Samsung Electronics Co SGHI897 Cellular/PCS WCDMA/GSM/EDGE Phone with WLAN and Bluetooth User Manual R470

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SGH-I8 9 7

User’s Guide

Draft

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relat ed docum ent at ion and ot her w orks of aut horship.

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secured by t he I ntellect ual Propert y. Moreover, you

agr ee that you will not ( and will not at t em pt t o) m odify,

pr epare derivat ive works of, reverse engineer,

decom pile, disassem ble, or other wise att em pt to creat e

source code from t he soft ware. No t it le to or ownership

in the I nt ellect ual Propert y is transfer red t o you. All

applicable rights of t he I nt ellect ual Proper ty shall

rem ain wit h SAMSUNG and its suppliers.

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Disclaimer of Warranties; Exclusion of Liability

EXCEPT AS SET FORTH I N THE EXPRESS WARRANTYG

CONTAI NED ON THE WARRANTY PAGE ENCLOSED

WI TH THEGPRODUCT, THE PURCHASER TAKES THE

PRODUCT " AS I S" , ANDGSAMSUNG MAKES NO EXPRESS

OR I MPLI ED WARRANTY OFGANY KI ND WHATSOEVER

WI TH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT,GI NCLUDI NG BUT

NOT LI MI TED TO THE MERCHANTABI LI TY OFGTHE

PRODUCT OR I TS FI TNESS FOR ANY PARTI CULAR

PURPOSEGOR USE; THE DESI GN, CONDI TI ON OR

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RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT. I N ADDI TI ON,GSAMSUNG

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THEGPRODUCT OR ARISI NG FROM THE BREACH OF THE

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SPECIAL ORGCONSEQUENTI AL DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF

ANTI CI PATEDGPROFI TS OR BENEFI TS.

Use road safety at all times

Do not use a hand- held phone while driving. Park

t he vehicle first .

Switch off the phone when refuelling

Do not use t he phone at a refuelling point ( service

st at ion) or near fuels or chem icals.

Switch off in an aircraft

Wireless phones can cause int erfer ence. Using t hem

in an aircraft is bot h illegal and dangerous.

Switch off the phone near all medical

equipment

Hospit als or healt h care facilities m ay be using

equipm ent t hat could be sensit ive t o ex t ernal radio

frequency energy. Follow any regulat ions or rules in

force.

Important

safety

precautions

Failur e t o com ply w ith t he follow ing

precautions m ay be dangerous or illegal.

Important safety precautions

Interference

All wireless phones m ay be subj ect to int erference,

which could affect t heir per form ance.

Be aware of special regulations

Meet any special regulat ions in for ce in any area and

always swit ch off your phone whenever it is forbidden

t o use it , or when it m ay cause int erference or danger.

Water resistance

Your phone is not wat er- resist ant . Keep it dry.

Sensible use

Use only in t he norm al posit ion (held t o t he ear ) . Avoid

unnecessary cont act with t he antenna when t he phone

is swit ched on.

Emergency call

Key in t he em ergency num ber for your present

locat ion, then press [ SEND] .

Keep your phone away from small children

Keep t he phone and all it s part s, including accessories,

out of t he reach of sm all childr en.

Accessories and batteries

Use only Sam sung- approved accessories and

batteries. Use of any unaut hor ized accessor ies could

dam age your phone and m ay be danger ous.

Qualified service

Only qualified ser vice personnel m ay repair your

phone.

For m ore det ailed safet y inform at ion, see " Healt h and

safety inform at ion" on page 16.

• The phone could explode if the bat ter y is

replaced wit h an incorrect t ype.

• Dispose used bat t eries according t o t he

m anufact ur er ’s inst ruct ions.

Contents

Unpack 3

Make sure you have each item

Get started 4

First steps to operate your phone

Menu functions 8

All menu options listed

Solve problems 17

Help and personal needs

Health and safety information 19

Unpack

Make sure you have each item

Your phone

Phone Travel adapt er

Bat t ery User ’s m anual

Get started

First steps to operate your phone

Install and charge the phone

Low battery indicator

When t he bat t ery is low:

• a warning t one sounds,

• t he batt ery low m essage displays, and

• the em pt y battery icon blinks.

I f t he batt ery level becom es t oo low, t he phone

autom at ically t urns off. Recharge your batt er y.

Power on or off

I nst all the batt ery:

To rem ove t he bat ter y,

slide t he bat ter y cat ch

toward t he t op of the

phone and hold it .

Plug the adapt er int o

t he phone.

Plug t he adapt er int o a st andar d AC wall out let .

When t he phone is com plet ely charged (the

batt ery icon st ops blink ing) , unplug t he adapter

from t he power out let .

Rem ove the adapter fr om t he phone.

1 2

Power on

Do not t urn on

the phone when

m obile phone

use is prohibit ed.

1. Open t he phone.

2. Press and hold

[ ]

to t urn on

the phone.

3. I f necessary, ent er t he PI N and

pr ess <

Power off

1. Open t he phone.

2. Press and hold

[ ]

Get started

Keys and display

Key(s) Description

Softkeys

Perfor m t he funct ion indicat ed on t he bott om

line of t he display.

Navigat ion

key s

I n St andby m ode, access m enu opt ions

direct ly.

I n Menu m ode, scroll thr ough t he m enu

opt ion s.

OK key

I n I dle m ode, ent ers Menu m ode.

I n Menu m ode, select s t he highlight ed m enu

opt ion .

SEND key

Sends or answer s a call.

I n St andby m ode, retr ieves the last num ber

dialed, m issed, or received.

CLR key

Delet es charact ers fr om t he display.

I n Menu m ode, r etur ns t o t he previous m enu

level.

Key(s) Description

Speaker

phone key

Turns on t he ext ernal speaker during a call.

END key

Ends a call. Hold down t o swit ch t he phone

on and off.

I n Menu m ode, cancels input and ret urns t he

phone t o I dle m ode.

Num er ic

keys

Enter num bers, let t ers, and som e special

charact ers.

I n St andby m ode, hold

[1]

down t o access

your voicem ail.

* / # keys

Ent er special charact ers.

Use for som e special functions.

Get started

Volume

keys

( on t he left )

Adj ust s t he phone volum e.

I n St andby m ode, w it h t he phone open,

adj ust s t he m ast er volum e. Wit h t he phone

closed, hold down t o t urn on t he display.

I n Menu m ode, scrolls t hrough t he m enu

opt ion s.

Camera key

I n St andby m ode, wit h t he phone open, tur ns

on the cam era. Wit h t he phone closed, hold

down t o t urn on the cam era.

I n Capt ure m ode, t akes a photo.

Menu functions

All menu options listed

Contacts

You can st or e phone num ber s in your phone.

Find

Find a phone num ber By Nam e, By Entry, or By Group.

Add New Entry

Add a num ber, e- m ail, or web address t o your

Phonebook.

Speed Dial

Speed dialing allows you t o press and hold a key ( or

keys) to dial t he num ber associated w it h t hose key( s) .

Group

Create, view, renam e, or send a m essage t o your

gr oups.

Memory Info

Display available m em ory for your phone.

Calls

Use t his m enu t o view t he calls you have dialed,

received, or m issed, and the length of your calls.

Outgoing Calls

I f Caller Line I dent ificat ion is available, your phone

keeps a list of the m ost recent out going calls t hat you

have m ade. Cont act your ser vice provider for the

availability.

Incoming Calls

This m enu let s you view t he m ost recent calls you

have r eceived if you are a subscribe t o t he Caller Line

I dent ificat ion service. Cont act your service provider

for further details about this ser vice. When you access

this m enu, a list of t he incom ing calls displays.

Missed Calls

Menu functions

The phone st or es the m ost recent num ber s you have

failed t o answ er. When you access t his m enu, a list of

the m issed calls displays.

All Calls

Erase History

Use t his m enu to delet e calls from any or all call logs.

Call Timer

Use the Call Tim er s m enu t o view various t im ers for

calls m ade and received from your phone. You can

also reset any of your call t im ers, with the except ion of

the Lifet im e tim er.

Data Counter

Messages

Use t he

Messages

m enu t o send and receive shor t

text m essages to and from other m obile phones. I n

addit ion, your phone support s t he Enhanced

Messaging Ser vice ( EMS) , w hich enables you t o

include sim ple pict ures, m elodies, and anim at ed

im ages in your m essages. You can also use t he voice

m ail feat ure.

To access t his m enu, pr ess [

] in St andby m ode and

select

Messages

Send Message

I n t his m enu, you can creat e and send new t ext /

pict ur e m essages.

Inbox

You can view t he m essages you have r eceived in t his

m essage box. When you access t his m enu, a list of

m essages displays.

Outbox

You can view t he m essages you have sent in t his

m essage box. When you access t his m enu, a list of

m essages displays.

Drafts

You can view t he m essages you have saved in t his

m essage box while creating a m essage.

Menu functions

Voicemail

Use t his m enu to st ore t he num ber of t he voice m ail

server and access your voice m ails.

Erase Messages

You can erase unlocked m essages in your I nbox,

Draft s folder, or Sent folder. Locked or unread

m essages are not erased.

Msg Settings

Use t he Msg Sett ings m enu t o define general m essage

set t ings and specific set t ings for t ext and picture

m essages.

easyedge

Wit h easyedgeSM, you can download full feat ur ed

applicat ions over t he air including gam es, personalized

ring t ones, pict ures, and m ore. You can send and

receive instant m essages and em ail, or browse t he

web t o catch up on all the lat est news.

Display

This sect ion shows you how t o change your phone’s

m enu appearance, display bright ness and cont rast,

and display cont ent t o bet t er m eet your needs.

Menu Style

Choose how the m ain m enu appears in t he display

when you press the MENU key

Wallpaper

Wallpaper let s you choose t he im ages that appear in

the background of your phone’s front and m ain

displays while your phone is closed or in st andby

m ode.

You m ust ent er t he voice server num ber before you

can access your voice m ails. Your service provider

can give t he voice server num ber.

Menu functions

Clock Format

Clock Form at let s you choose t he form at your phone

will use to present the cur rent t im e in your phone’s

front and m ain displays while your phone is closed or

in standby m ode.

Theme

Lets you select t he color them e used to display m enu

screens and popup m enus and m essages. You can

choose fr om a variety of color t hem es.

Dialing Font Size

Lets you select t he st yle and size of your dialing font .

Banner

Creat e your ow n personalized greeting t hat appears in

t he display while your phone is in st andby m ode.

Backlight

You can set t he back light for your display or keypad t o

rem ain on for a specified period of t im e or rem ain on

as long as t he folder is open.

Front Contrast

Sounds

Volume

Use t he Volum e sub m enu t o set t he default volum e

for incom ing calls and alarm s.

Ringer Type

You can assign r ing t ones for calls, alarm s, and other

aler t s in the Ringer Ty pe sub m enu.

Alerts

You can set your phone to sound an alert whenever

you ent er or leave your service area, connect or

disconnect a call, and ot her opt ions.

Key Tone

Key Tone allows you t o adj ust t he volum e level and

lengt h of t he t one t hat t he keypad generat es each

t im e y ou pr ess a key.

Menu functions

Multimedia

Camera

My Images

I m ages are st ored in My I m ages. You can also v iew

m em or y info for t he im ages t o see how m uch space

you’ve used ( and have left ) for stored im ages.

My Ringtones

Ringt ones are st ored in My Ringtones. You can also

view m em or y info for t he ringt ones t o see how m uch

space you’ve used ( and have left ) for stored r ingt ones.

My Sounds

Sounds are stored in My Sounds. You can also view HAC m ode

m em or y info for t he sounds t o see how m uch space To insure t hat the Hearing Aid Com patibilit y rat ing for

you’ve used ( and have left ) for stored sounds. your phone is m aint ained, secondary transm it t ers such

Tools as Bluetooth,WLAN com ponent s m ust be disabled

When you access t his m enu, you can: dur ing a call.

• view t he calendar and or ganize your schedule.

• set an alar m so t hat the phone rings at a specific

tim e, for exam ple, t o rem ind you of an

appoint m en t.

• m ake m em os of im portant things you need t o

rem em ber.

• find out what t im e it is in anot her part of t he w or ld.

• use t he phone as a calculat or for basic

m at hem at ical equations.

Voice SVC

Dom est ic and inter nat ional voice services ( available on

part icipat ing networ ks) .

Bluetooth

Menu functions

Calendar

Schedule up t o eight events for any day by indicat ing

each event’s st ar t and end tim e. Set alarm s for event s

so t hat you can be aler t ed before an event takes

place. Events scheduled for futur e dat es aut om at ically

appear on your Today event s schedule for t he present

day.

Memo Pad

Ent er a m em o, which can be viewed at any t im e.

Mem os do not have an alarm set t ing.

Alarm Clock

Set an alarm for any day and t im e.

World Time

Set t he local t im e and t he t im e for one ot her tim e zone

anywher e in t he world.

Calculator

Use t he calculat or to perform num eric calculat ions.

Stop Watch

This feat ure allows you t o use a st opwat ch.

Converter

This m enu provides t he following conversion

categories:

• Temperature

• Length

• Weight

• Area

• Volume

• Curr ency

Tip Calcurator

Calculates t he t ip and det erm ine how m uch each

person should pay for t he m eal.

Settings

Location

The Location ( GPS) set t ing ident ifies your locat ion t o

the network. You can fully enable this set t ing or set

GPS t o work only in t he case that you dial 911 from

your phone.

Call Settings

The Call Settings m enu allows you t o select t he

m et hod for answer ing incom ing calls, set t ing r edial

opt ions, set t ing dat a rat es for dat a calls, voice privacy,

and m or e.

Phone Settings

The Phone Settings m enu pr ovides t he abilit y to

access t he following m enus:

• Airplane Mode

• Language

• Securit y

• NAM Select ion

• System Select

• Clock Set

• Quick Search

• PC Connect ion

Memory Info

The Mem ory m enu allows you t o v iew m em ory info to

see how m uch space you’ve used ( and have left ) for

st ored m edia.

Phone info

Phone Number

View t he phone num ber assigned t o your phone.

Icon Glossary

View t he list of icons w ith a brief descript ion.

Version

View the soft ware and hardware version inform at ion

for your phone.

HAC Mode

Enabling HAC Mode adjusts the volume for HAC compliant devices used with this

handset.

Important!: Enabling the HAC mode can affect the quality of the phone (voice) conversation.

1. To turn a feature on, highlight the HAC mode option and press the Select

soft key or the key.

2. Highlight Off or On and press the key.

Solve problems

Help and personal needs

To save t he t im e and expense of an unnecessary

service call, perform t he sim ple checks in t his sect ion

before cont act ing a service professional.

When you switch on your phone, the following

messages may appear:

“ I nsert SI M card”

• Be sure that the SI M card is cor rect ly installed.

“ Phone locked Ent er passwor d”

• The aut om at ic lock ing funct ion has been enabled.

You m ust ent er t he phone’s password before you

can use t he phone.

“ Ent er PI N”

• You are using your phone for the first t im e. You

m ust ent er the PIN supplied wit h t he SI M card.

• The PIN Check feature is enabled. Every tim e the

phone is switched on, t he PI N has t o be ent ered.

To disable this feature, use the

PIN check

m enu.

“ Ent er PUK”

• The PI N code has been ent ered incor rect ly three

tim es in succession, and t he phone is now blocked.

Ent er t he PUK supplied by your service provider.

“No Service,” “Network Failure,” or “Not

Done” displays

• The networ k connect ion has been lost . You m ay be

in a weak signal area. Move and t ry again.

• You ar e t ry ing t o access an option for which you

have no subscript ion wit h your service pr ovider.

Cont act t he service provider for furt her det ails.

You have entered a number but it was not

dialled

• Be sur e t hat you have pressed [ ] .

• Be sur e you have accessed t he right cellular

net w or k .

• Be sur e t hat you have not set an out going call

barring option.

Solve problems

Your correspondent cannot reach you

• Be sur e your phone is switched on. ( [ ] pressed

for m ore than one second.)

• Be sure you are accessing t he corr ect cellular

net w or k .

• Be sur e that you have not set an out going call

barring option.

Your correspondent cannot hear you speaking

• Be sur e you have swit ched off t he m icrophone.

• Be sure you are holding t he phone close enough t o

your m out h. The m icrophone is locat ed at t he

bott om of t he phone.

The phone starts beeping and “LOW BATTERY ”

flashes on the display

• Your batt ery is insufficient ly charged. Recharge the

bat t er y.

The audio quality of the call is poor

• Check t he signal st rengt h indicat or on t he display

( ). The num ber of bar s indicat es t he signal

st rength from strong ( ) t o weak ( ).

• Tr y m oving the phone slight ly or m ov ing closer to a

window if you are in a building.

No number is dialled when you re-call a

Contacts entry

• Use the Cont act Search feat ure t o ensur e the

num ber has been st or ed cor rect ly.

• Re- store t he num ber, if necessary.

If the above guidelines do not help you to

solve the problem, take note of:

• The m odel and serial num bers of your phone

• Your warranty details

• A clear descr ipt ion of t he pr oblem

Then cont act your local dealer or Sam sung after- sales

serv ice.

Health and safety information

Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals

Your wireless phone is a radio t ransm it ter and r eceiver.

I t is designed and m anufact ured not t o exceed the

em ission lim it s for exposure to radio frequency (RF)

energy set by the Federal Com m unicat ions

Com m ission ( FCC) of t he U.S. Governm ent . These

lim its are par t of com pr ehensive guidelines and

est ablish perm it t ed levels of RF energy for t he general

populat ion. The guidelines ar e based on t he safety

st andar ds t hat were developed by independent

scient ific organizat ions through periodic and t hr ough

evaluation of scientific st udies.

The st andards include a subst ant ial safety m argin

designed t o assure t he safet y of all persons,

regardless of age and healt h.

The exposure st andard for wir eless phones em ploys a

unit of m easurem ent know n as Specific Absorption

Rat e ( SAR). The SAR lim it recom m ended by t he FCC is

1.6W/ kg.

SAR t est s are conduct ed using st andar d operating

positions specified by the FCC wit h t he phone

t ransm it ting at it s highest cer t ified pow er level in all

test ed frequency bands.

Alt hough t he SAR is det erm ined at t he highest

cer t ified power level, t he act ual SAR level of t he phone

while operating can be well below t he m ax im um value.

This is because t he phone is designed t o operate at

m ult iple power levels so as t o use only the power

required t o r each the network. I n general, the closer

you ar e t o a wireless base stat ion antenna, t he lower

t h e p o w e r o u t p u t o f t h e p h o n e .

Befor e a new m odel phone is available for sale to t he

public, it m ust be t ested and certified to the FCC that

* I n t he U.S. and Canada, t he SAR lim it for m obile phones

used by the public is 1.6 wat t s/ kg ( W/ kg) averaged

over one gram of tissue. The st andard incorporat es a

substantial m argin of safet y t o give addit ional

prot ect ion for t he public and t o account for any

variat ions in m easurem ent s.

Health and safety information

it does not exceed t he lim it est ablished by t he

governm ent adopt ed requir em ent for safe exposure.

The test s are perform ed in posit ions and locations

( e.g., at the ear and worn on t he body) as required by

the FCC for each m odel. While t here m ay be

differences bet w een t he SAR levels of various phones

and at various posit ions, they all m eet t he governm ent

requir em ent .

The FCC has granted an Equipm ent Aut horizat ion for

this m odel phone wit h all report ed SAR levels

evaluat ed as in com pliance wit h t he FCC RF exposure

guidelines. SAR inform at ion on this m odel phone is on

file with t he FCC and can be found under the Display

Grant sect ion of http: / / www.fcc.gov / oet/ fccid aft er

sear ching on FCC I D print ed in t he label on t he phone.

For body operation

For body worn operat ion, t his m odel phone has been

test ed and m eet s t he FCC RF exposure guidelines

when used wit h a Sam sung- supplied or appr oved

accessor y designat ed for this product or when used

wit h and accessory t hat cont ains no m etal and t hat

positions t he handset a m inim um from t he body.

The m inim um distance for t his m odel phone is wr itt en

in t he FCC cert ificat ion inform ation fr om the body.

None com pliance w it h t he above conditions m ay

violat e FCC RF ex posure guidelines.

For m ore I nfor m ation concerning exposure t o radio

frequency signals, see t he following websit es:

Federal Com m unicat ions Com m ission ( FCC)

http: / / www.fcc.gov

Cellular Telecom m unications I ndust ry Association

( CTI A) :

http: / / w ww.wow- com .com

U.S.Food and Drug Adm inist rat ion ( FDA)

http: / / w ww.fda.gov/ cdrh/ consum er

World Healt h Organizat ion ( WHO)

http: / / www.who.int / peh- em f/ en

Health and safety information

Precautions when using batteries

• Never use any charger or bat tery t hat is dam aged

in any way.

• Use the bat t ery only for it s intended purpose.

• I f you use t he phone near the networ k’s base

st at ion, it uses less power; t alk and st andby t im e

are greatly affect ed by t he signal st r ength on t he

cellular network and the param eters set by the

networ k operat or.

• Bat t ery char ging t im e depends on t he r em aining

battery charge, t he t y pe of battery and t he charger

used. The battery can be charged and discharged

hundr eds of t im es, but it w ill gradually wear out .

When t he operation t im e ( t alk t im e and st andby

tim e) is noticeably short er t han norm al, it is t im e

to buy a new bat t ery.

• I f left unused, a fully charged bat t ery will

discharge it self over tim e.

• Use only Sam sung- approved bat t eries and

recharge your bat t ery only with Sam sung-

approved char gers. When a charger is not in use,

disconnect it from t he power source. Do not leave

the battery connect ed t o a charger for m ore t han a

week, since over charging m ay short en it s life.

• Ext rem e t em perat ur es will affect t he charging

capacity of your bat t ery : it m ay r equire cooling or

warm ing first .

• Do not leave t he bat t er y in hot or cold places, such

as in a car in sum m er or wint er conditions, as you

will reduce t he capacity and lifetim e of the bat t er y.

Alway s t r y t o keep t he batter y at room

tem perat ur e. A phone with a hot or cold bat t ery

m ay t em porarily not work , even when t he batt er y

is fully char ged. Li- ion bat t eries are part icular ly

affect ed by tem peratures below 0 ° C ( 32 ° F).

• Do not short - circuit the battery. Accident al short-

circuit ing can occur when a m et allic obj ect ( coin,

clip or pen) causes a direct connect ion bet ween t he

+ and – term inals of t he bat t ery ( m et al st rips on

the bat t er y) , for exam ple when y ou carry a spare

batt ery in a pocket or bag. Shor t- circuit ing t he

Health and safety information

term inals m ay dam age the bat t ery or t he obj ect

causing t he short - circuiting.

• Dispose of used bat t eries in accordance wit h local

regulations. Always recycle. Do not dispose of

batteries in a fire.

Road safety

Your wireless phone gives you t he powerful abilit y to

com m unicat e by voice, alm ost any wher e, any t im e.

But an im port ant responsibilit y accom panies t he

benefit s of wir eless phones, one t hat ever y user m ust

uphold.

When dr iv ing a car, dr iv ing is your first responsibilit y.

When using your wireless phone behind the wheel of a

car, pract ice good com m on sense and rem em ber t he

follow ing t ips:

• Get t o know your wireless phone and it s feat ures,

such as speed dial and redial. I f available, t hese

feat ures help you t o place your call wit hout taking

your at t ent ion off t he road.

• When available, use a hands- fr ee device. I f

possible, add an ext ra layer of convenience and

safet y to your wireless phone w it h one of the m any

hands- free accessories available t oday.

• Posit ion your wir eless phone w it hin easy reach. Be

able to access your wireless phone wit hout

rem oving your eyes from t he road. I f you get an

incom ing call at an inconvenient t im e, let your

voice m ail answ er it for you.

• Let the per son you ar e speak ing wit h know you are

dr iving; if necessary, suspend t he call in heavy

traffic or hazardous weat her conditions. Rain,

sleet , snow, ice, and even heavy t raffic can be

hazardous.

• Do not t ake not es or look up phone num bers while

dr iv ing. Jot t ing dow n a To Do list or flipping

through your Address Book t akes your at t ent ion

away from your prim ar y responsibilit y, driving

safely.

• Dial sensibly and assess the traffic; if possible,

place calls when you are not m oving or before

pulling int o t raffic. Try t o plan calls when y our car

will be st ationary. I f you need t o m ake a call w hile

m oving, dial only a few num ber s, check the road

and your m irrors, then continue.

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• Do not engage in st r essful or em ot ional

conversations t hat m ay be dist ract ing. Make t he

people wit h whom you ar e t alking aware t hat you

are driving and suspend conversations t hat have

t he pot ent ial t o divert your at t ention fr om t he

road.

• Use your w ir eless phone to call for help. Dial t he

em ergency num ber in t he case of fir e, traffic

accident or m edical em ergencies. Rem em ber, it is

a fr ee call on your wireless phone!

• Use your w ir eless phone t o help ot her s in

em er gencies. I f you see a car accident , crim e in

pr ogress or ot her ser ious em er gency where lives

are in danger, call the em ergency num ber, as you

would want ot her s to do for you.

• I f you see a broken- down vehicle posing no ser ious

hazard, a broken traffic signal, a m inor t raffic

accident wher e no one appears inj ured, or a

vehicle you k now t o be st olen, call r oadside

assist ance or any ot her special non- em er gency

wir eless num ber.

Operating environment

Rem em ber t o follow any special r egulat ions in force in

any area and alway s switch off your phone whenever it

is forbidden to use it, or when it m ay cause

int erference or danger.

When connect ing the phone or any accessory to

anot her device, r ead it s user ’s guide for det ailed

safet y inst ruct ions. Do not connect incom pat ible

pr oduct s.

As with ot her m obile radio transm it ting equipm ent ,

users ar e adv ised t hat for t he satisfact ory operat ion of

the equipm ent and for t he safet y of personnel, it is

recom m ended t hat t he equipm ent should only be used

in t he nor m al operat ing posit ion ( held t o your ear wit h

t he ant enna point ing over your shoulder) .

Electronic devices

Most m odern electronic equipm ent is shielded from

radio fr equency ( RF) signals. However, cer t ain

electronic equipm ent m ay not be shielded against t he

RF signals from your wireless phone. Consult t he

m anufacturer t o discuss alternatives.

Health and safety information

Pacemakers

Pacem aker m anufact urers r ecom m end t hat a

m inim um distance of 15 cm ( 6 inches) be m aint ained

bet ween a wireless phone and a pacem aker t o avoid

potent ial int erference with the pacem aker. These

recom m endat ions ar e consist ent wit h t he independent

research and recom mendations of Wir eless Technology

Research.

Persons wit h pacem akers:

• should always keep t he phone m ore than 15 cm ( 6

inches) from t heir pacem aker when t he phone is

swit ched on.

• should not carry the phone in a breast pocket.

• should use t he ear opposit e the pacem aker t o

m inim ize pot ential int erference.

I f you hav e any reason t o suspect t hat int erfer ence is

taking place, switch off your phone im m ediat ely.

Hearing aids

Som e digital wir eless phones m ay int er fer e wit h som e

hearing aids. I n the event of such int er ference, you

m ay wish to consult your hearing aid m anufact urer t o

discuss alt ernat ives.

Other medical devices

I f you use any ot her personal m edical devices, consult

the m anufact urer of your dev ice to deter m ine if it is

adequately shielded from ext ernal RF ener gy. Your

physician m ay be able t o assist you in obt aining this

infor m ation. Switch off your phone in healt h care

facilit ies when any regulat ions posted in t hese areas

instruct you t o do so. Hospit als or healt h care facilit ies

m ay be using equipm ent that could be sensit ive t o

ext ernal RF ener gy.

Vehicles

RF signals m ay affect im properly inst alled or

inadequat ely shielded electronic syst em s in m ot or

vehicles. Check wit h the m anufact urer or it s

represent at ive regarding your vehicle. You should also

consult the m anufact ur er of any equipm ent t hat has

been added to your vehicle. You should also consult

the m anufact urer of any equipm ent t hat has been

added t o your vehicle.

Posted facilities

Switch off your phone in any facility wher e post ed

not ices require you t o do so.

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Potentially explosive environments

Swit ch off your phone when in any area with a

potentially explosive at m ospher e and obey all signs

and inst ruct ions. Sparks in such areas could cause an

explosion or fire result ing in bodily inj ury or even

death.

User s are advised to swit ch off the phone while at a

refueling point ( service stat ion). Users ar e rem inded of

the need t o observe rest rict ions on t he use of radio

equipm ent in fuel depots ( fuel st orage and dist ribution

areas) , chem ical plant s or where blast ing operat ions

are in progress.

Areas w ith a potent ially explosive at m ospher e are

oft en but not always clearly m arked. They include t he

areas below deck on boat s, chem ical t ransfer or

st orage facilit ies, vehicles using liquefied pet roleum

gas ( such as pr opane or but ane) , areas wher e the air

contains chem icals or par t icles, such as grain, dust or

m et al powders, and any ot her area wher e you would

norm ally be adv ised t o t urn off your vehicle engine.

Emergency calls

This phone, like any wireless phone, operat es using

radio signals, wireless and landline net works as well as

user- pr ogram m ed functions, which cannot guarant ee

connect ion in all condit ions. Ther efor e, you should

never rely solely on any wireless phone for essent ial

com m unicat ions ( m edical em ergencies, for exam ple) .

Rem em ber, t o m ake or r eceive any calls t he phone

m ust be swit ched on and in a service ar ea with

adequate signal st r ength. Emer gency calls m ay not be

possible on all wir eless phone net w or ks or when

cer t ain netw or k serv ices and/ or phone feat ur es are in

use. Check with local service providers.

To m ake an em er gency call:

I f t he phone is not on, switch it on.

Key in the em ergency num ber for your present

location ( for exam ple, 911 or ot her official

em er gency num ber) . Em er gency num bers vary by

locat ion.

Pr ess [

SEND

] .

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I f certain feat ur es are in use ( call barring, for

exam ple) , you m ay first need t o deact ivat e t hose

feat ures befor e you can m ake an em ergency call.

Consult t his docum ent and your local cellular ser vice

pr ovider.

When m aking an em ergency call, rem em ber to give all

the necessary inform ation as accurately as possible.

Rem em ber t hat your phone m ay be t he only m eans of

com m unication at t he scene of an accident ; do not end

the call unt il given perm ission t o do so.

Other important safety information

• Only qualified personnel should service t he phone

or inst all t he phone in a vehicle. Fault y installat ion

or service m ay be dangerous and m ay invalidat e

any warrant y applicable t o t he dev ice.

• Check regularly t hat all w ir eless phone equipm ent

in your vehicle is m ount ed and operat ing properly.

• Do not store or carry flam m able liquids, gases, or

ex plosive m at erials in t he sam e com part m ent as

the phone, it s parts or accessor ies.

• For vehicles equipped with an air bag, rem em ber

that an air bag inflat es w it h great for ce. Do not

place obj ect s, including bot h inst alled or portable

wir eless equipm ent in t he area ov er t he air bag or

in t he air bag deploym ent area. I f wireless

equipm ent is im properly inst alled and t he air bag

inflates, serious injury could result .

• Swit ch off your phone before boarding an aircraft.

The use of w ir eless phones in aircraft is illegal and

m ay be dangerous t o t he aircraft ’s operat ion.

• Failure t o observe t hese inst r uct ions m ay lead t o

the suspension or denial of t elephone services t o

the offender, or legal act ion, or bot h.

Care and maintenance

Your phone is a pr oduct of superior design and

craft sm anship and should be t reat ed wit h care. The

suggest ions below will help you fulfill any warrant y

obligations and allow you t o enj oy t his product for

m any year s:

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• Keep t he phone and all it s parts and accessor ies

out of t he reach of sm all children’s.

• Keep t he phone dry. Precipitation, hum idity and

liquids cont ain m inerals t hat will corrode electronic

circuits.

• Do not use t he phone wit h a w et hand. Doing so

m ay cause an elect ric shock t o you or dam age t o

t he phone.

• Do not use or store t he phone in dust y, dirt y areas,

as its m oving part s m ay be dam aged.

• Do not store t he phone in hot ar eas. High

tem peratur es can shorten the life of elect ronic

devices, dam age bat t eries, and warp or m elt

cert ain plastics.

• Do not store t he phone in cold areas. When t he

phone warm s up t o it s norm al operat ing

tem perat ure, m oist ur e can form inside t he phone,

which m ay dam age t he phone’s elect ronic cir cuit

boards.

• Do not drop, knock or shake t he phone. Rough

handling can br eak int ernal circuit boards.

• Do not use harsh chem icals, cleaning solvent s or

st rong detergents t o clean t he phone. Wipe it wit h

a soft cloth slight ly dam pened in a m ild soap- and-

wat er solution.

• Do not paint t he phone. Paint can clog the device’s

m oving part s and prevent proper operat ion.

• Do not put t he phone in or on heat ing devices,

such as a m icrowave oven, a st ove or a radiator.

The phone m ay explode when overheat ed.

• Use only the supplied or an approved replacem ent

ant enna. Unauthorized ant ennas or m odified

accessories m ay dam age t he phone and violate

regulat ions governing radio dev ices.

• I f the phone, bat tery, charger or any accessory is

not working pr operly, take it t o your nearest

qualified service facilit y. The personnel t her e will

assist you, and if necessary, ar range for service.

Health and safety information

Acknowledging Special Precautions

and the FCC and Industry Canada

Notice

FCC Notice and Caution

The phone m ay cause TV or radio interference if used

in close pr oxim ity t o r eceiving equipm ent . The FCC

can require you t o st op using t he phone if such

int erference cannot be elim inat ed.

• This device com plies wit h Part 15 of t he FCC

Rules. Operation is subj ect to the following two

conditions: (1) t his device m ay not cause har m ful

int erference, and ( 2) this device m ust accept any

int erference received, including int erfer ence t hat m ay

cause undesired operat ion.

• This equipm ent has been t est ed and found t o com ply

with t he lim its for a Class B digit al device, pursuant t o

part 15 of t he FCC Rules. These lim it s are designed t o

pr ovide reasonable prot ect ion against harm ful

int erference in a resident ial installat ion. This equipm ent

generat es, uses and can radiat e radio fr equency energy

and if not installed and used in accordance wit h t he

inst ruct ions, m ay cause harm ful int erference t o radio

com m unications. However, there is no guarant ee t hat

int erference will not occur in a part icular inst allat ion.

I f t his equipm ent does cause harm ful interference t o

radio or t elevision reception, which can be det erm ined

by t urning the equipm ent off and on, t he user is

encouraged t o t ry t o correct t he int erfer ence by one or

m ore of t he following m easures:

- Reor ient or relocat e t he receiving ant enna.

-I ncrease t he separat ion bet w een t he equipm ent and

receiver.

- Connect t he equipm ent int o an out let on a circuit

different from t hat t o which t he receiver is connect ed.

- Consult t he dealer or an ex perienced radio/ TV

technician for help

Health and safety information

Vehicles using liquefied pet roleum gas ( such as

pr opane or but ane) m ust com ply with the Nat ional Fir e

Protect ion St andar d ( NFPA-58) . For a copy of t his

st andar d, contact t he Nat ional Fire Prot ect ion

Associat ion, One Bat t ery m arch Par k, Quincy, MA

02269, Att n: Publicat ion Sales Division.

Cautions

Changes or m odificat ions m ade in t he radio phone, not

expressly approved by Sam sung, will void t he user’s

aut horit y t o operat e t he equipm ent.

Only use approved bat teries, antennas and charger s.

The use of any unaut hor ized accessor ies m ay be

danger ous and void t he phone warrant y if said

accessories cause dam age or a defect t o the phone.

Although your phone is quit e sturdy, it is a com plex

piece of equipm ent and can be broken. Avoid

dr opping, hit t ing, bending or sitt ing on it .

Appendix A: CERTIFICATION

INFORMATION (SAR)

THI S MODEL PHONE MEETS THE GOVERNMENT’S

REQUI REMENTS FOR EXPOSURE TO RADI O WAVES.

Your wireless phone is a radio transm itter and receiver.

I t is designed and m anufact ured not t o exceed t he

em ission lim it s for exposure t o radio frequency ( RF)

energy set by t he Federal Com m unications

Com m ission of t he U.S. Gover nm ent . These lim it s are

part of com prehensive guidelines and est ablish

perm it t ed levels of RF energy for t he general

populat ion. The guidelines are based on safet y

st andar ds t hat w ere developed by independent

scient ific or ganizat ions t hr ough periodic and thorough

evaluat ion of scient ific studies. The standards include

a subst ant ial safet y m argin designed t o assure t he

safet y of all per sons, regardless of age and healt h.

The exposure st andard for wireless m obile phones

em ploys a unit of m easurem ent known as t he Specific

Absor ption Rat e ( SAR) . The SAR lim it set by t he FCC is

1.6 W/ k g. SAR Test s are conduct ed using st andar d

operat ing posit ions accept ed by t he FCC wit h t he

ph on e t r an sm it t in g at it s hi gh est cer ti fied p ow er lev el in all

t est ed frequen cy bands. Alt hough the SAR is det er m ined at

the highest cert ified power level, the act ual SAR level of the

phone w hile oper at in g can be w ell below the m ax im u m value.

This is because t he phone is designed to oper at e at m ultiple

pow er levels so as to use only the pow er r equired t o r each

the net w ork. I n gen er al, the closer you ar e t o a w ireless base

st at ion ant enna, the lower the power out put .

Before a new m odel ph one is available for sale t o t he public,

it m ust be test ed and cer t ified to the FCC that it does not

ex ceed t he l im it est ab li shed by t he FCC. Test s a re p er for m ed

in posit ions and locat ions ( e.g. at t he ear and worn on th e

body) as r equir ed by the FCC.

The t est s ar e p er for m ed in posi ti on s an d lo cat ion s( e. g. , at t h e

ear and w or n on the body) as required by the FCC for each

m odel.

Health and safety information

Appendix B: Guide to Safe and

Responsible Wireless Phone Use

Cellular Telecom m unications & I nt er net Associat ion

“ Safet y is t he m ost im por t ant call you will ever m ake.”

A Guide to Safe and Responsible Wireless

Phone Use

TENS OF MI LLI ONS OF PEOPLE I N THE U.S. TODAY

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE UNI QUE COMBI NATI ON OF

CONVENI ENCE, SAFETY AND VALUE DELI VERED BY

THE WI RELESS TELEPHONE. QUI TE SI MPLY, THE

WI RELESS PHONE GI VES PEOPLE THE POWERFUL

ABI LI TY TO COMMUNI CATE BY VOI CE-ALMOST

ANYWHERE, ANYTI ME-WI TH THE BOSS, WI TH A

CLI ENT, WI TH THE KI DS, WI TH EMERGENCY

PERSONNEL OR EVEN WI TH THE POLI CE. EACH YEAR,

AMERI CANS MAKE BI LLI ONS OF CALLS FROM THEIR

WI RELESS PHONES, AND THE NUMBERS ARE RAPI DLY

GROWI NG.

But an im port ant responsibilit y accom panies t hose

benefits, one that every wir eless phone user m ust

uphold. When driving a car, dr iving is your first

responsibility. A wireless phone can be an invaluable

tool, but good j udgm ent m ust be exercised at all t im es

while driving a m ot or vehicle w het her on the phone or

not .

The basic lessons are ones we all learned as

teenagers. Driving requir es alertness, caut ion and

court esy. I t requires a heavy dose of basic com m on

sense-keep your head up, keep your eyes on t he r oad,

check your m irr ors frequent ly and wat ch out for ot her

dr ivers.

I t requires obeying all t raffic signs and signals and

st ay ing within t he speed lim it . I t m eans using seat

belt s and requiring ot her passengers to do the sam e.

But with wireless phone use, driving safely m eans a

lit t le m ore. This brochure is a call t o wir eless phone

users everywhere t o m ake safety their first priorit y

when behind the wheel of a car. Wireless

telecom m unicat ions is keeping us in t ouch, sim plifying

our lives, prot ect ing us in em ergencies and providing

opport unit ies t o help ot hers in need. When it com es t o

the use of wireless phones, safet y is your m ost

im por t ant call.

Health and safety information

Wireless Phone “Safety Tips”

Below are safet y t ips to follow while driving and using

a wireless phone w hich should be easy t o rem em ber:

Get to know your wireless phone and its feat ur es

such as speed dial and r edial. Car efully read your

instruction m anual and learn t o t ake advantage of

valuable feat ures m ost phones offer, including

aut om at ic redial and m em ory. Also, w ork t o

m em or ize t he phone keypad so you can use the

speed dial funct ion w ithout t ak ing your at t ent ion

off t he road.

When available, use a hands fr ee device. A num ber

of hands free wireless phone accessor ies are

readily available today. Whet her you choose an

installed m ount ed device for your wireless phone

or a speaker phone accessor y, t ake advant age of

these devices if available to you.

Posit ion your wireless phone w it hin easy reach.

Make sure you place your wireless phone wit hin

easy reach and where you can grab it wit hout

rem ov ing your eyes from t he road. I f you get an

incom ing call at an inconvenient t im e, if possible,

let your voice m ail answer it for you.

Suspend conversat ions during hazardous driving

conditions or sit uat ions. Let t he person you are

speaking with know you are dr iv ing; if necessary,

suspend the call in heavy traffic or hazardous

weat her conditions. Rain, sleet, snow and ice can

be hazardous, but so is heavy t raffic. As a driver,

your first responsibilit y is t o pay attention t o t he

road.

Do not t ake not es or look up phone num ber s w hile

driving. I f you ar e reading an address book or

business card, or w rit ing a “ to do” list w hile driv ing

a car, you are not wat ching where you are going.

I t ’s com m on sense. Don’t get caught in a

danger ous situation because you are r eading or

writ ing and not paying at t ent ion t o t he r oad or

nearby vehicles.

Dial sensibly and assess t he traffic; if possible,

place calls when you are not m oving or before

pulling into t raffic. Try to plan your calls before you

begin your t rip or at t em pt to coincide your calls

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wit h t im es you m ay be st opped at a stop sign, red

light or ot her wise st ationary. But if you need to dial

while driving, follow this sim ple t ip- dial only a few

num bers, check the r oad and your m irrors, t hen

continue.

Do not engage in stressful or em otional

conversat ions t hat m ay be dist ract ing. St ressful or

em otional conversat ions and driving do not m ix-

they are dist racting and even dangerous when you

are behind t he wheel of a car. Make people you are

talking with aware you are driving and if

necessary, suspend conversat ions which have t he

potent ial t o divert your at t ent ion from t he road.

Use your w ir eless phone t o call for help. Your

wir eless phone is one of the gr eat est t ools you can

own t o prot ect yourself and your fam ily in

danger ous sit uat ions- wit h your phone at your side,

help is only t hree num bers away. Dial 9- 1- 1 or

ot her local em ergency num ber in t he case of fire,

traffic accident , road hazard or m edical

em er gency. Rem em ber, it is a fr ee call on your

wir eless phone!

Use your wireless phone t o help ot her s in

em er gencies. Your wireless phone provides you a

per fect opport unit y t o be a “ Good Sam arit an” in

your com m unity. I f you see an aut o accident ,

cr im e in progr ess or ot her serious em ergency

where lives ar e in danger, call 9- 1- 1 or ot her local

em er gency num ber, as you would want ot her s to

do for you.

10.

Call roadside assist ance or a special wireless non

em ergency assist ance num ber when necessar y.

Cert ain situat ions you encount er while driving m ay

require at t ent ion, but are not urgent enough t o

m er it a call for em ergency serv ices. But you st ill

can use your wir eless phone t o lend a hand. I f you

see a broken- down vehicle posing no serious

hazard, a broken traffic signal, a m inor traffic

accident wher e no one appear s inj ured or a vehicle

you know t o be st olen, call roadside assistance or

ot her special non- em ergency wir eless num ber.

Careless, distract ed individuals and people driving

irresponsibly repr esent a hazard t o everyone on

the road. Since 1984, t he Cellular

Health and safety information

Telecom m unicat ions I ndustry Association and t he

wireless industry have conduct ed educat ional

out r each t o inform wireless phone users of t heir

responsibilit ies as safe drivers and good cit izens.

As we approach a new cent ury, m ore and m or e of

us will t ake advant age of t he benefit s of wir eless

telephones.

And, as we t ake to the roads, we all have a

responsibilit y t o dr ive safely.

“ The wireless indust ry rem inds you t o use your phone

safely when dr iv ing.”

Cellular Telecom m unications & I nt er net Associat ion

For m ore inform ation, please call 1- 888-901-SAFE.

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Appendix C: Consumer Update on

Wireless Phones

U.S. Food and Drug Adm inist rat ion

What kinds of phones are t he subj ect of t his

updat e?

The term wireless phone refers here to hand- held

wir eless phones wit h built- in ant ennas, often called

cell, m obile, or PCS phones. These types of wireless

phones can expose t he user to m easurable radio

frequency ener gy ( RF) because of t he short dist ance

bet ween the phone and the user s head. These RF

exposur es ar e lim it ed by Federal Com m unicat ions

Com m ission safet y guidelines that wer e developed

wit h t he advice of FDA and other federal healt h and

safety agencies. When t he phone is locat ed at great er

dist ances from t he user, t he exposure to RF is

drast ically lower because a per son’s RF exposure

decreases rapidly wit h incr easing dist ance from t he

source. The so-called “ cordless phones,” w hich have a

base unit connect ed t o t he t elephone wiring in a

house, typically operat e at far lower power levels, and

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thus produce RF exposures w ell w ithin t he FCC’s

com pliance lim its.

Do wireless phones pose a healt h hazard?

The available scient ific evidence does not show that

any health problem s are associated wit h using

wireless phones. There is no pr oof, how ever, that

wir eless phones are absolutely safe. Wireless phones

em it low levels of radio frequency energy ( RF) in the

m icrowave range while being used. They also em it

very low levels of RF w hen in the st and-by m ode.

Whereas high levels of RF can produce health effect s

( by heat ing t issue) , exposur e t o low level RF t hat does

not produce heat ing effect s causes no know n adverse

healt h effect s. Many st udies of low level RF exposures

have not found any biological effect s. Som e studies

have suggest ed t hat som e biological effect s m ay

occur, but such findings have not been confir m ed by

addit ional r esearch. I n som e cases, other researchers

have had difficult y in reproducing t hose st udies, or in

det er m ining t he reasons for inconsistent result s.

What is FDA’s role concer ning t he safet y of w ireless

phones?

Under the law, FDA does not rev iew t he safety of

radiat ion em it t ing consum er products such as w ireless

phones before t hey can be sold, as it does with new

dr ugs or m edical devices. However, the agency has

authority t o t ake act ion if wireless phones ar e shown

t o em it radio frequency energy (RF) at a level t hat is

hazardous to t he user. I n such a case, FDA could

require t he m anufact urer s of wireless phones t o not ify

user s of the healt h hazard and t o r epair, r eplace or

recall t he phones so t hat t he hazard no longer exist s.

Alt hough t he ex isting scient ific dat a do not j ust ify FDA

regulatory actions, FDA has urged t he wireless phone

indust ry t o t ake a num ber of st eps, including the

following:

• Suppor t needed resear ch int o possible biological

effects of RF of t he t ype em it ted by wireless

phones;

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• Design w ir eless phones in a way t hat m inim izes

any RF exposur e to t he user t hat is not necessary

for device funct ion; and

• Cooperate in providing user s of wireless phones

wit h t he best possible inform ation on possible

effect s of wireless phone use on hum an health

FDA belongs t o an int eragency working group of the

federal agencies t hat have responsibilit y for different

aspect s of RF safet y t o ensure coordinat ed efforts at

the federal level. The following agencies belong to t his

wor king group:

• Nat ional I nst it ut e for Occupat ional Safet y and

Healt h

• Envir onm ent al Protect ion Agency Federal

Com m unicat ions Com m ission

• Occupat ional Safet y and Healt h Adm inist ration

• Nat ional Telecom m unicat ions and I nform at ion

Adm inist rat ion

• The National I nst it ut es of Healt h par t icipat es in

som e int eragency working group act iv it ies, as well.

FDA shares regulatory responsibilit ies for w ireless

phones wit h t he Federal Com m unicat ions Com m ission

( FCC). All phones that are sold in the Unit ed St at es

m ust com ply wit h FCC safet y guidelines t hat lim it RF

exposure. FCC r elies on FDA and ot her health agencies

for safet y quest ions about wireless phones.

FCC also regulates t he base st ations that t he wireless

phone networks rely upon. While t hese base stations

operat e at higher pow er t han do t he wir eless phones

t hem selves, t he RF exposures t hat people get from

these base st at ions are t ypically t housands of t im es

lower t han t hose they can get from wireless phones.

Base st at ions ar e t hus not t he prim ar y subj ect of t he

safet y quest ions discussed in t his docum ent .

What is FDA doing t o find out m ore about t he

possible healt h effect s of wireless phone RF?

FDA is working wit h t he U.S. Nat ional Toxicology

Program and with gr oups of invest igators ar ound the

wor ld t o ensure that high priorit y anim al st udies ar e

conducted t o address im port ant quest ions about the

effect s of exposure t o radio fr equency energy ( RF).

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FDA has been a leading part icipant in the World Health

Organizat ion I nt er nat ional Elect rom agnet ic Fields

( EMF) Proj ect since its incept ion in 1996. An influent ial

result of t his work has been the developm ent of a

det ailed agenda of r esearch needs t hat has driven t he

est ablishm ent of new resear ch program s ar ound t he

wor ld. The Proj ect has also helped develop a series of

public inform at ion docum ent s on EMF issues.

FDA and t he Cellular Telecom m unications & I nt ernet

Associat ion (CTI A) have a form al Cooperative

Research and Developm ent Agreem ent ( CRADA) t o do

research on wireless phone safety. FDA provides the

scient ific oversight , obt aining input from experts in

governm ent, indust ry, and academ ic organizat ions.

CTI A- funded resear ch is conducted t hr ough contracts

t o independent investigat ors. The init ial research w ill

include bot h laborat ory st udies and st udies of wir eless

phone users. The CRADA w ill also include a broad

assessm ent of addit ional r esearch needs in t he

context of t he lat est resear ch developm ent s around

the world.

What st eps can I t ake t o r educe m y exposure t o

radio frequency energy from m y wireless phone?

I f t here is a risk from t hese product s—and at t his point

we do not know t hat t here is—it is pr obably ver y

sm all. But if you are concerned about avoiding even

potent ial risks, you can t ake a few sim ple st eps t o

m inim ize your exposure t o radio frequency ener gy

( RF). Since t im e is a key fact or in how m uch exposure

a person receiv es, reducing t he am ount of t im e spent

using a wireless phone will r educe RF exposure.

I f you m ust conduct ext ended conversat ions by

wir eless phone every day, you could place m ore

dist ance bet w een your body and t he source of t he RF,

since t he exposure level drops off dram at ically wit h

dist ance. For ex am ple, you could use a headset and

car ry the wir eless phone away from your body or use a

wir eless phone connect ed t o a r em ot e ant enna

Again, the scient ific dat a do not dem onst rat e t hat

wir eless phones are harm ful. But if you ar e concerned

about the RF exposure from these products, you can

use m easures like those described above t o r educe

your RF exposure from wireless phone use.

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What about children using wireless phones?

The scient ific evidence does not show a danger t o

users of w ir eless phones, including children and

teenagers. I f you want t o t ake st eps t o low er exposure

to radio frequency ener gy ( RF), the m easures

descr ibed above would apply t o children and

teenagers using wireless phones. Reducing t he t im e of

wireless phone use and increasing t he dist ance

bet ween the user and t he RF source will reduce RF

exposure.

Som e groups sponsored by ot her national

governm ents have advised that children be

discouraged from using wireless phones at all. For

exam ple, t he governm ent in t he United Kingdom

dist ribut ed leaflet s cont aining such a recom m endat ion

in Decem ber 2000. They noted t hat no ev idence exist s

that using a wireless phone causes brain t um ors or

ot her ill effect s. Their recom m endat ion t o lim it

wir eless phone use by children was strict ly

pr ecautionary; it was not based on scient ific evidence

t hat any healt h hazar d ex ist s.

Do hands- free kits for wireless phones r educe risks

from ex posure to RF em issions?

Since t here are no know n risk s fr om exposure t o RF

em issions from wir eless phones, t here is no reason t o

believe that hands- free kit s r educe risks. Hands- free

kits can be used with wireless phones for convenience

and com fort. These syst em s reduce t he absorption of

RF energy in the head because the phone, which is the

source of t he RF em issions, will not be placed against

the head. On t he ot her hand, if t he phone is m ounted

against t he waist or ot her part of t he body dur ing use,

t hen t h at par t of t he b ody w ill ab sor b m or e RF en er gy.

Wireless phones m arket ed in t he U.S. are required t o

m eet safet y requirem ent s regardless of whet her t hey

are used against t he head or against t he body. Eit her

configurat ion should r esult in com pliance with the

safety lim it .

Do wireless phone accessories t hat claim t o shield the

head fr om RF radiat ion w ork?

Since t here are no know n risk s fr om exposure t o RF

em issions from wir eless phones, t here is no reason t o

believe t hat accessories t hat claim t o shield t he head

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from those em issions reduce risks. Som e product s

that claim t o shield t he user fr om RF absorption use

special phone cases, w hile ot hers involve not hing

m or e t han a m et allic accessory at t ached t o t he phone.

St udies have shown t hat t hese pr oduct s generally do

not wor k as advert ised. Unlike “ hand- fr ee” kits, t hese

so-called “ shields” m ay int erfere with pr oper operat ion

of the phone. The phone m ay be forced t o boost it s

power t o com pensat e, leading t o an increase in RF

absor pt ion. I n February 2002, the Federal t rade

Com m ission ( FTC) char ged t wo com panies t hat sold

dev ices t hat claim ed t o protect wireless phone user s

from radiat ion wit h m aking false and unsubstant iat ed

claim s. According t o FTC, t hese defendants lacked a

reasonable basis t o subst ant iat e t heir claim .

What about w ir eless phone int er fer ence w it h

m edical equipm ent ?

Radio fr equency energy ( RF) from w ir eless phones can

int eract with som e elect r onic devices. For this reason,

FDA helped develop a det ailed t est m et hod t o m easure

elect rom agnetic interference ( EMI ) of im plant ed

cardiac pacem akers and defibrillat ors from wireless

telephones. This t est m ethod is now part of a st andard

sponsored by t he Association for the Advancem ent of

Medical inst r um ent ation ( AAMI ) . The final draft , a j oint

effort by FDA, m edical dev ice m anufact ur ers, and

m any ot her gr oups, was com pleted in lat e 2000. This

st andard will allow m anufact urers t o ensure that

car diac pacem akers and defibrillators are safe from

wireless phone EMI .

FDA has t est ed hearing aids for int er ference fr om

handheld wir eless phones and helped develop a

volunt ary st andar d sponsored by the I nst it ut e of

Electrical and Electronic Engineers ( I EEE). This

st andard specifies t est m ethods and per form ance

requir em ent s for hearing aids and wireless phones so

t hat no interference occurs when a person uses a

com pat ible phone and a com pat ible hearing aid at t he

sam e t im e. This st andard was approved by t he I EEE in

2000.

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FDA cont inues t o m onitor the use of wir eless phones

for possible int eract ions w it h other m edical devices.

Should harm ful int erference be found to occur, FDA

will conduct t est ing t o assess the int erfer ence and

work to resolve t he problem .

What ar e t he result s of t he research done already?

The research done thus far has produced conflict ing

results, and m any studies have suffered from flaws in

t heir research m et hods. Anim al experim ent s

investigat ing t he effects of radio frequency energy

( RF) exposur es characterist ic of wireless phones have

yielded conflict ing result s that oft en cannot be

repeat ed in ot her laborat ories. A few anim al st udies,

however, have suggest ed t hat low levels of RF could

accelerat e t he developm ent of cancer in laborat ory

anim als. However, m any of t he st udies t hat showed

increased t um or developm ent used anim als t hat had

been genet ically engineered or treat ed wit h cancer

causing chem icals so as t o be pre-disposed t o develop

cancer in the absence of RF exposure. Ot her st udies

exposed t he anim als to RF for up t o 22 hours per day.

These condit ions are not sim ilar t o the conditions

under which people use wireless phones, so we don’t

know with certaint y what t he r esult s of such st udies

m ean for hum an healt h.

Three large epidem iology studies have been published

since Decem ber 2000. Bet w een t hem , t he st udies

invest igated any possible associat ion bet w een t he use

of wireless phones and pr im ary brain cancer, giom a,

m eningiom a, or acoust ic neurom a, t um ors of t he brain

or salivary gland, leukem ia, or other cancers. None of

the st udies dem onst rat ed t he exist ence of any harm ful

healt h effect s from wireless phone RF exposur es.

However, none of t he st udies can answer quest ions

about long-t erm exposures, since t he av erage per iod

of phone use in t hese st udies was around t hree year s.

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What r esearch is needed t o decide whet her RF

ex posure from wir eless phones poses a healt h

risk?

A com binat ion of laboratory st udies and

epidem iological st udies of people act ually using

wir eless phones would prov ide som e of t he data t hat

are needed. Lifetim e anim al exposure st udies could be

com plet ed in a few years. How ever, very lar ge

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num bers of anim als would be needed to pr ovide

reliable proof of a cancer prom ot ing effect if one

exists. Epidem iological studies can provide dat a t hat is

direct ly applicable t o hum an populat ions, but 10 or

m or e years follow- up m ay be needed t o provide

answers about som e healt h effect s, such as cancer.

This is because the interval bet ween the tim e of

exposure t o a cancer- causing agent and t he t im e

t um or s develop - if t hey do - m ay be m any, m any

years. The int erpr et at ion of epidem iological st udies is

ham per ed by difficult ies in m easuring act ual RF

exposure during day- t o- day use of wir eless phones.

Many fact ors affect t his m easurem ent, such as the

angle at w hich the phone is held, or which m odel of

phone is used.

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Which ot her federal agencies have responsibilit ies

relat ed to pot ent ial RF healt h effect s?

Addit ional inform at ion on t he safet y of RF ex posures

from various sources can be obtained from t he

follow ing organizat ions.

FCC RF Safet y Program :

http: / / www.fcc.gov/ oet / rfsafet y/

Env ironm ental Prot ection Agency ( EPA) :

http: / / w ww.epa.gov/ radiation/

Occupat ional Safet y and Healt h Adm inist rat ion’s

( OSHA) :

http: / / w ww.osha- slc.gov/ SLTC/

radiofr equency radiat ion/ index.ht m l

Nat ional I nst it ut e for Occupat ional Safet y and Healt h

( NI OSH) :

http: / / www. cdc.gov/ niosh/ em fpg.ht ml

World healt h Or ganizat ion ( WHO) :

http: / / www. who.int/ peh- em f/

I nt er nat ional Com m ission on Non- I onizing Radiation

Prot ect ion:

http: / / www.icnirp.de

Nat ional Radiat ion Prot ection Boar d (UK) :

http: / / w ww.nrpb.or g.uk

Updat ed 4/ 3/ 2 002: US Food and Drug Adm inist ration

ht tp: / / w ww. fda.gov/ cellphones

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Hearing Aid Compatibility with Mobile

Phones

When som e m obile phones are used near som e

hearing devices ( hearing aids and cochlear im plant s) ,

users m ay detect a buzzing, hum m ing, or whining

noise. Som e hearing devices are m or e im m une than

ot hers t o this int erference noise, and phones also vary

in t he am ount of int erference t hey generat e.

The wireless telephone indust r y has developed rat ings

for som e of their m obile phones, to assist hearing

dev ice users in finding phones t hat m ay be com patible

with t heir hearing dev ices. Not all phones have been

rat ed. Phones t hat are rated have the rating on their

box or a label on the box .

The rat ings are not guarant ees. Results will vary

depending on t he user ’s hearing device and hearing

loss. I f your hearing device happens t o be vulnerable

t o int erfer ence, you m ay not be able t o use a rat ed

phone successfully. Try ing out t he phone wit h your

hearing device is t he best way to evaluat e it for your

per sonal needs.

M- Ratings: Phones rat ed M3 or M4 m eet FCC

requirem ent s and are likely t o generat e less

int erference t o hear ing devices t han phones t hat are

not labeled. M4 is t he better/ higher of the two rat ings.

T- Rat ings: Phones rat ed T3 or T4 m eet FCC

requir em ent s and are likely t o be m ore usable wit h a

hearing device’s t elecoil (“ T Swit ch” or “ Telephone

Switch” ) than unrat ed phones. T4 is t he bet t er / higher

of the two rat ings. ( Not e t hat not all hearing devices

have telecoils in them .)

Hearing devices m ay also be m easured for im m unit y

to t his t ype of int erference. Your hearing device

m anufact urer or hearing health pr ofessional m ay help

you find result s for your hear ing device. The m ore

im m une your hearing aid is, t he less likely you are

experience int erference noise from m obile phones.

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STANDARD LIMITED WARRANTY

What is Covered and For How Long?

SAMSUNG

TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS AMERICA, L.P. ( SAMSUNG)

warrant s t o t he or iginal purchaser ( " Purchaser") t hat

SAMSUNG’s Phones and accessories ( "Product s" ) are

free fr om defect s in m at erial and wor km anship under

norm al use and ser vice for t he period com m encing

upon the date of pur chase and cont inuing for t he

follow ing specified period of t im e aft er t hat dat e:

Phone 1 Year

Bat t eries 1 Year

Leat her Case/ Pouch 90 Day s

Ot her Phone Accessories 1 Year

What is Not Covered?

This Lim ited War ranty is

conditioned upon pr oper use of Product by Purchaser.

This Lim it ed Warrant y does not cover: ( a) defects or

dam age result ing from accident , m isuse, abuse,

neglect , unusual physical, elect rical or

electrom echanical st ress, or m odificat ion of any part

of Product , including antenna, or cosm et ic dam age;

( b) equipm ent t hat has t he serial num ber rem oved or

m ade illegible; (c) any plast ic surfaces or other

ext ernally exposed part s t hat ar e scr at ched or

dam aged due t o norm al use; (d) m alfunct ions

result ing from t he use of Product in conj unct ion with

accessories, products, or ancillary/ per ipheral

equipm ent not fur nished or approved by SAMSUNG;

( e) defect s or dam age from im pr oper t est ing,

operat ion, m aint enance, inst allat ion, or adj ustm ent ;

( f ) inst allat ion, m aint enance, and service of Product ,

or ( g) Product used or pur chased out side t he United

St at es or Canada.

This Lim it ed Warranty covers batteries only if bat t er y

capacit y falls below 80% of rat ed capacity or t he

bat tery leaks, and this Lim it ed Warrant y does not

cover any battery if ( i) the bat ter y has been charged

by a bat t ery charger not specified or approved by

SAMSUNG for charging t he bat t ery, ( ii) any of the

seals on t he bat t ery are br oken or show evidence of

tam pering, or ( iii) t he bat t ery has been used in

equipm ent ot her t han t he SAMSUNG phone for which

it is specified.

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What are SAMSUNG’s Obligations?

Dur ing t he

applicable war rant y period, SAMSUNG will repair or

replace, at SAMSUNG’s sole opt ion, without charge t o

Purchaser, any defect ive com ponent part of Product .

To obt ain service under t his Lim ited War rant y,

Purchaser m ust ret urn Product t o an aut horized phone

service facilit y in an adequat e container for shipping,

accom panied by Purchaser ’s sales r eceipt or

com parable subst it ut e proof of sale showing t he dat e

of purchase, t he serial num ber of Product and t he

sellers’ nam e and addr ess. To obt ain assistance on

where to deliver t he Product , call Sam sung Cust om er

Car e at 1- 888- 987- 4357. Upon r eceipt , SAMSUNG w ill

pr om pt ly repair or replace t he defect ive Product .

SAMSUNG m ay, at SAMSUNG’s sole opt ion, use

rebuilt, recondit ioned, or new part s or com ponent s

when repairing any Product or replace Product with a

rebuilt, recondit ioned or new Product . Repaired/

replaced leat her cases and pouches w ill be warrant ed

for a period of ninet y ( 90) day s. All ot her r epair ed/

replaced Product will be warranted for a per iod equal

t o t he rem ainder of t he original Lim it ed Warrant y on

t he or iginal Product or for 90 days, whichever is

longer. All replaced part s, com ponent s, boards and

equipm ent shall becom e t he property of SAMSUNG.

I f SAMSUNG det erm ines that any Product is not

covered by t his Lim ited Warranty, Pur chaser m ust pay

all part s, shipping, and labor char ges for the repair or

ret urn of such Product .

What Are the Limits On SAMSUNG’s Liability?

EXCEPT AS SET FORTH I N THE EXPRESS WARRANTY

CONTAI NED HEREI N, PURCHASER TAKES THE

PRODUCT “AS I S,” AND SAMSUNG MAKES NO

WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATI ON AND THERE ARE NO

CONDI TI ONS, EXPRESS OR I MPLI ED, STATUTORY OR

OTHERWI SE, OF ANY KI ND WHATSOEVER WI TH

RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT, I NCLUDI NG BUT NOT

LI MI TED TO:

THE MERCHANTABI LI TY OF THE PRODUCT OR I TS

FI TNESS FOR ANY PARTI CULAR PURPOSE OR USE;

WARRANTI ES OF TI TLE OR NON- I NFRINGEMENT;

DESI GN, CONDI TI ON, QUALI TY, OR PERFORMANCE OF

THE PRODUCT;

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THE WORKMANSHI P OF THE PRODUCT OR THE

COMPONENTS CONTAI NED THEREI N; OR

COMPLIANCE OF THE PRODUCT WI TH THE

REQUI REMENTS OF ANY LAW, RULE, SPECI FI CATI ON

OR CONTRACT PERTAI NI NG THERETO.

NOTHI NG CONTAI NED I N THE I NSTRUCTI ON MANUAL

SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO CREATE AN EXPRESS

WARRANTY OF ANY KI ND WHATSOEVER WI TH

RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT. ALL I MPLI ED

WARRANTI ES AND CONDI TI ONS THAT MAY ARI SE BY

OPERATI ON OF LAW, I NCLUDI NG I F APPLI CABLE THE

I MPLIED WARRANTI ES OF MERCHANTABI LI TY AND

FI TNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE HEREBY

LI MI TED TO THE SAME DURATI ON OF TI ME AS THE

EXPRESS WRI TTEN WARRANTY STATED HEREIN.

SOME STATES/ PROVI NCES DO NOT ALLOW

LI MI TATI ONS ON HOW LONG AN I MPLI ED WARRANTY

LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LI MI TATI ON MAY NOT APPLY

TO YOU. I N ADDI TI ON, SAMSUNG SHALL NOT BE

LI ABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KI ND RESULTI NG

FROM THE PURCHASE, USE, OR MI SUSE OF, OR

I NABI LI TY TO USE THE PRODUCT OR ARI SI NG

DI RECTLY OR I NDI RECTLY FROM THE USE OR LOSS

OF USE OF THE PRODUCT OR FROM THE BREACH OF

THE EXPRESS WARRANTY, I NCLUDI NG I NCI DENTAL,

SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTI AL OR SI MI LAR DAMAGES,

OR LOSS OF ANTI CI PATED PROFI TS OR BENEFI TS, OR

FOR DAMAGES ARI SI NG FROM ANY TORT (I NCLUDI NG

NEGLI GENCE OR GROSS NEGLI GENCE) OR FAULT

COMMI TTED BY SAMSUNG, I TS AGENTS OR

EMPLOYEES, OR FOR ANY BREACH OF CONTRACT OR

FOR ANY CLAI M BROUGHT AGAI NST PURCHASER BY

ANY OTHER PARTY. SOME STATES/ PROVI NCES DO

NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSI ON OR LI MI TATI ON OF

I NCI DENTAL OR CONSEQUENTI AL DAMAGES, SO THE

ABOVE LI MI TATI ON OR EXCLUSI ON MAY NOT APPLY

TO YOU.

THI S WARRANTY GI VES YOU SPECI FI C LEGAL

RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RI GHTS,

WHI CH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE/ PROVI NCE TO

PROVI NCE. THI S LI MI TED WARRANTY SHALL NOT

EXTEND TO ANYONE OTHER THAN THE ORI GI NAL

PURCHASER OF THI S PRODUCT AND STATES

PURCHASER’S EXCLUSI VE REMEDY. I F ANY PORTI ON

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OF THI S LI MI TED WARRANTY I S HELD I LLEGAL OR

UNENFORCEABLE BY REASON OF ANY LAW, SUCH

PARTI AL I LLEGALI TY OR UNENFORCEABI LI TY SHALL

NOT AFFECT THE ENFORCEABI LI TY FOR THE

REMAI NDER OF THI S LI MI TED WARRANTY WHI CH

PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES I S AND WI LL ALWAYS

BE CONSTRUED TO BE LI MI TED BY I TS TERMS OR AS

LI MI TED AS THE LAW PERMI TS.

THE PARTI ES UNDERSTAND THAT THE PURCHASER

MAY USE THI RD- PARTY SOFTWARE OR EQUI PMENT I N

CONJUNCTI ON WI TH THE PRODUCT. SAMSUNG

MAKES NO WARRANTI ES OR REPRESENTATI ONS AND

THERE ARE NO CONDI TI ONS, EXPRESS OR I MPLIED,

STATUTORY OR OTHERWI SE, AS TO THE QUALI TY,

CAPABI LI TI ES, OPERATI ONS, PERFORMANCE OR

SUI TABI LI TY OF ANY THI RD- PARTY SOFTWARE OR

EQUI PMENT, WHETHER SUCH THI RD- PARTY

SOFTWARE OR EQUI PMENT I S I NCLUDED WI TH THE

PRODUCT DI STRI BUTED BY SAMSUNG OR

OTHERWI SE, I NCLUDI NG THE ABI LI TY TO I NTEGRATE

ANY SUCH SOFTWARE OR EQUI PMENT WI TH THE

PRODUCT.

THE QUALI TY, CAPABI LI TI ES, OPERATI ONS,

PERFORMANCE AND SUI TABI LI TY OF ANY SUCH

THI RD- PARTY SOFTWARE OR EQUI PMENT LI E SOLELY

WI TH THE PURCHASER AND THE DI RECT VENDOR,

OWNER OR SUPPLIER OF SUCH THI RD- PARTY

SOFTWARE OR EQUI PMENT, AS THE CASE MAY BE.

This Lim it ed Warranty allocat es risk of Pr oduct failure

bet w een Purchaser and SAMSUNG, and SAMSUNG’s

Product pricing r eflect s t his allocat ion of risk and t he

lim itat ions of liabilit y cont ained in t his Lim it ed

Warrant y. The agents, em ployees, distribut ors, and

dealers of SAMSUNG are not authorized t o m ake

m odificat ions t o this Lim it ed Warrant y, or m ake

additional warrant ies binding on SAMSUNG.

Accordingly, addit ional st at em ent s such as dealer

advert ising or pr esent ation, whet her oral or wr it t en,

do not const it ut e war rant ies by SAMSUNG and should

not be relied upon.

GH68-08136A

Hearing฀Aid฀Compatibility฀with฀Mobile฀Phones

When฀some฀mobile฀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฀ratings฀for฀some฀of฀their฀mobile฀

phones,฀to฀assist฀hearing฀device฀users฀in฀ﬁnding฀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฀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฀interfer-

ence,฀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฀gener-

ate฀less฀interference฀to฀hearing฀devices฀than฀phones฀that฀are฀not฀labeled.฀M4฀is฀the฀

better/higher฀of฀the฀two฀ratings.฀

T-Ratings:฀฀Phones฀rated฀T3฀or฀T4฀meet฀FCC฀requirements฀and฀are฀likely฀to฀be฀more฀

usable฀with฀a฀hearing฀device’s฀telecoil฀(“T฀Switch”฀or฀“Telephone฀Switch”)฀than฀

unrated฀phones.฀฀T4฀is฀the฀better/higher฀of฀the฀two฀ratings.฀฀(Note฀that฀not฀all฀hearing฀

devices฀have฀telecoils฀in฀them.)฀

Hearing฀devices฀may฀also฀be฀measured฀for฀immunity฀to฀this฀type฀of฀interference.฀Your฀

hearing฀device฀manufacturer฀or฀hearing฀health฀professional฀may฀help฀you฀ﬁnd฀results฀

for฀your฀hearing฀device.฀The฀more฀immune฀your฀hearing฀aid฀is,฀the฀less฀likely฀you฀are฀

to฀experience฀interference฀noise฀from฀mobile฀phones.฀

Samsung Electronics Co SGHI897 Cellular/PCS WCDMA/GSM/EDGE Phone with WLAN and Bluetooth User Manual R470

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