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Appendix
Precautions for users of implanted cardiac pacemakers
Cardiac pacemakers (applies only to digital cordless telephones):
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WTR recommends to physicians that:
Pacemaker patients
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Operating range
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the cordless handset and telephone base can communicate over only a certain distance - which can vary with the locations of the
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When the cordless handset is out of range while on a call, the cordless handset rapidly beeps three times
If there is a call while the handset is out of range, it may not ring, or if it does ring, the call may not connect well when you answer
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About cordless telephones
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between the telephone base and the cordless handset by radio waves, so there is a possibility that the cordless telephone
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Network wall jack: The telephone base of the cordless telephone must be connected to a working network wall jack with
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Potential TV interference: Some cordless telephones operate at frequencies that may cause interference to televisions and
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