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If the mobile device is not on, switch
1.
it on.
Open your phone dialer.
2.
Enter the emergency number for your
3.
present location (for example 911 or
other official emergency number),
then tap Call/Send. Emergency
numbers vary by location.
FCC Hearing Aid Compatability (HAC)
Regulations for Wireless Devices
The U.S. Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) has established
requirements for digital wireless mobile
devices to be compatible with hearing aids
and other assistive hearing devices.
When individuals employing some assistive
hearing devices (hearing aids and cochlear
implants) use wireless mobile devices, they
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Important Health, Safety, and Warranty Information
may detect a buzzing, humming, or whining
noise. Some hearing devices are more
immune than others to this interference
noise, and mobile devices also vary in the
amount of interference they generate.
The wireless telephone industry has
developed a rating system for wireless
mobile devices to assist hearing device
users find mobile devices that may be
compatible with their hearing devices. Not
all mobile devices have been rated. Mobile
devices that are rated have the rating on
their box or a label located on the box.
The ratings are not guarantees. Results
will vary depending on the user's hearing
device and hearing loss. If your hearing
device happens to be vulnerable to
interference, you may not be able to use
a rated mobile device successfully. Trying
out the mobile device with your hearing
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