User's Manual

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radiofrequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the U.S. Government.
These FCC exposure limits are derived from the recommendations of two expert organizations, the National
Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement (NCRP) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(IEEE). In both cases, the recommendations were developed by scientific and engineering experts drawn from
industry, government, and academia after extensive reviews of the scientific literature related to the biological
effects of RF energy. The exposure limit for wireless mobile phones employs a unit of measurement known as the
Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR is a measure of the rate of absorption of RF energy by the human body
expressed in units of watts per kilogram (W/kg). The FCC requires wireless phones to comply with a safety limit of
1.6 watts per kilogram (1.6 W/kg). The FCC exposure limit incorporates a substantial margin of safety to give
additional protection to the public and to account for any variations in measurements. Tests for SAR are conducted
using standard operating positions specified by the FCC with the phone transmitting at its highest certified power
level in all tested frequency bands. Although SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR
level of the phone while operating can be well below the maximum value. Because the phone is designed to
operate at multiple power levels to use only the power required to reach the network, generally, the closer you are
to a wireless base station antenna, the lower the power output. Before a phone model is available for sale to the
public, it must be tested and certified to the FCC that it does not exceed the limit established by the government
adopted requirement for safe exposure. The tests are performed in positions and locations (e.g., at the ear and
worn on the body) as required by the FCC for each model. This device was tested for typical body-worn operations
with the back of the phone kept 0.39 inches (1.0 cm) between the user‟s body and the back of the phone. To
comply with FCC RF exposure requirements, a minimum separation distance of 0.39 inches (1.0 cm) must be
maintained between the user's body and the back of the phone. Third-party belt clips, holsters, and similar
accessories containing metallic components should not be used.
Body-worn accessories that cannot maintain 0.39 inches (1.0 cm) separation distance between the user's body and
the back of the phone, and have not been tested for typical body-worn operations may not comply with FCC RF
exposure limits and should be avoided.
The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for this model phone with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in
compliance with the FCC RF emission guidelines.
The highest SAR value for this model phone when tested for use at the ear is 1.06W/kg and when worn on the body,
as described in this user‟s manual, is1.28W/kg. While there may be differences between SAR levels of various
phones and at various positions, they all meet the government requirement for safe exposure.
SAR information on this model phone is on file with the FCC and can be found under the Display Grant section of
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid/ after searching on FCC ID.
To find information that pertains to a particular model phone, this site uses the phone FCC ID number which is
usually printed somewhere on the case of the phone. Sometimes it may be necessary to remove the battery pack