User's Manual

RadioFrequency(RF)
Signals
THISMODELPHONEMEETSTHEU.S.
GOVERNMENT'SREQUIREMENTSFOR
EXPOSURETORADIOWAVES.
Yourwirelessphonecontainsaradio
transmitterandreceiver.
Yourphoneisdesignedandmanufacturednot
toexceedtheemissionlimitsforexposure
toradiofrequency(RF)energysetbythe
FederalCommunicationsCommissionof
theU.S.Government.Theselimitsarepart
ofcomprehensiveguidelinesandestablish
permittedlevelsofRFenergyforthegeneral
population.Theguidelinesarebasedon
standardsthatweredevelopedbyindependent
scientificorganizationsthroughperiodicand
thoroughevaluationofscientificstudies.
Theexposurestandardforwirelessmobile
phonesemploysaunitofmeasurementknown
astheSpecificAbsorptionRate(SAR).The
SARlimitsetbytheFCCis1.6W/kg.*Testsfor
SARareconductedusingstandardoperating
positionsacceptedbytheFCCwiththephone
transmittingatitshighestcertifiedpower
levelinalltestedfrequencybands.Although
theSARisdeterminedatthehighestcertified
powerlevel,theactualSARlevelofthephone
whileoperatingcanbewellbelowthemaximum
value.Thisisbecausethephoneisdesignedto
operateatmultiplepowerlevelssoastouse
onlythepowerrequiredtoreachthenetwork.In
general,thecloseryouaretoawirelessbase
stationantenna,thelowertheoutput.
Beforeaphonemodelisavailableforsale
tothepublic,itmustbetestedandcertified
totheFCCthatitdoesnotexceedthelimit
establishedbytheU.S.government-adopted
requirementforsafeexposure.Thetests
areperformedonpositionandlocations(for
example,wornonthebody)asrequiredbyFCC
foreachmodel.
Whiletheremaybedifferencesbetweenthe
SARlevelsofvariousphonesandatvarious
positions,theyallmeettheU.S.government
requirement.
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