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Distance of operation
This phone is designed to comply with the FCC radio frequency (RF) exposure guidelines when used as follows:
- Against the ear:
Place or receive a phone call and hold the phone as you would a wireline telephone.
- Body worn:
When transmitting, place the phone in a carrying accessory that contains no metal and positions the phone
a minimum of 0.59 inches (1.5 cm) from your body. Use of other accessories may not ensure compliance with exposure
guidelines. If you do not use a body worn accessory and are not holding the phone at the ear, position the phone a
minimum of 0.59 inches (1.5 cm) from your body.
- Data operation:
When using a data feature, position the phone a minimum of 0.59 inches (1.5 cm) from your body for the
whole duration of the data transmission.
FDA consumer information on wireless phones
The
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at: http://www.fda.gov/cellphones/qa.html.
Following are safety related questions and answers discussed at this web site:
Do wireless phones pose a health hazard?
The available scientific evidence does not show that any health problems are associated with using wireless phones. There
is no proof, however, that wireless phones are absolutely safe. Wireless phones emit low levels of radiofrequency energy
(RF) in the microwave range while being used. They also emit very low levels of RF when in the stand-by mode. Whereas
high levels of RF can produce health effects (by heating tissue), exposure to low level RF that does not produce heating
effects causes no known adverse health effects. Many studies of low level RF exposures have not found any biological
effects. Some studies have suggested that some biological effects may occur, but such findings have not been confirmed by
additional research. In some cases, other researchers have had difficulty in reproducing those studies, or in determining the
reasons for inconsistent results.
What is FDA's role concerning the safety of wireless phones?
Under the law, FDA does not review the safety of radiation-emitting consumer products such as wireless phones before they
can be sold, as it does with new drugs or medical devices. However, the agency has authority to take action if wireless phones
are shown to emit radiofrequency energy (RF) at a level that is hazardous to the user. In such a case, FDA could require the
manufacturers of wireless phones to notify users of the health hazard and to repair, replace or recall the phones so that the
hazard no longer exists.
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