UTStarcom VMUTX1 Safety Information for FCC RF Exposure, SAR Information, FDA Consumer Update

H SAFETY� INFORMATION FOR FCC RF EXPOSURE

WARNING! Read this Information before Using

Cautions

In August 1996 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States with its action in Report and Order FCC 96-326 adopted an updated safety standard for human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic energy emitted by FCC regulated transmitters. Those guidelines are consistent with the safety standard previously set by both U.S. and international standards bodies. The design of this phone complies with the FCC guidelines and these international standards.

Body-Worn operation

This device was tested for typical body-worn operations with the back of the phone kept 2.2 cm. from the body with a beltclip that contains metallic components. To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure requirements, use only belt-clips, holsters or similar accessories with which this device was tested.

The use of accessories that do not satisfy these requirements may not comply with FCC RF exposure requirements, and should be avoided.

For more information about RF exposure, please visit the FCC website at www.fcc.gov

H SAR� INFORMATION

This model phone meets the government’s requirements for exposure to radiowaves.

Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radiofrequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the U.S.

Government. These limits are part of comprehen- sive 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 peri- odic and thorough 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 phones 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 con- ducted with the phone 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 phone while operating can be well below the max- imum 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 sta- tion antenna, the lower the power output. Before a phone model is available for sale to the public, it

must be tested and certified to the FCC that it does not exceed the limit established by the govern- ment adopted requirement for safe exposure. The tests are performed in positions and locations (e.g., at the ear and worn on the body) as required by the FCC for each model.

The highest SAR value for this model phone when tested for use at the ear is 1.37 W/kg PCS CDMA Head SAR and when worn on the body, as described in this user guide, is 0.422 W/kg PCS CDMA Body SAR. (Body-worn measurements differ among phone models, depending upon available accessories and FCC requirements).

While there may be differences between the SAR levels of various phones and at various positions, they all meet the government requirement for safe

exposure.

The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for this model phone with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF expo- sure guidelines. SAR information on this model phone is on file with the FCC and can be found

under the Display Grant section of http://www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid after searching on

PP4X1.

Additional information on Specific Absorption Rates (SAR) can be found on the Cellular

Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA)

web-site at http://www.phonefacts.net

*In the United States and Canada, the SAR limit for mobile phones used by the public is 1.6 watts/ kg (W/kg) averaged over one gram of tissue. The

standard incorporates a substantial margin of safe- ty to give additional protection for the public and to account for any variations in measurements.

H FDA� CONSUMER UPDATE

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Cell Phone Facts Consumer

Information on Wireless Phones

1.What kinds of phones are the subject of this update?

The term “wireless phone” refers here to handheld wireless phones with built-in antennas, often called “cell,” “mobile,” or “PCS” phones. These types of wireless phones can expose the user to measurable radiofrequency energy (RF) because of the short distance between the phone and the user’s head. These RF exposures are limited by Federal Communications Commission safety guidelines that were developed with the advice of FDA and other federal health and safety agencies. When the phone is located at greater distances from the user, the exposure to RF is drastically lower because a person’s RF exposure decreases rapidly with increasing distance from the source. The so-called “cordless phones,” which have a base unit connected to the telephone wiring in a house, typically operate at far lower power levels, and thus produce RF exposures well within the FCC’s compliance limits.

2. Do wireless phones pose a health hazard?

The available scientific evidence does not show

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