226 4A. Important Safety Informationupdated standard after reviewing the available body ofresearch. In 1993, the Federal Communications Commission(FCC) adopted this updated standard in a regulation. In August1996, the FCC adopted hybrid standard consisting of theexisting ANSI/IEEE standard and the guidelines published bythe National Council of Radiation Protection andMeasurements (NCRP).Body-Worn OperationTo maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines, ifyou wear a handset on your body, use a Sprint-supplied orSprint-approved carrying case, holster or other body-wornaccessory. If you do not use a body-worn accessory, ensurethe antenna is at least 7/16 inch (1.5 centimeters) from yourbody when transmitting. Use of non-Sprint-approvedaccessories may violate FCC RF exposure guidelines.For more information about RF exposure, visit the FCC websiteat www.fcc.gov.Specific Absorption Rates (SAR) for WirelessPhonesThe SAR value corresponds to the relative amount of RFenergy absorbed into the head of a user of a wireless handset.The SAR value of a phone is the result of an extensive testing,measuring and calculation process. It does not represent howmuch RF the phone emits. All phone models are tested at theirhighest value in strict laboratory settings. But when inoperation, the SAR of a phone can be substantially less thanthe level reported to the FCC. This is because of a variety offactors including its proximity to a base station antenna, phonedesign and other factors. What is important to remember is thateach phone meets strict federal guidelines. Variations in SARsdo not represent a variation in safety.All phones must meet the federal standard, which incorporatesa substantial margin of safety. As stated above, variations inSAR values between different model phones do not meanvariations in safety. SAR values at or below the federal standardof 1.6 W/kg are considered safe for use by the public.The highest reported SAR values of the SPH-D700 are:Cellular CDMA mode (Part 22):Head: 0.68 W/kg; Body-worn: 0.99 W/kgPCS mode (Part 24):Head: 0.44 W/kg; Body-worn: 0.77 W/kg4G:Body-worn: 0.53 W/kgFCC Radio Frequency EmissionThis phone meets the FCC Radio Frequency EmissionGuidelines.FCC ID number: A3LSPHD700.More information on the phone’s SAR can be found from thefollowing FCC website: http://www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/.SPH-D700.book Page 226 Tuesday, August 17, 2010 11:14 AM
