User's Manual

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Performance, Maintenance, and Safety
Safety
Radio Frequency (RF) Energy
Your handheld portable telephone is a low-power radio transmitter and receiver. When it
is turned on, it receives and also sends out radio frequency (RF) signals. In August 1996,
the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted RF exposure
requirements with safety levels for handheld wireless phones. Those requirements are
consistent with the safety standards previously set by both U.S. and international
standards bodies:
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ANSI C95.1 (1992), American National Standards Institute
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NCRP Report 86 (1986), National Council on Radiation Protection and
Measurements
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ICNIRP (1996), International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection
Those standards were based on comprehensive and periodic evaluations of the relevant
scientific literature. For example, over 120 scientists, engineers and physicians from
universities, government health agencies and industry reviewed the available body of
research to develop the ANSI Standard (C95.1).
Your phone complies with the standards set by these reports, and the FCC requirements.
Only use a supplied and approved antenna. Use of unauthorized antennas or
modifications to approved antennas could impair call quality, damage the phone,
invalidate your phone warranty, and/or result in a violation of FCC regulations.
If the antenna is damaged, do not use the phone. Contact your Terminal Administrator to
have your phone repaired.
Warning
Before using your wireless phone, you need to know a few basic safety
guidelines. Not following these guidelines may cause personal injury,
damage to your phone, or may be illegal.
Warning
To ensure that your exposure to RF electromagnetic energy is within the
limits established by the FCC and the other standards listed in this
section, always follow these procedures.
Warning
If a damaged antenna comes into contact with your skin, injury may result.