Efficient Phone Operation; Radio Frequency Energy; Exposure To Radio Frequency Energy - Ericsson A1018 Manual

84 Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use
• Do not remove the antenna yourself. If your phone's antenna is
damaged please take it to a Certified Service Partner.
• Only use an antenna that has been specifically designed for your
phone. Unauthorized antennas, modifications, or attachments
could damage the phone and may violate the appropriate regula-
tions causing loss of performance and radio frequency (RF)
energy above the recommended limits.

Efficient Phone Operation

To enjoy optimum performance with minimum power consumption
please:
• Hold the phone as you would any other telephone. While speaking
directly into the mouthpiece, angle the antenna in a direction up
and over your shoulder. If the antenna is extendable/retractable,
it should be extended during a call.
• Do not hold the antenna when the phone is in use. Holding the
antenna affects call quality, may cause the phone to operate at a
higher power level than needed and shorten talk and standby
times. If your mobile phone is equipped with an infrared eye,
never direct the infrared ray at anyone's eye and make sure that it
does not disturb any other infrared units.

Radio Frequency Energy

Your mobile phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. When the
phone is turned on, it receives and transmits radio frequency (RF)
energy. Depending on the type of mobile phone you possess, it oper-
ates on different frequency ranges and employs commonly used mod-
ulation techniques. The system that handles your call when you are
using your phone controls the power level at which your phone trans-
mits.

Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy

The International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection
(ICNIRP), supported by the World Health Organisation (WHO),
published during1996 a statement and in 1998 guidelines which set
recommended limits for exposure to RF fields from handheld mobile
telephones. According to ICNIRP statement, which is based on the
available body of research, there is no evidence that mobile terminals
meeting the recommended limits can cause any adverse health