LG Escape 2 Owners Manual

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The FDA and the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) have a formal 
Cooperative Research And Development Agreement (CRADA) to do research \
on wireless 
phone safety. The FDA provides the scientific oversight, obtaining input from expert\
s in 
government, industry, and academic organizations. CTIA-funded research is conducted 
through contracts with independent investigators. The initial research w\
ill include both 
laboratory studies and studies of wireless...

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The standard, “Recommended Practice for Determining the Spatial-Peak \
Specific Absorption 
Rate (SAR) in the Human Body Due to Wireless Communications Devices: E\
xperimental 
Techniques”, sets forth the first consistent test methodology for meas\
uring the rate at 
which RF is deposited in the heads of wireless phone users. The test met\
hod uses a tissue-
simulating model of the human head. Standardized SAR test methodology is\
 expected to 
greatly improve the consistency of...

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phones. Reducing the time of wireless phone use and increasing the dista\
nce between the 
user and the RF source will reduce RF exposure. 
Some groups sponsored by other national governments have advised that ch\
ildren be 
discouraged from using wireless phones at all. For example, the governme\
nt in the United 
Kingdom distributed leaflets containing such a recommendation in Decembe\
r 2000. They 
noted that no evidence exists that using a wireless phone causes brain t\
umors or...

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For additional information, please refer to the following resources:
FDA web page on wireless phones
(http://www.fda.gov/cellphones/)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) RF Safety Program
(http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety)
International Commission on Non-lonizing Radiation Protection
(http://www.icnirp.de)
World Health Organization (WHO) International EMF Project
(http://www.who.int/emf)
National Radiological Protection Board (UK)
(http://www.hpa.org.uk/radiation/)
Driving
Check the...

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behind the wheel of a car, practice good common sense and remember the following tips:
1.  Get to know your wireless phone and its features such as speed dial and \
redial. Carefully 
read your instruction manual and learn to take advantage of valuable fea\
tures most 
phones offer, including automatic redial and memory. Also, work to memorize the phone 
keypad so you can use the speed dial function without taking your attent\
ion off the road. 
2.  When available, use a hands-free...

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emotional conversations and driving do not mix; they are distracting and\
 even dangerous 
when you are behind the wheel of a car. Make people you are talking with aware you are 
driving and if necessary, suspend conversations which have the potential to divert your 
attention from the road.
8.  Use your wireless phone to call for help. Your wireless phone is one of the greatest tools  you can own to protect yourself and your family in dangerous situations \
-- with your phone 
at your...

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Open Source Software Notice Information
To obtain the source code under GPL, LGPL, MPL, and other open source lic\
enses, that is 
contained in this product, please visit http://opensource.lge.com.
In addition to the source code, all referred license terms, warranty dis\
claimers and copyright 
notices are available for download.
LG Electronics will also provide open source code to you on CD-ROM for a\
 charge covering 
the cost of performing such distribution (such as the cost of...