SpectraLink 8668 - Manual (Page 11)

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SPECIFIC ABSORBTION RATE (SAR) INFORMATION
Your wireless handheld portable telephone is a low power radio transmitter and
receiver. When it is ON, it receives and also sends out radio frequency (RF) signals.
In August 1996, the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) adopted RF expo-
sure guidelines with safety levels for hand-held wireless phones. Those guidelines are
consistent with the safety standards previously set by both U.S. and international stan-
dards bodies:
• ANSI C95.1 (1992) American National Standards Institute
• NCRP - Report 86 (1986) National Council on Radiation Protection and Mea-
surements
• ICNIRP (1996) International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection;
• DHWC - Safety Code 6 Department of Health and Welfare Canada
Those standards were developed by independent scientific organizations through peri-
odic and thorough evaluation of scientific studies. The standards include a substantial
safety margin designed to assure the safety of all persons, regardless of age and
health. The exposure standard for wireless mobile phones employs a unit of measure-
ment known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit set by the FCC
is 1.6W/kg. Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions speci-
fied by the FCC with the phone transmitting at its highest certified power level in all
tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified
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 phone
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. While there may be differ-
ences between the SAR levels of various phones and at various positions, they all
meet the government requirement for safe exposure. The FCC has granted an Equip-
ment Authorization for this model phone with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in
compliance with the FCC RF emission guidelines. SAR information on this model
phone is on file with the FCC and can be found under the Display Grant section of
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid after searching on FCC ID IYGSNP2400 or
IYGRNP2400. Additional information on Specific Absorption Rates (SAR) can be
found on the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) web site at
http://www.wow-com.com.
The only authorized headsets that may be utilized with the SNP2400 or RNP2400 are
those obtainable from SpectraLink or it's reseller partners.
The measured SAR of the SNP2400 Wireless Telephone is
0.61W/kG @ 2462 MHz (head) 0.0379W/kG @ 2412 MHz (body).