9
 
Safety Information
 
Important
 
Read this information before using your StarTAC
 
™
 
 
cellular telephone.
 
First introduced in 1984, the hand-held portable cellular telephone 
is one of the most exciting and innovative electronic products ever 
developed. With it you can stay in contact with your office, your 
home, emergency services, and others.
 
For the safe and efficient operation of your phone, 
please observe these guidelines:
 
Exposure 
to Radio 
Frequency 
Energy
 
Your wireless handheld portable telephone is a low power radio 
transmitter and receiver. When it is ON, it receives and also sends 
out radio frequency (RF) signals. 
European and International agencies have set standards and 
recommendations for the protection of public exposure to RF elec-
tromagnetic energy.
 
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International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation 
Protection (ICNIRP) 1996
 
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Verband Deutscher Electringenieure (VDE) DIN-0848
 
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Directives of the European Community, Directorate General V in 
Matters of Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Energy
 
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National Radiological Protection Board of the United 
Kingdom, GS 11, 1988
 
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American National Standards Institute (ANSI) IEEE. C95.
1-1992
 
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements 
(NCRP). Report 86
 
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Department of Health and Welfare Canada. Safety Code 6