Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use

This is because the phone is designed to use the minimum

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International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation

power required to reach the network. Therefore, the closer

 

Protection (ICNIRP), “Guidelines for limiting exposure.

you are to a base station, the more likely it is that the actual

 

 

 

 

 

 

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to time-varying electric, magnetic, and electromagneticn

SAR level will decrease.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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fields (up to 300 GHz)”, Health Physics, vol. 74,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pp 494-522, April 1998.

 

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guidelines do not mean that there are variations in safety.

 

 

 

99/519/EC, “Council Recommendations

While there may be differences in SAR levels among mobile

 

 

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1999 on the limitation iof exposure of the general

phone models, all mobile phone models must be designed

 

 

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public to electromagneticE fields (0 Hz to 300 GHz)”,

to meet radio frequency exposure guidelines.

 

 

 

 

Official Journalyof the European Communities,

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example, the Federal Communication Commission in the

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IEEE C95.1-1991, “Safety levels with respect to human

U.S. requires that some manufacturers’ accessories shall be

 

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exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields,

 

 

 

 

 

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tested, and Sony Ericsson has done so with respect to its s

3 kHz to 300 GHz”, The Institute of Electrical and

products. Sony Ericsson has not tested non-original

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Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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accessories in conjunction with Sony Ericsson mobilea

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FCC Report and Order, ET Docket 93-62, FCC

 

 

 

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phones. It is therefore recommended that onlycoriginal

 

96-326, Federal Communications Commission (FCC),

 

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accessories are used in conjunction witheSony Ericsson

 

August 1996.

 

 

 

 

mobile phones.

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More information on radio frequency exposure and SAR

 

Human Exposure) Standard 1999, Australian

 

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Communications Authority (ACA), May 1999.

 

can be found on: www.SonyEricsson.com

 

 

 

 

 

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