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62 Appendix Appendix 63The use of accessories that do not satisfythese requirements may not comply with FCC RFexposure requirements, and should be avoided.Note:For more information about RF exposure, please visit theFCC website at www.fcc.gov.H �SAR INFORMATIONThis Model Phone meets the Government’sRequirements for Exposure to Radio Waves.Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter andreceiver. It is designed and manufactured notto exceed the emission limits for exposure toradiofrequency (RF) energy set by the FederalCommunications Commission of the U.S.Government. These limits are part of comprehen-sive guidelines and establish permitted levels of RFenergy for the general population. The guidelinesare based on standards that were developed byindependent scientific organizations through peri-odic and thorough evaluation of scientific studies.The standards include a substantial safety margindesigned to assure the safety of all persons,regardless of age and health.The exposure standard for wireless mobile phonesemploys a unit of measurement known as theSpecific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limitset by the FCC is 1.6 W/kg. * Tests for SAR are con-ducted with the phone transmitting at its highestcertified power level in all tested frequency bands.Although the SAR is determined at the highestcertified power level, the actual SAR level of thephone while operating can be well below the max-imum value. This is because the phone is designedto operate at multiple power levels so as to useonly the power required to reach the network. Ingeneral, the closer you are to a wireless base sta-tion antenna, the lower the power output.Before a phone model is available for sale to thepublic, it must be tested and certified to the FCCthat it does not exceed the limit established bythe government adopted requirement for safeexposure. 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. The highestSAR value for this model phone when tested foruse at the ear is 1.37 W/Kg and when worn on thebody, as described in this user guide, is 0.422 W/Kg.(Body-worn measurements differ among phonemodels, depending upon available accessories andFCC requirements). While there may be differencesbetween the SAR levels of various phones and atvarious positions, they all meet the governmentrequirement for safe exposure.The SAR testing for Body-worn operation wasperformed with a belt clip that provided a 22mmseparation. The User’s Manual indicates that anyholsters/clips used with this device should containno metallic components.The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorizationfor this model phone with all reported SAR levelsevaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF expo-sure guidelines. SAR information on this modelphone is on file with the FCC and can be foundunder the Display Grant section of http://www.fcc.gov/oet/ea after searching on PP4X1Additional information on Specific AbsorptionRates (SAR) can be found on the CellularTelecommunications Industry Association (CTIA)web-site at http://www.ctia.org.* In the United States and Canada, the SAR limitfor mobile phones used by the public is 1.6 watts/kg (W/kg) averaged over one gram of tissue. Thestandard incorporates a substantial margin of safe-ty to give additional protection for the public andto account for any variations in measurements.H �FCC HEARING-AID COMPATIBILITY(HAC) REGULATIONS FOR WIRELESSDEVICESOn July 10, 2003, the U.S. Federal CommunicationsCommission (FCC) Report and Order in WT Docket01-309 modified the exception of wireless phonesunder the Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of 1988(HAC Act) to require digital wireless phones becompatible with hearing-aids. The intent of theHAC Act is to ensure reasonable access to telecom-munications services for persons with hearingdisabilities.While some wireless phones are used near somehearing devices (hearing aids and cochlearimplants), users may detect a buzzing, humming,or whining noise. Some hearing devices are moreimmune than others to this interference noise, andphones also vary in the amount of interferencethey generate.The wireless telephone industry has developed arating system for wireless phones, to assist hearingdevice users find phones that may be compatiblewith their hearing devices. Not all phones havebeen rated. Phones that are rated have the ratingon their box or a label located on the box.The ratings are not guarantees. Results will varydepending on the user’s hearing device and hear-ing loss. If your hearing device hap-pens to bevulnerable to interference, you may not be ableto use a rated phone successfully. Trying out thephone with your hearing device is the best way toevaluate it for your personal needs.M-Ratings: Phones rated M3 or M4 meet FCCrequirements and are likely togenerate less interference tohearing devices than phones thatare not labeled. M4 is the betterhigher of the two ratings.Hearing devices may also be rated. Your hearingdevice manufacturer or hearing health profes-sional may help you find this rating. Higher ratingsmean that the hearing device is relatively immuneto interference noise.The hearing aid and wireless phone rating valuesare then added together. A sum of 5 is consideredacceptable for normal use. A sum of 6 is consid-ered for best use.In the above example, if a hearing aid meets theM2 level rating and the wireless phone meets theM3 level rating, the sum of the two values equalM5. This should provide the hearing aid user with