Samsung GT-S5233W User Manual

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Health and safety information13these products generally do not work as advertised.Unlike “hand-free” kits, these so-called “shields” mayinterfere with proper operation of the phone. Thephone may be forced to boost its power tocompensate, leading to an increase in RFabsorption. In February 2002, the Federal tradeCommission (FTC) charged two companies that solddevices that claimed to protect wireless phone usersfrom radiation with making false and unsubstantiatedclaims. According to FTC, these defendants lackeda reasonable basis to substantiate their claim.What about wireless phoneinterference with medical equipment?Radio frequency energy (RF) from wireless phonescan interact with some electronic devices. For thisreason, FDA helped develop a detailed test methodto measure electromagnetic interference (EMI) ofimplanted cardiac pacemakers and defibrillatorsfrom wireless telephones. This test method is nowpart of a standard sponsored by the Association forthe Advancement of Medical instrumentation (AAMI).The final draft, a joint effort by FDA, medical devicemanufacturers, and many other groups, wascompleted in late 2000. This standard will allowmanufacturers to ensure that cardiac pacemakersand defibrillators are safe from wireless phone EMI.FDA has tested wireless phones and helpeddevelop a voluntary standard sponsored by theInstitute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).This standard specifies test methods andperformance requirements for hearing aids andwireless phones so that no interference occurswhen a person uses a compatible phone and acompatible hearing aid at the same time. Thisstandard was approved by the IEEE in 2000.FDA continues to monitor the use of wireless phonesfor possible interactions with other medical devices.Should harmful interference be found to occur, FDA