Sar (European Union) - Siemens S55 User Manual

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THIS MODEL OF PHONE MEETS THE
EU REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPOSURE
TO RADIO WAVES.
Your mobile phone S55 is a radio
transmitter and receiver. It is de-
signed and manufactured not to ex-
ceed the limits for exposure to radio
frequency (RF) energy recommend-
ed by The Council of the European
Union. These limits are part of com-
prehensive guidelines and establish
permitted levels of RF energy for the
general population. The guidelines
were developed by independent sci-
entific organisations through period-
ic and thorough evaluation of scien-
tific studies. The limits include a
substantial safety margin designed
to assure the safety of all persons, re-
gardless of age and health.
The exposure standard for mobile
phones employs a unit of measure-
ment known as the Specific Absorp-
tion Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit rec-
ommended by The Council of the
European Union is 2.0 W/kg.* Tests
for SAR have been conducted using
standard operating positions with
the phone transmitting at its highest
certified power level in all tested fre-
quency 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

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reach the network. In general, the
closer you are to a base station an-
tenna, the lower the power output.
Before a phone model is available for
sale to the public, compliance with
the European R&TTE directive must
be shown. This directive includes as
one essential requirement the pro-
tection of the health and the safety
for the user and any other person.
The highest SAR value for this model
phone S55 when tested for compli-
ance against the standard was
0.53 W/kg. While there may be dif-
ferences between the SAR levels of
various phones and at various posi-
tions, they all meet the EU require-
ments for RF exposure.
* The SAR limit for mobile phones
used by the public is 2.0 watts/kilo-
gram (W/kg) averaged over ten
grams of tissue. The limit incorpo-
rates a substantial margin of safety
to give additional protection for the
public and to account for any varia-
tions in measurements. SAR values
may vary depending on national re-
porting requirements and the net-
work band. For SAR information in
other regions please look under
product information at
www.my-siemens.com