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distributed leaflets containing such a recommendation in 
December 2000. They noted that no evidence exists that using 
a wireless phone causes brain tumors or other ill effects. Their 
recommendation to limit wireless phone use by children was 
strictly precautionary; it was not based on scientific evidence 
that any health hazard exists.
11  What about wireless phone interference with medical 
equipment?
Radio Frequency (RF) energy from wireless phones can interact 
with some electronic devices. For this reason, the FDA helped 
develop a detailed test method to measure Electro Magnetic 
Interference (EMI) of implanted cardiac pacemakers and 
defibrillators from wireless telephones. This test method is 
now part of a standard sponsored by the Association for the 
Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI). The  final 
draft, a joint effort by the FDA, medical device manufacturers, 
and many other groups, was completed in late 2000. This 
standard will allow manufacturers to ensure that cardiac 
pacemakers and defibrillators are safe from wireless phone 
EMI.
The FDA has tested hearing aids for interference from handheld 
wireless phones and helped develop a voluntary standard 
sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers 
(IEEE). This standard specifies test methods and performance 
requirements for hearing aids and wireless phones so that no 
interference occurs when a person uses a “compatible” phone 
and a “compatible” hearing aid at the same time. This standard 
was approved by the IEEE in 2000.
The FDA continues to monitor the use of wireless phones 
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harmful interference be found to occur, the FDA will conduct 
testing to assess the interference and work to resolve the 
problem.
12 Where can I find additional information?
For additional information, please refer to the following 
resources:
FDA web page on wireless phones  
(http://www.fda.gov/Radiation-EmittingProducts/RadiationEmit
tingProductsandProcedures/HomeBusinessandEntertainment/
CellPhones/default.htm)
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/)
10 Driver Safety Tips
Your wireless phone gives you the powerful ability to 
communicate by voice almost anywhere, anytime. An important 
responsibility accompanies the benefits of wireless phones, 
one that every user must uphold.
When operating a car, driving is your first responsibility. When 
using your wireless phone 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 
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and learn to take advantage of valuable features 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 attention off the road.
2  When available, use a handsfree device. A number of hands-
free wireless phone accessories are readily available today. 
Whether you choose an installed mounted device for your 
wireless phone or a speaker phone accessory, take advantage 
of these devices if available to you.
3  Make sure you place your wireless phone within easy reach 
and where you can reach it without removing your eyes from 
the road. If you get an incoming call at an inconvenient time, 
if possible, let your voicemail answer it for you.
4  Suspend conversations during hazardous driving conditions 
or situations. Let the person you are speaking with know you 
are driving; if necessary, suspend the call in heavy traffic or 
hazardous weather conditions. Rain, sleet, snow, and ice can 
be hazardous, but so is heavy traffic. As a driver, your first 
responsibility is to pay attention to the road.
5  Don’t take notes or look up phone numbers while driving. If 
you are reading an address book or business card, or writing 
a “todo”  list while driving a car, you are not watching where 
you are going. It is common sense. Do not get caught in a 
dangerous situation because you are reading or writing and 
not paying attention to the road or nearby vehicles.
6  Dial sensibly and assess the traffic; if possible, place calls 
when you are not moving or before pulling into traffic. Try 
to plan your calls before you begin your trip or attempt to 
coincide your calls with times you may be stopped at a stop 
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while driving, follow this simple tip - dial only a few numbers, 
check the road and your mirrors, then continue.
7  Do not engage in stressful or emotional conversations that 
may be distracting. Stressful or 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 side, help is only three numbers away. Dial 911 or other 
local emergency number in the case of fire, traffic accident, 
road hazard, or medical emergency. Remember, it’s a free call 
on your wireless phone!
9  Use your wireless phone to help others in emergencies. 
Your wireless phone provides you a perfect opportunity to 
be a “Good Samaritan” in your community. If you see an 
auto accident, crime in progress or other serious emergency 
where lives are in danger, call 911 or other local emergency 
number, as you would want others to do for you.
10  Call roadside assistance or a special wireless nonemergency 
assistance number when necessary. Certain situations 
you encounter while driving may require attention, but are 
not urgent enough to merit a call for emergency services. 
But you can still use your wireless phone to lend a hand. 
If you see a brokendown vehicle posing no serious hazard, 
a broken traffic signal, a minor traffic accident where no 
one appears injured or a vehicle you know to be stolen, 
call roadside assistance or other special non-emergency 
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The above tips are meant as general guidelines. Before 
deciding to use your mobile device while operating a vehicle, it 
is recommended that you consult your applicable jurisdiction’s 
local laws or other regulations regarding such use.
Such laws or other regulations may prohibit or other wise 
restrict the manner in which a driver may use his or her phone 
while operating a vehicle
Consumer Information on SAR
(Specific Absorption Rate)
This Model Phone Meets the Government’s Requirements 
for Exposure to Radio Waves. Your wireless phone is a radio 
transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to 
exceed the emission limits for exposure to radiofrequency (RF) 
energy set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 
of the U.S. Government.
These FCC exposure limits are derived from the 
recommendations of two expert organizations, the National 
Counsel on Radiation Protection and Measurement (NCRP) and 
the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In 
both cases, the recommendations were developed by scientific 
and engineering experts drawn from industry, government, 
and academia after extensive reviews of the scientific literature 
related to the biological effects of RF energy.
The exposure Limit for wireless mobile phones employs a 
unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, 
or SAR. The SAR is a measure of the rate of absorption of RF 
energy by the human body expressed in units of watts per 
kilogram (W/kg). The FCC requires wireless phones to comply 
with a safety limit of 1.6 watts per kilogram (1.6 W/kg). The FCC 
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give additional protection to the public and to account for any 
variations in measurements.
Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions 
specified by the FCC with the phone transmitting at its highest 
certified power level in all tested frequency bands. Although 
SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the 
actual SAR level of the phone while operating can be well 
below the maximum value. Because the phone is designed 
to operate at multiple power levels to use only the power 
required to reach the network, in general, the closer you are to 
a wireless base station antenna, the lower the power output.
Before a phone model is available for sale to the public, it must 
be tested and certified to the FCC that it does not exceed 
the limit established by the governmentadopted requirement 
for safe exposure. The tests are performed in positions and 
locations (e.g., at the ear and worn on the body) as required by 
the FCC for each model.
This device was tested for typical body-worn operations with 
the back of the phone kept 0.79 inches (2.0 cm) between the 
user’s body and the back of the phone. To comply with FCC 
RF exposure requirements, a minimum separation distance of 
0.79 inches (2.0 cm) must be maintained between the user s 
body and the back of the phone. Third-party belt-clips, holsters, 
and similar accessories containing metallic components should 
not be used. Body-worn accessories that cannot maintain 0.79 
inches (2.0 cm) separation distance between the user’s body 
and the back of the phone, and have not been tested for typical 
body-worn operations may not comply with FCC RF exposure 
limits and should be avoided.
The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for this model 
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with the FCC RF emission guidelines.
The highest SAR value for this model phone when tested for 
use at the ear is  0.70 W/kg and when worn on the body, is 
0.57 W/kg. While there may be differences between SAR levels 
of various phones and at various positions, they all meet the 
government requirement for safe exposure.
SAR information on this model phone is on file with the FCC 
and can be found under the Display Grant section of http://
www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid after searching on FCC ID BEJVM670. 
To find information that pertains to a particular model phone, 
this site uses the phone FCC ID number which is usually 
printed somewhere on the case of the phone. Sometimes 
it may be necessary to remove the battery pack to find the 
number. Once you have the FCC ID number for a particular 
phone, follow the instructions on the website and it should 
provide values for typical or maximum SAR for a particular 
phone.
Additional information on Specific Absorption Rates (SAR) 
can be found on the Cellular Telecommunications Industry 
Association (CTIA) website at http://www.ctia.org/
*In the United States and Canada, the SAR limit for mobile 
phones used by the public is 1.6 watts/kg (W/kg) averaged over 
one gram of tissue. The standard incorporates a substantial 
margin of safety to give additional protection for the public and 
to account for any variations in measurements. 
						

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FCC Hearing-Aid Compatibility (HAC) 
Regulations for Wireless Devices
On July 10, 2003, the U.S.  
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Report and Order 
in WT Docket 01-309 modified the exception of wireless phones 
under the Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of 1988 (HAC Act) to 
require digital wireless phones be compatible with hearing-aids. 
The intent of the HAC Act is to ensure reasonable access 
to telecommunications services for persons with hearing 
disabilities. 
While some wireless phones are used near some hearing 
devices (hearing aids and cochlear implants), users may detect 
a buzzing, humming, or whining noise. Some hearing devices 
are more immune than others to this interference noise, and 
phones also vary in the amount of interference they generate.
The wireless telephone industry has developed a rating system 
for wireless phones, to assist hearing device users to find 
phones that may be compatible with their hearing devices. Not 
all phones have been rated. Phones that are rated have the 
rating on their box or a label located on the box.
The ratings are not guarantees. Results will vary depending 
on the user’s hearing device and hearing loss. If your hearing 
device happens to be vulnerable to interference, you may not 
be able to use a rated phone successfully. Trying out the phone 
with your hearing device is the best way to evaluate it for your 
personal needs.
M-Ratings: Phones rated M3 or M4 meet FCC requirements 
and are likely to generate less interference to hearing devices 
than phones that are not labeled. M4 is the better/higher of the 
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Hearing devices may also be rated. Your hearing device 
manufacturer or hearing health professional may help you 
find this rating. Higher ratings mean that the hearing device is 
relatively immune to interference noise. The hearing aid and 
wireless phone rating values are then added together. A sum 
of 5 is considered acceptable for normal use. A sum of 6 is 
considered for best use.
 
In the above example, if a hearing aid meets the M2 level rating 
and the wireless phone meets the M3 level rating, the sum of 
the two values equal M5. This should provide the hearing aid 
user with “normal usage” while using their hearing aid with the 
particular wireless phone.  
“Normal usage” in this context is defined as a signal quality 
that’s acceptable for normal operation.
The M mark is intended to be synonymous with the U mark.  
The T mark is intended to be synonymous with the UT mark. 
The M and T marks are recommended by the Alliance for 
Telecommunications Industries Solutions (ATIS). The U and UT 
marks are referenced in Section 20.19 of the FCC Rules. The 
HAC rating and measurement procedure are described in the 
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) C63.19 standard.  
When you’re talking over the cell phone, it’s recommended 
you’d turn the BT (Bluetooth
®) mode off for HAC.
According to HAC policy (KDB 285076), we state this handset 
has not been rated for hearing aid compatibility with respect to 
the Wi-Fi  capability. 
						

							238LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT
1 WHAT THIS WARRANTY COVERS:
LG offers you a limited warranty that the enclosed subscriber 
unit and its enclosed accessories will be free from defects in 
material and workmanship, according to the following terms 
and conditions:
(1)  The limited warranty for the product extends for TWELVE 
(12) MONTHS beginning on the date of purchase of the 
product with valid proof of purchase, or absent valid proof of 
purchase, FIFTEEN (15) MONTHS from date of manufacture 
as determined by the unit’s manufacture date code.
(2)  The limited warranty extends only to the original purchaser 
of the product and is not assignable or transferable to any 
subsequent purchaser/end user.
(3)  This warranty is good only to the original purchaser of the 
product during the warranty period as long as it is in the U.S., 
including Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. Territories and Canada.
(4)  The external housing and cosmetic parts shall be free of 
defects at the time of shipment and, therefore, shall not be 
covered under these limited warranty terms.
(5)  Upon request from LG, the consumer must provide 
information to reasonably prove the date of purchase.
(6)  The customer shall bear the cost of shipping the product to 
the Customer Service Department of LG. LG shall bear the 
cost of shipping the product back to the consumer after the 
completion of service under this limited warranty.
2 WHAT THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER:
(1)  Defects or damages resulting from use of the product in 
other than its normal and customary manner.
(2)  Defects or damages from abnormal use, abnormal