LG Revere User Guide

							Magnetic Fields (EMF) Project
since its inception in 1996. An
influential result of this work has
been the development of a
detailed agenda of research needs
that has driven the establishment
of new research programs around
the world. The project has also
helped develop a series of public
information documents on EMF
issues. 
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 experts in government,
industry, and academic
organizations. CTIA-funded
research is conducted through
contracts with independent
investigators. The initial research
will include both laboratory studies
and studies of wireless phone
users. The CRADA will also include
a broad assessment of additional
research needs in the context of
the latest research developments
around the world.7. How can I find out how much
Radio Frequency energy exposure
I can get by using my wireless
phone?
All phones sold in the United
States must comply with Federal
Communications Commission
(FCC) guidelines that limit Radio
Frequency (RF) energy exposures.
The FCC established these
guidelines in consultation with the
FDA and the other federal health
and safety agencies. The FCC limit
for RF exposure from wireless
phones is set at a Specific
Absorption Rate (SAR) of 1.6
watts per kilogram (1.6 W/kg). The
FCC limit is consistent with the
safety standards developed by the
Institute of Electrical and
Electronic Engineering (IEEE) and
the National Council on Radiation
Protection and Measurement. The
exposure limit takes into
consideration the body’s ability to
remove heat from the tissues that
absorb 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
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FCC. The FCC website
(http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/cellular.
html) 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
Electronic Engineers (IEEE) is
developing a technical standard for
measuring the Radio Frequency (RF)
energy exposure from wireless
phones and other wireless handsets
with the participation and
leadership of FDA scientists and
engineers. The standard,
“Recommended Practice for
Determining the Spatial-Peak
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) in
the Human Body Due to Wireless
Communications Devices:
Experimental Techniques”, sets forth
the first consistent test
methodology for measuring the rate
at which RF is deposited in the
heads of wireless phone users. The
test method uses a tissue-simulatingmodel of the human head.
Standardized SAR test methodology
is expected to greatly improve the
consistency of measurements made
at different laboratories on the
same phone. SAR is the
measurement of the amount of
energy absorbed in tissue, either by
the whole body or a small part of
the body. It is measured in watts/kg
(or milliwatts/g) of matter. This
measurement is used to determine
whether a wireless phone complies
with safety guidelines. 
9. What steps can I take to reduce
my exposure to Radio Frequency
energy from my wireless phone?
If there is a risk from these products
— and at this point we do not
know that there is — it is probably
very small. But if you are concerned
about avoiding even potential risks,
you can take a few simple steps to
minimize your exposure to Radio
Frequency (RF) energy. Since time is
a key factor in how much exposure a
person receives, reducing the
amount of time spent using a
wireless phone will reduce RF
exposure. If you must conduct
extended conversations by wireless
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more distance between your body
and the source of the RF, since the
exposure level drops off dramatically
with distance. For example, you
could use a headset and carry the
wireless phone away from your body
or use a wireless phone connected
to a remote antenna. Again, the
scientific data does not
demonstrate that wireless phones
are harmful. But if you are
concerned about the RF exposure
from these products, you can use
measures like those described above
to reduce your RF exposure from
wireless phone use.
10. What about children using
wireless phones?
The scientific evidence does not
show a danger to users of wireless
phones, including children and
teenagers. If you want to take steps
to lower exposure to Radio
Frequency (RF) energy, the
measures described above would
apply to children and teenagers
using wireless phones. Reducing the
time of wireless phone use and
increasing the distance between the
user and the RF source will reduceRF exposure. 
Some groups sponsored by other
national governments have advised
that children be discouraged from
using wireless phones at all. For
example, the government in the
United Kingdom 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
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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 for possible
interactions with other medical
devices. Should 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) Under “c” in
the subject index, select Cell
Phones > Research. 
Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) RF Safety
Program
(http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/cellular.
html)
International Commission on
Nonlonizing Radiation Protection
(http://www.icnirp.de)
World Health Organization (WHO)
International EMF Project
(http://www.who.int/emf)
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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 speed
dial and redial. Carefully read
your instruction manual 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 hands-free
device. A number of hands-free
wireless phone accessories are
readily available today. Whetheryou 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 “to-
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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 sign, red light,
or otherwise stationary. But if
you need to dial 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 non-emergency
assistance number when
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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 broken-
down 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 wireless
number.
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 otherwise 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
.Yourwireless 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
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kilogram (1.6 W/kg). The FCC
exposure limit incorporates a
substantial margin of safety to 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 andlocations (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 0.78 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
0.78 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 0.78 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 phone
with all reported SAR levels
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model phone when tested for use at
the ear is 0.78 W/kg and when
worn on the body, as described in
this user’s manual, is 0.58 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/ea/fccid/
after searching FCC ID: 
BEJVN150.
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 CellularTelecommunications 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.
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
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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 thatare not labeled. M4 is the
better/higher of the two ratings.
T-Ratings: Phones rated T3 or T4
meet FCC requirements and are
likely to generate less interference
to hearing devices than phones that
are not labeled. T4 is the better/
higher of the two ratings.
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
normaloperation.