User's Manual
Safety
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Body-worn Operation
Your phone was tested for typical body-worn operations, with the back of the phone being
kept 1.14 in. (29 mm) from the body. To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements, a
minimum separation of 1.14 in. (29 mm) must be maintained between your body and the
back of the phone, including the antenna.
Third-party belt clips and similar accessories containing metallic components should not
be used with your phone. Body-worn accessories that cannot maintain a 29 mm
separation distance between your body and the back of the phone, and that have not been
tested for typical body-worn operations may not comply with FCC RF exposure limits, and
should be avoided.
FDA Consumer Update
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Consumer Update on Mobile Phones.
Do wireless phones pose a health hazard?
The available scientific evidence does not show that any health problems are associated
with using wireless phones. There is no proof, however, that wireless phones are
absolutely safe. Wireless phones emit low levels of radio frequency energy (RF) in the
microwave range while being used. They also emit very low levels of RF when in idle
mode.
Whereas high levels of RF can produce health effects (by heating tissue), exposure to low
level RF that does not produce heating effects causes no known adverse health effects.
Many studies of low level RF exposures have not found any biological effects. Some
studies have suggested that some biological effects may occur, but such findings have not
been confirmed by additional research. In some cases, other researchers have had
difficulty in reproducing those studies, or in determining the reasons for inconsistent
results.
What is FDA's role concerning the safety of wireless phones?
Under the law, FDA does not review the safety of radiation-emitting consumer products
such as wireless phones before they can be sold, as it does with new drugs or medical
devices. However, the agency has authority to take action if wireless phones are shown
to emit radio frequency energy (RF) at a level that is hazardous to the user. In such a case,
FDA could require the manufacturers of wireless phones to notify users of the health
hazard and to repair, replace or recall the phones so that the hazard no longer exists.