Kenwood TH-D72A Instruction Manual page 6

Precautions
• Do not charge the transcever and battery pack when they are wet.
• Ensure that there are no metallc tems located between the transcever and the battery
pack.
Do not use optons not specfed by Kenwood.
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• If the de-cast chasss or other transcever part s damaged, do not touch the damaged
parts.
• If a headset or headphone s connected to the transcever, reduce the transcever
volume. Pay attenton to the volume level when turnng the squelch off.
• Do not place the mcrophone cable around your neck whle near machnery that may
catch the cable.
• Do not place the transcever on unstable surfaces.
• Ensure that the end of the antenna does not touch your eyes.
• When the transcever s used for transmsson for many hours, the radator and chasss
wll become hot. Do not touch these locatons when replacng the battery pack.
• Do not mmerse the transcever n water.
• Always swtch the transcever power off before nstallng optonal accessores.
• For safety reasons, we recommend that the battery charger be connected to an easly
accessble AC socket.
Turn the transcever power off n the followng locatons:
• In explosve atmospheres (nflammable gas, dust partcles, metallc powders, gran
powders, etc.).
• Whle takng on fuel or whle parked at gasolne servce statons.
• Near explosves or blastng stes.
• In arcrafts. (Any use of the transcever must follow the nstructons and regulatons
provded by the arlne crew.)
• Where restrctons or warnngs are posted regardng the use of rado devces,
ncludng but not lmted to medcal facltes.
• Near persons usng pacemakers.
• Do not dsassemble or modfy the transcever for any reason.
• Do not place the transcever on or near arbag equpment whle the vehcle s
runnng. When the arbag nflates, the transcever may be ejected and strke the
drver or passengers.
• Do not transmt whle touchng the antenna termnal or f any metallc parts are
exposed from the antenna coverng. Transmttng at such a tme may result n a
hgh-frequency burn.
• If an abnormal odor or smoke s detected comng from the transcever, swtch the
transcever power off mmedately, remove the battery pack from the transcever, and
contact your Kenwood dealer.
• Use of the transcever whle you are drvng may be aganst traffc laws. Please
check and observe the vehcle regulatons n your area.
• Do not expose the transcever to extremely hot or cold condtons.