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signals. More than 120 scientists, engineers and physicians from
universities, governmenthealth agencies and industries developed this
updated standard after reviewing the available body of research. In 1993,
the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted this updated
standard in a regulation. In August1996, the FCC adopted hybrid standard
consisting of the existing ANSI/IEEE standard and the guidelines published
by the National Council of Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP).

Body-Worn Operation

To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines, if you wear a
handseton your body, use the Sprint-supplied or Sprint-approved carrying
case, holster, or other body-worn accessory. If you do notuse a body-worn
accessory, ensure the antenna is atleast1.9 centimeters from your body
when transmitting. Use of non-Sprint-approved accessories may violate
FCC RF exposure guidelines.
For more information aboutRF exposure, visitthe FCC Web site at
www.fcc.gov.
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) for Wireless Phones
The SAR is a value thatcorresponds to the relative amountof RF energy
absorbed in the head of a user of a wireless handset.
The SAR value of a phone is the resultof an extensive testing, measuring
and calculation process. Itdoes notrepresenthow much RF the phone
emits. All phone models are tested attheir highestvalue in strictlaboratory
settings. Butwhen in operation, the SAR of a phone can be substantially
less than the level reported to the FCC. This is because of a variety of factors
including its proximity to a base station antenna, phone design and other
factors. Whatis importantto remember is thateach phone meets strict
federal guidelines. Variations in SARs do notrepresenta variation in safety.
All phones mustmeetthe federal standard, which incorporates a
substantial margin of safety. As stated above, variations in SAR values
between differentmodel phones do notmean variations in safety. SAR
values ator below the federal standard of 1.6 W/kg are considered safe for
use by the public.
The highestreported SAR values of the SCP-8400 are:

Cellular CDMA mode (Part22):

Head: 1.08 W/kg; Body-worn: 0.706 W/kg

PCS CDMA mode (Part24):

Head: 1.10 W/kg; Body-worn: 1.33 W/kg
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