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scientific organizations through periodic and thorough evaluation of scientific studies. The
standards include a substantial safety margin designed to assure the safety of all persons,
regardless of age or health.
The exposure standard for wireless fixed phone employs a unit of measurement known as
the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit set by the FCC is 1.6W/kg. Tests for
SAR area conducted using standard operating positions accepted by the FCC with the
phone transmitting as its highest certified power level in all tested frequency 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 reach the network. In general, the closer you are to a wireless base station, the lower the
power output.
Before a phone model is available for sale to the public in the U.S. and Canada, it must be
tested and certified to the FCC that it does not exceed the limit established by each
government for safe exposure. The tests area performed in positions and location (e.g., at
the ear and worn on the body) reported to the FCC. The highest SAR value for this model
phone when tested for use at the ear is 1.000W/kg, and when worn on the body, as
described in this user guide, is 0.526W/kg.
While there may be differences between the SAR levels of various phones and at various
positions, they all met the governmental requirements for safe exposure. Please note that
improvements to this product model could cause differences in the SAR value for later
products; in all cases, products are designed to be within the guidelines.
2. Body-worn Operation
For body-worn operation, the SAR testing of the device was performed using a 0.8 cm air
gap, which corresponds to using clips and holsters that contain no metallic components and
meets FCC RF exposure guidelines. The use of accessories that do not satisfy these
requirements may not comply with FCC RF exposure compliance and should be avoided.
