Crystal Audiovideo DBH20-80 Two-Way Radio User Manual


 
SafetyInformationandWarnings
InformationonSafeOperation
ReadThisInformationBeforeUsingYourCRYSTALRadio.TheoperationofyourUHFradioin
Australiaissubjecttoconditionsinthefollowinglicense:
InAustraliatheACMARadiocommunications(CitizenBandRadioStations)andinNewZealandby
MEDtheGeneralUserRadioLicenseforCitizenBandRadio.
RadioAntenna
Donotuseanyradiothathasadamagedantenna.Ifadamagedantennacomesincontactwiththe
skin,aminorburnmayresult.
Unauthorizedantennas,modifications,orattachmentscoulddamagetheradioandviolate
compliance.DoNOTchangeormodifytheantenna.
DoNOTholdtheantennawhentheradiois“INUSE.”Holdingtheantennareducesrangeandmay
causebodilyharm.
Safetyandgeneralusewhilstinavehicle
ChecktheStateandFederallawsandregulationsregardingtheuseoftwowayradiosinthearea
whereyoudrive,andalwaysobeythem.
ForVehiclesfittedwithAirBags
Donotplaceyourradiointheareaoveranairbagorintheairbagdeploymentarea.Airbags
inflatewithgreatforce.Ifaradioisplacedintheairbagdeploymentareaandtheairbaginflates,
theradiomaybepropelledwithgreatforceandcauseseriousinjurytotheoccupantsofthe
vehicle.
Batteries
Allbatteriescancausepropertydamageand/orbodilyinjurysuchasburnsifconductivematerial
suchasjewellery,keys,orbeadedchainstouchesexposedterminals.Thematerialmaycomplete
anelectricalcircuit(short
circuit)andbecomequitehot.Exercisecareinhandlinganycharged
battery,particularlywhenplacingitinsideapocket,purse,orothercontainerwithmetalobjects.
Donotreplaceorchargebatteriesinapotentiallyexplosiveatmosphere.Contactsparkingmay
occurwhileinstallingorremovingbatteriesandcauseanexplosion.
PotentiallyExplosiveAtmospheres
TurnyourradioOFFwheninanyareawithapotentiallyexplosiveatmosphere.Sparksinsuchareas
couldcauseanexplosionorfireresultingininjuryorevendeath.NOTE:
Areaswithpotentially
explosiveatmospheresareoften,butnotalwaysclearlymarked.Theyincludefuelingareassuchas
belowdeckonboats;fuelorchemicaltransferorstoragefacilities;areaswheretheaircontains
chemicalsorparticles,suchasgrain,dust,ormetalpowders;andanyotherareawhereyou
would
normallybeadvisedtoturnoffyourvehicleengine.
BlastingCapsandAreas
Toavoidpossi ble interferencewithblastingoperations,turnyourradioOFFnearelectricalblasting
capsorina“blastingarea”orinareasposted:“Turnoffthetwowayradio.”Obeyallsignsand
instructions.