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Chapter 10. Safety Guidelines
Safety Information
Exposure to Radio Frequency Signal
Your wireless handheld portable telephone is a low power radio transmitter and receiver. When it is ON, it receives and also sends out radio frequency(RF) signals.
European and international agencies have set standards and recommendations for the protection of public exposure to RF electromagnetic energy.
Internation Commission on
Verband Deutscher Elektrotechnik(VDE)
Directives of the European Community, Directorate General V in Matters of Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Energy
National Radiological Protection Board of the United Kingdom, GS 11, 1988
American National Standards Institute(ANSI) IEEE
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NGRP), Report 86
Department of Heath and Welfare Canada, Safety Code 6
These standards are based on extensive scientific review. For example, over 120 scientists, engineers, and physicians from universities, government health agencies, and industry reviewed the available body of research to develop the ANSI Standard.
The design of your phone complies with these standards when used normally. Use only the supplied or an approved replacement antenna. Unauthorized antennas, modifications, or attachments could damage the phone and may violate FCC regulations.
Efficient Phone Operation
Normal Position
Hold the phone as you would any other telephone with the antenna pointed up and over your shoulder.
Tips on Efficient Operation:
For your phone to operate most efficiently;
Extend your antenna fully
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