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pdQ
2
User’s Guide
DRAFT
Phone safety
Radio frequency (RF) energy
Your pdQ
2
is a radio transmitter and receiver. When it is on, it receives
and also sends out RF energy. Your service provider’s phone network
controls the power level of the RF signal. This power level can range from
0.006 watts to 0.6 watts.
There are situations in which wireless phones must be turned off for
reasons of safety. You can quickly turn off the pdQ
2
simply by holding
down the End/Power key on the keypad for a few seconds.
Exposure to RF energy
In August 1996, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
adopted RF exposure guidelines with safety levels for hand-held wireless
phones. These guidelines are consistent with the safety standards
previously set by both U.S. and international standards bodies in the
following reports:
■
ANSI C95.1
(American National Standards Institute, 1992)
■
NCRP Report 86
(National Council on Radiation Protection and
Measurements, 1986)
■
ICNIRP
(International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation
Protection, 1996)
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