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FOR CONNECTION TO A SUPPLY NOT IN THE U.S.A., USE AN 
ATTACHMENT PLUG ADAPTOR OF THE PROPER 
CONFIGURATION FOR THE POWER OUTLET.
Using Your Phone While Driving
Talking on your phone while driving is illegal in some states. 
Even where it’s not, it can divert your attention from driving. 
Remember that safety always comes first.
When using your phone in the car: OGet to know your phone and its features, such as speed dial and 
redial.
 OWhen available, use a hands-free device. OPosition your phone within easy reach. OLet the person you are speaking to know you are driving; if 
necessary, suspend the call in heavy traffic or hazardous 
weather conditions.
 ODo not take notes or look up phone numbers while driving. ODial sensibly and assess the traffic; if possible, place calls when 
you stationary or before pulling into traffic.
 ODo not engage in stressful or emotional conversations that may 
divert your attention from the road.
 ODial 9,1,1 to report serious emergencies. It’s free from your 
wireless phone.
 OUse your phone to help others in emergencies.  OCall special non-emergency wireless number when necessary.
Following Safety Guidelines
Note: Always turn off the phone in health care facilities and request 
permission before using the phone near medical equipment.
To operate your phone safely and efficiently, always follow 
any special regulations in a given area. Turn your phone off 
in areas where use is forbidden or when it may cause 
interference or danger.
Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices
Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from radio 
frequency (RF) signals. However, RF signals from wireless 
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phones may affect inadequately shielded electronic 
equipment.
RF signals may affect improperly installed or inadequately 
shielded electronic operating systems and/or entertainment 
systems in motor vehicles. Check with the manufacturer or 
their representative to determine if these systems are 
adequately shielded from external RF signals. Also check 
with the manufacturer regarding any equipment that has 
been added to your vehicle.
Consult the manufacturer of any personal medical devices, 
such as pacemakers and hearing aids, to determine if they 
are adequately shielded from external RF signals.
Turning Off Your Phone Before Flying
Turn off your phone before boarding any aircraft. To prevent 
possible interference with aircraft systems, the U.S. Federal 
Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations require you to 
have permission from a crew member to use your phone 
while the plane is on the ground. To prevent any risk of 
interference, FCC regulations prohibit using your phone 
while the plane is in the air.
Turning Off Your Phone in Dangerous Areas
To avoid interfering with blasting operations, turn off your 
phone when in a blasting area or in other areas with signs 
indicating that two-way radios should be turned off. 
Construction crews often use remote-control RF devices to 
set off explosives.
Note: Never transport or store flammable gas, liquid or explosives in the 
compartment of your vehicle that contains your phone or accessories.
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Turn off your phone when you’re in any area that has a 
potentially explosive atmosphere. Although it’s rare, your 
phone or its accessories could generate sparks. Sparks could 
cause an explosion or a fire resulting in bodily injury or even 
death. These areas are often, but not always, clearly 
marked. They include:
 OFueling areas such as gas stations. OBelow deck on boats. OFuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities. OAreas where the air contains chemicals or particles such as 
grain, dust or metal powders.
 OAny other area where you would normally be advised to turn off 
your vehicle’s engine.
Restricting Children’s Access to your Phone
Your phone is not a toy. Children should not be allowed to 
play with it because they could hurt themselves and others, 
damage the phone or make calls that increase your phone 
bill.
Caring for the Battery
The guidelines listed below help you get the most out of 
your 
 battery’s performance. OUse only Samsung-approved batteries and desktop chargers. 
These chargers are designed to maximize battery life. Using 
other batteries or chargers voids your warranty and may cause 
damage.
 OIn order to avoid damage, charge the battery only in 
temperatures that range from 32º F to 104º F  (0º C to 40º C). ODon’t use the battery charger in direct sunlight or in high 
humidity areas, such as the bathroom.
 ONever dispose of the battery by incineration. OKeep the metal contacts on top of the battery clean. ODon’t attempt to disassemble or short-circuit the battery. OThe battery may need recharging if it has not been used for a 
long period of time.
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 OIt’s best to replace the battery when it no longer provides  acceptable performance. It can be recharged hundreds of times 
before it needs replacing.
Don’t store the battery in high temperature areas for long 
periods of time. It’s best to follow these storage rules: Less than one month  
32º F to 104º F (0º C to 40º C)
Disposal of Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) Batteries
For safe disposal options of your Li-Ion batteries, contact 
your nearest Samsung-authorized service center. 
 OFor safety, do not handle a damaged or leaking Li-Ion battery. OBe sure to dispose of your battery properly. In some areas, the 
disposal of batteries in household or business trash may be 
prohibited.
Acknowledging Special Precautions and FCC
FCC Notice
The phone may cause TV or radio interference if used in 
close proximity to receiving equipment. The FCC can require 
you to stop using the phone if such interference cannot be 
eliminated.
Vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas (such as propane or 
butane) must comply with the National Fire Protection 
Standard (NFPA-58). For a copy of this standard, contact the 
National Fire Protection Association, One Batterymarch Park, 
Quincy, MA 02269, Attn: Publication Sales Division.
Cautions
Any changes or modifications to your phone not expressly 
approved in this document could void your warranty for this 
equipment, and void your authority to operate this 
equipment. Only use approved batteries, antennas and 
chargers. The use of any unauthorized accessories may be 
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dangerous and void the phone warranty if said accessories 
cause damage or a defect to the phone.
Although your phone is quite sturdy, it is a complex piece of 
equipment and can be broken. Avoid dropping, hitting, 
bending or sitting on it.
Body-Worn Operation
To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines, if 
you wear a handset on your body, use the Samsung supplied 
or approved carrying case, holster or other body-worn 
accessory. Use of non- Samsung approved accessories may 
violate FCC RF exposure guidelines.   
For more information about RF exposure, please visit the 
FCC website at www.fcc.gov.
SAR Values
 OHead: 0.559 (W/KG) OBody-worn: 0.0985 (W/KG)
FDA Consumer Update
Do wireless phones pose a health hazard?
The available scientific evidence does not show that any 
health problems are associated with using wireless phones. 
There is no proof, however, that wireless phones are 
absolutely safe. Wireless phones emit low levels of radio 
frequency energy (RF) in the microwave range while being 
used. They also emit very low levels of RF when in stand-by 
mode. Whereas high levels of RF can produce health effects 
(by heating tissue), exposure to low level RF that does not 
produce heating effects causes no known adverse health 
effects. Many studies of low level RF exposures have not 
found any biological effects. Some studies have suggested 
that some biological effects may occur, but such findings 
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have not been confirmed by additional research. In some 
cases, other researchers have had difficulty in reproducing 
those studies, or in determining the reasons for inconsistent 
results.
What is FDA’s role concerning the safety of 
wireless phones?
Under the law, FDA does not review the safety of radiation-
emitting consumer products such as wireless phones before 
they can be sold, as it does with new drugs or medical 
devices. However, the agency has authority to take action if 
wireless phones are shown to emit radio frequency energy 
(RF) at a level that is hazardous to the user. In such a case, 
FDA could require the manufacturers of wireless 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, FDA has urged the wireless phone 
industry to take a number of steps, including the following:
 OSupport needed research into possible biological effects of RF of 
the type emitted by wireless phones;
 ODesign wireless phones in a way that minimizes any RF 
exposure to the user that it is not necessary for device function; 
and
 OCooperate in providing users of wireless phones with the best 
possible information on possible effects of wireless phone use 
on human health.
FDA belongs to a interagency working group of the federal 
agencies that have responsibility for different aspects of RF 
safety to ensure coordinated efforts at the federal level. The 
following agencies belong to this working group:
 ONational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health OEnvironmental Protection Agency OFederal Communications Committee OOccupational Safety and Health AdministrationThe National Institutes of Health participates in some 
interagency working group activities, as well.
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FDA shares regulatory responsibilities about wireless phones 
with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). All 
phones that are sold in the United States must comply with 
FCC safety guidelines that limit RF exposure. FCC relies on 
FDA and other health agencies for safety questions about 
wireless phones.
FCC also regulates the base stations that the wireless phone 
networks rely upon. While these base stations operate at 
higher power than do the wireless phones themselves, the 
wireless exposures that people get from these base stations 
are typically thousands of times lower than those they get 
from wireless phones. Base stations are thus not the subject 
of the safety questions discussed in this document.
What kinds of phones are the subject of this 
update?
The term “wireless phones” refers here to hand-held 
wireless phones with built-in antennas, often called “cell,” 
“mobile,” or “PCS”. These types of wireless phones can 
expose the user to measurable radio frequency energy (RF) 
because of the short distance between the phone and the 
user’s head. These RF exposures are limited by Federal 
Communications Commission safety guidelines that were 
developed with the advice of FDA and other federal health 
and safety agencies. When the phone is located at greater 
distances from the user, the exposure to RF is drastically 
lower because a person’s RF exposure decreases rapidly 
with increasing distance from the source. The so-called 
“cordless phones” which have a base unit connected to the 
phone wiring in a house, typically operate at far lower per 
levels, and thus produce RF exposures far below the FCC 
safety limits.
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What are the results of the research done 
already?
The research done thus far has produced conflicting results, 
and many studies have suffered from flaws in their research 
methods. Animal experiments investigating the effects of 
radio frequency energy (RF) exposures characteristic of 
wireless phones have yielded conflicting results that often 
cannot be repeated in other laboratories. A few animal 
studies, however, have suggested that low levels of RF could 
Accelerate the development of cancer in laboratory animals. 
However, many of the studies that showed increased tumor 
development used animals that had been genetically 
engineered or treated with cancer-causing chemicals so as 
to be pre-disposed to develop cancer in absence of RF 
exposure. Other studies exposed the animals to RF for up to 
22 hours per day. These conditions are not similar to the 
conditions under which people use wireless phones, so we 
don’t know with certainty what results of such studies mean 
for human health.
Three large epidemiology studies have been published since 
December 2000. Between them, the studies investigated 
any possible association between the use of wireless phones 
and primary brain cancer, glaucoma, meningioma, or 
acoustic neuroma, tumors of the brain or salivary gland, 
leukemia, or other cancers. None of the studies 
demonstrated the existence of any harmful health effects 
from wireless phones RF exposures. However, none of the 
studies can answer questions about long-term exposures, 
since average period of phone use in these studies was 
around three years.
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What research is needed to decide whether RF 
exposure from wireless phones poses a health 
threat?
A combination of laboratory studies and epidemiological 
studies of people actually using wireless phones would 
provide some of the data that are needed. Lifetime animal 
exposure studies could be completed in a few years. 
However, very large numbers of animals would be needed to 
provide reliable proof of a cancer promoting effect if one 
exists. Epidemiological studies can provide data that is 
directly applicable to human populations, but ten or more 
years’ follow-up may be needed to provide answers about 
some health effects, such as cancer. This is because the 
interval between the time of exposure to a cancer-causing 
agent and the time tumors develop - if they do - may be 
many, many years. The interpretation of epidemiological 
studies is hampered by difficulties in measuring actual RF 
exposure during day-to-day use of wireless phones. Many 
factors affect this measurement, such as the angle at which 
the phone is held, or which model of phone is used.
What is FDA doing to find out more about the 
possible health effects of wireless phone RF?
FDA is working with the U.S. Toxicology Program and with 
groups of investigators around the world to ensure that high 
priority animal studies are conducted to address important 
questions about the effects of exposure to radio frequency 
energy (RF).
FDA has been a leading participant in the World Health 
Organization International Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) 
Project since its inception in 1996. An influential result of tis 
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 
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helped develop a series of public information documents on 
EMF issues.
FDA and the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet 
Association (CTIA) have a formal Cooperative Research and 
Development Agreement (CRADA) to do research on 
wireless phone safety. FDA provides the scientific oversight, 
obtaining input from experts in government, industry, and 
academic organizations. CTIA-funded research is conducted 
through contracts to 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.
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 energy (RF) exposures. FCC 
established these guidelines in consultation with FDA and 
other federal health and safety agencies. The FCC limit for 
exposure from wireless telephones 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 
tissue 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 FCC. 
The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for this 
model phone with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in 
compliance with the FCC RF exposure guidelines. 
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