Safety and General Information
BEFORE USING THIS RADIO, READ THIS BOOKLET WHICH
CONTAINS IMPORTANT OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
FOR SAFE USAGE AND RF ENERGY AWARENESS AND
CONTROL INFORMATION FOR COMPLIANCE WITH RF
ENERGY EXPOSURE LIMITS IN APPLICABLE NATIONAL
AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS.
Caution
The information provided in this document supersedes the general
safety information contained in user guides published before.
Compliance and Control Guidelines and Operating Instructions
for Mobile Two-Way Radios Installed in Vehicles
To control exposure to yourself and others and to ensure compliance
with the RF exposure limits, always adhere to the following procedures:
Guidelines
User awareness instructions should accompany device when
transferred to other users.
Do not use this device if the operational requirements described
herein are not met.
Instructions
Transmit no more than the rated duty factor of 50% of theTime.
To transmit (talk), push the Push-To-Talk (PTT) button or, for radios
equipped with VOX, speak into the microphone,The red LED will
illuminate when the radio is transmitting. To receive calls, release the
PTT button or, for radios equipped with VOX, stop talking. The red LED
will extinguish when the radio stops transmitting. Transmitting 50% of the
time, or less, is important because this radio generates measurable RF
energy exposure only when transmitting.
Transmit only when people outside the vehicle are at least the
Product Safety and RF Exposure for Mobile Two-Way Radios
Installed in Vehicles or as Fixed Site Control Stations
recommended minimum lateral distance away, as shown in Table
1, from the body of a vehicle with a properly installed antenna. This
separation distance will ensure that there is sufficient distance from
a properly installed (according to installation instructions) externally-
mounted antenna to satisfy the RF exposure requirements .
Table 1 below lists the recommended lateral distance for
people in an uncontrolled environment from the body of a
vehicle with an approved, properly installed transmitting
antenna (i.e., monopoles over a ground plane, or dipoles) at
several different ranges of rated radio power for mobile radios
installed in a vehicle.
NOTE
Mobile Radio Rated Power
Minimum Lateral Distance from
Vehicle Body
Less than 7 watts 20 centimeters
7 to 15 watts 30 centimeters
16 to 39 watts 60 centimeters
40 to 110 watts 90 centimeters
When a mobile radio is used in conjunction with another co-located
transmitter such as a Vehicular Repeater, it is the vehicle operator's
responsibility to take appropriate steps to keep bystanders at the
required separation distance from the vehicle to ensure compliance with
the RF energy exposure limits for the general population.
If you are not sure of the rated power of your radio,contact
your SMP representative or dealer and supply the radio model
number found on the radio model label. If you cannot determine
the rated power out, then assure 90 centimeters separation
from the body of the vehicle.
NOTE
Table 1: Rated Power of Vehicle-Installed Mobile Two-Way Radio and
Recommended Minimum Lateral Distance from Vehicle Body.
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