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Appendix
Important safety instructions
Especially About Cordless Telephones
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Privacy:
The same features that make a cordless phone convenient create
some limitations. Telephone calls are transmitted between the telephone base
and the handset by radio waves, so there is a possibility that your cordless
phone conversations could be intercepted by radio receiving equipment within
range of the cordless handset.
For this reason, you should not think of cord-
less phone conversations as being as private as those on corded phones.
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Electrical power:
The telephone base of this cordless telephone must be
connected to a working electrical outlet. The electrical outlet should not be
controlled by a wall switch.
Calls cannot be made from the handset if the
telephone base is unplugged or switched off, or if the electrical power is
interrupted.
Power adapter:
The power adapter is intended to be correctly oriented in a
vertical or floor mount position. The prongs are not designed to hold the plug
in place if it is plugged into a ceiling or an under-the-table/cabinet outlet.
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Potential TV interference:
Some cordless telephones operate at frequencies
that may cause interference to TVs and VCRs. To minimize or prevent such
interference, do not place the telephone base of the cordless telephone near
or on top of a TV or VCR. If interference is experienced, moving the cordless
telephone farther away from the TV or VCR will often reduce or eliminate the
interference.
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Rechargeable batteries:
This product contains either Nickel-Cadmium or
Nickel-Metal Hydride rechargeable batteries. Exercise care in handling batteries
in order not to short the battery with conducting material such as rings, brace-
lets, and keys. The battery or conductor may overheat and cause harm. Observe
proper polarity between the battery and the battery charger.
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Nickel-cadmium rechargeable batteries:
Must be recycled or disposed of
properly. Do not dispose of in household garbage. Do not burn or puncture.
Like other batteries of this type, if burned or punctured, they could release
caustic material which could cause injury.
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Nickel-metal hydride rechargeable batteries:
Dispose of these batteries
in a safe manner. Do not burn or puncture. Like other batteries of this type,
if burned or punctured, they could release caustic material which could
cause injury.
The RBRC
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Seal means that the manufacturer is voluntarily participating in an indus-
try program to collect and recycle Nickel-metal rechargeable batteries when taken
out of service within the United States. These batteries may be taken to a participat-
ing local retailer of replacement batteries or recycling center. Or you may call 1 (800)
8 BATTERY for locations accepting spent nickel-metal Batteries.
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