User's Manual

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Date:Jan.10,2011

FederalCommunicationsCommission

7435OaklandMillsRoad

ColumbiaMD21046

Subject: HearingAidDisclosurestatementpersection20.19(f)(1)

FCCID: BCG‐E2422AandBCG‐E2422B

Towhomitmayconcerns:

Thefollowingstatementorsimilarwordingswillbeincludedineitherfinalrevisionofuser'smanualor

asaninsertinthepackagingmaterialforthehandsetwhentheproductisshipped.

FCCHearing‐AidCompatibility(HAC)RegulationsforWirelessDevices

OnJuly10,2003,theU.S.FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)ReportandOrderinWTDocket

01‐309modifiedtheexceptionofwirelessphonesundertheHearing

AidCompatibilityActof198(HAC

Act)torequiredigitalwirelessphonesbecompatiblewithhearing‐aids.TheintentoftheHACActisto

ensurereasonableaccesstotelecommunicationsservicesforpersonswithhearingdisabilities.While

somewirelessphonesareusednearsomehearingdevices(hearingaidsandcochlear

implants),users

maydetectabuzzing,humming,orwhi ningnoise.Somehearingdevicesaremoreimmunethanothers

tothisinterferencenoise,andphonesalsovaryintheamountofinterferencetheygenerate.The

wirelesstelephoneindustryhasdevelopedarating systemforwirelessphones,toassisthearingdevice

usersfind

phonesthatmaybecompatiblewiththeirhearingdevices.Notallphoneshavebeenrated.

Phones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inte rference,youmaynotbeabletousearatedphonesuccessfully.

Tryingoutthephonewithyourhearingdeviceisthebestwaytoevaluateitforyourpersonalneeds.

M‐Ratings:PhonesratedM3orM4meetFCCrequirementsandare

likelytogeneratelessinterference

tohearingdevicesthanphonesthatarenotrated.M4isthebetter/higher ofthetworatings.

ModelA1349isratedM4.

T‐Ratings:PhonesratedT3orT4meetFCCrequirementsandarelikelytobemoreusablewithahearing

aid’stelecoilthan

phonesthatarenotrated.T4isthebetter/higherofthetworatings.

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Date: Jan.10, 2011 Federal Communications Commission 7435 Oakland Mills Road Columbia MD 21046 Subject: Hearing Aid Disclosure statement per section 20.19(f)(1) FCC ID: BCG‐E2422A and BCG‐E2422B To whom it may concerns: The following statement or similar wordings will be included in either final revision of user's manual or as an insert in the packaging material for the handset when the product is shipped. FCC Hearing‐Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for Wireless Devices On July 10, 2003, the U.S.
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Model A1349 is rated T4. Safety and regulatory guide The handset has not been rated for hearing aid compatibility with respect to the Wi‐Fi capability. Please power off the Bluetooth function while using hearing aid devices with A1349. NEWER WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES iPhone has been tested and rated for use with hearing aids for some of the wireless technologies that it uses. However, there may be some newer wireless technologies used in iPhone that have not been tested yet for use with hearing aids.
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are referenced in Section 20.19 of the FCC Rules. The HAC rating and measurement procedure are described in the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) C63.19 standard.