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Usageenvironmentandyourhealth
Integratedwirelesscardsemitradiofrequencyelectromagneticenergylikeotherradiodevices.However,
thelevelofenergyemittedisfarmuchlessthantheelectromagneticenergyemittedbywirelessdevices
suchasmobilephones.
Duetothefactthatintegratedwirelesscardsoperatewithintheguidelinesfoundinradiofrequencysafety
standardsandrecommendations,Lenovobelievestheyaresafeforusebyconsumers.Thesestandardsand
recommendationsreflecttheconsensusofthescientificcommunityandresultfromdeliberationsofpanels
andcommitteesofscientistswhocontinuallyreviewandinterprettheextensiveresearchliterature.
Insomesituationsorenvironments,theuseofintegratedwirelesscardsmightberestrictedbytheproprietor
ofthebuildingorresponsiblerepresentativesoftheorganization.Thesesituationsandareasmightfor
exampleinclude:
Usingtheintegratedwirelesscardsonboardofairplanes,inhospitalsornearpetrolstations,blasting
areas(withelectro-explosivedevices),medicalimplantsorbody-wornelectronicmedicaldevices.
Inanyotherenvironmentwheretheriskofinterferencetootherdevicesorservicesisperceivedor
identifiedasharmful.
Ifyouareuncertainofthepolicythatappliesontheuseofwirelessdevicesinaspecificorganization,you
areencouragedtoaskforauthorizationtouseintegratedwirelesscardspriortoturningonthetablet.
LocatingtheUltraConnectwirelessantennas
ThinkPadHelixfeaturesanantennasystembuiltintothedisplayforoptimalreception,whichenablesyouto
establishwirelesscommunicationswhereveryouare.
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationofeachbuilt-inwirelessantenna.
1Wireless-WANantenna(auxiliary)
2Wireless-WANantenna(main)
3Wireless-LANantenna(auxiliary)
4Wireless-LANantenna(main)
Note:Wireless-WANantennasareavailableonlyonsomemodels.
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