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Additional information 87
EFFICIENT USE
Hold your mobile phone as you would any other p
hone.
Do not cover the top of the phone when in use, as this
affects call quality and may cause the phone to ope
rate
at a higher power level than needed, thus shor
tening
talk and standby times.
RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) EXPOSURE
AND SAR
Your mobile phone is a low-power radio transm
itter
and receiver. When it is turned on, it emits low lev
els
of radio frequency energy (also known as r
adio waves
or radio frequency fields).
Governments around the world have adopted
comprehensive international safety guidelin
es,
developed by scientific organizations, e.g. ICNIRP
(International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radia
tion
Protection) and IEEE (The Institute of Electrical a
nd
Electronics Engineers Inc.), through periodic
and
thorough evaluation of scientific studies. These
guidelines establish permitted levels of radio w
ave
exposure for the general population. The levels include
a safety margin designed to assure the safety of all
persons, regardless of age and health, and to acc
ount
for any variations in measurements.
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is the unit of
measurement for the amount of radio frequency
energy absorbed by the body when using a mobile
phone. The SAR value is determined at the high
est
certified power level in laboratory conditions, bu
t the
actual SAR level of the mobile phone while operatin
g
can be well below this value. This is because the
mobile phone is designed to use the minimum po
wer
required to reach the network.
Variations in SAR below the radio frequency ex
posure
guidelines do not mean that there are variations in
safety. While there may be differences in SAR leve
ls
among mobile phones, all Sony Ericsson mo
bile phone
models are designed to meet radio frequency
exposure guidelines.
Before a phone model is available for sale to t
he
public, it must be tested and certified to the FCC t
hat
it does not exceed the limit established by the
government-adopted requirement for safe ex
posure.
The tests are performed in positions and loca
tions
(that is, at the ear and worn on the body) a
s required
by the FCC for each model. For body worn opera
tion,
this phone has been tested and meets FCC RF exposur
e
guidelines when the handset is positioned a m
inimum
of 15 mm from the body without any metal pa
rts in the
vicinity of the phone or when used with the
original
Sony Ericsson body worn accessory intende
d for this
phone. Use of other accessories may not ensure
compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines.
A separate leaflet with SAR information for this
mobile phone model is included with the material th
at
comes with this mobile phone. This information
can
also be found, together with more information
on radio
frequency exposure and SAR, on:
www.SonyEricsson.com/.