The Thuraya satellite mobile phone is used for transmitting voice, data and fax
via the GSM-900 and the Thuraya satellite network and to utilise the GPS facilities.
General
Handle your mobile phone with care and keep it dry.
Avoid exposing your mobile phone to extreme hot or cold temperatures.
Avoid placing your mobile phone close to cigarettes, open flames or any source
of heat.
Only use a soft damp cloth to clean your mobile phone.
To avoid impaired performance, please ensure your mobile phone’s antenna
is not bent or damaged
In a car
It is not recommended to use your mobile phone while driving a vehicle due
to traffic safety reasons. When using a mobile phone, park the vehicle before
telephoning. Do not place objects, including either permanently installed or
portable mobile phone, in the area above the airbag or in the airbag deployment
area. If an in-vehicle mobile phone is improperly installed and the airbag inflates,
it could result in serious injury.
Do not transport or store flammable gas, liquid or explosives in the passenger
compartment of a vehicle, which contains your mobile phone and accessories.
In the vicinity of blasting work and in explosive environments
Never use the mobile phone where blasting work is in progress. Observe all
restrictions and follow any regulations or rules.
Areas with a potentially explosive environment are often, but not always, clearly
marked. Do not use the mobile phone while at a filling station. Do not use near
fuel or chemicals.
In Aircraft
Turn off your mobile phone before boarding any aircraft. Do not use it on the
ground without crew permission.
In hospitals
Follow any regulations or rules. Turn off your mobile phone when near medical
equipment.
Electronic devices
Certain electronic equipment may not be shielded against the RF signals emitted
by your mobile phone.
Qualified service
Do not attempt to disassemble your mobile phone. A broken warranty seal will
void the warranty. The mobile phone does not contain consumer serviceable components.
Only qualified service personnel may install or re-pair equipment.
Batteries and accessories
Use approved batteries and accessories only.
Use of non-approved accessories may result in loss of performance, damage to
the mobile phone, fire, electric shock or injury.
Connecting devices
Never connect incompatible products. When connecting the mobile phone to any
other device, read its user’s guide for detailed safety instructions.
Antenna and SAT reception
Do not remove the antenna yourself. If your mobile phone’s antenna becomes
damaged, please take it to a certified service partner.
Only use an antenna that has been specifically designed for your mobile phone.
Unauthorised antennas, modifications or attachments could damage the mobile
phone and may violate the relevant regulations, causing loss of performance
and radio frequency (RF) energy above the recommended limits.
Do not hold the antenna when the mobile phone is in use. Holding the antenna
affects call quality, may cause the mobile phone to operate at a higher power
level than needed and shortens talk and standby times.
Hold the mobile phone
in GSM mode as you would any other telephone. While speaking directly into
the microphone, angle the antenna in a direction up and over your shoulder.
in SAT mode: Extend the antenna and point it in the assumed direction of the
satellite. Making and receiving a call is only possible outside houses or cars
and with no obstructions between the mobile phone and satellite.
Emergency calls
To make or receive calls, the mobile phone must be turned on and in a service
area with adequate radio signal strength. Emergency calls may not be possible
on all mobile phone networks or when certain network services and/or mobile
phone features are in use. Check with your local service provider.
With pacemakers and hearing aids
Pacemakers
The various brands and models of cardiac pacemakers available exhibit a wide
range of immunity levels to radio signals. Therefore, people who wear a cardiac
pacemaker and who want to use a mobile phone should seek the advice of their
cardiologist. If, as a pace-maker user, you are still concerned about in-teraction
with mobile phones, we suggest you:
maintain a distance of 15 cm (6 inches) between the mobile phone and your pacemaker
do not hold your mobile phone to your chest, e.g., do not carry the mobile
phone in a breast pocket
when using the mobile phone, place it to your ear opposite the pacemaker
refer to your pacemaker product literature for information on your particular
device.
If you have any reason to suspect that interference is taking place, turn off
your mobile phone immediately!
Hearing aids
Most new models of hearing aids are immune to radio frequency interference
from mobile phones that are more than 2 metres away. Some are also immune to
interference when the mobile phone is brought up to the same hearing-aided ear.
Many types of older hearing aids may be susceptible to interference, making
it very difficult to use a mobile phone. Should interference be experienced,
there are things that can be done which may improve the situ
