User's Manual

10 Important Safety Information
operate at an actual Specific Absorption Rates (SAR) level below the maximum
value specified. Your phone is designed not to exceed the recommended
international guidelines for limits on RF exposure.
Knowing Radio Frequency Safety
The design of your phone complies with updated NCRP standards described
below.
In 1991–92, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) joined in updating ANSI’s 1982
standard for safety levels with respect to human exposure to RF signals. More
than 120 scientists, engineers and physicians from universities, government
health agencies and industries developed this updated standard after reviewing
the available body of research. In 1993, the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) adopted this updated standard in a regulation. In August
1996, the FCC adopted hybrid standard consisting of the existing ANSI/IEEE
standard and the guidelines published by the National Council of Radiation
Protection and Measurements (NCRP).
Body-Worn Operation
To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines, always use an
appropriate accessory if using the phone for body worn operations. Accessories
used with this phone for body worn operations must not contain any metallic
components and must provide at least 0.59 inches (1.5 centimeters) separation
distance between the user’s body and the phone, including antennas. Body worn
accessories that do not meet these requirements may not comply with FCC RF
exposure requirements and should be avoided.
For more information about RF exposure, visit the FCC website at
www.fcc.gov.
Specific Absorption Rates (SAR) for Wireless Phones
The SAR value corresponds to the relative amount of RF energy absorbed into
the head of a user of a wireless handset.
The SAR value of a phone is the result of an extensive testing, measuring and
calculation process. It does not represent how much RF the phone emits. All
phone models are tested at their highest value in strict laboratory settings. But
when in operation, the SAR of a phone can be substantially less than the level
reported to the FCC. This is because of a variety of factors including its proximity
to a base station antenna, phone design and other factors. What is important to
remember is that each phone meets strict federal guidelines. Variations in SARs
do not represent a variation in safety.