Important Safety Information 157
Body-Worn Operation
TomaintaincompliancewithFCCRFexposureguidelines,ifyouwearahandsetonyourbody,use
aBoostMobile-suppliedorBoostMobile-approvedcarryingcase,holsterorotherbody-worn
accessory.Ifyoudonotuseabody-wornaccessory,ensuretheantennasareatleast0.39inches
(1.0 centimeter)fromyourbodywhentransmitting.Useofnon-BoostMobile-approved
accessoriesmayviolateFCCRFexposureguidelines.
Otheraccessoriesusedwiththisphoneforbody-wornoperationsmustnotcontainanymetallic
componentsandmustprovideatleast0.39inches (1.0 centimeter)separationdistancebetween
theantennasandtheuser’sbody.
FormoreinformationaboutRFexposure,visittheFCCwebsiteathttp://www.fcc.gov.
Specific Absorption Rates (SAR) for Wireless Phones
TheSARisavaluethatcorrespondstotherelativeamountofRFenergyabsorbedintotheheadof
auserofawirelesshandset.
TheSARvalueofaphoneistheresultofanextensivetesting,measuringandcalculationprocess.
ItdoesnotrepresenthowmuchRFthephoneemits.Allphonemodelsaretestedattheirhighest
valueinstrictlaboratorysettings.Butwheninoperation,theSARofaphonecanbesubstantially
lessthanthelevelreportedtotheFCC.Thisisbecauseofavarietyoffactorsincludingitsproximity
toabasestationantenna,phonedesignandotherfactors.Whatisimportanttorememberisthat
eachphonemeetsstrictfederalguidelines.VariationsinSARsdonotrepresentavariationin
safety.
Allphonesmustmeetthefederalstandard,whichincorporatesasubstantialmarginofsafety.As
statedabove,variationsinSARvaluesbetweendifferentmodelphonesdonotmeanvariationsin
safety.SARvaluesatorbelowthefederalstandardof1.6W/kgareconsideredsafeforusebythe
public.ThehighestreportedSARvaluesoftheHydroEDGEare:
Head:1.48W/kg
Body-worn:1.35W/kg
FCC Radio Frequency Emission
ThisphonemeetstheFCCRadioFrequencyEmissionGuidelines.
FCCIDnumber:V65C5215
Moreinformationonthephone’sSARcanbefoundfromthefollowingFCCwebsite:
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/.
FCC Notice
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwo
conditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptany
interferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.