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Care and Maintenance
Your telephone is a product that meets the highest design and manufacturing standards. It should
therefore be treated with care. The suggestions listed below will help you enjoy this product for a
long time.
Follow all the safety precautions given on page 1. These precautions apply to the handset, the char-
ger cradle and the rechargeable batteries (i.e. the entire telephone) as well as to the accessories.
To clean the telephone, first pull out the adapter plug of the charger cradle from the mains socket.
Wipe the devices first with an antistatic cloth or soft, damp leather rag and then with a dry cloth.
Note: Never spray your telephone with cleaning agents or solvents. Clean the handset and charger
cradle contacts with a lint-free cloth.
Environmental Characteristics and Disposal
(applicable for the European Union)
This product is environmentally friendly and can be recycled. It was manufactured in accordance
with statutory requirements and with the Manufacturers’ Guideline 2002. It was developed with
special focus on low energy consumption, long life, and ease of servicing. The few materials used in
its manufacture are environmentally friendly. Help to extend the life of your communications device
by adhering to the safety instructions, the information on battery lifetime, and the care and mainte-
nance instructions.
Instructions for disposal
To prevent potential consequences to the environment and to health from the disposal of hazardous
substances contained in electrical and electronic devices, the directives of the European Parliament
and the Council with respect to
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Directive 2002/96/EC "Waste electrical and electronic equipment" and
•
Directive 2002/95/EC "Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and
electronic equipment"
are nationally and legally regulated in all countries of the EU.
The legislation is aimed primarily at the avoidance of waste from electrical and electronic equipment
as well as at the re-utilization of materials, the final recycling and other forms of recycling such
waste in order to reduce the amount of waste to be disposed of as well as to decrease the entry of
hazardous substances from electrical and electronic equipment into the waste system.
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