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Specific Absorption Rate (SAR)
The model wireless equipment meets the government's requirements for exposure to radio
waves.
Your wireless equipment is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and
manufactured not to exceed limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the U.S. Government and by the Canadian
regulatory authorities. These limits are part of comprehensive guidelines and establish
permitted levels of RF energy for the general population. The guidelines are based on
standards that were developed by independent 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 equipment employs a unit of measurement known as
the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit set by the FCC and by the Canadian
regulatory authorities is 1.6 W/kg.
1.
Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions accepted by the
FCC and by Industry Canada with the phone transmitting at 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 equipment while operating
can be well below the maximum value. This is because the equipment 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 equipment model is available for sale to the public in the U.S. and Canada,
it must be tested and certified to the FCC and Industry Canada that it does not
exceed the limit established by each government for safe exposure. The tests are
performed in positions and locations (e.g., at the ear and worn on the body)
reported to the FCC and available for review by Industry Canada. The highest SAR
value for this equipment when tested for use when worn on the body is
0.711 W/kg
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(Body-worn measurements differ among phone models, depending upon available
accessories and regulatory requirements).
2.
While there may be differences between the SAR levels of various terminal and at
various positions, they all meet the governmental requirements for safe exposure.
The SAR values found for the EFT930G GSM/GPRS Point of sale terminal are below
the maximum recommended levels of 1.6 W/Kg as averaged over any 1 g tissue
according to the FCC rule §2.1093, the ANSI/IEEE C 95.1:1999, the NCRP Report
Number 86 for uncontrolled environment, according to the Health Canada’s Safety
Code 6 and the Industry Canada Radio Standards Specification RSS-102 for General
Population/Uncontrolled exposure.
For body worn operation, this phone has been tested and meets FCC RF exposure
guidelines when used with an accessory that contains no metal and that positions
the device a minimum of 0 mm from the body.
