User's Manual

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Safety Guidelines
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) RF Safety
Program
(http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety)
International Commission on Non-lonizing Radiation
Protection
(http://www.icnirp.de)
World Health Organization (WHO) International EMF
Project
(http://www.who.int/peh-emf/project/es)
National Radiological Protection Board (UK)
(http://www.nrpb.org.uk/radiation)
10 Driver Safety Tips
Your wireless phone gives you the powerful ability to
communicate by voice almost anywhere, anytime. An
important responsibility accompanies the benefits of
wireless phones, one that every user must uphold.
When operating a car, driving is your first responsibility.
When using your wireless phone behind the wheel of a
car, practice good common sense and remember the
following tips:
1 Get to know your wireless phone and its features
such as speed dial and redial. Carefully read your
instruction manual and learn to take advantage
of valuable features most phones offer, including
automatic redial and memory. Also, work to memorize
the phone keypad so you can use the speed dial
function without taking your attention off the road.
2 When available, use a hands-free device. A number
of hands-free wireless phone accessories are readily
available today. Whether you choose an installed
mounted device for your wireless phone or a speaker
phone accessory, take advantage of these devices if
available to you.
3 Position your wireless phone within easy reach. Make
sure you place your wireless phone within easy reach
and where you can reach it without removing your
eyes from the road. If you get an incoming call at
an inconvenient time, if possible, let your voicemail
answer it for you.
4 Suspend conversations during hazardous driving
conditions or situations. Let the person you are
speaking with know you are driving; if necessary,
suspend the call in heavy traffic or hazardous
weather conditions. Rain, sleet, snow and ice can be
hazardous, but so is heavy traffic. As a driver, your
first responsibility is to pay attention to the road.
5 Do not take notes or look up phone numbers
while driving. If you arereading an address book or
business card, or writing a “to-do” list while driving
a car, you are not watching where you are going. It
is common sense. Don’t get caught in a dangerous
situation because you are reading or writing and not
paying attention to the road or nearby vehicles.