Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure and SAR

Therefore, the closer you are to a base station, the more

Your mobile phone is a low-power radio transmitter and

likely it is that the actual SAR level will decrease.

receiver. When it is turned on, it emits low levels of radio

Variations in SAR below the radio frequency exposure

frequency energy (also known as radio waves or radio

guidelines do not mean that there are variations in safety.

frequency fields).

 

 

 

 

While there may be differences in SAR levels among

Governments around the world have adopted

 

 

mobile phones, all Sony Ericsson mobile phone models

comprehensive international safety guidelines, developed

are designed to meet radioefrequency exposure

by scientific organizations, e.g. ICNIRP (International

guidelines.

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Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection) and

 

Accessories canlsignificantly affect a mobile phone’s

IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics

 

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complianceiwith the radio frequency exposure guidelines.

Engineers Inc.), through periodic and thorough

For example,cthe Federal Communication Commission in

evaluation of scientific studies. These guidelines establish

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the U.S. requires that some manufacturers’ accessories

permitted levels of radio wave exposure for the general

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shall be tested, and Sony Ericsson has done so with

population. The levels include a safety margin designedm

 

to assure the safety of all persons, regardless of age and

respect to its products. To avoid causing loss of

health, and to account for any variations in

m performance or radio frequency exposure levels above

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the permissible limits it is recommended that you only

measurements.

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use Sony Ericsson or Ericsson original accessories

 

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intended for use with the mobile phone. If you wear the

Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is the unit of

measurement for the amount of radio frequency energy

mobile phone on your body while it is transmitting, and

 

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you do not use a Sony Ericsson or Ericsson original body

absorbed by the body whentusing a mobile phone. The

 

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worn accessory, please ensure that the mobile phone is

SAR value is determined at the highest certified power

 

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positioned a minimum of 1.5 cm from your body and that

level in laboratory conditions, but the actual SAR level of

the mobile phone while operating can be well below this

you are not using an accessory that contains any metal.

value. This is because the mobile phone is designed to

 

 

use the minimum power required to reach the network.

 

 

2 Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use