LG LGLN510 User Manual

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4A. Important Safety Information

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Knowing Radio Frequency Safety

The design of your phone complies with updated NCRP

standards described below.
In 1991–92, 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 industries 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 hybrid standard consisting of the

existing ANSI/IEEE standard and the guidelines published by

the National Council of Radiation Protection and

Measurements (NCRP).

Body-Worn Operation

To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines, if

you wear a handset on your body, use a Sprint-supplied or

Sprint-approved carrying case, holster or other body-worn

accessory. If you do not use a body-worn accessory, ensure

the antenna is at least

25/32 inch (2 centimeters)

from your

body when transmitting. Use of non-Sprint-approved

accessories may violate FCC RF exposure guidelines.
For more information about RF exposure, visit the FCC website

at www.fcc.gov.

Specific Absorption Rates (SAR) for Wireless
Phones

The SAR value corresponds to the relative amount of RF

energy absorbed into the head of a user of a wireless handset.
The SAR value of a phone is the result of an extensive testing,

measuring and calculation process. It does not represent how

much RF the phone emits. All phone models are tested at their

highest value in strict laboratory settings. But when in

operation, the SAR of a phone can be substantially less than

the level reported to the FCC. This is because of a variety of

factors including its proximity to a base station antenna, phone

design and other factors. What is important to remember is that

each phone meets strict federal guidelines. Variations in SARs

do not represent a variation in safety.
All phones must meet the federal standard, which incorporates

a substantial margin of safety. As stated above, variations in

SAR values between different model phones do not mean

variations in safety. SAR values at or below the federal standard

of 1.6 W/kg are considered safe for use by the public.
The highest reported SAR values of the LG Rumor Touch

TM

are:

Cellular CDMA mode (Part 22):

Head: 0.62 W/kg; Body-worn: 0.87 W/kg

PCS mode (Part 24):

Head: 1.24 W/kg; Body-worn: 0.49 W/kg

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