Important Information for the LG LS992
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Radio Frequency (RF) Energy
Understanding How Your Phone Operates
Your phone is basically a radio transmitter and receiver.
When it’s turned on, it receives and transmits
radio frequency (RF) signals. When you use your phone, the system handling your call controls the power
level. This power can range from 0.006 watt to 0.2 watt in digital mode.
Knowing Radio Frequency Safety
The design of your phone complies with updated NCRP standards described below.
In 1991
–
92, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the American National
Standards
Institute (ANSI) joined in updating ANSI’s 1982 standard
for safety levels with respect to
human exposure to RF signals. More than 120 scientists, engineers and physicians from universities,
government health agencies and industries developed this updated standard after reviewing the available
body of research. In 1993, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted this updated
standard in a regulation. In August 1996, the FCC adopted hybrid standard consisting of the existing
ANSI/IEEE standard and the guidelines published by the National Council of Radiation Protection and
Measurements (NCRP).
Body-Worn Operation
To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines, if you wear a handset on your body, use a
Sprint-supplied or Sprint-approved carrying case, holster or other body-worn accessory. If you do not use
a body-worn accessory, ensure the antenna is at least 0.39 inch (1.0 centimeters) from your body when
transmitting. Use of non-Sprint-approved accessories may violate FCC RF exposure guidelines.
For more information about RF exposure, visit the FCC website at
SAR (Specific Absorption Rate)
This model 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 the emission
limits for exposure to radiofrequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
of the U.S. Government. These FCC exposure limits are derived from the recommendations of two expert
organizations, the National Counsel on Radiation Protection and Measurement (NCRP) and the Institute
of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In both cases, the recommendations were developed by
scientific and engineering experts drawn from industry, government, and academia after extensive
reviews of the scientific literature related to the biological effects of RF energy. The exposure limit for
wireless mobile phones employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR.
The SAR is a measure of the rate of absorption of RF energy by the human body expressed in units of
watts per kilogram (W/kg). The FCC requires wireless phones to comply with a safety limit of 1.6 watts
per kilogram (1.6 W/kg). The FCC exposure limit incorporates a substantial margin of safety to give
additional protection to the public and to account for any variations in measurements. Tests for SAR are
conducted using standard operating positions specified by the FCC with the phone transmitting at its
highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands. Although 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.
