User manual
Table Of Contents
- About this user guide
- About this user guide
- Important notice
- Getting to know your device
- Your Home screen
- Google account setup
- Connecting to Networks and Devices
- Contacts
- Entertainment
- Tools
- The Web
- Settings
- LG Backup
- Tablet software update
- Accessories
- Troubleshooting
- For Your Safety
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TheFCCalsoregulatesthebasestationsthatthetabletnetworksrelyupon.
Whilethesebasestationsoperateathigherpowerthandothetablets
themselves,theRFexposuresthatpeoplegetfromthesebasestationsare
typicallythousandsoftimeslowerthanthosetheycangetfromtablets.Base
stationsarethusnotthesubjectofthesafetyquestionsdiscussedinthis
document.
3. What kinds of devices are the subject of this update?
Theterm“wirelessdevice”refersheretohandheldwirelessdeviceswith
built-inantennas,oftencalled“cell”,“mobile”,or“PCS”devices.Thesetypes
ofwirelessdevicescanexposetheusertomeasurableRadioFrequency(RF)
energybecauseoftheshortdistancebetweenthedeviceandtheuser’s
head.
TheseRFexposuresarelimitedbyFCCsafetyguidelinesthatwere
developedwiththeadviceoftheFDAandotherfederalhealthandsafety
agencies.Whenthedeviceislocatedatgreaterdistancesfromtheuser,
theexposuretoRFisdrasticallylowerbecauseaperson’sRFexposure
decreasesrapidlywithincreasingdistancefromthesource.
4. What are the results of the research done already?
Theresearchdonethusfarhasproducedconflictingresults,andmany
studieshavesufferedfromflawsintheirresearchmethods.Animal
experimentsinvestigatingtheeffectsofRadioFrequency(RF)energy
exposurescharacteristicofwirelessdeviceshaveyieldedconflicting
resultsthatoftencannotberepeatedinotherlaboratories.Afewanimal
studies,however,havesuggestedthatlowlevelsofRFcouldaccelerate
thedevelopmentofcancerinlaboratoryanimals.However,manyofthe
studiesthatshowedincreasedtumordevelopmentusedanimalsthathad
beengeneticallyengineeredortreatedwithcancer-causingchemicalsso
astobepre-disposedtodevelopcancerintheabsenceofRFexposure.