User's Manual

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Protecting our environment
Gigaset A580 IP / US English / A31008-xxxx-xxxx-x-xxxx / appendix.fm / 24.04.2009
Version 8, 03.09.2008
Protecting our environment
Our environmental mission statement
We, Gigaset Communications GmbH, bear social responsibility and are actively
committed to a better world. Our ideas, technologies and actions serve people,
society and the environment. The aim of our global activity is to secure sustain-
able life resources for humanity. We are committed to a responsibility for our
products that comprises their entire life cycle. The environmental impact of
products, including their manufacture, procurement, distribution, utilization,
service and disposal, are already evaluated during product and process design.
Further information on environmentally friendly products and processes is
available on the Internet at www.gigaset.co
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Environmental management system
Gigaset Communications GmbH is certified pursuant to the
international standards EN 14001 and ISO 9001.
ISO 14001 (Environment): certified since September 2007 by
TüV SÜD Management Service GmbH.
ISO 9001 (Quality): certified since 17/02/1994 by TüV Süd
Management Service GmbH.
Ecological energy consumption
The use of ECO DECT (£
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towards protecting the environment.
Disposal
Batteries should not be disposed of in general household waste. Observe the
local waste disposal regulations, details of which can be obtained from your
local authority or the dealer you purchased the product from.
All electrical and electronic equipment must be disposed of separately from
general household waste using the sites designated by local authorities.
If a product displays this symbol of a crossed-out trash can, the
product is subject to European Directive 2002/96/EC.
Appropriate disposal and separate collection of used equip-
ment help to prevent potential harm to both the environment
and health. They are a prerequisite for the re-use and recycling
of used electrical and electronic equipment.
For further information on disposing of your used equipment, please contact
your local authority or refuse collection service or the dealer you purchased the
product from.