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SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES
DISPOSING OF DAMAGED OR WORN-OUT BATTERIES
WARNING
The following toxic and corrosive material is used in this
unit’s battery:
LITHIUM-ION, a toxic material.
WARNING
To prevent contamination of the environment, contact
your local waste disposal agency for specific instructions
before disposing of damaged or worn-out lithium-ion
batteries. Take batteries to a local recycling and/or
disposal center, certified for lithium-ion battery disposal.
WARNING
Do not use broken or cracked batteries, even if there isn’t
leakage. Replace damaged or worn-out batteries with
new batteries. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR BATTERIES!
Repair attempts may result in severe personal injury, due
to explosion or electrical shock.
To avoid personal injury and damage to the environment:
1. Do not attempt to remove or destroy any of the battery
components. Do not open or mutilate the battery. If a leak
develops, released electrolytes are corrosive and toxic. Do
not get the solution in your eyes or on your skin, and do not
swallow it.
2. Do not dispose of the battery in the regular household trash.
3. Do not dispose of the battery in a fire. The cell may explode.
4. Do not dispose of the battery where it will become part of any
waste landfill or municipal solid waste stream.
5. Cover the battery terminals with heavy-duty adhesive tape.
6. Dispose of the battery according to local, state and federal
regulations.
7. Dispose of the battery promptly.
About Call2Recycle Battery Seals
Call2Recycle’s industry steward program
helps battery and product manufacturers
fulfill recycling requirements in the U.S. and
Canada, including compliance with extensive
state, provincial and federal regulations, such
as the Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable
Battery Act (The Battery Act). Call2Recycle® Licensees/Industry
Stewards, participating battery and product manufacturers
and marketers, purchase the rights to imprint the Call2Recycle
Battery Seals on their rechargeable batteries and products.
When you see the Call2Recycle Battery Seal, you can feel
confident knowing that your battery or product can be safely and
responsibly recycled.
About Call2Recycle
Since 1994, Call2Recycle has diverted more than 75 million
pounds of rechargeable batteries from local landfills and
established a network of 30,000 recycling drop-off locations.
More than 200 battery and/or product manufacturers,
Call2Recycle Industry Stewards, have united to ensure that
batteries are responsibly recycled when they reach their end of
life and fund the program that is operated by Call2Recycle, Inc., a
501(c)4 nonprofit public service organization.
To locate the nearest recycling center, please call 1-800-822-
8837.
FCC STATEMENT
WARNING
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user’s
authority to operate the equipment.
NOTE:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part
15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is
no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning
the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different
from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician
for help.