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Explosive environments
Gas Stations and Explosive Atmospheres
In locations with potentially explosive atmospheres, obey all posted signs to turn off wireless
devices such as your phone or other radio equipment.
Areas with potentially explosive atmospheres include fueling areas, below decks on boats, fuel or
chemical transfer or storage facilities, and areas where the air contains chemicals or particles,
such as grain, dust, or metal powders.
Blasting Caps and Areas
Turn off your mobile phone or wireless device when in a blasting area or in areas posted turn off
“two-way radios” or “electronic devices” to avoid interfering with blasting operations.
Radio Frequency (RF) Energy
This device meets the government’s requirements for exposure to radio waves. This device 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 devices employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific
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 device 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 device while operating can be well below the
maximum value. This is because the device 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 the device as reported to the FCC when tested for use at the ear is 1.15
W/kg and when worn on the body, as described in this user guide, is 1.11 W/kg (Body-worn
measurements differ among device models, depending upon available enhancements and FCC
requirements.)
While there may be differences between the SAR levels of various devices and at various
positions, they all meet the government requirement. The FCC has granted an Equipment
Authorization for this device with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance with the FCC
RF exposure guidelines. SAR information on this device is on file with the FCC and can be found
under the Display Grant section of http://www.fcc.gov/oet- /ea/fccid/ after searching on:
