vi MTM700 Mobile Terminal / Basic Service Manual Product Safety and RF Exposure
COMPLIANCE AND CONTROL GUIDELINES AND 
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR MOBILE RADIOS
To ensure optimal performance and compliance with the RF energy exposure limits in the above 
standards and guidelines, always adhere to the following procedures:
Transmit and Receive
• To transmit (talk), push the Push-To-Talk (PTT) button; to receive, release the PTT button.  
• Transmit only when people outside the vehicle are at least the minimum lateral distance 
away, as shown in Table 1, from a properly installed, externally-mounted antenna.
Note: Table 1 lists the minimum lateral distance for bystanders in an uncontrolled environment from 
the transmitting types of antennas, (i.e. monopoles over a ground plane, or dipoles) at several 
different ranges of rated radio power for mobile radios installed in a vehicle.
Table 1 Rated Power and Lateral Distance
Mobile Antennas
• Antennas should be installed in locations that assure the recommended separation distance to 
any person outside or inside the vehicle.
• Install antennas at the center of the roof or the center of the trunk deck, taking into account the 
bystander exposure conditions of back-seat passengers. 
• These mobile antenna installation guidelines are limited to metal body motor vehicles or vehicles 
with appropriate ground planes. 
• Antennas should be installed in locations that assure the recommended distance to any person 
in Table 1. For example, if a trunk does not provide a 1 foot separation to the passenger or 
bystander, then another location should be selected.
• The antenna installation must additionally be in accordance with:
a) The requirements of the antenna manufacturer
b) Instructions in the Radio Installation Manual
Rated Power of 
Vehicle-installed 
Mobile Two-way 
Radio
Minimum Lateral 
Distance from 
Transmitting Antenna
Less than 7 Watts 20 cm (8 Inches)
7 to 15 Watts 30 cm (1 Foot)