repeatability of these results.(1)
2. Researchers conducted a large battery of laboratory tests to assess the
effects of exposure to mobile phone RF on genetic material. These
included tests for several kinds of abnormalities, including mutations,
chromosomal aberrations, DNA strand breaks, and structural changes in
the genetic material of blood cells called lymphocytes. None of the tests
showed any effect of the RF except for the micronucleus assay, which
detects structural effects on the genetic material. The cells in this assay
showed changes after exposure to simulated cell phone radiation, but only
after 24 hours of exposure. It is possible that exposing the test cells to
radiation for this long resulted in heating. Since this assay is known to be
sensitive to heating, heat alone could have caused the abnormalities to
occur. The data already in the literature on the response of the
micronucleus assay to RF are conflicting. Thus, follow-up research is
necessary.(2)
FDA is currently working with government, industry, and academic groups to
ensure the proper follow-up to these industry-funded research findings.
Collaboration with the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association
(CTIA) in particular is expected to lead to FDA providing research
recommendations and scientific oversight of new CTIA-funded research based
on such recommendations.
Two other studies of interest have been reported recently in the literature:
1. Two groups of 18 people were exposed to simulated mobile phone signals
under laboratory conditions while they performed cognitive function tests.
There were no changes in the subjects ability to recall words, numbers, or
pictures, or in their spatial memory, but they were able to make choices
more quickly in one visual test when they were exposed to simulated
mobile phone signals. This was the only change noted among more than 20
variables compared.(3)
2. In a study of 209 brain tumor cases and 425 matched controls, there was no
increased risk of brain tumors associated with mobile phone use. When
tumors did exist in certain locations, however, they were more likely to be
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occurred in only a small number of cases, the increased likelihood was too
small to be statistically significant.(4)
In summary, we do not have enough information at this point to assure the
public that there are, or are not, any low incident health problems associated
with use of mobile phones. FDA continues to work with all parties, including
other federal agencies and industry, to assure that research is undertaken to
provide the necessary answers to the outstanding questions about the safety of
mobile phones.
What is known about cases of human cancer that have been
reported in users of hand-held mobile phones?
Some people who have used mobile phones have been diagnosed with brain
cancer. But it is important to understand that this type of cancer also occurs
among people who have not used mobile phones. In fact, brain cancer occurs in
the U.S. population at a rate of about 6 new cases per 100,000 people each year.
At that rate, assuming 80 million users of mobile phones (a number increasing at
a rate of about 1 million per month), about 4800 cases of brain cancer would be
expected each year among those 80 million people, whether or not they used
their phones. Thus it is not possible to tell whether any individuals cancer arose
because of the phone, or whether it would have happened anyway. A key
question is whether the risk of getting a particular form of cancer is greater
among people who use mobile phones than among the rest of the population.
One way to answer that question is to compare the usage of mobile phones
among people with brain cancer with the use of mobile phones among
appropriately matched people without brain cancer. This is called a case-control
study. The current case-control study of brain cancers by the National Cancer
Institute, as well as the follow-up research to be sponsored by industry, will
begin to generate this type of information.
What is FDAs role concerning the safety of mobile phones?
Under the law, FDA does not review the safety of radiation-emitting consumer
products such as mobile phones before marketing, as it does with new drugs or
medical devices. However, the agency has authority to take action if mobile
phones are shown to emit radiation at a level that is hazardous to the user. In
such a case, FDA could require the manufacturers of mobile phones to notify
users of the health hazard and to repair, replace or recall the phones so that the
hazard no longer exists.
Although the existing scientific data do not justify FDA regulatory actions at
this time, FDA has urged the mobile phone industry to take a number of steps to
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support needed research into possible biological effects of RF of the type
emitted by mobile phones;
design mobile phones in a way that minimizes any RF exposure to the user
that is not necessary for device function; and
cooperate in providing mobile phone users with the best possible
information on what is known about possible effects of mobile phone use
on human health.
At the same time, FDA belongs to an interagency working group of the
federal agencies that have responsibility for different aspects of mobile
phone safety to ensure a coordinated effort at the federal level. These
agencies are:
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Communications Commission
Occupational Health and Safety Administration
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
The National Institutes of Health also participates in this group.
In the absence of conclusive information about any possible
risk, what can concerned individuals do?
If there is a risk from these products--and at this point we do not know that there
is--it is probably very small. But if people are concerned about avoiding even
potential risks, there are simple steps they can take to do so. For example, time
is a key factor in how much exposure a person receives. Those persons who
spend long periods of time on their hand-held mobile phones could consider
holding lengthy conversations on conventional phones and reserving the hand-
held models for shorter conversations or for situations when other types of
phones are not available.
People who must conduct extended conversations in their cars every day could
switch to a type of mobile phone that places more distance between their bodies
and the source of the RF, since the exposure level drops off dramatically with
distance. For example, they could switch to:
a mobile phone in which the antenna is located outside the vehicle,
a hand-held phone with a built-in antenna connected to a different antenna
mounted on the outside of the car or built into a separate package, or
a headset with a remote antenna to a mobile phone carried at the waist.