Emergency calls – Casio G'zOne Brigade User Manual

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Safety

phones and helped develop a voluntary standard sponsored by the

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). This standard

specifies test methods and performance requirements for hearing

aids and wireless phones so that no interference occurs when a

person uses a “compatible” phone and a “compatible” hearing aid at

the same time. This standard was approved by the IEEE in 2000.

FDA continues to monitor the use of wireless phones for possible

interactions with other medical devices. Should harmful interference

be found to occur, FDA will conduct testing to assess the interference

and work to resolve the problem.

For more information, please visit the FDA website at

http://www.fda.gov/cellphones.

Emergency Calls

Never rely solely upon your wireless phone for essential

communications (e.g., medical emergencies), if it can be

avoided, since a wireless phone requires a complex combination of

radio signals, relay stations and landline networks for its operation.

Consequently, emergency calls may not always be possible

under all conditions on all wireless phone systems. Your wireless

phone, however, may sometimes be the only available means

of communication at the scene of an accident. When making an

emergency call, always give the recipient all necessary information as

accurately as possible. Never terminate an emergency call until you

have received clearance to do so.

FCC Enhanced 911 (E911) Rules

Background

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requires wireless

carriers to transmit specific latitude and longitude location (Automatic

Location Identification = ALI) information as well as “911” calls to

Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) to identify the location of

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