Siemens S40 - Manual (Page 7)

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Getting started
Learn how to get your phone
ready for action, and how to
make and receive calls.
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THIS MODEL PHONE MEETS THE
GOVERNMENT’S REQUIREMENTS
FOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES.
Your wireless phone is a radio trans-
mitter and receiver. It is designed and
manufactured not to exceed the emis-
sion limits for exposure to radiofre-
quency (RF) energy set by the Federal
Communications Commission of the
U.S. Government. These limits are
part of comprehensive guidelines and
establish permitted levels of RF ener-
gy for the general population. The
guidelines are based on standards
that were developed by independent
scientific organizations through peri-
odic and thorough evaluation of scien-
tific studies. The standards include a
substantial safety margin designed to
assure the safety of all persons, re-
gardless of age and health.
The exposure standard for wireless
mobile phones employs a unit of
measurement known as the Specific
Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR
limit set by the FCC is 1.6 W/kg.*
Tests for SAR are conducted using
standard operating positions specified
by the FCC with the phone transmit-
ting at its highest certified power level
in all tested frequency bands. Al-
though the 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. This is because the
phone is designed to operate at multi-
ple power levels so as 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 government-adopted requirement
for safe exposure. The tests are per-
formed in positions and locations
(e.g., at the ear and worn on the
body) as required by the FCC for each
model. The highest SAR value for this
model phone when tested for use at
the ear is 0.220 W/kg,and when worn
on the body, as described in this user
guide, is 0.192 W/kg. (Body-worn
measurements differ among phone
models, depending upon available
accessories and FCC requirements).
While there may be differences
between the SAR levels of various
phones and at various positions, they
all meet the government requirement
for safe exposure.
The FCC has granted an Equipment
Authorization for this model phone
with all reported SAR levels evaluated
as in compliance with the FCC RF
emission guidelines. 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/fccid after
searching on FCC ID NRR-S4X.
Additional information on Specific
Absorption Rates (SAR) can be found
on the Cellular Telecommunications
Industry Association (CTIA) web-site
at http://www.wow-com.com.
NOTE:
* 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 sub-
stantial margin of safety to give additional
protection for the public and to account for
any variations in measurements.
Information on SAR
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