Samsung SGH-T259 Series User Manual

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Health and Safety Information 137Potentially Explosive EnvironmentsSwitch your mobile device off when in any area with a potentiallyexplosive atmosphere and obey all signs and instructions. Sparksin such areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodilyinjury or even death. Users are advised to switch the mobiledevice off while at a refueling point (service station). Users arereminded of the need to observe restrictions on the use of radioequipment in fuel depots (fuel storage and distribution areas),chemical plants, or where blasting operations are in progress.Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are often, but notalways, clearly marked. They include below deck on boats,chemical transfer or storage facilities, vehicles using liquefiedpetroleum gas (such as propane or butane), areas where the aircontains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or metalpowders, and any other area where you would normally beadvised to turn off your vehicle engine.FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC)Regulations for Wireless DevicesOn July 10, 2003, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission(FCC) Report and Order in WT Docket 01-309 modified theexception of wireless mobile devices under the Hearing AidCompatibility Act of 1988 (HAC Act) to require digital wirelessmobile devices be compatible with hearing aids.The intent of the HAC Act is to ensure reasonable access totelecommunications services for persons with hearingdisabilities. While some wireless mobile devices are used nearsome hearing devices (hearing aids and cochlear implants),users may detect a buzzing, humming, or whining noise. Somehearing devices are more immune than others to thisinterference noise, and mobile devices also vary in the amount ofinterference they generate.The wireless telephone industry has developed a rating systemfor wireless mobile devices to assist hearing device users findmobile devices that may be compatible with their hearingdevices. Not all mobile devices have been rated. Mobile devicesthat are rated have the rating on their box or a label located onthe box.The ratings are not guarantees. Results will vary depending onthe user's hearing device and hearing loss. If your hearing devicehappens to be vulnerable to interference, you may not be able touse a rated mobile device successfully. Trying out the mobiledevice with your hearing device is the best way to evaluate it foryour personal needs.M-Ratings: Mobile devices rated M3 or M4 meet FCCrequirements and are likely to generate less interference tohearing devices than mobile devices that are not labeled. M4 isthe better/higher of the two ratings.t259_Sienna.book Page 137 Wednesday, January 19, 2011 11:30 AM