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seCtIon 13 HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION
seCtIon 13
heAlth AnD sAfety informAtion
Topics Covered 
	 •	 Health	and	Safety	Information	
	 •	 UL	Certified	Travel	Adapter	
	 •	 Consumer	Information	on	Wireless	Phones	
	 •	 Road	Safety	
	 •	 Operating	Environment	
	 •	 Using	Your	Phone	Near	Other	Electronic	Devices	
	 •	 Potentially	Explosive	Environments	
	 •	 Emergency	Calls	
	 •	 FCC	Notice	and	Cautions	
	 •	 Other	Important	Safety	Information	
	 •	 Product	Performance	
	 •	 Availability	of	Various	Features/Ringtones	
	 •	 Battery	Standby	and	Talk	Time	
	 •	 Battery	Precautions	
	 •	 Care	and	Maintenance	
This section outlines the safety precautions associated with using 
your phone. These safety precautions should be followed to safely 
use your phone. 
hEALTh AND SAFETY INFORMATION 
Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals 
Certification Information (SAR) 
Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed 
and manufactured not to exceed the exposure limits for radio frequency 
(RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of 
the U.S. government. These FCC exposure limits are derived from the 
recommendations	of	two	expert	organizations,	the	National	Counsel	on	
Radiation Protection and Measurement (NCRP) and the Institute of Electrical 
and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In both cases, the recommendations were 
developed by scientific and engineering experts drawn from industry, 
government, and academia after extensive reviews of the scientific 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 Specific 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 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 new model phone is available for sale to the public, it must be 
tested and certified to the FCC that it does not exceed the exposure limit 
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 phone has been tested and 
meets FCC RF exposure guidelines when used with an 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.