LG ARENA User Manual

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Safety Guidelines

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the amount of energy absorbed in tissue,

either by the whole body or a small part

of the body. It is measured in watts/kg (or

milliwatts/g) of matter. This measurement

is used to determine whether a wireless

phone complies with safety guidelines.

9. What steps can I take to reduce my

exposure to radiofrequency 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 radiofrequency

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.

10. What about children using wireless

phones?

The scientific evidence does not show

a danger to users of wireless phones,

including children and teenagers. If you

want to take steps to lower exposure to

radiofrequency energy (RF), the measures

described above would apply to children

and teenagers using wireless phones.

Reducing the time of wireless phone use

and increasing the distance between

the user and the RF source will reduce

RF exposure. Some groups sponsored by

other national governments have advised

that children be discouraged from using

wireless phones at all. For example,

the government in the United Kingdom

distributed leaflets containing such a

recommendation in December 2000. They

noted that no evidence exists that using

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