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Appendix A: CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
(SAR)
THIS MODEL PHONE MEETS THE GOVERNMENT'S
REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES.
Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is
designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits
for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the
Federal Communications Commission of the U.S.
Government. These limits are part of comprehensive
guidelines and establish permitted levels of RF energy for the
general population. The guidelines are based on safety
standards that were developed by independent scientific
organizations through periodic and thorough evaluation of
scientific studies. The standards include a substantial safety
margin designed to assure the safety of all persons,
regardless of age and health.
The exposure standard for wireless mobile phones employs a
unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate
(SAR). The SAR limit set by the FCC is 1.6 W/kg. SAR Tests
are conducted using standard operating positions accepted by
the FCC with the phone transmitting at its highest certified
power level in all tested frequency bands. Although the 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. This is because the phone is designed to
operate at multiple power levels so as to use only the power
required to reach the network. In general, the closer you are
to a wireless base station antenna, the lower the power
output.
requirements, and should be avoided.
Before a new model phone is available for sale to the public, it
must be tested and certified to the FCC that it does not
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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.
The highest SAR values of this model phone as reported to FCC are
Head: 1.2W/kg, Body-worn: 0.67W/kg in GSM 850 and Head: 1.37W/kg,
Body-worn: 0.506W/kg in GSM 1900.
To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure requirements, use only
belt-clips, holsters or similar accessories that maintain a 1.5 cm. separation
distance between the user's body and the back of the phone, including the
antenna. The use of belt-clips, holsters and similar accessories should not
contain metallic components in its assembly. The use of accessories that
do not satisfy these requirements may not comply with FCC RF exposure
requirements, 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
exposure guidelines. 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/fccid after searching on FCC ID A3LSGHE317.
In the United States and Canada, the SAR limit for mobile phones
used by the public is 1.6 watts/kilogram (W/kg) averaged over
one gram of tissue. The standard incorporates a substantial ma
gin of safety to give additional protection for the public and to
account for any variations in measurements.
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