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Recommended handset use
Recommended handset care
For a long service life:
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Avoid leaving a handset outside and exposed to the
elements over winter.
- Use Shutdown when you are away from the vessel for
an extended period of time.
- Regularly clean the H1P charging contacts.
- Take care of the glass touchscreen around solid
objects such as winch handles and anchors.
To avoid damaging the handset and reduce the risk
of fire or electric shock, explosion, or other hazards,
observe the following safety precautions:
- Always use the correct cradle when charging.
Third-party chargers can cause fire, electric shock,
injury, or damage to the handset or other property.
- Protect the H1 spiral cable by avoiding bending,
twisting, pulling, heating, or placing heavy items on it.
- Do not attempt to repair or modify or re-manufacture
the handset. It is equipped with an internal
rechargeable battery to be replaced only by Vesper
Marine or an authorized Vesper Marine dealer.
- Do not open, disassemble, crush, bend, deform or
puncture the handset.
- Do not insert foreign objects into the handset.
- Do not place the handset in a microwave oven.
- Do not expose the handset to fire or explosion.
The handset has a powerful internal speaker for loud and
clear VHF voice and alarm notification;
- Avoid listening with the handset close to your ear.
- Hold the handset away from your ear and view the
display screen as you use the VHF.
