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APPENDIX
ELECTRONIC DEVICES
Your wireless handheld portable telephone is a low power radio
transmitter and receiver. When it is ON, it receives and also sends
out radio frequency (RF) signals. Most modern electronic equipment
is shielded from RF energy. However, certain electronic equipment
may not be shielded against the RF signals from your wireless phone.
Therefore, use of your phone must be restricted in certain situations.
PACEMAKERS
The Health Industry Manufacturers Association recommends that
a minimum separation of six (6”) inches be maintained between
a handheld wireless phone and a pacemaker to avoid potential
interference with the pacemaker. These recommendations are
consistent with the independent research by and recommendations
of Wireless Technology Research. Persons with pacemakers:
x
ALWAYS keep the phone more than six inches from your
pacemaker when the phone is turned on.
x
Do not carry the phone in a breast pocket.
x
Use the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimize the potential
for interference.
x
If you have any reason to suspect that interference is taking
place, turn your phone OFF immediately.
HEARING AIDS
Some digital wireless phones may interfere with some hearing aids. In
the event of such interference, you may want to consult your service
provider (or call the customer service line to discuss alternatives).
