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H �SAFETY INFORMATION FOR FCC RF
EXPOSURE
WARNING! Read this Information before Using
Cautions
In August 1996 the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) of the United States with its
action in Report and Order FCC 96-326 adopted an
updated safety standard for human exposure to
radio frequency electromagnetic energy emitted
by FCC regulated transmitters. Those guidelines are
consistent with the safety standard previously set
by both U.S. and international standards bodies.
The design of this phone complies with the FCC
guidelines and these international standards.
Body-Worn operation
This device was tested for typical body-worn
operations with the back of the phone kept 2.2
cm. from the body with a beltclip that contains
metallic components. To maintain compliance with
FCC RF exposure requirements, use only belt-clips,
holsters or similar accessories with which this
device was tested.
The use of accessories that do not satisfy these
requirements may not comply with FCC RF
exposure requirements, and should be avoided.
For more information about RF exposure, please
visit the FCC website at
www.fcc.gov .
H �SAR INFORMATION
This model phone meets the government’s
requirements for exposure to radiowaves.
Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and
receiver. It is designed and manufactured not
to exceed the emission limits for exposure to
radiofrequency (RF) energy set by the Federal
Communications Commission of the U.S.
Government. These limits are part of comprehen-
sive guidelines and establish permitted levels of RF
energy for the general population. The guidelines
are based on standards that 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 measurement known as the
Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit
set by the FCC is 1.6 W/kg. * Tests for SAR are con-
ducted 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 max-
imum 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 sta-
tion 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 govern-
ment 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.
The highest SAR value for this model phone
when tested for use at the ear is 1.37 W/kg PCS
CDMA Head SAR and when worn on the body,
as described in this user guide, is 0.422 W/kg PCS
CDMA Body SAR. (Body-worn measurements differ
among phone models, depending upon available
accessories and FCC requirements).
While there may be differences 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 Equipment Authorization
for this model phone with all reported SAR levels
evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF expo-
sure 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 http://www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid http://www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid
PP4X1.
Additional information on Specific Absorption
Rates (SAR) can be found on the Cellular
Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA)
web-site at
http://www.phonefacts.net .
* In the United States and Canada, the SAR limit
for mobile phones used by the public is 1.6 watts/
kg (W/kg) averaged over one gram of tissue. The
standard incorporates a substantial margin of safe-
ty to give additional protection for the public and
to account for any variations in measurements.
H �FDA CONSUMER UPDATE
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Cell Phone Facts Consumer
Information on Wireless Phones
1. What kinds of phones are the subject of this
update?
The term “wireless phone” refers here to handheld
wireless phones with built-in antennas, often
called “cell,” “mobile,” or “PCS” phones. These
types of wireless phones can expose the user to
measurable radiofrequency energy (RF) because
of the short distance between the phone and
the user’s head. These RF exposures are limited
by Federal Communications Commission safety
guidelines that were developed with the advice of
FDA and other federal health and safety agencies.
When the phone is located at greater distances
from the user, the exposure to RF is drastically
lower because a person’s RF exposure decreases
rapidly with increasing distance from the source.
The so-called “cordless phones,” which have a base
unit connected to the telephone wiring in a house,
typically operate at far lower power levels, and
thus produce RF exposures well within the FCC’s
compliance limits.
2. Do wireless phones pose a health hazard?
The available scientific evidence does not show