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- Page 1 * Depending on the software installed or your service provider or country, some of the descriptions in this guide may not match your phone exactly. * Depending on your country, your phone and accessories may appear different from the illustrations in this guide. Printed in Korea World Wide Web Code No.:GH68-XXXXXA...
- Page 2 SPH-A900G User’s Guide...
- Page 3 Drive safely at all times Do not use a hand-held phone while driving. Park the vehicle first. Switch off the phone when refuelling Important Do not use the phone at a refuelling point (service station) or near fuels or chemicals. safety Switch off in an aircraft Wireless phones can cause interference.
- Page 4 Be aware of special regulations Accessories and batteries Meet any special regulations in force in any area and Use only Samsung-approved batteries and always switch off your phone whenever it is forbidden accessories, such as headsets and PC data cables. Use to use it, or when it may cause interference or danger.
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Page 5: Features
About this Guide • Camera Use the camera module on your This User’s Guide provides you with condensed phone to take a photo or record a information about how to use your phone. To quickly video. learn the basics for your phone, please refer to “Get started”... - Page 6 • Bluetooth • Photo studio Connect to a headset or hands-free Add a frame or apply special effects to decorate car kit using wireless Bluetooth your photos. technology. • Scheduler • Get personal with photo caller Keep track of your daily, weekly, and monthly schedule.
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
Play music ............. 16 Contents Browse the web............17 Use Phonebook ............17 Send messages ............18 Unpack View messages............19 Make sure you have each item Use Bluetooth ............21 Your phone Enter text Keys, features, and locations T9 English, English, Hebrew, T9 Hebrew, Number, and Symbol modes Get started Call functions... - Page 8 Overview of menu functions To access Menu mode, press <Menu> in Idle mode. 1 Calls p. 32 4 Display p. 48 7 Advanced tools p. 59 9 Settings p. 73 1 Outgoing p. 32 1 Set backgrounds p. 48 1 MP3 p.
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Page 9: Unpack
You can obtain various accessories from Cancel/Delete/ your local Samsung dealer. Alphanumeric Voice answer/ keys Voice memo key The items supplied with your phone and the accessories available at your Microphone Samsung dealer may vary, depending Special function keys on your country or service provider. -
Page 10: Get Started
Get started Reattach the battery Plug the travel adapter cover. into the phone. First steps to operating your phone Install and charge the phone Install the battery. Remove the battery cover. Plug the adapter into a standard AC wall outlet. When the phone is completely charged (the battery icon becomes still), unplug the adapter If the phone is... -
Page 11: Power On Or Off
Get started Power on or off Remove the adapter from the phone. Switch on 1. Open the phone. Do not switch on the phone when 2. Press [ mobile phone use is prohibited. 1. Open the phone. Switch off Low battery indicator 2. -
Page 12: Keys And Display
Keys and display Make or answer a call. In Idle mode, retrieve numbers recently Keys dialled, missed, or received. Perform the function indicated on the Delete characters from the display. bottom line of the display. In Menu mode, return to the previous In Idle mode, access the following menus menu level. - Page 13 Get started Display In Idle mode, adjust the keypad tone volume. Layout In Menu mode, scroll through menu Icons display various icons. options. Move backward in a file or to the previous Text and graphics display messages, file. instructions, and information you enter.
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Page 14: Access Menu Functions
Access menu functions Bluetooth active p. 62 Alarm set p. 71 Use the soft The roles of the soft keys vary depending on the function you are keys Call ringer type setting p. 57 using. The bottom line of the •... -
Page 15: Customise Your Phone
Get started Customise your phone Select an 1. Press a desired soft key. option 2. Press the Navigation keys to 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> Display move to the next or previous and select Display → language option. Language/ 2. - Page 16 You can set wallpaper for the idle You can switch the phone to Silent Idle mode Silent mode screen on the display. mode to avoid disturbing other wallpaper people. 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> and select Display → Set Press and hold [ ] in Idle mode.
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Page 17: Make/Answer Calls
Make/Answer calls Step outside the phone Begin with your camera, the web browser, and other 1. In Idle mode, enter an area Make a call special features code and phone number. Use the camera 2. Press [ 3. To end the call, press [ 1. - Page 18 1. In Idle mode, press [ ] and 1. In Idle mode, press [ ] and View a photo Play a video select My album. select My album. 2. Select a gallery. 2. Select a gallery. 3. Scroll to the photo you want 3.
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Page 19: Play Music
Step outside the phone Play music 1. In Idle mode, press [Up] and Play music files select MP3 player. Use these methods: Save music 2. During playback, use the • Download from the wireless files to the following keys: p. 27 phone •... -
Page 20: Browse The Web
Browse the web Use Phonebook Using a built-in web browser, you can easily access the 1. In Idle mode, enter a phone wireless web to get a variety of up-to-date services Add a contact number and press <Save>. and information and to download web content. 2. -
Page 21: Send Messages
Step outside the phone Send messages 1. In Idle mode, press <Find>. Find a contact 2. Press [Up] and select a search 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> Send a text method. and select Message → Text message (SMS) MSG → New messages. 3. -
Page 22: View Messages
4. Enter the message subject and 13. Move to Sound. Send a press <OK>. 14. Press <Menu> and select multimedia 5. Move to the Slide field. Voice Memo, Melody, or message (MMS) Saved sound → a sound. (continued) 6. If necessary, press <Menu> and select Add to add a slide. - Page 23 Step outside the phone When a notification appears: When a notification appears: View a Access a 1. Press <Download> to retrieve voicemail multimedia Press [ ] to connect to the the message from the server. message voicemail server to listen to your message.
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Page 24: Use Bluetooth
Use Bluetooth 1. In Idle mode, press <Menu> Search for and Your phone is equipped with Bluetooth technology, and select Advanced tools → connect to a enabling you to connect the phone wirelessly to a Bluetooth → Devices → Bluetooth Bluetooth headset or hands-free car kit. -
Page 25: Enter Text
For example, press [4], [3], [5], [5], and [6] to Enter text enter Hello in T9 English mode. T9 predicts the word that you are typing, and it T9 English, English, Hebrew, T9 Hebrew, Number, and may change with each key that you press. Symbol modes You can enter text for some features, such as 2. - Page 26 Using English mode and Hebrew mode For Hebrew mode, wait for the cursor to move to the left or press [Left]. Then, enter the next letter. Press the appropriate key until the character you want • Press [ ] to change case in English mode. appears on the display.
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Page 27: Call Functions
Making a call from Phonebook Call functions Once you have stored a number in Phonebook, you can dial the number by selecting it from Phonebook. Advanced calling features p. 34 Making a call You can quickly dial a number using its location number assigned when stored. - Page 28 Answering a call Using the headset When you receive an incoming call, the phone rings Use the headset to make or answer calls without and displays the incoming call image. holding the phone. Press [ ] to answer the call. Connect the headset to the jack on the right side of the phone.
- Page 29 Call functions Answering a second call Using In-call options You can answer an incoming call while already on the Press <Menu> to access the following options during phone, if you have subscribed to the call waiting a call: feature. • Mute/Quit: switch off the phone’s microphone so 1.
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Page 30: Menu Functions
Navigating the web browser Menu functions Press All menu options listed scroll through browser the Navigation keys. items select a browser item ] or [ This menu is supplied by your service provider. The return to the previous <Back>, <Dismiss>, contents available in each menu option may be page <Cancel>, or [... -
Page 31: Games & Applications
Menu functions • Settings: customise further options. Exiting the browser Restart Browser: restart the browser without Press [ ] to end the network connection and exit the exiting it. browser. Clear: delete cookies or the Auto Fill form. Games & applications Scroll Mode: set the scroll mode or the scroll Use this menu to download Brew applications and speed. -
Page 32: Ringtones
• Order Apps: change the list order of the Ringtones downloaded applications. Use this menu to download ringtones and melodies • Move Apps: move an application to another from the wireless web and play them. folder. Download new ringtone • Manage Apps: check the amount of the memory Selecting this menu loads the web page preset by your used for downloaded applications. -
Page 33: Voice Portal
Menu functions 3GTV Saved animations You can review animated images you have Use this menu to access web services, supplied by downloaded. your service provider and download media content. You can also send MMS messages or configure MMS Voice Portal settings. - Page 34 TV Channel During playback, use the following keys: Use this menu to access the website preset by your Keys Function service provider and use the online TV service. For Pauses or resumes playback. further details, contact your service provider. Changes the repeat mode. Multimedia Download Down Opens the file list.
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Page 35: Calls
Menu functions Calls • Set wallpaper: set the video clip as wallpaper for (Menu 1) the idle screen. Use this menu to view the calls you have dialled, • Set ringer: set the video clip as a caller ID image received, or missed, and the length of the calls. -
Page 36: Incoming
• Edit: edit the number to dial or save it. Air time (Menu 1.5) • Erase: delete the call record. This menu displays the time log for calls made and received. The actual time invoiced by your service While viewing the call list, press <Menu> to access provider will vary. -
Page 37: Phonebook
Menu functions Phonebook Using Phonebook options (Menu 2) From the contact list, press <Menu> to access the You can store phone numbers and their corresponding following options: names in the phone’s memory, which is called • Edit: edit contact information. Phonebook. -
Page 38: Add
Group settings (Menu 2.2) (Menu 2.3) Use this menu to add a new contact to Phonebook. Use this menu to organise your contacts in caller groups. 1. Change the settings or enter information about the contact. From the group list, press <Menu> to access the •... -
Page 39: Camera
Menu functions Camera Taking a photo (Menu 3) 1. Access the Take photo menu or press and hold You can use the camera module embedded in your ] in Idle mode. phone to take photos and record videos. The camera turns on and the image to be captured To access this menu, press <Menu>... - Page 40 • You can use the following keys to customise the • You can change settings by pressing image settings. <Options>. p. 38 5. Press <Capture> or [ ] to take the photo. Function When you are taking serial shot images, the Flip the image vertically.
- Page 41 Menu functions Reviewing a photo immediately after saving • Flash: turn on or off the flash. • Size/Quality: select an image size and an image After saving a photo, you can view the photo by quality setting. pressing [0] in Capture mode. The Captured image displays on the screen: •...
- Page 42 • You can use the following keys to customise the 4. Press < > or [ ] to start recording. image settings. To pause recording, press < > and then press < > to resume. Function 5. When you are finished, press < > or [ Flip the image vertically.
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Page 43: My Album
Menu functions Using options in Camcorder mode • Preview layout: select the default preview mode. When you select Actual ratio, the phone shows When you press <Options> in Camcorder mode, the the image in actual ratio. following options are available for the current shot: •... - Page 44 2. Scroll to the photo you want. 1. From the folder list, scroll to a folder. 3. Press <Expand> to view the photo. 2. Press <Options> and select Slide show. If you select a slide show file, the slide show 3.
- Page 45 Menu functions • Change order: change the order of the • Rename: change the file name. photos. Do not use special characters, such as /, :, *, ?, • Save: save the photos as a slide show file. <, >, or •...
- Page 46 During playback, you can use the following keys: • Set wallpaper: set the video clip as your wallpaper for the idle screen. Function • File info: access the file properties. Pauses or resumes playback. Using video options Changes the repeat mode. While viewing a still image of a video clip, press •...
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Page 47: Photo Studio
Menu functions • Erase: erase the file. Photo studio (Menu 3.3) Using album options Photo studio is a great tool for managing photos. Use this menu to edit photos by applying special effects From the My album screen, press <Options> to and adding comments. - Page 48 2. Press [Left] or [Right] to select a tone. brightness of the font color. You can move text to the position you want by pressing the You can compare the changed photo with the Navigation keys. original by pressing <Compare> and press <OK>.
- Page 49 Menu functions 2. When the part of the video clip you want to capture Revision (Menu 3.3.7) appears, press <Capture>. You can change the image properties of a photo, such The video clip frame displays. as the sharpness, brightness, saturation, or blur. 3.
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Page 50: Send Mms
2. Press <Change> and select the image size you 1. Press <Import> when the Main Image field want. highlights. 3. Press <Save>. 2. Select a photo from the Gallery folder. 4. Enter a name for the resized photo and press 3. -
Page 51: Settings
Menu functions Settings • Auto saving: turn the auto saving feature on or (Menu 3.5) off. Use this menu to change the default settings for the • Album lock: lock the My album folder so that options when using the camera. other people cannot access it without your lock •... -
Page 52: Banner
• Opening: select an image to be displayed when • Keypad: select the length of time the keypad the phone turns on. backlight stays on. • Closing: select an image to be displayed when the Set time (Menu 4.4) phone turns off. Use this menu to set the current time and date or set •... -
Page 53: Dialing Font
Menu functions Dialing font Text MSG (Menu 4.6) (Menu 5.1) Use this menu to select a font style for digits to be Short Message Service (SMS) allows you to send or displayed when you enter a phone number for dialling. receive text messages. - Page 54 3. When you have finished, press <OK>. • (Un)Lock: lock the message to protect it from being deleted, or unlock the message. 4. Enter a phone number. • Go to URL: connect to the selected URL in the To send the message to more than one recipient, message.
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Page 55: Mms
Menu functions • Erase: delete the message. (Menu 5.2) • Erase multi: delete the messages you select. Multimedia Message Service (MMS) delivers messages • Erase all: delete all messages. containing a combination of text, image, and audio, from phone to phone or from phone to e-mail. Draft (Menu 5.1.4) New message... - Page 56 8. If you want to add a video, in the Picture field, Delivery time: set a time delay before press [Left] or [Right] to move to the Video field. messages are sent. 9. Press <Menu> and select Saved Video → a video Sender visibility: set whether or not your clip.
- Page 57 Menu functions Inbox • Protect: lock the message to protect it from being (Menu 5.2.2) deleted, or unlock the message. Use this menu to access MMS messages you have • Wallpaper: set the attached file as wallpaper for received. the idle screen. Viewing a message While viewing the message list, press <Menu>...
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Page 58: Browser Alert
While viewing the message list, press <Menu> to From the notification list, press <Menu> to access the access the following options: following options: • Erase: delete the selected message. • Erase: delete the selected message. • Erase all: delete all messages. •... -
Page 59: Internal Vm
Menu functions Internal VM the network informs you whether your message is (Menu 5.5) delivered to the recipient or not. Use this menu to check voice messages the caller have • Scroll timer: set the time interval in which the left when the answering machine feature is activated. -
Page 60: Sounds
• Read reply: send a read-reply request along with Ringer Vol./Type (Menu 6.2) your messages. Use this menu to adjust the ringer volume for voice • Retrieval mode: set whether or not your phone calls, messages, alarms, and scheduler alarms. You retrieves new messages automatically from the can also set the ringer type for voice calls. -
Page 61: Key Tone
Menu functions Key tone Disconnect: set the phone to sound a disconnect (Menu 6.3) tone when a call is disconnected from the system. Use this menu to select the tone that the phone Power on/off: set the phone to sound an alert sounds when you press a key. -
Page 62: Advanced Tools
Advanced tools Creating a play list (Menu 7) You need to create a play list to play music. p. 61 Use this menu to play music files or use the Bluetooth feature. You can also use convenient features, such as Playing music files a voice recorder, an answering machine, and a During playback, use the following keys:... - Page 63 Menu functions Repeating a section of a track • Set to ringer: set the music file as a ringer melody for incoming calls, alarm sets, or scheduler You can select a section of the playing file and repeat alarms. the section indefinitely. •...
- Page 64 Playing MP3 files with the phone closed 2. Press <Check> to select the files you want and press <Add>. Press and hold [ ] to launch the MP3 player and 3. Press [ ] to return to the file list. start playback.
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Page 65: Bluetooth
Menu functions MP3 Settings Bluetooth technology allows free wireless connections (Menu 7.1.4) between all Bluetooth-compliant devices within a Use this menu to change settings for MP3. range of 10 metres. Since the devices communicate • Backlight: set whether or not the display using radio waves, they do not need to be in line of backlight stays on during playback. - Page 66 Setting up the Bluetooth feature 2. Scroll to a device and press <Pair>. 3. Enter a Bluetooth PIN and press <OK>. This code The Bluetooth menu provides the following options: is used just once and you don’t need to memorise it. •...
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Page 67: Voice Memo
Menu functions • Edit Name: change the selected device name. 3. When you are satisfied, select Save. • Erase: remove the selected device from the 4. Enter a name for the voice memo and press list. <OK>. • Erase All: remove all devices from the list. Review (Menu 7.3.2) •... -
Page 68: Voice Answer
Voice answer The following options are available: (Menu 7.4) • Greeting: select a default greeting message to be Use this menu to use your phone as an answering used, either your message or pre-recorded machine. When you are unable to answer incoming message. -
Page 69: User Memory
Menu functions 2. Press one of the Navigation keys to access the 3. Enter the lock code and press <Done>. math function you want. Your phone switches to Memory Disk mode. 3. Enter the second number. 4. Open My computer on your Windows desktop and 4. - Page 70 You can also use each file option when you press Memory info (Menu 7.6.3) <Options> with a file highlighted in a folder. Use this menu to view the memory status of each • Erase: erase the file. folder in the phone. •...
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Page 71: Planner
Menu functions Using file options 3. Use the following keys to view the document: From the file list, you can access the following options Function by pressing <Options>. Left/Right/ Pans around the page. • Erase: erase the selected file. Up/Down •... -
Page 72: Scheduler
You can also use convenient features, such as world 3. Enter details and press <OK>. clock and countdown timer. 4. Enter information or change the settings: To access this menu, press <Menu> in Idle mode and • Time: enter the time for the item. select Planner. -
Page 73: Today
Menu functions • Erase all: delete all items. Creating a task 1. Enter the task content. If there are any tasks Using calendar options already stored, press <Menu> and select Add On the calendar, press <Options> to access the new. following options: 2. -
Page 74: Memo Pad
Memo pad Setting an alarm (Menu 8.4) 1. Select Wake up call, Alarm 1 or Alarm 2. Use this menu to make memos of important things you need to remember. 2. Select the alarm frequency option on the Set field by pressing [Left] or [Right]. -
Page 75: World Time
Menu functions 10. Press <Save> to save the alarm set. Countdown (Menu 8.7) Stopping an alarm Use this menu to set a time and date for a future event and then check to see how many days, hours, • To stop an alarm when it rings, press any key. and minutes remain before that event. -
Page 76: Settings
• Erase: delete the selected timer. • By folder open: the phone answers when you open the phone. If the phone is already open, • Erase all: delete all timers. press [ • By any key: the phone answers when you press Settings (Menu 9) any key, except for except for <Reject>,... -
Page 77: Data/Fax
Menu functions Phone lock Making an emergency call in Lock mode (Menu 9.4.1) Use this menu to lock the phone. In Idle mode, enter a programmed number and then press [ • Off: deactivate Lock mode. • Once: lock the phone just one time. Once the Clear memory (Menu 9.4.4) phone password is entered, the phone unlocks. -
Page 78: Gps Settings
Using your phone as a modem, you can wirelessly GPS settings (Menu 9.6) access data from Windows software applications. You can set the phone to enable the Location feature Your phone must be on a digital network to so that other GPS devices access your phone’s position receive or send data and fax calls. -
Page 79: Solve Problems
Your correspondent cannot reach you Solve problems • Be sure that your phone is switched on. ([ pressed for more than one second.) Help and personal needs • Be sure that you are accessing the correct cellular To save the time and expense of an unnecessary service network. -
Page 80: Health And Safety Information
• A clear description of the problem The exposure standard for wireless phones employs a Then contact your local dealer or Samsung after-sales unit of measurement known as Specific Absorption service. Rate (SAR). The SAR limit recommended by the FCC is... - Page 81 SAR tests are conducted using standard operating The tests are performed in positions and locations positions specified by the FCC with the phone (e.g., at the ear and worn on the body) as required by transmitting at its highest certified power level in all the FCC for each model.
- Page 82 For body worn operation, this model phone has been in any way. tested and meets the FCC RF exposure guidelines when used with a Samsung-supplied or approved • Use the battery only for its intended purpose. accessory designated for this product or when used •...
- Page 83 Health and safety information the battery connected to a charger for more than a • Dispose used batteries in accordance with local week, since overcharging may shorten its life. regulations. Always recycle. Do not dispose batteries in a fire. • Extreme temperatures will affect the charging capacity of your battery: it may require cooling or Road safety...
- Page 84 • Position your wireless phone within easy reach. Be people with whom you are talking aware that you able to access your wireless phone without are driving and suspend conversations that have removing your eyes from the road. If you get an the potential to divert your attention from the incoming call at an inconvenient time, let your road.
- Page 85 Health and safety information is forbidden to use it, or when it may cause Pacemaker manufacturers recommend that a interference or danger. minimum distance of 15 cm (6 inches) be maintained between a wireless phone and a pacemaker to avoid When connecting the phone or any accessory to potential interference with the pacemaker.
- Page 86 Other medical devices Potentially explosive environments If you use any other personal medical devices, consult Switch off your phone when in any area with a the manufacturer of your device to determine if it is potentially explosive atmosphere and obey all signs adequately shielded from external RF energy.
- Page 87 Health and safety information Emergency calls If certain features are in use (call barring, for example), you may first need to deactivate those This phone, like any wireless phone, operates using features before you can make an emergency call. radio signals, wireless and landline networks as well as Consult this document and your local cellular service user-programmed functions, which cannot guarantee provider.
- Page 88 • For vehicles equipped with an air bag, remember • Keep the phone dry. Precipitation, humidity and that an air bag inflates with great force. Do not liquids contain minerals that will corrode electronic place objects, including both installed or portable circuits.
- Page 89 Health and safety information Acknowledging Special Precautions a soft cloth slightly dampened in a mild soap-and- water solution. and the FCC and Industry Canada • Do not paint the phone. Paint can clog the device’s Notice moving parts and prevent proper operation. FCC Notice •...
- Page 90 Changes or modifications made in the radio phone, not try to correct the interference by one or more of expressly approved by Samsung, will void the user’s the following measures: authority to operate the equipment.
- Page 91 Health and safety information Appendix A: CERTIFICATION operating positions accepted by the FCC with the phone transmitting at its highest certified power level INFORMATION (SAR) in all tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is THIS MODEL PHONE MEETS THE GOVERNMENT’S determined at the highest certified power level, the REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES.
- Page 92 Appendix B: Guide to Safe and Body-worn operations are restricted to Samsung- supplied, approved or none Samsung designated Responsible Wireless Phone Use accessories that have no metal and must provide at Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association least 1.5cm separation between the device, including “Safety is the most important call you will ever make.”...
- Page 93 Health and safety information responsibility. A wireless phone can be an invaluable Wireless Phone “Safety Tips” tool, but good judgment must be exercised at all times Below are safety tips to follow while driving and using while driving a motor vehicle whether on the phone or a wireless phone which should be easy to remember: not.
- Page 94 incoming call at an inconvenient time, if possible, with times you may be stopped at a stop sign, red let your voice mail answer it for you. light or otherwise stationary. But if you need to dial while driving, follow this simple tip-dial only a few 4.
- Page 95 Health and safety information 9. Use your wireless phone to help others in Industry Association and the wireless industry have emergencies. Your wireless phone provides you a conducted educational outreach to inform wireless perfect opportunity to be a “Good Samaritan” in phone users of their responsibilities as safe drivers your community.
- Page 96 Appendix C: Consumer Update on thus produce RF exposures well within the FCC’s compliance limits. Wireless Phones 2. Do wireless phones pose a health hazard? U.S. Food and Drug Administration The available scientific evidence does not show that 1. What kinds of phones are the subject of this any health problems are associated with using update? wireless phones.
- Page 97 Health and safety information 3. What is FDA’s role concerning the safety of wireless • Cooperate in providing users of wireless phones phones? with the best possible information on possible effects of wireless phone use on human health Under the law, FDA does not review the safety of radiation emitting consumer products such as wireless FDA belongs to an interagency working group of the phones before they can be sold, as it does with new...
- Page 98 guidelines that limit RF exposure. FCC relies on result of this work has been the development of a FDA and other health agencies for safety questions detailed agenda of research needs that has driven the about wireless phones. establishment of new research programs around the world.
- Page 99 Health and safety information 5. What steps can I take to reduce my exposure to 6. What about children using wireless phones? radio frequency energy from my wireless phone? The scientific evidence does not show a danger to If there is a risk from these products—and at this point users of wireless phones, including children and we do not know that there is—it is probably very teenagers.
- Page 100 7. Do hands-free kits for wireless phones reduce risks from those emissions reduce risks. Some products from exposure to RF emissions? that claim to shield the user from RF absorption use special phone cases, while others involve nothing Since there are no known risks from exposure to RF more than a metallic accessory attached to the phone.
- Page 101 Health and safety information telephones. This test method is now part of a standard will conduct testing to assess the interference and sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of work to resolve the problem. Medical instrumentation (AAMI). The final draft, a joint 10.What are the results of the research done already? effort by FDA, medical device manufacturers, and The research done thus far has produced conflicting...
- Page 102 Three large epidemiology studies have been published directly applicable to human populations, but 10 or since December 2000. Between them, the studies more years follow-up may be needed to provide investigated any possible association between the use answers about some health effects, such as cancer. of wireless phones and primary brain cancer, gioma, This is because the interval between the time of meningioma, or acoustic neuroma, tumors of the brain...
- Page 103 Health and safety information Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA): http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/ radiofrequencyradiation/index.html National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/emfpg.html World health Organization (WHO): http://www.who.int/peh-emf/ International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection: http://www.icnirp.de National Radiation Protection Board (UK): http://www.nrpb.org.uk Updated 4/3/2002: US Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/cellphones...