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Avoid dropping the phone or battery. If the phone or battery is dropped, especially on a
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hard surface, and the user suspects damage, take it to a service center for inspection.
Use your battery for the specified purpose only.
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The closer you are to your network's base station, the longer your phone usage time
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because less battery power is consumed for the connection.
The battery recharging time varies depending on the remaining battery capacity and the
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battery and charger type you use.
Battery life inevitably shortens over time.
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Since overcharging may shorten battery life, remove the phone from its charger once it is
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fully charged. Unplug the charger once charging is complete. Leaving the battery in hot
or cold places, especially inside a car in summer or winter, may reduce the capacity and
life of the battery. Always keep the battery within normal temperatures.
To prevent injury or burns, ensure that no metal objects come into contact with the + and
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– terminals of the battery.
FCC Hearing-Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations
for Wireless Devices
On July 10, 2003, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Report and Order
in WT Docket 01-309 modified the exception of wireless phones under the Hearing Aid
Compatibility Act of 1988 (HAC Act) to require digital wireless phones be compatible with
hearing-aids.
The intent of the HAC Act is to ensure reasonable access to telecommunications services for
persons with hearing disabilities.
While some wireless phones are used near some hearing devices (hearing aids and cochlear
implants), users may detect a buzzing, humming, or whining noise. Some hearing devices
are more immune than others to this interference noise, and phones also vary in the amount
of interference they generate.
The wireless telephone industry has developed a rating system for wireless phones, to assist
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