Instruction Manual

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For Your Safety
researchisbeingconducted.TheFCCissueditsownwebsitepublicationstatingthat“there
isnoscientificevidencethatprovesthatwirelessdeviceusagecanleadtocancerora
varietyofotherproblems,includingheadaches,dizzinessormemoryloss”.
Thispublicationisavailableathttp://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafetyorthroughtheFCCat(888)
225-5322or(888)CALL-FCC.
Whatdoes“SAR”mean?
In1996,theFCC,workingwiththeFDA,theU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency,and
otheragencies,establishedRFexposuresafetyguidelinesforwirelessdevicesintheUnited
States.Beforeawirelessdevicemodelisavailableforsaletothepublic,itmustbetested
bythemanufacturerandcertifiedtotheFCCthatitdoesnotexceedlimitsestablishedby
theFCC.OneoftheselimitsisexpressedasaSpecificAbsorptionRate,or“SAR”.SARisa
measureoftherateofabsorptionofRFenergyinthebody.TestsforSARareconductedwith
thedevicetransmittingatitshighestpowerlevelinalltestedfrequencybands.Since1996,
theFCChasrequiredthattheSARofhandheldwirelessdevicenotexceed1.6wattsper
kilogram,averagedoveronegramoftissue.
AlthoughtheSARisdeterminedatthehighestpowerlevel,theactualSARvalueofa
wirelessdevicewhileoperatingcanbelessthanthereportedSARvalue.Thisisbecause
theSARvaluemayvaryfromcalltocall,dependingonfactorssuchasproximitytoacell
site,theproximityofthedevicetothebodywhileinuse,andtheuseofhands-freedevices.
Beforeadevicemodelisavailableforsaletothepublic,itmustbetestedandcertifiedto
theFCCthatitdoesnotexceedthelimitestablishedbythegovernment-adoptedrequirement
forsafeexposure.Thetestsareperformedinpositionsandlocations(e.g.,attheearand
wornonthebody)asrequiredbytheFCCforeachmodel.
TheFCChasgrantedanEquipmentAuthorizationforthismodeldevicewithallreportedSAR
levelsevaluatedasincompliancewiththeFCCRFemissionguidelines.SARinformationon
thismodeldeviceisonfilewiththeFCCandcanbefoundundertheDisplayGrantsectionof