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whenthephoneisinuse.Contact
withtheantennaaffectscallquality
andmaycausethephonetooperate
atahigherpowerlevelthanotherwise
needed.
Electronic Devices
Mostmodernelectronicequipmentis
shieldedfromRFsignals.However,
certainelectronicequipmentmaynot
beshieldedagainsttheRFsignals
fromyourwirelessphone.
Pacemakers
TheHealthIndustryManufacturers
Associationrecommendsthata
minimumseparationofsix(6)inches
bemaintainedbetweenahandheld
wirelessphoneandapacemakerto
avoidpotentialinterferencewiththe
pacemaker.Theserecommendations
areconsistentwiththeindependent
researchbyandrecommendationsof
WirelessTechnologyResearch.
Personswithpacemakers:
• ShouldALWAYSkeepthephone
morethansix(6)inchesfromtheir
pacemakerwhenthephoneis
turnedON;
• Shouldnotcarrythephoneina
breastpocket;
• Shouldusetheearopposite
thepacemakertominimizethe
potentialforinterference;
• ShouldturnthephoneOFF
immediatelyifthereisanyreasonto
suspectthatinterferenceistaking
place.
Hearing Aids
Somedigitalwirelessphonesmay
interferewithsomehearingaids.In
theeventofsuchinterference,you
maywanttoconsultyourservice
provider(orcallthecustomerservice
linetodiscussalternatives).
Other Medical Devices
Ifyouuseanyotherpersonalmedical
device,consultthemanufacturer
ofyourdevicetodetermineifitis
adequatelyshieldedfromexternal
RFenergy.Yourphysicianmaybe
abletoassistyouinobtainingthis
information.
Health Care Facilities
TurnyourphoneOFFinhealthcare
facilitieswhenanyregulationsposted
intheseareasinstructyoutodoso.