Safety Instructions and Precautions
WARNING: Do not connect directly to the public switched telephone network
(PSTN). Any connection of this phone to an off premise application, an out of
plant application, any other exposed plant application, or to any equipment
other than the intended application may result in a safety hazard, and/or
defective operation, and/or equipment damage. ‘Exposed Plant’ means where
any portion of the circuit is subject to accidental contact with electric lighting or
power conductors operating at a voltage exceeding 300 V between conductors
or is subject to lightning strikes.
WARNING: The handset supplied with the phone shall not be substituted with
any other handset. Use of other handsets with this phone may have the potential
to cause hearing loss in the event of a lightening strike on the outside plant
wiring.
When you use your phone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be
followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to persons, including
the following:
• Do not use this product near water, for example, near a bathtub, washbowl,
kitchen sink or laundry tub, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool.
• Avoid using a phone (other than a cordless type) during an electrical storm.
There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning.
• Do not use the phone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of a leak.
Maintenance and Repair: There are no user serviceable parts inside the phones.
For repairs, return the phone to BT.
These notices may appear on the product or in the technical documentation:
DANGER Danger indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
WARNING Warning indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION Caution indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury and/or damage to
the equipment or property.
This symbol may appear on the product:
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle indicates that
important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions are
included in the literature accompanying the product.
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