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Safety
Explosion, Shock, and Fire Hazards
Checkthelawsandregulationsontheuseofwirelessphonesintheareas
whereyoudriveandalwaysobeythem.Also,ifusingyourphonewhile
driving,pleaseobservethefollowing:
• Donotputyourphoneinaplacesubjecttoexcessivedustandkeepthe
minimumrequireddistancebetweenthepowercordandheatsources.
• Unplugthepowercordpriortocleaningyourphone,andcleanthepower
plugpinwhenit’sdirty.
• Whenusingthepowerplug,ensurethatit’srmlyconnected.Ifnot,it
maycauseexcessiveheatorre.
• Ifyouputyourphoneinapocketorbagwithoutcoveringthereceptacle
ofthephone(powerplugpin),metallicarticles(suchasacoin,paperclip
orpen)mayshort-circuitthephoneandmaycausean37explosion.
Alwayscoverthereceptaclewhennotinuse.
• Don’tshort-circuitthebattery.Metallicarticlessuchasacoin,paperclip
orpeninyourpocketorbagorcontactwithsharpobjectsincluding
animalbitesmayshort-circuitthe+and–terminalsofthebattery(metal
stripsonthebattery)uponmoving.Shortcircuitoftheterminalmay
damagethebatteryandcauseanexplosion.
General Notice
• Usingadamagedbatteryorplacingabatteryinyourmouthoranimal's
mouthmaycauseseriousinjuryincludingareorexplosion.
• Donotplaceitemscontainingmagneticcomponentssuchasacredit
card,phonecard,bankbook,orsubwayticketnearyourphone.The
magnetismofthephonemaydamagethedatastoredinthemagnetic
strip.
• Talkingonyourphoneforalongperiodoftimemayreducecallquality
duetoheatgeneratedduringuse.
• Whenthephoneisnotusedforalongperiodtime,storeitinasafe
placewiththepowercordunplugged.