vnOtiCes tO the User◆ Government law prohbts the operaton of unlcensed radotransmtters wthn the terrtores under government control.◆ Illegal operaton s punshable by fne and/or mprsonment.◆ Refer servce to qualfed techncans only.Safety: It s mportant that the operator s aware of, andunderstands, hazards common to the operaton of anytranscever.preCaUtiOns• Do not charge the transcever and battery pack when they are wet.• Ensure that there are no metallc tems located between thetranscever and the battery pack.• Do not use optons not specfed by Kenwood.• If the de-cast chasss or other transcever part s damaged, do nottouch the damaged parts.• If a headset or headphone s connected to the transcever, reducethe transcever volume. Pay attenton to the volume level whenturnng the squelch off.• Do not place the mcrophone cable around your neck whle nearmachnery 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, theradator and chasss wll become hot. Do not touch these locatonswhen replacng the battery pack.• Do not mmerse the transcever n water.• Always swtch the transcever power off before nstallng optonalaccessores.• The charger s the devce that dsconnects the unt from the ACmans lne. The AC plug should be readly accessble.