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exposure. The tests are performed in positions and locations (e.g., at the 
ear and worn on the body) reported to the FCC and available for review 
by Industry Canada. The highest SAR value for this model phone when 
tested for use at the ear is 1.09 W/kg, and when worn on the body, as 
described in this user guide, is 0.58 W/kg. (Body-worn measurements 
differ among phone models, depending upon available accessories and 
regulatory requirements).
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While there may be differences between the SAR levels of various 
phones and at various positions, they all meet the governmental 
requirements for safe exposure.
Additional information on Specific Absorption Rates (SAR) can be found 
on the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) Web 
site:
http://phonefacts.net 
or the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) Web 
site: 
http://www.cwta.ca 
1. 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.
2. The SAR information includes the Motorola testing protocol, assessment 
procedure, and measurement uncertainty range for this product.
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Additional Health and Safety InformationThe U.S. Food and Drug 
Administrations Center for 
Devices and Radiological Health
Consumer Update on Mobile Phones
FDA has been receiving inquiries about the safety of mobile phones, 
including cellular phones and PCS phones. The following summarizes 
what is known—and what remains unknown—about whether these 
products can pose a hazard to health, and what can be done to minimize 
any potential risk. This information may be used to respond to questions.
Why the concern?
Mobile phones emit low levels of radio frequency energy (i.e., radio 
frequency radiation) in the microwave range while being used. They also 
emit very low levels of radio frequency energy (RF), considered non-
significant, when in the stand-by mode. It is well known that high levels of 
RF can produce biological damage through heating effects (this is how 
your microwave oven is able to cook food). However, it is not known 
whether, to what extent, or through what mechanism, lower levels of RF 
might cause adverse health effects as well. Although some research has 
been done to address these questions, no clear picture of the biological 
effects of this type of radiation has emerged to date. Thus, the available 
science does not allow us to conclude that mobile phones are absolutely 
safe, or that they are unsafe. However, the available scientific evidence 
does not demonstrate any adverse health effects associated with the use 
of mobile phones.
What kinds of phones are in question?
Questions have been raised about hand-held mobile phones, the kind 
that have a built-in antenna that is positioned close to the users head 
during normal telephone conversation. These types of mobile phones are 
of concern because of the short distance between the phones antenna—
the primary source of the RF—and the persons head. The exposure to 
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RF from mobile phones in which the antenna is located at greater 
distances from the user (on the outside of a car, for example) is drastically 
lower than that from hand-held phones, because a persons RF exposure 
decreases rapidly with distance from the source. The safety of so-called 
“cordless phones,” which have a base unit connected to the telephone 
wiring in a house and which operate at far lower power levels and 
frequencies, has not been questioned.
How much evidence is there that hand-held 
mobile phones might be harmful?
Briefly, there is not enough evidence to know for sure, either way; 
however, research efforts are on-going. The existing scientific evidence is 
conflicting and many of the studies that have been done to date have 
suffered from flaws in their research methods. Animal experiments 
investigating the effects of RF exposures characteristic of mobile phones 
have yielded conflicting results. A few animal studies, however, have 
suggested that low levels of RF could accelerate the development of 
cancer in laboratory animals. In one study, mice genetically altered to be 
predisposed to developing one type of cancer developed more than twice 
as many such cancers when they were exposed to RF energy compared 
to controls. There is much uncertainty among scientists about whether 
results obtained from animal studies apply to the use of mobile phones. 
First, it is uncertain how to apply the results obtained in rats and mice to 
humans. Second, many of the studies that showed increased tumor 
development used animals that had already been treated with cancer-
causing chemicals, and other studies exposed the animals to the RF 
virtually continuously—up to 22 hours per day.
For the past five years in the United States, the mobile phone industry has 
supported research into the safety of mobile phones. This research has 
resulted in two findings in particular that merit additional study:
1In a hospital-based, case-control study, researchers looked for an 
association between mobile phone use and either glioma (a type of 
brain cancer) or acoustic neuroma (a benign tumor of the nerve 
sheath). No statistically significant association was found between 
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mobile phone use and acoustic neuroma. There was also no 
association between mobile phone use and gliomas when all types of 
types of gliomas were considered together. It should be noted that 
the average length of mobile phone exposure in this study was less 
than three years.
When 20 types of glioma were considered separately, however, an 
association was found between mobile phone use and one rare type 
of glioma, neuroepithelliomatous tumors. It is possible with multiple 
comparisons of the same sample that this association occurred by 
chance. Moreover, the risk did not increase with how often the mobile 
phone was used, or the length of the calls. In fact, the risk actually 
decreased with cumulative hours of mobile phone use. Most cancer 
causing agents increase risk with increased exposure. An ongoing 
study of brain cancers by the National Cancer Institute is expected to 
bear on the accuracy and repeatability of these results.
1
2Researchers conducted a large battery of laboratory tests to assess 
the effects of exposure to mobile phone RF on genetic material. 
These included tests for several kinds of abnormalities, including 
mutations, chromosomal aberrations, DNA strand breaks, and 
structural changes in the genetic material of blood cells called 
lymphocytes. None of the tests showed any effect of the RF except 
for the micronucleus assay, which detects structural effects on the 
genetic material. The cells in this assay showed changes after 
exposure to simulated cell phone radiation, but only after 24 hours of 
exposure. It is possible that exposing the test cells to radiation for this 
long resulted in heating. Since this assay is known to be sensitive to 
heating, heat alone could have caused the abnormalities to occur. 
The data already in the literature on the response of the micronucleus 
assay to RF are conflicting. Thus, follow-up research is necessary.
2
FDA is currently working with government, industry, and academic groups 
to ensure the proper follow-up to these industry-funded research findings. 
Collaboration with the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association 
(CTIA) in particular is expected to lead to FDA providing research 
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recommendations and scientific oversight of new CTIA-funded research 
based on such recommendations.
Two other studies of interest have been reported recently in the literature:
1Two groups of 18 people were exposed to simulated mobile phone 
signals under laboratory conditions while they performed cognitive 
function tests. There were no changes in the subjects ability to recall 
words, numbers, or pictures, or in their spatial memory, but they were 
able to make choices more quickly in one visual test when they were 
exposed to simulated mobile phone signals. This was the only 
change noted among more than 20 variables compared.
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2In a study of 209 brain tumor cases and 425 matched controls, there 
was no increased risk of brain tumors associated with mobile phone 
use. When tumors did exist in certain locations, however, they were 
more likely to be on the side of the head where the mobile phone was 
used.
Because this occurred in only a small number of cases, the increased 
likelihood was too small to be statistically significant.
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In summary, we do not have enough information at this point to assure 
the public that there are, or are not, any low incident health problems 
associated with use of mobile phones. FDA continues to work with all 
parties, including other federal agencies and industry, to assure that 
research is undertaken to provide the necessary answers to the 
outstanding questions about the safety of mobile phones.
What is known about cases of human cancer 
that have been reported in users of hand-held 
mobile phones?
Some people who have used mobile phones have been diagnosed with 
brain cancer. But it is important to understand that this type of cancer also 
occurs among people who have not used mobile phones. In fact, brain 
cancer occurs in the U.S. population at a rate of about 6 new cases per 
100,000 people each year. At that rate, assuming 80 million users of 
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mobile phones (a number increasing at a rate of about 1 million per 
month), about 4800 cases of brain cancer would be expected each year 
among those 80 million people, whether or not they used their phones. 
Thus it is not possible to tell whether any individuals cancer arose 
because of the phone, or whether it would have happened anyway. A key 
question is whether the risk of getting a particular form of cancer is 
greater among people who use mobile phones than among the rest of the 
population. One way to answer that question is to compare the usage of 
mobile phones among people with brain cancer with the use of mobile 
phones among appropriately matched people without brain cancer. This 
is called a case-control study. The current case-control study of brain 
cancers by the National Cancer Institute, as well as the follow-up 
research to be sponsored by industry, will begin to generate this type of 
information.
What is FDAs role concerning the safety of 
mobile phones?
Under the law, FDA does not review the safety of radiation-emitting 
consumer products such as mobile phones before marketing, as it does 
with new drugs or medical devices. However, the agency has authority to 
take action if mobile phones are shown to emit radiation at a level that is 
hazardous to the user. In such a case, FDA could require the 
manufacturers of mobile phones to notify users of the health hazard and 
to repair, replace or recall the phones so that the hazard no longer exists.
Although the existing scientific data do not justify FDA regulatory actions 
at this time, FDA has urged the mobile phone industry to take a number of 
steps to assure public safety. The agency has recommended that the 
industry:
support needed research into possible biological effects of RF of the 
type emitted by mobile phones
design mobile phones in a way that minimizes any RF exposure to 
the user that is not necessary for device function
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cooperate in providing mobile phone users with the best possible 
information on what is known about possible effects of mobile phone 
use on human health
At the same time, FDA belongs to an interagency working group of the 
federal agencies that have responsibility for different aspects of mobile 
phone safety to ensure a coordinated effort at the federal level. These 
agencies are:
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Communications Commission
Occupational Health and Safety Administration
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
The National Institutes of Health also participates in this group.
In the absence of conclusive information about 
any possible risk, what can concerned 
individuals do?
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 people are concerned about 
avoiding even potential risks, there are simple steps they can take to do 
so. For example, time is a key factor in how much exposure a person 
receives. Those persons who spend long periods of time on their hand-
held mobile phones could consider holding lengthy conversations on 
conventional phones and reserving the hand-held models for shorter 
conversations or for situations when other types of phones are not 
available.
People who must conduct extended conversations in their cars every day 
could switch to a type of mobile phone that places more distance between 
their bodies and the source of the RF, since the exposure level drops off 
dramatically with distance. For example, they could switch to:
a mobile phone in which the antenna is located outside the vehicle
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a hand-held phone with a built-in antenna connected to a different 
antenna mounted on the outside of the car or built into a separate 
package
a headset with a remote antenna to a mobile phone carried at the 
waist 
Again, the scientific data do not demonstrate that mobile phones are 
harmful. But if people are concerned about the radio frequency energy 
from these products, taking the simple precautions outlined above can 
reduce any possible risk.
Where can I find additional information?
For additional information, see the following Web sites:
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) RF Safety Program 
(select “Information on Human Exposure to RF Fields from Cellular and 
PCS Radio Transmitters”):
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety 
World Health Organization (WHO) International Commission on 
Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (select Qs & As): 
http://
www.who.int/emf
 
United Kingdom, National Radiological Protection Board:
http://www.nrpb.org.uk 
Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA): 
http://www.wow-com.com 
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Devices and 
Radiological Health:
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/consumer/
1. Muscat et al. Epidemiological Study of Cellular Telephone Use and 
Malignant Brain Tumors. In: State of the Science Symposium;1999 
June 20; Long Beach, California.
2. Tice et al. Tests of mobile phone signals for activity in genotoxicity 
and other laboratory assays. In: Annual Meeting of the 
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Environmental Mutagen Society; March 29, 1999, Washington, D.C.; 
and personal communication, unpublished results.
3. Preece, AW, Iwi, G, Davies-Smith, A, Wesnes, K, Butler, S, Lim, E, 
and Varey, A. Effect of a 915-MHz simulated mobile phone signal 
on cognitive function in man. Int. J. Radiat. Biol., April 8, 1999.
4. Hardell, L, Nasman, A, Pahlson, A, Hallquist, A and Mild, KH. Use of 
cellular telephones and the risk for brain tumors: a case-control 
study. Int. J. Oncol., 15: 113-116, 1999.
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WarrantyMotorola Limited Warranty for the 
United States and Canada
What Does this Warranty Cover?
Subject to the exclusions contained below, Motorola, Inc. warrants its 
telephones, pagers, and consumer and professional two-way radios 
(excluding commercial, government or industrial radios) that operate via 
Family Radio Service or General Mobile Radio Service, Motorola-branded 
or certified accessories sold for use with these Products (“Accessories”) 
and Motorola software contained on CD-ROMs or other tangible media 
and sold for use with these Products (“Software”) to be free from defects 
in materials and workmanship under normal consumer usage for the 
period(s) outlined below. This limited warranty is a consumers exclusive 
remedy, and applies as follows to new Motorola Products, Accessories 
and Software purchased by consumers in the United States or Canada, 
which are accompanied by this written warranty:
Products and Accessories
Products CoveredLength of Coverage
Products and Accessories as 
defined above, unless otherwise 
provided for below.One (1) year from the date of 
purchase by the first consumer 
purchaser of the product unless 
otherwise provided for below.
Decorative Accessories and 
Cases
. Decorative covers, 
bezels, PhoneWrap™ covers 
and cases.
Limited lifetime warranty for the 
lifetime of ownership by the first 
consumer purchaser of the 
product.
Monaural Headsets. Ear buds 
and boom headsets that transmit 
mono sound through a wired 
connection.Limited lifetime warranty for the 
lifetime of ownership by the first 
consumer purchaser of the 
product.
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