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Efcient Use
For optimum performance with minimum power consumption, do not cover the antenna
area (It’s on the bottom of your phone when you are holding it.) with your hand. Covering
the antenna affects the call quality, may cause the handset to operate at higher power lev-
els than needed, and may shorten talk and standby times.
Radio Frequency (RF) Energy
This model phone meets the government’s requirements for exposure to radio waves.
This phone is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to
radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the U.S.
Government:
The exposure standard for wireless mobile phones employs a unit of measurement known
as the Specic Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit set by the FCC is 1.6 W/kg. Tests
for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions accepted by the FCC with the
phone transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands. Al-
though the SAR is determined at the highest certied 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 antenna, the
lower the power output.
The highest SAR value for this model phone as reported to the FCC when tested for use at
the ear is 1.23 W/kg and when worn on the body, as described in this user guide, is 0.771
