Consumer Information On Sar (Specific Absorption Rate) - NEC Terrain User Manual

ConSUmer information on Sar
(SpeCifiC aBSorption rate)
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
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, in general, 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 0.79 inches (2.0 cm)
between the user's body and the back of the phone. To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements, a minimum
separation distance of 0.79 inches (2.0 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 0.79 inches (2.0 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 0.70 W/kg and when worn on the body, is 0.57 W/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/fccid after searching on FCC
ID A98-RSZ3446
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 to find the number. Once you have the FCC ID number
for a particular phone, follow the instructions on the website and it should provide values for typical or maximum
SAR for a particular phone. Additional information on Specific Absorption Rates (SAR) can be found on the Cellular
Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) website at http:// www.ctia.org/
• * In the United States and Canada, the SAR limit for mobile phones used by the public is 1.6 watts/kg (W/kg)
averaged over one gram of tissue. The standard incorporates a substantial margin of safety to give additional
protection for the public and to account for any variations in measurements.
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