Apple E2422A Smart Cellular Phone User Manual HAC statement per section 20 19 f 1 with signature Revised

Apple Inc. Smart Cellular Phone HAC statement per section 20 19 f 1 with signature Revised

Revised HAC Statement per section 20 19 f1 requirement

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Date:Jan.10,2011

FederalCommunicationsCommission

7435OaklandMillsRoad

ColumbiaMD21046

Subject: HearingAidDisclosurestatementpersection20.19(f)(1)

FCCID: BCG‐E2422AandBCG‐E2422B

Towhomitmayconcerns:

Thefollowingstatementorsimilarwordingswillbeincludedineitherfinalrevisionofuser'smanualor

asaninsertinthepackagingmaterialforthehandsetwhentheproductisshipped.

FCCHearing‐AidCompatibility(HAC)RegulationsforWirelessDevices

OnJuly10,2003,theU.S.FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)ReportandOrderinWTDocket

01‐309modifiedtheexceptionofwirelessphonesundertheHearingAidCompatibilityActof198(HAC

Act)torequiredigitalwirelessphonesbecompatiblewithhearing‐aids.TheintentoftheHACActisto

ensurereasonableaccesstotelecommunicationsservicesforpersonswithhearingdisabilities.While

somewirelessphonesareusednearsomehearingdevices(hearingaidsandcochlearimplants),users

maydetectabuzzing,humming,orwhiningnoise.Somehearingdevicesaremoreimmunethanothers

tothisinterferencenoise,andphonesalsovaryintheamountofinterferencetheygenerate.The

wirelesstelephoneindustryhasdevelopedaratingsystemforwirelessphones,toassisthearingdevice

usersfindphonesthatmaybecompatiblewiththeirhearingdevices.Notallphoneshavebeenrated.

Phonesthatareratedhavetheratingontheirboxoralabellocatedonthebox.Theratingsarenot

guarantees.Resultswillvarydependingontheuser’shearingdeviceandhearingloss.Ifyourhearing

devicehappenstobevulnerabletointerference,youmaynotbeabletousearatedphonesuccessfully.

Tryingoutthephonewithyourhearingdeviceisthebestwaytoevaluateitforyourpersonalneeds.

M‐Ratings:PhonesratedM3orM4meetFCCrequirementsandarelikelytogeneratelessinterference

tohearingdevicesthanphonesthatarenotrated.M4isthebetter/higherofthetworatings.

ModelA1349isratedM4.

T‐Ratings:PhonesratedT3orT4meetFCCrequirementsandarelikelytobemoreusablewithahearing

aid’stelecoilthanphonesthatarenotrated.T4isthebetter/higherofthetworatings.

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ModelA1349isratedT4.

Safetyandregulatoryguide

ThehandsethasnotbeenratedforhearingaidcompatibilitywithrespecttotheWi‐Ficapability.

PleasepowerofftheBluetoothfunctionwhileusinghearingaiddeviceswithA1349.

NEWERWIRELESSTECHNOLOGIES

iPhonehasbeentestedandratedforusewithhearingaidsforsomeofthewirelesstechnologiesthatit

uses.However,theremaybesomenewerwirelesstechnologiesusediniPhonethathavenotbeen

testedyetforusewithhearingaids.Itisimportanttotrythedifferentfeaturesofthisphonethoroughly

andindifferentlocations,usingyourhearingaidorcochlearimplant,todetermineifyouhearany

interferingnoise.Consultyourserviceprovideraboutitsreturnandexchangepoliciesandfor

informationonhearingaidcompatibility.

Hearingdevicesmayalsoberated.

Yourhearingdevicemanufacturerorhearinghealthprofessionalmayhelpyoufindthisrating.Higher

ratingsmeanthatthehearingdeviceisrelativelyimmunetointerferencenoise.

Thehearingaidandwirelessphoneratingvaluesarethenaddedtogether.Asumof5isconsidered

acceptablefornormaluse.Asumof6isconsideredforbetteruse.Asumof8isconsideredforbestuse.

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NormalUsage:4+1=5BetterUsage:4+2=6 BestUsage:4+4=8

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Intheaboveexample,ifahearingaidmeetstheM2levelratingandthewirelessphonemeetstheM4

levelrating,thesumofthetwovaluesequalM6.Thisshouldprovidethehearingaiduserwith“better

usage”whileusingtheirhearingaidwiththeparticularwirelessphone.“Betterusage”inthiscontextis

definedasasignalqualitythatisacceptableforbetterthannormaloperation.

ThismethodologyappliesequallyforTratings.TheMmarkisintendedtobesynonymouswiththeU

mark.TheTmarkisintendedtobesynonymouswiththeUTmark.TheMandTmarksare

recommendedbytheAllianceforTelecommunicationsIndustriesSolutions(ATIS).TheUandUTmarks

M4+M1 M4+M2M4+M4

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arereferencedinSection20.19oftheFCCRules.TheHACratingandmeasurementprocedureare

describedintheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute(ANSI)C63.19standard.

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Apple E2422A Smart Cellular Phone User Manual HAC statement per section 20 19 f 1 with signature Revised

Apple Inc. Smart Cellular Phone HAC statement per section 20 19 f 1 with signature Revised

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