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 with correct date HAC Disclosure Statement per section 20.19 f1

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