LGV496TK User Manual

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For Your Safety

Can I minimize my RF exposure?

IfyouareconcernedaboutRF,thereareseveralsimplestepsyoucantaketominimize

yourRFexposure.Youcan,ofcourse,reduceyourtalktime.Youcanplacemore

distancebetweenyourbodyandthesourceoftheRF,astheexposureleveldropsoff

dramaticallywithdistance.TheFDA/FCCwebsitestatesthat“hands-freekitscanbe

usedwithwirelessdevicesforconvenienceandcomfort.Thesesystemsreducethe

absorptionofRFenergyintheheadbecausethedevice,whichisthesourceofthe

RFemissions,willnotbeplacedagainstthehead.Ontheotherhand,ifthedeviceis

mountedagainstthewaistorotherpartofthebodyduringuse,thenthatpartofthe

bodywillabsorbmoreRFenergy.WirelessdevicesmarketedintheU.S.arerequired

tomeetsafetyrequirementsregardlessofwhethertheyareusedagainstthehead

oragainstthebody.Eitherconfigurationshouldresultincompliancewiththesafety

limit”.Also,ifyouuseyourwirelessdevicewhileinacar,youcanuseadevicewithan

antennaontheoutsideofthevehicle.Youshouldalsoreadandfollowyourwireless

devicemanufacturer’sinstructionsforthesafeoperationofyourdevice.

Do wireless devices pose any special risks to children?

TheFDA/FCCwebsitestatesthat“thescientificevidencedoesnotshowadangerto

usersofwirelesscommunicationdevices,includingchildren”.TheFDA/FCCwebsite

furtherstatesthat“somegroupssponsoredbyothernationalgovernmentshave

advisedthatchildrenbediscouragedfromusingwirelessdeviceatall”.Forexample,

theStewartReportfromtheUnitedKingdom[“UK”]madesucharecommendation

inDecember2000.Inthisreportagroupofindependentexpertsnotedthatno

evidenceexiststhatusingadevicecausesbraintumorsorotherilleffects.[TheUK’s]

recommendationtolimitdeviceusebychildrenwasstrictlyprecautionary;itwasnot

basedonscientificevidencethatanyhealthhazardexists.AcopyoftheUK’sleafletis

availableathttp://www.dh.gov.uk(search“mobile”),oryoucanwriteto:NRPB,Chilton,

Didcot,OxonOX11ORQ,UnitedKingdom.CopiesoftheUK’sannualreportsonmobile

deviceandRFareavailableonlineatwww.iegmp.org.ukandhttp://www.hpa.org.uk/

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