Owners manual

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Safety
methodologyformeasuringtherateatwhichRFisdepositedintheheads
ofwirelessphoneusers.Thetestmethodusesatissue-simulatingmodel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
phoneeveryday,youcouldplacemoredistancebetweenyourbodyandthe
sourceoftheR F, 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
scientic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scientic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reduceRFexposure.
Somegroupssponsoredbyothernationalgovernmentshaveadvisedthat
childrenbediscouragedfromusingwirelessphonesatall.Forexample,