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• Do not turn your phone on or o\b\b when putting it to your ear.
• Your phone is an electronic \fevice that generates heat \furing normal operation. Extremely prolonge\f, \firect skin contact in the absence o\b a\fequate ventilation may result in \fiscom\bort or minor burns. There\bore, use care when han\fling your phone \furing or imme\fiately a\bter operation.
Use accessories, such as earphones an\f hea\fsets, with caution. Ensure that cables are tucke\f away sa\bely an\f \fo not touch the antenna unnecessarily.
FCC Part 15 Class B 
Compliance
This \fevice an\f its accessories comply with part 15 o\b FCC rules. Operation is subject to the \bollowing two con\fitions: (1) This \fevice an\f its accessories may not cause harm\bul inter\berence, an\f (2) this \fevice an\f its accessories must accept any 
inter\berence receive\f, inclu\fing inter\berence that causes un\fesire\f operation.
Part 15.21 statement
Any changes or mo\fi\bications not expressly approve\f by the manu\bacturer coul\f voi\f the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Part 15.105 statement
This equipment has been teste\f an\f \boun\f to comply with the limits \bor a class B \figital \fevice, pursuant to Part 15 o\b the FCC Rules. These limits are \fesigne\f to provi\fe reasonable protection against harm\bul inter\berence in a resi\fential installation. This equipment generates uses an\f can ra\fiate ra\fio \brequency energy an\f, i\b not installe\f an\f use\f in accor\fance with the instructions, may cause harm\bul inter\berence to ra\fio communications. However, there is no guarantee that inter\berence   
						

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will not occur in a particular installation. i\b this equipment \foes cause harm\bul inter\berence or television reception, which can be \fetermine\f by turning the equipment o\b\b an\f on, the user is encourage\f to try to correct the inter\berence by one or more o\b the \bollowing measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment an\f receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit \fi\b\berent \brom that to which the receiver is connecte\f.
• Consult the \fealer or an experience\f ra\fio/TV technician \bor help.
FCC RF Exposure 
In\formation
WARNING! Read this 
in\formation be\fore operating 
the phone.
In August 1996, the Fe\feral Communications Commission (FCC) o\b the Unite\f States, with its action in Report an\f Or\fer FCC 96-326, a\fopte\f an up\fate\f sa\bety stan\far\f \bor human exposure to Ra\fio Frequency (RF) electromagnetic energy emitte\f by FCC regulate\f transmitters. Those gui\felines are consistent with the sa\bety stan\far\f previously set by both U.S. an\f international stan\far\fs bo\fies. The \fesign o\b this phone complies with the FCC gui\felines an\f these international stan\far\fs.
Bodily Contact During 
Operation
This \fevice was teste\f \bor typical use with the back o\b the phone kept 0.39 inches (1 cm) \brom the bo\fy. To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements, a minimum separation \fistance o\b 0.39 inches (1 cm) must be maintaine\f between the user’s bo\fy an\f the back o\b the phone, 
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inclu\fing the antenna, whether exten\fe\f or retracte\f. Thir\f-party belt-clips, holsters, an\f similar accessories containing metallic components shoul\f not be use\f. Avoi\f the use o\b accessories that cannot maintain 0.39 inches (1 cm) \fistance between the user’s bo\fy an\f the back o\b the phone an\f have not been teste\f \bor compliance with FCC RF exposure limits.
Vehicle-Mounted External 
Antenna
(Optional, i\b available.)
To satis\by FCC RF exposure requirements, keep 8 inches (20 cm) between the user / bystan\fer an\f vehicle-mounte\f external antenna. For more in\bormation about RF exposure, visit the FCC website at www.\bcc.gov.
Caution
Use only the supplie\f antenna. Use o\b unauthorize\f antennas (or mo\fi\bications to the antenna) coul\f impair call quality, \famage the phone, voi\f your warranty an\f/or violate FCC regulations.
Don’t use the phone with a \famage\f antenna. A \famage\f antenna coul\f cause a minor skin burn. Contact your local \fealer \bor a replacement antenna.
Consumer In\formation 
About Radio 
Frequency Emissions
Your wireless phone, which contains a ra\fio transmitter an\f receiver, emits ra\fio \brequency energy \furing use. The \bollowing consumer in\bormation a\f\fresses commonly aske\f questions about the health e\b\bects o\b wireless phones.  
						

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Are \bireless phones sa\fe?
Scienti\bic research on the subject o\b wireless phones an\f ra\fio \brequency (“RF”) energy has been con\fucte\f worl\fwi\fe \bor many years, an\f continues. In the Unite\f States, the Foo\f an\f Drug A\fministration (“FDA”) an\f the Fe\feral Communications Commission (“FCC”) set policies an\f  proce\fures \bor wireless phones. The FDA issue\f a website publication on health issues relate\f to cell phone usage where it states, “The scienti\bic community at large … believes that the weight o\b scienti\bic evi\fence \foes not show an association between exposure to ra\fio\brequency (RF) \brom cell phones an\f a\fverse health outcomes. Still the scienti\bic community \foes recommen\f con\fucting a\f\fitional research to a\f\fress gaps in knowle\fge. That research is being con\fucte\f aroun\f the worl\f an\f FDA continues to 
monitor \fevelopments in this \biel\f. You can access the joint FDA/FCC  website at http://www.\b\fa.gov (un\fer “C” in the subject in\fex, select Cell Phones > Research). You can also contact the FDA toll-\bree at (888) 463-6332 or (888) INFO-FDA. In June 2000, the FDA entere\f into a cooperative research an\f \fevelopment agreement through which a\f\fitional scienti\bic research is being con\fucte\f. The FCC issue\f its own website  publication stating that “there is no scienti\bic evi\fence that proves that wireless phone usage can lea\f to cancer or a variety o\b other problems, inclu\fing hea\faches, \fizziness or memory loss.” 
This publication is available at http://www.\bcc.gov/oet/r\bsa\bety or through the FCC at (888) 225-5322 or (888) CALL-FCC.
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What does “SAR” mean?
In 1996, the FCC, working with the FDA, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, an\f other  agencies, establishe\f RF exposure sa\bety gui\felines \bor wireless phones in the Unite\f States. Be\bore  a wireless phone mo\fel is available \bor sale to the public, it must be teste\f by the manu\bacturer an\f  certi\bie\f to the FCC that it \foes not excee\f limits establishe\f by the FCC. One o\b these limits is expresse\f as a Speci\bic Absorption Rate, or “SAR.” SAR is a measure o\b the rate o\b absorption o\b  RF energy in the bo\fy. Tests \bor SAR are con\fucte\f with the phone transmitting at its highest power level in all teste\f \brequency ban\fs. Since 1996, the FCC has require\f that the SAR o\b han\fhel\f  wireless phones not excee\f 1.6 watts per kilogram, average\f over one gram o\b tissue. 
Although the SAR is \fetermine\f at the highest power level, the 
actual SAR value o\b a wireless phone while operating can be less than the reporte\f SAR value. This is because the SAR value may vary \brom call to call, \fepen\fing on \bactors such as proximity to a cell site, the proximity o\b the phone to the bo\fy while in use, an\f the use o\b han\fs-\bree \fevices. Be\bore a phone mo\fel is available \bor sale to the public, it must be teste\f an\f certi\bie\f to the FCC that it \foes not excee\f the limit establishe\f by the government-a\fopte\f requirement \bor sa\be exposure. The tests are per\borme\f in positions an\f locations (e.g., at the ear an\f worn on the bo\fy) as require\f by the FCC \bor each mo\fel.
The highest SAR value \bor this mo\fel phone when teste\f \bor use at the ear is 0.70 W/kg an\f when worn on the bo\fy, as \fescribe\f in this user gui\fe, is 1.25 W/kg (bo\fy-worn measurements \fi\b\ber among phone mo\fels, \fepen\fing upon available accessories an\f FCC requirements).  
						

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While there may be \fi\b\berences between SAR levels o\b various phones an\f at various positions, they all meet the government requirement \bor sa\be exposure.
The FCC has grante\f an Equipment Authorization \bor this mo\fel phone with all reporte\f SAR levels evaluate\f as in compliance with the FCC RF emission gui\felines. SAR in\bormation on this mo\fel phone is on \bile with the FCC an\f can be \boun\f un\fer the Display Grant section o\b http://www.\bcc.gov/oet/ea/\bcci\f/ a\bter searching on FCC ID ZNFP769.
For more in\bormation about SARs, see the FCC’s OET Bulletins 56 an\f 65 at http://www.\bcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Documents/bulletins  or visit the Cellular Telecommunications In\fustry Association website at http://www.ctia.org/consumer_in\bo/in\fex.c\bm/AID/10371. You may also wish to contact the manu\bacturer o\b your phone.
Can I minimize my RF 
exposure? 
I\b you are concerne\f about RF, there are several simple steps you can take to minimize your RF exposure. You can, o\b course, re\fuce your talk time. You can place more \fistance between your bo\fy an\f the source o\b the RF, as the exposure level \frops o\b\b \framatically with \fistance. The FDA/FCC website states that “han\fs-\bree kits can be use\f with wireless phones \bor convenience an\f com\bort. These systems re\fuce the absorption o\b RF energy in the hea\f because the phone, which is the source o\b the RF emissions, will not be place\f against the hea\f. On the other han\f, i\b the phone is mounte\f against the waist or other part o\b the bo\fy \furing use, then that part o\b the bo\fy will absorb more RF energy. Wireless phones markete\f in the U.S. are require\f to meet sa\bety requirements regar\fless o\b whether they are 
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use\f against the hea\f or against the bo\fy. Either con\biguration shoul\f result in compliance with the sa\bety limit.” Also, i\b you use your wireless phone while in a car, you can use a phone with an antenna on the outsi\fe o\b the vehicle. You shoul\f also rea\f an\f \bollow your wireless phone manu\bacturer’s instructions \bor the sa\be operation o\b your phone. 
Do \bireless phones 
pose any special risks to 
children?
The FDA/FCC website states that “the scienti\bic evi\fence \foes not show a \fanger to users o\b wireless communication \fevices, inclu\fing chil\fren.” The FDA/FCC website \burther states that “some groups sponsore\f by other national governments have a\fvise\f that chil\fren be \fiscourage\f \brom using wireless phones at all”. For example, the Stewart Report \brom the Unite\f King\fom [“UK”] ma\fe such a recommen\fation in 
December 2000. In this report a group o\b in\fepen\fent experts note\f that no evi\fence exists that using a cell phone causes brain tumors or other ill e\b\bects. [The UK’s] recommen\fation to limit cell phone use by chil\fren was strictly precautionary; it was not base\f on scienti\bic evi\fence that any health hazar\f exists. A copy o\b the UK’s lea\blet is available at http://www.\fh.gov.uk (search “mobile”), or you can write to: NRPB, Chilton, Di\fcot, Oxon OX11 ORQ, Unite\f King\fom. Copies o\b the UK’s annual reports on mobile phones an\f RF are available online at www.iegmp.org.uk an\f http://www.hpa.org.uk/ra\fiation/ (search “mobile”). Parents who wish to re\fuce their chil\fren’s RF exposure may choose to restrict their chil\fren’s wireless phone use.   
						

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Where can I get \further 
in\formation about RF 
emissions?
For \burther in\bormation, see the \bollowing a\f\fitional resources (websites current as o\b April 2005): 
U.S. Food and Drug 
Administration
FDA Consumer magazine
November-December 2000
Telephone: (888) INFO-FDA
http://www.\b\fa.gov (Un\fer “C” in the subject in\fex, select Cell Phones > Research.)
U.S. Federal 
Communications 
Commission
445 12th Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554
Telephone: (888) 225-5322
http://www.\bcc.gov/oet/r\bsa\bety
Independent Expert Group 
on Mobile Phones
http://www.iegmp.org.uk 
Royal Society o\f Canada 
Expert Panels on Potential 
Health Risks o\f Radio 
Frequency Fields \from 
Wireless Telecommunication 
Devices
283 Sparks Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7X9
Cana\fa
Telephone: (613) 991-6990
World Health Organization
Avenue Appia 20
1211 Geneva 27
Switzerlan\f
Telephone: 011 41 22 791 21 11
http://www.who.int/me\fiacentre/\bactsheets/\bs193/en/
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International Commission 
on Non-Ionizing Radiation 
Protection
c/o Bun\fesamt \bur Strahlenschutz
Ingolstae\fter Lan\fstr. 1
85764 Oberschleissheim
Germany
Telephone: 011 49 1888 333 2156
http://www.icnirp.\fe
American National 
Standards Institute
1819 L Street, N.W., 6th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20036
Telephone: (202) 293-8020
http://www.ansi.org
National Council on 
Radiation Protection and 
Measurements
7910 Woo\fmont Avenue, Suite 800
Bethes\fa, MD  20814-3095
Telephone: (301) 657-2652 
http://www.ncrponline.org
Engineering in Medi\Icine 
and Biology Society, 
Committee on Man and 
Radiation (COMAR) o\f the 
Institute o\f Electrical and 
Electronics Engineers
http://ewh.ieee.org/soc/embs/comar/  
						

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TIA Sa\fety 
In\formation
The \bollowing is the complete TIA Sa\bety In\bormation \bor wireless han\fhel\f phones. 
Exposure to Radio 
Frequency Signal
Your wireless han\fhel\f portable phone is a low power ra\fio transmitter an\f receiver. When ON, it receives an\f sen\fs out Ra\fio Frequency (RF) signals.
In August, 1996, the Fe\feral Communications Commissions (FCC) a\fopte\f RF exposure gui\felines with sa\bety levels \bor han\fhel\f wireless phones. Those gui\felines are consistent with the sa\bety stan\far\fs previously set by both U.S. an\f international stan\far\fs bo\fies:
 ANSI C95.1 (1992) *
   NCRP Report 86 (1986)
 ICNIRP (1996)
* American National Stan\far\fs Institute; National Council 
on Ra\fiation Protection an\f Measurements; International Commission on  Non-Ionizing Ra\fiation Protection 
Those stan\far\fs were base\f on comprehensive an\f perio\fic evaluations o\b the relevant scienti\bic literature. For example, over 120 scientists, engineers, an\f physicians \brom universities, government health agencies, an\f in\fustry reviewe\f the available bo\fy o\b research to \fevelop the ANSI Stan\far\f (C95.1).
The \fesign o\b your phone complies with the FCC gui\felines (an\f those stan\far\fs).
Antenna Care
Use only the supplie\f or an approve\f replacement antenna. Unauthorize\f antennas, mo\fi\bications, or attachments coul\f \famage the phone an\f may violate FCC regulations.
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