Fda consumer update – Samsung SCH-a610 User Manual

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Usage guidelines: All about performance and safety

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void the phone warranty if said accessories cause damage or
a defect to the phone.

Although your phone is quite sturdy, it is a complex piece of
equipment and can be broken. Avoid dropping, hitting,
bending or sitting on it.

Body-Worn Operation

To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines, if
you wear a handset on your body, use the Samsung supplied
or approved carrying case, holster or other body-worn
accessory. If you do not use a body-worn accessory, ensure
that the antenna is at least one inch (2.5 centimeters) from
your body when transmitting. Use of non- Samsung approved
accessories may violate FCC RF exposure guidelines.

For more information about RF exposure, please visit the
FCC website at www.fcc.gov.

FDA Consumer Update

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 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 findings have
not been confirmed by additional research. In some cases,

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