Radio frequency safety – Samsung SCH-8500 User Manual

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In 1991—1992, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (IEEE) and the American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) joined in updating ANSI’s 1982 standard for
safety levels with respect to human exposure to RF signals.
More than 120 scientists, engineers and physicians from
universities, government health agencies and industry
developed this updated standard after reviewing the available
body of research. In 1993, the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) adopted this updated standard in a
regulation. In August 1996, the FCC adopted a hybrid
standard consisting of the existing ANSI/IEEE standard and
the guidelines published by the National Council of Radiation
Protection and Measurements (NCRP).

The design of the phone complies with these updated
standards. Of course, if you want to limit RF exposure even
further than the updated standard, you can choose to control
the duration of your calls and operate your phone in the most
power-efficient manner.

Observe the following RF safety precautions when using your
phone:

You should not touch the antenna unnecessarily when

using the phone.

Touching the antenna may affect the call quality and may

cause the unit to operate at higher power than it would

need otherwise.

When using the handset, hold the handset just as you

would hold any other telephone, and keep the antenna

pointed up and over your shoulder.

Use of hands-free devices will further limit RF exposure.

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