Personal Communicator User's Guide

Safety
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Safety
Important: Read this information before using your Personal Communicator.
Exposure to Radio Frequency Signals
Your Personal Communicator is a low power radio transmitter and receiver. When it is ON, it
receives and also sends out radio frequency (RF) signals.
International agencies have set standards and recommendations for the protection of public
exposure to RF electromagnetic energy.
• International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) 1996
• Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker (VDE) DIN-0848
• United States Federal Communications Commission, Radio Frequency Exposure
Guidelines (1996)
• National Radiological Protection Board of the United Kingdom, GS 11, 1988
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI) IEEE. C95. 1-1992
• National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP). Report 86
• Ministry of Health (Canada), Safety Code 6
These standards are based on extensive scientific review. For example, over 120 scientists,
engineers, and physicians from universities, government health agencies, and industry
reviewed the available body of research to develop the updated ANSI standard.
The design of your communicator complies with these standards when used normally.
Antenna Care
Use only the supplied or an approved replacement antenna. Unauthorized antennas,
modifications, or attachments could damage the communicator and may violate local agency
regulations.
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