LG Electronics 5550 manual FDA Consumer Update, General Warnings and Cautions

Safety

General Warnings and Cautions

●Only use the batteries, antennas, and chargers provided by LG. The warranty will not be applied to products provided by other suppliers.

●Store the battery in a place out of reach of children.

●Using a damaged battery or placing a battery in your mouth may cause serious injury.

●Do not place items containing magnetic components such as a credit card, phone card, bank book or subway ticket near your phone. The magnetism of the phone may damage the data stored in the magnetic strip.

●Do not hold or let the antenna come in contact with your body during a call.

●Talking on your phone for a long period of time may reduce call quality due to heat generated during use.

●When the phone is not used for a long period time, store it in a safe place with the power cord unplugged.

●Using the phone in proximity to receiving equipment (i.e., TV or radio) may cause interference to the phone.

●Only authorized personnel should service the phone and its accessories. Faulty installation or service may result in accidents and consequently invalidate the warranty.

●Do not use the phone if the antenna is damaged. If a damaged antenna contacts skin, it may cause a slight burn. Please contact an LG Authorized Service Center to replace the damaged antenna.

●Do not use the phone in areas where its use is prohibited. (For example: aircraft).

●Do not immerse your phone in water. If this happens, turn it off immediately and remove the battery. If the phone does not work, take it to an LG Authorized Service Center.

●The power cord on this product will expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause (cancer, and) birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling.

FDA Consumer Update

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and

Radiological Health Consumer Update on Mobile Phones:

1. Do wireless phones pose a health hazard?

The available scientific evidence does not show that any health problems are associated with using wireless phones. There is no proof, however, that wireless phones are absolutely safe. Wireless phones emit low levels of radio frequency energy (RF) in the microwave range while being used. They also emit very low levels of RF when in the standby mode. Whereas high levels of RF can produce health effects (by heating tissue), exposure to low level RF that does not produce heating effects causes no known adverse health effects. Many studies of low level RF exposures have not found any biological effects. Some studies have suggested that some biological effects may occur, but such findings have not been confirmed by additional research. In some cases, other researchers have had difficulty in reproducing those studies, or in determining the reasons for inconsistent results.

2.What is the FDA's role concerning the safety of wireless phones?

Under the law, the FDA does not review the safety of radiation emitting consumer products such as wireless phones before they can be sold, as it does with new drugs or medical devices. However, the agency has authority to take action if wireless phones are shown to emit radio frequency energy (RF) at a level that is hazardous to the user. In such a case, the FDA could require the manufacturers of wireless phones to notify users of the health hazard and to repair, replace, or recall the phones so that the hazard no longer exists.

Although the existing scientific data do not justify FDA regulatory actions, the FDA has urged the wireless phone industry to take a number of steps, including the following:

●Support needed research into possible biological effects of RF of the type emitted by wireless phones;

●Design wireless phones in a way that minimizes any RF exposure to the user that is not necessary for device function; and

●Cooperate in providing users of wireless phones with the best possible information on possible effects of wireless phone use on human health.

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