Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use
General
Since its introduction in the mid 1980s the mobile phone is one of
the most exciting and innovative products ever developed. Your
phone can help you to stay in touch with your office, your home,
emergency services and others.
Your mobile phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. When the
phone is turned on it receives and transmits radio frequency (RF)
energy. Depending on the type of mobile phone you have
purchased, it operates in different frequency ranges and employs
commonly used modulation techniques. The system that handles
your call when you are using your phone, controls the power level at
which your phone transmits.
Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy
The International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation
Protection (ICNIRP), sponsored by the World Health Organisation
(WHO), published a statement in 1996 which sets limits for
exposure to RF fields from handheld mobile phone. According to
this statement, which is based on the available body of research,
there is no evidence that mobile terminals meeting the
recommended limits can cause any adverse health effects. All
Ericsson telephones conform to the ICNIRP recommendations,
and international exposure standards, such as:
•
CENELEC European Pre-standard ENV50166-2
•
ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1992 (USA, Asia-Pacific)
If you want to limit RF exposure even further, you may choose to
control the duration of your calls and operate your phone in the
most power efficient manner.
Efficient Phone Operation
How to use your phone for optimum performance with minimum
power consumption:
• Hold the phone as you would any other telephone. While
speaking directly into the mouthpiece, angle the antenna in a
direction up and over your shoulder. If the antenna is extendable,
it should be extended during a call.
• Do not hold the antenna when the phone is in use. Holding the
antenna affects call quality, may cause the phone to operate at a
higher power level than needed and shorten talk and standby
times.
Antenna Care and Replacement
•
Do not bend the antenna since it is sensitive and since this will
reduce its performance.
•
Do not use the phone with a damaged antenna. Consult your
manual to see if you may change the antenna yourself. If so, use
only an Ericsson approved antenna. Otherwise, take your phone
to a qualified service center for repair. Use only the designated
Ericsson antenna.
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