Safety
and
GeneralInformation
The
followinggeneralsafety
precautions
as
would
nor-
mally
apply,
which
should
be
observed
during
ali
phases
of
operation,
service
and
repair
of
this
equipment.
•
Turn
off
your
radioprior
to
entering
any
área
with
a
potentially
explosive
atmosphere.
•Donot
chargeyour
battery
ina
potentiallyexplosive
atmosphere.
•Donotuseany
portable
radio
that
hás
a
damaged
antenna.
If
a
damagedantennacomesintocontact
withyourskin,
a
minor
burn
can
result.
•
Thisequipmentshould
be
serviced
by
qualifiedtech-
nicians
only.
•To
avoidpossibleinterference
with
blasting
operations,
turn
off
your
radio
when
youare
near
electricalblastingcaps.
Ina
blasting
área
orin
áreas
such
as
hospital
site
posted
"Turn
off
two-way
radio";
whentaking
an
airplane,pleaseobey
the
"turn
off
two-way
radio"
instruction
of
aircrew
staff
as
well.
For
vehicles
with
anair
bag,
donot
place
a
radio
in
the
área
over
anairbagorintheairbag
deployment
área.
Air
bagsinflatewithgreatforce.
Ifa
radio
is
placed
intheairbag
deployment
área
andtheair
bag
inflates,
the
radio
may
be
propelledwithgreat
force
and
causeseriousinjury
to
occupants
ofthe
vehicle.
Do
not
expose
the
radio
to
directsunlightover
a
long
time,
nor
place
it
close
to
heating
source.
Whenusingyour
radio,
hold
the
radio
ina
vertical
position
with
the
microphone
3to4
centimeters
away
from
your
lips.
If
you
wear
a
radio
on
yourbodywhentransmitting,
ensure
the
radio
andits
antenna
areat
least
2.5cm
away
fromyourbody.
