Important Information

the phone to operate at a higher power level than

Variations in SAR below the radio frequency

needed, thus shortening talk and standby times.

exposure guidelines do not mean that there are

Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure

variations in safety. While there may be differences

in SAR levels among mobile phones, all

and SAR

Sony Ericsson mobile phone models are designed

Your mobile phone is a low-power radio transmitter

to meet radio frequency exposure guidelines.

and receiver. When it is turned on, it emits low

For phones sold in the U.S., before a phone model

levels of radio frequency energy (also known as

is available for sale to the public, it must be tested

radio waves or radio frequency fields).

and certified to the FCC that it does not exceed the

Governments around the world have adopted

limit established by the government-adopted

comprehensive international safety guidelines,

requirement for safe exposure. The tests are

developed by scientific organizations, e.g. ICNIRP

performed in positions and locations (that is, at the

(International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation

ear and worn on the body) as required by the FCC

Protection) and IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and

for each model. For body worn operation, this phone

Electronics Engineers Inc.), through periodic and

has been tested and meets FCC RF exposure

thorough evaluation of scientific studies. These

guidelines when the handset is positioned a minimum

guidelines establish permitted levels of radio wave

of 15 mm from the body without any metal parts in

exposure for the general population. The levels

the vicinity of the phone or when used with the

include a safety margin designed to assure the safety

original Sony Ericsson body worn accessory intended

of all persons, regardless of age and health, and to

for this phone. Use of other accessories may not

account for any variations in measurements.

ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines.

Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is the unit of

A separate leaflet with SAR information for this mobile

measurement for the amount of radio frequency

phone model is included with the material that comes

energy absorbed by the body when using a mobile

with this mobile phone. This information can also be

phone. The SAR value is determined at the highest

found, together with more information on radio

certified power level in laboratory conditions, but the

frequency exposure and SAR, on:

actual SAR level of the mobile phone while operating

www.sonyericsson.com.

can be well below this value. This is because the

 

mobile phone is designed to use the minimum power

 

required to reach the network.

 

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