Important safety / compliance information
Handheld User Guide 19
• Official Journal of the European Union, 1999, Council Recommendation of 12
July 1999 on the limitation of exposure of the general public to
electromagnetic fields (0 Hz to 300 GHz)
To maintain compliance with EU RF exposure guidelines, use only RIM supplied
or approved accessories. The RIM handheld is designed to be carried in an
approved holster when carried on your body. When carrying the BlackBerry
Wireless Handheld while switched on, use the specific holster that has been tested
for compliance. Use of non-RIM approved accessories may violate EU RF
exposure guidelines and may void your warranty.
SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE DATA
THIS MODEL WIRELESS HANDHELD MEETS THE EU REQUIREMENTS
FOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES.
Your wireless handheld is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and
manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency
(RF) energy recommended by The Council of the European Union. 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
throrough evaluation of scientific studies. The standards include a substantial
safety margin designed to assure the safety of all persons regardless of age and
health.
The exposure standard for wireless mobile handhelds employs a unit of
measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit
recommended by The Council of the European Union is 2.0 W/kg.* Tests for SAR
are conducted using standard operating positions with the handheld transmitting
at its highest certified power level, the actual SAR level of the handheld while
operating can be well below the maximum value. This is because the handheld 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
antenna, the lower the power output.
Before a wireless handheld model is available for sale to the public, it must be
tested and certified to the FCC/IC that it does not exceed the limit established by
the government-adopted requirement for safe exposure. The tests are performed
in positions and locations (e.g., worn on the body) as required by the FCC/IC for
each model. The highest SAR value for this model handheld when tested for use
when worn on the body, as described in this user guide, is 0.37 W/kg. (Body-worn
measurements differ among wireless handheld and phone models, depending
