AT&T E5802B User Manual page 45

Important safety instructions
Especially About Cordless Telephones
Privacy: The same features that make a cordless phone convenient create
some limitations. Telephone calls are transmitted between the telephone
base and handset by radio waves, so there is a possibility that your cord-
less phone conversations could be intercepted by radio receiving equip-
ment within range of the cordless handset. For this reason, you should
not think of cordless phone conversations as being as private as those
on corded phones.
Electrical power: The telephone base of this cordless telephone must be
connected to a working electrical outlet. The electrical outlet should not be
controlled by a wall switch. Calls cannot be made from the handset if the
telephone base is unplugged or switched off, or if the electrical power
is interrupted.
Power adapter: This power adapter is intended to be plugged into a vertical
wall outlet or a floor outlet.
Potential TV interference: Some cordless telephones operate at frequencies
ference, do not place the telephone base of the cordless telephone near or on
Rechargeable batteries:
ies in order not to short the battery with conducting material such as rings,
bracelets, and keys. The battery or conductor may overheat and cause harm.
Nickel-cadmium rechargeable batteries: Must be recycled or disposed of
caustic material which could cause injury.
industry program to collect and recycle nickel-cadmium rechargeable batteries
when taken out of service within the United States. These batteries may be taken
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