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Efficient phone operation
Electronics devices
Allmobilephonesmayreceiveinterference,
whichcouldaffectperformance.
•Donotuseyourmobilephonenear
medicalequipmentwithoutrequesting
permission.Avoidplacingthephoneover
pacemakers,forexample,inyourbreast
pocket.
•Somehearingaidsmightbedisturbedby
mobilephones.
•MinorinterferencemayaffectTVs,radios,
PCsetc.
Pacemakers
Pacemakermanufacturersrecommend
thataminimumseparationof15cmbe
maintainedbetweenamobilephoneanda
pacemakertoavoidpotentialinterference
withthepacemaker.Toachievethisuse
thephoneontheoppositeeartoyour
pacemakeranddonotcarryitinabreast
pocket.
Hospitals
Switchoffyourwirelessdevicewhen
requestedtodosoinhospitals,clinicsor
healthcarefacilities.Theserequestsare
designedtopreventpossibleinterference
withsensitivemedicalequipment.
Road safety
Checkthelawsandregulationsontheuse
ofmobilephonesintheareawhenyoudrive.
•Donotuseahand-heldphonewhile
driving.
•Givefullattentiontodriving.
•Pullofftheroadandparkbeforemaking
oransweringacallifdrivingconditions
sorequire.
•RFenergymayaffectsomeelectronic
systemsinyourvehiclesuchascar
stereosandsafetyequipment.
•Whenyourvehicleisequippedwithan
airbag,donotobstructwithinstalledor
portablewirelessequipment.Itcancause
theairbagtofailorcauseseriousinjury
duetoimproperperformance.
•Ifyouarelisteningtomusicwhilstoutand
about,pleaseensurethatthevolumeisat
areasonablelevelsothatyouareaware
ofyoursurroundings.Thisisofparticular
importancewhennearroads.
Guidelinesforsafeandefcientuse