Avoid Choking Hazard
Small Parts. Not for children under 3 years.
Turn off your radio power in the following
conditions:
• Turn off your radio before removing (installing)
a battery or accessory or when charging
battery.
• Turn off your radio when you are in a potentially
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hazardous environments: Near electrical
blasting caps, in a blasting area, in explosive
atmospheres (inflammable gas, dust particles,
metallic powders, grain powders, etc.).
• Turn off your radio while taking on fuel or while
parked at gasoline service stations.
To avoid electromagnetic interference and/or
compatibility conflicts
• Turn off your radio in any facility where posted
notices instruct you to do so, hospitals or health
care facilities (Pacemakers, Hearing Aids and
Other Medical Devices) may be using equipment
that is sensitive to external RF energy.
• Turn off your radio when on board an aircraft.
Any use of a radio must be in accordance with
applicable regulations per airline crew instructions.
Protect your hearing:
• Use the lowest volume necessary to do your job.
• Turn up the volume only if you are in noisy
surroundings.
• Turn down the volume before adding headset or
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earpiece.
• Limit the amount of time you use headsets or
earpieces at high volume.
• When using the radio without a headset or
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earpiece, do not place the radio's speaker directly
against your ear
• Use careful with the earphone maybe
possible excessive sound pressure from
earphones and headphones can cause
hearing loss
Note: Exposure to loud noises from any source for
extended periods of time may temporarily or
permanently affect your hearing. The louder the
radio's volume, the less time is required before
your hearing could be affected. Hearing damage
from loud noise is sometimes undetectable at first
and can have a cumulative effect.
Avoid Burns
Antennas
• Do not use any portable radio that has a
damaged antenna. If a damaged antenna
comes into contact with the skin when the radio
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is in use, a minor burn can result.
Batteries (If appropriate)
• When the conductive material such as jewelry,
keys or chains touch exposed terminals of the
batteries, may complete an electrical circuit
(short circuit the battery) and become hot to
cause bodily injury such as burns. Exercise care
in handling any battery, particularly when placing
it inside a pocket, purse or other container with
metal objects
Long transmission
• When the transceiver is used for long
transmissions, the radiator and chassis will
become hot.
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