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General Safely Information
Exposure to Radio Frequency Signals
You wireless handheld portable telephone is a low power radio transmitter and receiver.
When it is ON, it receives and also sends out radio frequency (RF) signals .
· International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) 1996
· Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker(VDE) DIN-0848
· United States Federal Communications Commission, Radio Frequency Exposure
Guidelines(1996)
· National Radiological Protection Board of the United Kingdom, GS 11, 1988
· American National Standards Institute(ANSI) IEEE. C95. 1-1992
· National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements(NCRP). Report 86
· Department of Health and Welfare Canada. Safety Code 6
These standards were based on extensive scientific review. For example, over 120
scientists, engineers, and physicians from universities, government health agencies, and
industry reviewed the available body of research to develop the updated ANSI Standard.
The design of your phone complies with these standards when used normally.
Use only the supplied or an approved replacement antenna. Unauthorized antennas,
modifications, or attachment could damage the phone and may violate local agency regulations.
■ Normal Operation
Hold the phone as you world any other telephone, with the antenna pointed up
and over your shoulder.
■ Tips on Efficient Operation:
Observe the following guidelines to operate your phone most efficiency.
- Extend your antenna fully.
- Do not touch the antenna unnecessarily when the phone is in use.
Contact with the antenna affects call quality and may cause the phone to
operate at a higher power level otherwise needed
.
Antenna Care
■ Batteries