Specific Absorption Rate Data - Garmin Nüvifone Owner's Manual

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Specific Absorption Rate Data

This model wireless 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 limits for exposure to radio frequency
(RF) energy set by the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) of the U.S. Government and by
the Canadian regulatory authorities. These limits are
part of the comprehensive guidelines and establish
permitted levels of RF energy for the general
population. The guidelines are based on 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 or 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 and by the Canadian regulatory authorities is
1.6 watts/kg (W/kg). Tests for SAR are conducted
using standard operating positions accepted by
the FCC and by Industry Canada 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, the lower the power output.
Before a phone model is available for sale to the
public in the U.S. and Canada, it must be tested and
certified to the FCC and Industry Canada that it does
not exceed the limit established by each government
for safe exposure. The tests are performed in
positions and locations (e.g., at the ear and worn
on the body) reported to the FCC and available for
review by Industry Canada. The highest SAR value
for this model phone when tested for use at the ear is
1.26 W/kg, and when worn on the body,
in this owner's manual, is .583 W/kg. For body worn
operation, this phone has been tested and meets
the FCC RF exposure guidelines for use with an
accessory that contains no metal and the positions the
handset a minimum of 2 cm from the body. Use
of other enhancements may not ensure compliance
with FCC RF exposure guidelines. If you do not use
a body-worn accessory and are not holding the phone
at the ear, position the handset a minimum of 2 cm
from your body when the phone is switched on.
While there may be differences between the SAR
levels of various phones and at various positions,
they all meet the governmental requirements for
safe exposure. Please note that improvements to this
product model could cause differences in the SAR
value for later products; in all cases, products are
designed to be within the guidelines.
Additional information on SAR can be found on the
Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association
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