User's Manual

E2210C
Mobile Phone
user manual
Some of the contents in this manual may differ
from your phone depending on the software of
the phone or your service provider.
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Health and safety information
Comply with the following precautions to avoid dangerous or illegal situations
and ensure peak performance of your mobile phone.
Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF)
Signals
Certication Information (SAR)
Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and
manufactured not to xceed the exposure limits for radio frequency (RF)
energy set by the Federal Communications ommission (FCC) of the
U.S. government. These FCC exposure limits are derived from the
recommendations of two expert organizations, the ational Counsel
on Radiation Protection and Measurement (NCRP) and the Institute
of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In both cases, the
recommendations were developed by scientic and engineering experts
drawn from industry, government, and academia after extensive reviews of
the scientic literature related to the biological effects of RF energy.
The exposure limit set by the FCC for wireless mobile phones employs a
unit of measurement known as the Specic Absorption Rate (SAR). The
SAR is a measure of the rate of absorption of RF energy by the human
body expressed in units of watts per kilogram (W/kg). The FCC requires
wireless phones to comply with a safety limit of 1.6 watts per kilogram (1.6
W/kg). The FCC exposure limit incorporates a substantial margin of safety
to give additional protection to the public and to account for any variations
in measurements.
SAR tests are conducted using standard operating positions accepted by
the FCC with the phone ransmitting at its highest certied power level in all
tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highest
certi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 power output.
Before a new model phone is available for sale to the public, it must be
tested and certied to the FCC that it does not exceed the exposure limit
Consumer Information on Wireless
Phones
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a series
of Questions and Answers for consumers relating to radio frequency
(RF) exposure from wireless phones. The FDA publication includes the
following information:
What kinds of phones are the subject of this update?
The term wireless phone refers here to hand-held wireless phones
with built-in antennas, often called “cell,” “mobile,” or “PCS” phones.
These types of wireless phones can expose the user to measurable
radio frequency energy (RF) because of the short distance between the
phone and the user’s head. These RF exposures are limited by Federal
Communications Commission safety guidelines that were developed with
the advice of FDA and other federal health and safety agencies. When the
phone is located at greater distances from the user, the exposure to RF is
drastically lower because a person’s RF exposure decreases rapidly with
increasing distance from the source. The so-called “cordless phones,”
which have a base unit connected to the telephone wiring in a house,
typically operate at far lower power levels, and thus produce RF
exposures well within the FCC’s compliance limits.
Do wireless phones pose a health hazard?
The available scientific evidence does not show that
any health problems are associated with using wireless
phones. There is no proof, however, that wireless phones
are absolutely safe. Wireless phones emit low levels of
radio frequency energy (RF) in the microwave range
while being used. They also emit very low levels of RF
when in the stand-by mode. Whereas high levels of RF
can produce health effects (by heating tissue), exposure
to low level RF that does not produce heating effects
causes no known adverse health effects. Many studies
of low level RF exposures have not found any biological
effects. Some studies have suggested that some
biological effects may occur, but such ndings have not
been conrmed by additional research. In some cases,
other researchers have had difculty in reproducing those
studies, or in determining the reasons for inconsistent
results.
What is FDA’s role concerning the safety of wireless
phones?
Under the law, FDA does not review the safety of
radiation-emitting consumer products such as wireless
phones before they can be sold, as it does with new
drugs or medical devices. However, the agency has
authority to take action if wireless phones are shown
to emit radio frequency energy (RF) at a level that is
hazardous to the user. In such a case, FDA could require
the manufacturers of wireless phones to notify users
of the health hazard and to repair, replace or recall the
phones so that the hazard no longer exists.
Although the existing scientific data do not justify
FDA regulatory actions, FDA has urged the wireless
phone industry to take a number of steps, including the
following:
“Support needed research into possible biological
effects of RF of the type emitted by wireless phones;
“Design wireless phones in a way that minimizes any
RF exposure to the user that is not necessary for device
function; and “Cooperate in providing users of wireless
phones with the best possible information on possible
effects of wireless phone use on human health.
FDA belongs to an interagency working group of the
federal agencies that have responsibility for different
aspects of RF safety to ensure coordinated efforts at
the federal level. The following agencies belong to this
working group:
“National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
“Environmental Protection Agency
“Federal Communications Commission
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UL Certied Travel Adapter
The Travel Adaptor for this phone has met applicable UL safety
requirements. Please adhere to the following safety instructions per UL
guidelines.
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OUTLINED MAY LEAD
TO SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY AND POSSIBLE PROPERTY
DAMAGEIMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS - SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS.DANGER - TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR
ELECTRIC SHOCK, CAREFULLY FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
FOR CONNECTION TO A SUPPLY NOT IN NORTHVAMERICA, USE AN
ATTACHMENT PLUG ADAPTOR OF THE PROPER CONFIGURATION
FOR THE POWER OUTLET. THIS POWER UNIT IS INTENDED TO
BE CORRECTLY ORIENTATED IN A VERTICAL OR HORIZONTAL OR
FLOOR MOUNT POSITION.
established by the FCC. Tests for each model phone are performed in
positions and locations (e.g. at the ear and worn on the body) as required
by the FCC.
For body worn operation, this model phone has been tested and meets
the FCC RF exposure guidelines whenused with a Samsung accessory
that contains no metal and that positions the handset a minimum of 1.5 cm
from the body.
Use of other accessories may not ensure compliance with FCC RF
exposure guidelines.
The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for this mobile phone
with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF
exposure guidelines. The maximum SAR values for this model phone as
reported to the FCC are:
GSM850
Head: 1.19 W/kg
Body-worn: 1.04 W/kg
GSM1900
Head: 0.926 W/kg
Body-worn: 0.687 W/kg
This site uses the phone FCC ID number, A3LSWDE2210C Sometimes
it may be necessary to remove the battery pack to nd the number. Once
you have the FCC ID number for a particular phone, follow the instructions
on the website and it should provide values for typical or maximum SAR
for a particular phone. Additional product specic SAR information can also
be obtained at www.fcc.gov/ cgb/sar.
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What are the results of the research done already?
The research done thus far has produced conflicting
results, and many studies have suffered from flaws in
their research methods. Animal experiments investigating
the effects of radio frequency energy (RF) exposures
characteristic of wireless phones have yielded conicting
results that often cannot be repeated in other laboratories.
A few animal studies, however, have suggested that low
levels of RF could accelerate the development of cancer
in laboratory animals. However, many of the studies that
showed increased tumor development used animals
that had been genetically engineered or treated with
cancercausing chemicals so as to be pre-disposed to
develop cancer in absence of RF exposure. Other studies
exposed the animals to RF for up to 22 hours per day.
These conditions are not similar to the conditions under
which people use wireless phones, so we don’t know with
certainty what the results of such studies mean for human
health. Three large epidemiology studies have been
published since December 2000. Between them, the
studies investigated any possible association between the
use of wireless phones and primary brain cancer, glioma,
meningioma, or acoustic neuroma, tumors of the brain or
salivary gland, leukemia, or other cancers. None of the
studies demonstrated the existence of any harmful health
effects from wireless phones RF exposures. However,
none of the studies can answer questions about long-
term exposures, since the average period of phone use
in these studies was around three years.
What research is needed to decide whether RF
exposure from wireless phones poses a health risk?
A combination of laboratory studies and epidemiological
studies of people actually using wireless phones would
provide some of the data that are needed. Lifetime
animal exposure studies could be completed in a few
years. However, very large numbers of animals would be
needed to provide reliable proof of a cancer promoting
effect if one exists. Epidemiological studies can provide
data that is directly applicable to human populations, but
ten or more years’ follow-up may be needed to provide
answers about some health effects, such as cancer. This
is because the interval between the time of exposure to
a cancer-causing agent and the time tumors develop - if
they do - may be many, many years. The interpretation
of epidemiological studies is hampered by difculties in
measuring actual RF exposure during day-to-day use of
wireless phones. Many factors affect this measurement,
such as the angle at which the phone is held, or which
model of phone is used.
What steps can I take to reduce my exposure to radio
frequency energy from my wireless phone?
If there is a risk from these products - and at this point
we do not know that there is - it is probably very small.
But if you are concerned about avoiding even potential
risks, you can take a few simple steps to minimize your
exposure to radio frequency energy (RF). Since time is
a key factor in how much exposure a person receives,
reducing the amount of time spent using a wireless
phone will reduce RF exposure.
“If you must conduct extended conversations by
wireless phone every day, you could place more
distance between your body and the source of the
RF, since the exposure level drops off dramatically
with distance. For example, you could use a headset
and carry the wireless phone away from your body or
use a wireless phone connected to a remote antenna.
Again, the scientific data do not demonstrate that
wireless phones are harmful. But if you are concerned
about the RF exposure from these products, you can use
measures like those described above to reduce your RF
exposure from wireless phone use.
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“Occupational Safety and Health Administration
“National Telecommunications and Information
Administration
The National Institutes of Health participates in some
interagency working group activities, as well. FDA shares
regulatory responsibilities for wireless phones with the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC). All phones
that are sold in the United States must comply with FCC
safety guidelines that limit RF exposure. FCC relies on
FDA and other health agencies for safety questions
about wireless phones. FCC also regulates the base
stations that the wireless phone networks rely upon.
While these base stations operate at higher power than
do the wireless phones themselves, the RF exposures
that people get from these base stations are typically
thousands of times lower than those they can get
from wireless phones. Base stations are thus not the
primary subject of the safety questions discussed in this
document.
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What is FDA doing to nd out more about the possible
health effects of wireless phone RF?
FDA is working with the U.S. National Toxicology
Program and with groups of investigators around the
world to ensure that high priority animal studies are
conducted to address important questions about the
effects of exposure to radio frequency energy (RF).
FDA has been a leading participant in the World Health
Organization international Electromagnetic Fields (EMF)
Project since its inception in 1996. An inuential result of
this work has been the development of a detailed agenda
of research needs that has driven the establishment of
new research programs around the world. The Project
has also helped develop a series of public information
documents on EMF issues.
FDA and Cellular Telecommunications & Internet
Association (CTIA) have a formal Cooperative Research
and Development Agreement (CRADA) to do research
on wireless phone safety. FDA provides the scientific
oversight, obtaining input from experts in government,
industry, and academic organizations. CTIA-funded
research is conducted through contracts to independent
investigators. The initial research will include both
laboratory studies and studies of wireless phone users.
The CRADA will also include a broad assessment of
additional research needs in the context of the latest
research developments around the world.