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Specific Absorption Rate
(SAR) of Mobile Phones
SAR Certification
Info
rmation
This model P-01E mobile phone complies
with Ja
panese technical regulations and
intern
ational guidelines regarding exposure to
radio wave
s.
This mobile phone wa
s designed in
observa
nce of Japanese technical regulations
re
garding exposure to radio waves* and limits
to ex
posure to radio waves recommended by
a set of equ
ivalent international guidelines.
This set of intern
ational guidelines was set
out by
the International Commission on
Non
-
Ionizing Radiation Pro
tection (ICNIRP),
which
is in collaboration with the World Health
Organization (WHO), and the permissible limits
include a substantial safe
ty margin designed
to assure
the safety of all persons, regardless
of age and health condition.
The tech
nical regulations and international
guidelines set out limits fo
r radio waves as the
Specific Absorption Rate, or SA
R, which is the
va
lue of absorbed energy in any 10 grams of
tissue ove
r a 6
-
minute period. The SAR limit
fo
r mobile phones is 2.0 W/kg. The highest
SA
R value for this mobile phone when tested
fo
r use at the ear is 0.982 W/kg. There may be
slight diffe
rences between the SAR levels for
each
product, but they all satisfy the limit.
The actual SA
R of this mobile phone while
operating can be we
ll below that indicated
above
. This is due to automatic changes to the
power level of the device to ensure it only uses
the minimum re
quired to reach the network.
There
fore in general, the closer you are to a
base station, the lowe
r the power output of
the dev
ice.
This mobile phone can be used in positions
other than against yo
ur ear. This mobile phone
satisfies the intern
ational guidelines when
used with a carr
ying case or a wearable
accessory approve
d by NTT DOCOMO,
INC.** In case yo
u are not using the approved
accessory,
please use a product that does not
contain any
metals, and one that positions the
mobile phone at least 1.5 cm away
from your
body.
The Wo
rld Health Organization has stated
that “a larg
e number of studies have been
performed over the last two decades to assess
whether mobile phones pose a potential
health ri
sk. To date, no adverse health effects
have
been established as being caused by
mobile phone use.”
Please re
fer to the WHO website if you would
like
more detailed information. (
http://www.
who.int/docstore/peh
-
emf/
publications/facts_pre
ss/fact_english.htm)
Please re
fer to the websites listed below if you
wo
uld like more detailed information regarding
SA
R.
Ministry of Internal Affairs and
Communications We
bsite: (
http://www.
tele.soumu.go.jp/e/sys/ele/index.
htm)
As
sociation of Radio Industries and
Businesses We
bsite: (
http://www.
arib
-
emf.org/index02.html)
(In Ja
panese only)
NTT DOCOMO,
INC. Website: (
http://www.
nttdocomo.co.jp/english/
pro
duct/sar/)
Pa
nasonic Mobile Communications Co., Ltd.
We
bsite: (
http://panasonic.jp/mobile/)
(In Ja
panese only)
* Te
chnical regulations are defined by the
Ministeri
al Ordinance Related to Radio
Law
(Article 14
-
2 of Radio Equipment
Regulations).
** R
egarding the method of measuring SAR
when using mobile phones in positions
other than against the ear,
international
standard
s (IEC62209
-
2) were set in March
of 2010
. On the other hand, technical
re
gulation is currently being deliberated on
by
national council. (As of October, 2011)