Cell Phone User Guide

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Additional information
• Do not paint your product.
• Do not use your product near medical equipment
without requesting permission.
• Do not use your product when in, or around
aircraft, or areas posted “turn off two-way
radio”.
• Do not use your product in an area
where a potentially explosive atmosphere
exists.
• Do not place your product or install
wireless equipment in the area above
your car's air bag.
• Do not attempt to disassemble your
product. Only Sony Ericsson authorised
personnel should perform service.
Antenna
Only use an antenna that has been specifically
designed by Sony Ericsson for your mobile phone.
Use of unauthorised or modified antennas co
uld
damage your mobile phone and may violate
regulations, causing loss of performance and SAR
levels above the recommended limits (see below).
Efficient use
Hold your mobile phone as you would any other
phone. Do not cover the top of the phone when in
use, as this affects call quality and may caus
e the
phone to operate at a higher power level than
needed, thus shortening talk and standby times.
Radio frequency (RF) exposure and
SAR
Your mobile phone is a low-power radio transm
itter
and receiver. When it is turned on, it emits low leve
ls
of radio frequency energy (also known as radi
o waves
or radio frequency fields).
Governments around the world have adopted
comprehensive international safety guidelines
,
developed by scientific organizations, e.g. ICNI
RP
(International Commission on Non-Ionizing Rad
iation
Protection) and IEEE (The institute of Electric
al and
Electronics Engineers Inc.) through periodic and
thorough evaluation of scientific studies. T
hese
guidelines establish permitted levels of radio wav
e
exposure for the general population. All Sony Er
icsson
mobile phone models are designed to operat
e within
these stringent levels. The levels include a safety
margin designed to assure the safety of all persons,
regardless of age and health, and to account for any
variations in measurements.
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is the unit o
f
measurement for the amount of radio frequency
energy absorbed by the body when using a mobile
phone. The SAR value is determined at the highest
certified power level in laboratory conditions, bu
t the
actual SAR level of the mobile phone whil
e operating
can be well below this value.
This is because the mobile phone is designed to use
the minimum power required to reach the ne
twork.