Samsung GT-E2530, User Manual

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W h a t st e ps ca n I t a k e t o r e du ce m y e x posu r e t o r a dio fr e qu e n cy
e n e r gy fr om m y w ir e le ss ph on e ?
I f t her e is a r isk fr om t hese pr oduct s - and at t his point w e do not know
t hat t her e is - it is pr obably ver y sm all. But if you ar e concer ned about
avoiding even pot ent ial risks, you can t ake a few sim ple st eps t o m inim ize
your exposur e t o r adio fr equency ener gy ( RF) . Since t im e is a key fact or
in how m uch exposure a person receives, reducing t he am ount of t im e
spent using a wireless phone will reduce RF exposure.
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“ I f you m ust conduct ext ended conver sat ions by wir eless phone
ever y day, you could place m or e dist ance bet ween your body and
t he sour ce of t he RF, since t he exposur e level dr ops off
dram at ically wit h dist ance. For exam ple, you could use a headset
and car r y t he wir eless phone away fr om your body or use a
w ir eless phone connect ed t o a r em ot e ant enna.
Again, t he scient ific dat a do not dem onst r at e t hat w ir eless phones ar e
har m ful. But if you ar e concer ned about t he RF exposur e fr om t hese
pr oduct s, you can use m easur es like t hose descr ibed above t o r educe
your RF exposure from wireless phone use.
W h a t a bou t ch ildr e n u sin g w ir e le ss ph on e s?
The scient ific evidence does not show a danger t o user s of w ir eless
phones, including children and t eenager s. I f you want t o t ake st eps t o
low er exposur e t o radio fr equency ener gy ( RF) , t he m easur es descr ibed
above w ould apply t o childr en and t eenager s using w ir eless phones.
Reducing t he t im e of wireless phone use and increasing t he dist ance
bet w een t he user and t he RF sour ce w ill r educe RF exposur e.
Som e gr oups sponsor ed by ot her nat ional gover nm ent s have advised t hat
childr en be discour aged fr om using wir eless phones at all. For exam ple,
t he gover nm ent in t he Unit ed Kingdom dist r ibut ed leaflet s cont aining such
a r ecom m endat ion in Decem ber 2000. They not ed t hat no evidence exist s
t hat using a wir eless phone causes br ain t um or s or ot her ill effect s. Their
recom m endat ion t o lim it wireless phone use by children was st rict ly
pr ecaut ionar y; it was not based on scient ific evidence t hat any healt h
hazar d exist s.
D o h a n ds- fr e e k it s for w ir e le ss ph on e s r e du ce r isk s fr om e x posu r e
t o RF e m ission s?
Since t her e ar e no know n r isks fr om ex posur e t o RF em issions fr om
w ir eless phones, t her e is no r eason t o believe t hat hands- fr ee kit s r educe
risks. Hands- free kit s can be used w it h wireless phones for convenience
and com for t . These syst em s r educe t he absor pt ion of RF ener gy in t he
head because t he phone, w hich is t he sour ce of t he RF em issions, w ill not
be placed against t he head. On t he ot her hand, if t he phone is m ount ed
against t he w aist or ot her par t of t he body dur ing use, t hen t hat par t of
t he body w ill absor b m or e RF ener gy. Wir eless phones m ar k et ed in t he
U.S. ar e r equir ed t o m eet safet y r equir em ent s r egar dless of w het her t hey
are used against t he head or against t he body. Eit her configur at ion should