LG A340 User Guide

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For Vehicles Equipped with an 
Air Bag
An air bag inflates with great force. DO NOT 
place objects, including either installed or 
portable wireless equipment, in the area over 
the air bag or in the air bag deployment area. 
If in-vehicle wireless equipment is improperly 
installed and the air bag inflates, serious injury 
could result.
Safety Information
Please read and observe the following 
information for safe and proper use of your 
phone and to prevent damage. Also, keep the 
user guide in an...

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yReplace the battery only with another 
battery that has been qualified with the 
system per IEEE-Std-1725-2006. Use of 
an unqualified battery may present a risk of 
fire, explosion, leakage or other hazard.

yPromptly dispose of used batteries in 
accordance with local regulations.

yBattery usage by children should be 
supervised.

yAvoid dropping the phone or battery. If the 
phone or battery is dropped, especially 
on a hard surface, and the user suspects 
damage, take it to a service...

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yReplace the battery when it no longer 
provides acceptable performance. The 
battery can be recharged several hundred 
times before replacement.

yRecharge the battery after long periods of 
non-use to maximize battery life.

yBattery life will vary due to usage patterns 
and environmental conditions.

yUse of extended backlighting, Mobile Web 
Browsing, and data connectivity kits affect 
battery life and talk/standby times.

yThe self-protection function of the battery 
cuts the power of...

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yDo not short-circuit the battery. Metallic 
articles such as a coin, paperclip or pen in 
your pocket or bag may short-circuit the + 
and – terminals of the battery (metal strips 
on the battery) upon moving. Short-circuit 
of the terminal may damage the battery and 
cause an explosion.
General Notice

yUsing a damaged battery or placing a 
battery in your mouth may cause serious 
injury.

yDo not place items containing magnetic 
components such as a credit card, phone 
card, bank book or...

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FDA Consumer Update
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Centre 
for Devices and Radiological Health Consumer 
Update on Mobile Phones.
1. Do wireless phones pose a health 
hazard?
   The available scientific evidence does not 
show that any health problems are associated 
with using wireless phones. There is no proof, 
however, that wireless phones are absolutely 
safe. Wireless phones emit low levels of 
radiofrequency energy (RF) in the microwave 
range while being used. They also emit very 
low...

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yDesign wireless phones in a way that 
minimizes any RF exposure to the user 
that is not necessary for device function; 
and

yCooperate in providing users of 
wireless phones with the best possible 
information on possible effects of 
wireless phone use on human health.
   The FDA belongs to an interagency working 
group of the federal agencies that have 
responsibility for different aspects of RF 
safety to ensure coordinated efforts at the 
federal level. The following agencies belong 
to...

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3. What kinds of phones are the subject of 
this update?
   The term ‘wireless phone’ refers here to 
handheld wireless phones with built-in 
antennas, often called ‘cell’, ‘mobile’, or 
‘PCS’ phones. These types of wireless 
phones can expose the user to measurable 
radiofrequency energy (RF) because of 
the short distance between the phone and 
the user’s head. These RF exposures are 
limited by FCC safety guidelines that were 
developed with the advice of the FDA and 
other federal health and...

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   These conditions are not similar to the 
conditions under which people use wireless 
phones, so we don’t know with certainty 
what the results of such studies mean for 
human health. Three large epidemiology 
studies have been published since 
December 2000. Between them, the studies 
investigated any possible association 
between the use of wireless phones and 
primary brain cancer, glioma, meningioma, 
or acoustic neuroma, tumors of the brain or 
salivary gland, leukemia, or other cancers. 
None...

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6. What is the FDA doing to find out more 
about the possible health effects of 
wireless phone RF?
   The FDA is working with the U.S. National 
Toxicology Program and with groups 
of investigators around the world to 
ensure that high priority animal studies 
are conducted to address important 
questions about the effects of exposure 
to radiofrequency energy (RF). The FDA 
has been a leading participant in the 
World Health Organization International 
Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) Project since 
its...

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energy from the wireless phone and is set 
well below levels known to have effects. 
Manufacturers of wireless phones must 
report the RF exposure level for each model 
of phone to the FCC. The FCC website 
(http://www.fcc.gov/) gives directions for 
locating the FCC identification number on 
your phone so you can find your phone’s RF 
exposure level in the online listing.
8. What has the FDA done to measure the 
radio frequency energy coming from 
wireless phones?
   The Institute of Electrical and...