RWARNING! NEVER hold the transceiver so thatthe antenna is very close to, or touching exposed parts of thebody, especially the face or eyes, while transmitting. Thetransceiver will perform best if the microphone is 5 to 10 cm(2 to 4 in) away from the lips and the transceiver is vertical.RWARNING! NEVER operate the transceiver with aheadset or other audio accessories at high volume levels.Hearing experts advise against continuous high volumeoperation. If you experience a ringing in your ears, reducethe volume level or discontinue use.NEVER connect the transceiver to an AC outlet or to apower source of more than 16 V DC. Such a connection willdamage the transceiver.NEVER connect the transceiver to a power source that is DCfused at more than 5 A. Accidental reverse connection will beprotected by this fuse, higher fuse values will not give any pro-tection against such accidents and the transceiver will be ruined.NEVER attempt to charge alkaline or dry cell batteries.Beware that external DC power connections will charge bat-teries inside the battery case. This will damage not only thebattery case but also the transceiver.iIMPORTANTREAD ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and completely beforeusing the transceiver.SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL—This instruction man-ual contains important operating instructions for the IC-T7H.EXPLICIT DEFINITIONSThe explicit definitions below apply to this instruction manual.CAUTIONSThe IC-T7H complies with essential requirements of the89/336/EEC directive for Electromagnetic Compatibility.This compliance is based on conformity with the ETSIspecification ETS300 684 (EMC product standard forCommercially Available Amateur Radio Equipment).WORD DEFINITIONRWARNING Personal injury, fire hazard or electricshock may occur.CAUTION Equipment damage may occur.NOTE If disregarded, inconvenience only. No riskof personal injury, fire or electric shock.