Oricom UHF400R - Warnings and Safety Information; Installation of Your Oricom Radio

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Installation of Your Oricom Radio
Warnings and Safety Information
WARNING
Potentially Explosive Atmosphere
TurnyourradioOFFwheninanyareawithapotentiallyexplosiveatmosphere.Sparksinsuch
areascouldcauseanexplosionorreresultingininjuryorevendeath.
NOTE:Areaswithpotentiallyexplosiveatmospheresareoften,butnotalwaysclearlymarked.They
includefuellingareassuchasbelowdeckonboats;fuelorchemicaltransferorstoragefacilities;
areaswheretheaircontainschemicalsorparticles,suchasgrain,dust,ormetalpowders;andany
otherareawhereyouwouldnormallybeadvisedtoturnoffyourvehicleengine.
Blasting Caps and Areas
Toavoidpossibleinterferencewithblastingoperations,turnyourradioOFFnearelectricalblastingcaps
orina“blastingarea”orinareasposted:“Turnofftwowayradios.”Obeyallsignsandinstructions.
Electromagnetic Interference/Compatibility
Nearlyeveryelectronicdeviceissusceptibletoelectromagneticinterference(EMI).Toavoidthe
possibilityofelectromagneticinterferenceand/orcompatibilityconicts,turnoffyourradioinany
locationwherepostednoticesinstructyoutodososuchashealthcarefacilities.
CAUTION
Thisradioisdesignedforoperationona12Voltbatterysystem.Itshouldnotbeconnected
directlytoa24Voltsystem.
Wheninstallingyourradioinyourvehicle,checkthatduringinstallationyoudonotdamageany
wiringorvehiclecomponentsthatmaybehiddenaroundthemountingposition.
Ensuretheinstallationdoesnotinterferewiththeoperationofthevehicleandmeetsall
regulatoryandsafetyretirementsforaccessoriesttedtoyourvehicle.
Foroptimumperformance,yourradioneedstobeinstalledcorrectly.Ifyouareunsureabout
howtoinstallyourradio,wesuggestyouhaveyourradioprofessionallyinstalledbyaUHF
specialistorAutoelectrician.Wheninstallingtheradio,avoidmountingitclosetoheatersorair
conditioners.NeverpressthePTTbuttonbeforeconnectingtheantennatotheradio.