Tait TP9400 User Manual - Blasting Areas

16  For your safety

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medical devices such as hearing aids and 

pacemakers

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medical equipment in hospitals or health care 

facilities.

Switch off the radio before boarding an aircraft. Using 

your radio while in the air is not permitted.

Consult the manufacturer (or its representative) of any 

such electronic devices to determine whether electronic 

circuits in those devices will perform normally when the 

radio is transmitting.

Warning 

If you have a pacemaker:

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immediately turn off the radio if you suspect it is 

interfering with the pacemaker 

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keep the radio at least 6 inches (15 cm) from the 

pacemaker while the radio is on 

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use the radio on your right side to minimize 

interference

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never carry the radio in a breast pocket.

If there is interference between your hearing aid and the 

radio, please discuss an alternative solution with the 

hearing aid manufacturer.

Potentially explosive atmospheres and 

blasting areas

Warning 

Unless the radio is specifically certified for use 

in a potentially explosive atmosphere, turn off the radio 

before entering such an atmosphere. An explosion could 

cause serious injury or death. Examples of potentially 

explosive atmospheres include filling stations, and any 

environment where there are flammable liquids, gases, 

or dusts. 

Warning 

Turn off the radio before approaching blasting 

caps, a blasting area, or any area where you are 

instructed to turn off a two-way radio. Obey all signs and