LG LGP990HN Owner's manual

User Guide

LG-P990hN

MFL67759931 (1.0) www.lg.com/ca

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•Someofthecontentsofthismanual

maynotapplytoyourphone,

dependingonthesoftwareandyour

serviceprovider.

•Thishandsetisnotsuitableforpeople

whohaveavisualimpairmentdueto

thetouchscreenkeyboard.

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LGlogoareregisteredtrademarksof

LGGroupanditsrelatedentities.All

othertrademarksarethepropertyof

theirrespectiveowners.

•Google™,GoogleMaps™,Gmail™,

YouTube™,andGoogleTalk™are

trademarksofGoogle,Inc.

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LG-P990hN User Guide

This guide helps you to get started using your phone.

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Safety ....................................................5

Getting to know your phone ................20

Devicecomponents.................................25

InstallingtheSIMcardandbattery...........27

Chargingyourphone...............................28

Installingthememorycard......................29

Formattingthememorycard...................29

Lockingandunlockingthescreen............30

Secureyourlockscreen..........................30

Your Home screen ...............................32

Touchscreentips....................................32

Homescreen..........................................32

CustomisingtheHomescreen.................32

AddorremovepanelstotheHome

screen....................................................33

Returningtorecently-usedapplications....33

Noticationdrawer..................................33

Tocustomisethenoticationpanel..........34

Viewingthestatusbar.............................34

Onscreenkeyboard.................................35

Enteringaccentedletters.........................36

Google account set up .........................37

Connecting to Networks and Devices ..38

Wi-Fi......................................................38

ConnectingtoWi-Finetworks..................38

Bluetooth................................................38

Sharingyourphone'sdataconnection......40

UsingSmartShare...................................41

PCconnectionswithaPCdatacable.......43

QuickMemo............................................45

Calls .....................................................46

Makingacall..........................................46

Callingyourcontacts...............................46

Answeringandrejectingacall.................46

Adjustingcallvolume..............................46

Makingasecondcall..............................46

Viewingyourcalllogs..............................47

Contacts ...............................................48

Searchingforacontact...........................48

Addinganewcontact..............................48

Favouritecontacts...................................48

Importorexportcontacts.........................49

Movingcontactsfromyourolddeviceto

yournewdevice......................................49

Messaging ...........................................50

Sendingamessage................................50

Threadedbox........................................50

Usingemoticons.....................................50

Changingyourmessagesettings.............50

E-mail ..................................................51

Managinganemailaccount.....................51

Emailaccountscreen..............................51

Workingwithaccountfolders...................51

Composingandsendingemail.................51

Camera ................................................53

Gettingtoknowtheviewnder.................53

Takingaphoto.......................................54

Usingtheadvancedsettings....................54

Viewingyoursavedphotos......................56

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Video camera .......................................57

Gettingtoknowtheviewnder.................57

Shootingaquickvideo............................58

Aftershootingavideo.............................58

Usingtheadvancedsettings....................58

Watchingyoursavedvideos....................59

Adjustingthevolumewhenviewinga

video......................................................59

Multimedia ...........................................60

Gallery...................................................60

Viewmode.............................................60

CalendarView.........................................60

Gallerymenuoptions..............................60

Sendingaphoto.....................................60

Sendingavideo......................................60

Usinganimage.......................................60

Viewingaslideshow................................61

Viewphotodetails...................................61

TransferringlesusingUSBMediasync

(MTP).....................................................61

MusicPlayer...........................................61

ConnectyourphonetothePCusingthe

USBcable..............................................61

Playingvideoles...................................62

Playingasong........................................62

WorkingwithPlaylists.............................62

Tocreateaplaylist..................................62

Toremoveasongfromaplaylist..............63

Torenameordeleteaplaylist..................63

UsingSmartShare...................................63

Utilities .................................................66

Settingthealarm....................................66

Usingthecalculator................................66

Addinganeventtoyourcalendar.............66

Changingyourcalendarview...................66

Downloads.............................................67

FMRadio................................................67

PolarisOfce..........................................67

VideoPlayer...........................................67

Voicerecorder........................................68

Recordingasoundorvoice.....................68

YouTube.................................................68

The web ...............................................69

Internet..................................................69

Usingthewebtoolbar.............................69

Usingoptions..........................................69

On-Screen Phone .................................70

LGSOFTWARE........................................70

On-ScreenPhone3.0icons.....................70

On-ScreenPhonefeatures......................70

HowtoinstallOn-ScreenPhoneonyour

PC.........................................................71

Howtoconnectyourmobilephonetoyour

PC.........................................................71

Settings ...............................................72

WIRELESS&NETWORKS.........................72

Datausage.............................................74

Call........................................................74

More......................................................75

Device....................................................77

Display...................................................77

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Homescreen..........................................77

Lockscreen............................................78

Storage..................................................78

Powersaver...........................................79

Apps......................................................79

Accounts&sync.....................................79

Locationservices....................................80

Security..................................................80

Language&input...................................81

Backup&reset.......................................81

Date&Time...........................................81

Accessibility...........................................81

PCconnection........................................81

Developeroptions...................................82

Aboutphone...........................................82

Software update ..................................83

Speciﬁcations ......................................84

DivXMobile............................................84

Accessories .........................................85

Troubleshooting ...................................86

FAQ ......................................................88

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TIA(Telecommunications Industry

Association) Safety Information

ThefollowingisthecompleteTIASafety

Informationforwirelesshandheldphones.

Exposure to Radio Frequency Signal

Yourwirelesshandheldportablephoneis

alowpowerradiotransmitterandreceiver.

WhenitisON,itreceivesandalsosends

outRadioFrequency(RF)signals.In

August,1996,theFederalCommunications

Commissions(FCC)adoptedRFexposure

guidelineswithsafetylevelsforhandheld

wirelessphones.Thoseguidelinesare

consistentwiththesafetystandards

previouslysetbybothU.S.andinternational

standardsbodies:

•ANSIC95.1(1992)*

•NCRPReport86(1986)

•ICNIRP(1996)

•HealthCanada,SafetyCode6,1999.

Thosestandardswerebasedon

comprehensiveandperiodicevaluations

oftherelevantscientificliterature.For

example,over120scientists,engineers,and

physiciansfromuniversities,government

healthagencies,andindustryreviewedthe

availablebodyofresearchtodevelopthe

ANSIStandard(C95.1).Thedesignofyour

phonecomplieswiththeFCCguidelines,IC

Regulations(andthosestandards).

Antenna Care

Useonlythesuppliedoranapproved

replacementantenna.

Unauthorisedantennas,modifications,or

attachmentscoulddamagethephoneand

mayviolateFCCregulations.

Phone Operation

NORMALPOSITION:Holdthephoneasyou

wouldanyothertelephonewiththeantenna

pointedupandoveryourshoulder.

Tips on Efficient Operation

Foryourphonetooperatemostefficiently:

Donottouchtheantennaunnecessarily

whenthephoneisinuse.

Contactwiththeantennaaffectscallquality

andmaycausethephonetooperateata

higherpowerlevelthanotherwiseneeded.

Driving

Checkthelawsandregulationsontheuse

ofwirelessphonesintheareaswhereyou

driveandalwaysobeythem.Also,ifusing

yourphonewhiledriving,pleaseobservethe

following:

•Givefullattentiontodriving--driving

safelyisyourfirstresponsibility;

•Usehands-freeoperation.

Safety

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Electronic Devices

Mostmodernelectronicequipmentis

shieldedfromRFsignals.

However,certainelectronicequipmentmay

notbeshieldedagainsttheRFsignalsfrom

yourwirelessphone.

Pacemakers

TheHealthIndustryManufacturers

Associationrecommendsthataminimum

separationofsix(6”)inchesbemaintained

betweenahandheldwirelessphone

andapacemakertoavoidpotential

interferencewiththepacemaker.These

recommendationsareconsistentwith

theindependentresearchbyand

recommendationsofWirelessTechnology

Research.

Persons with Pacemakers

•ShouldALWAYSkeepthephonemorethan

sixinchesfromtheirpacemakerwhenthe

phoneisturnedON;

•Shouldnotcarrythephoneinabreast

pocket;

•Shouldusetheearoppositethe

pacemakertominimizethepotentialfor

interference;

•ShouldturnthephoneOFFimmediately

ifthereisanyreasontosuspectthat

interferenceistakingplace.

Hearing Aids

Somedigitalwirelessphonesmayinterfere

withsomehearingaids.Intheeventofsuch

interference,youmaywanttoconsultyour

serviceprovider(orcallthecustomerservice

linetodiscussalternatives.)Optionalfor

eachphonemanufacturer.

Other Medical Devices

Ifyouuseanyotherpersonalmedicaldevice,

consultthemanufacturerofyourdevice

todetermineifitisadequatelyshielded

fromexternalRFenergy.Yourphysician

maybeabletoassistyouinobtainingthis

information.

Health Care Facilities

TurnyourphoneOFFinhealthcarefacilities

whenanyregulationspostedintheseareas

instructyoutodoso.Hospitalsorhealth

carefacilitiesmayuseequipmentthatcould

besensitivetoexternalRFenergy.

Vehicles

RFsignalsmayaffectimproperlyinstalledor

inadequatelyshieldedelectronicsystemsin

motorvehicles.Checkwiththemanufacturer

oritsrepresentativeregardingyourvehicle.

Youshouldalsoconsultthemanufacturer

ofanyequipmentthathasbeenaddedto

yourvehicle.

Safety

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Posted Facilities

TurnyourphoneOFFinanyfacilitywhere

postednoticessorequire.

Aircraft

FCCandTransportCanadaregulations

prohibitusingyourphonewhileintheair.

SwitchOFFyourphonebeforeboardingan

aircraft.

Blasting Areas

Toavoidinterferingwithblastingoperations,

turnyourphoneOFFwhenina“blasting

area”orinareasposted:“Turnofftwo-way

radio”.Obeyallsignsandinstructions.

Potentially Explosive

Atmosphere

TurnyourphoneOFFwheninanyarea

withapotentiallyexplosiveatmosphereand

obeyallsignsandinstructions.Sparksin

suchareascouldcauseanexplosionorfire

resultinginbodilyinjuryorevendeath.

Areaswithapotentiallyexplosive

atmosphereareoften,butnotalways

markedclearly.Potentialareasmayinclude:

fuelingareas(suchasgasolinestations);

belowdeckonboats;fuelorchemical

transferorstoragefacilities;vehiclesusing

liquefiedpetroleumgas(suchaspropane

orbutane);areaswheretheaircontains

chemicalsorparticles(suchasgrain,dust,

ormetalpowders);andanyotherarea

whereyouwouldnormallybeadvisedtoturn

offyourvehicleengine.

For Vehicles Equipped with an

Air Bag

Anairbaginflateswithgreatforce.DONOT

placeobjects,includingeitherinstalledor

portablewirelessequipment,inthearea

overtheairbagorintheairbagdeployment

area.Ifin-vehiclewirelessequipmentis

improperlyinstalledandtheairbaginflates,

seriousinjurycouldresult.

Charger and Adapter Safety

•Thechargerandadapterareintendedfor

indooruseonly.

•Donotexposethebatterychargeror

adaptertodirectsunlightoruseitin

placeswithhighhumidity,suchasa

bathroom.

Battery Information and Care

•Pleasedisposeofyourbatteryproperly

ortakeittoyourlocalwirelesscarrierfor

recycling.

•Donotdisposeofyourbatterybyfireor

withhazardousorflammablematerials.

•Neveruseanunapprovedbatterysince

thiscoulddamagethephoneand/or

batteryandcouldcausethebatteryto

explode.

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•Thebatterydoesnotneedtobefully

dischargedbeforerecharging.

•UseonlyLG-approvedchargersspecificto

yourphonemodelsincetheyaredesigned

tomaximizebatterylife.

•Donotdisassembleorshortcircuitthe

battery.

•Keepthebattery’smetalcontactsclean.

•Replacethebatterywhenitnolonger

providesacceptableperformance.The

batterycanberechargedseveralhundred

timesbeforereplacement.

•Rechargethebatteryafterlongperiodsof

non-usetomaximizebatterylife.

•Batterylifewillvaryduetousagepatterns

andenvironmentalconditions.

•Useofextendedbacklighting,MiniBrowser,

anddataconnectivitykitsaffectbatterylife

andtalk/standbytimes.

Safety Information

Pleasereadandobservethefollowing

informationforsafeandproperuseofyour

phoneandtopreventdamage.Also,keep

theuser’sguideinanaccessibleplaceatall

thetimesafterreadingit.

Explosion, Shock, and Fire

Hazards

•Unplugthepowercordandchargerduring

lightningstormstoavoidelectricshock

orfire.

•Makesurethatnosharp-edgeditems

suchasanimal’steeth,nails,comeinto

contactwiththebattery.Thereisariskof

thiscausingafire.

•Donotuseharshchemicals(suchas

alcohol,benzene,thinners,etc.)or

detergentstocleanyourphone.Thereisa

riskofthiscausingafire.

•Donothandlethephonewithwethands

whileitisbeingcharged.Itmaycausean

electricshockorseriouslydamageyour

phone.

•Donotdrop,strike,orshakeyourphone

severely.Suchactionsmayharmthe

internalcircuitboardsofthephone.

•Donotputyourphoneinaplacesubject

toexcessivedustandkeeptheminimum

requireddistancebetweenthepowercord

andheatsources.

•Unplugthepowercordpriortocleaning

yourphone,andcleanthepowerplugpin

whenitisdirty.

•Donotdamagethepowercordby

bending,twisting,pulling,orheating.Do

notusetheplugifitislooseasitmay

causeafireorelectricshock.

Safety

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•Whenusingthepowerplug,ensurethat

itisfirmlyconnected.Ifitisnot,itmay

causeexcessiveheatorfire.

•Donotplaceanyheavyitemsonthe

powercord.Donotallowthepowercord

tobecrimpedasitmaycausefireor

electricshock.

•Donotdisassemblethephone.

•Donotplaceoranswercallswhile

chargingthephoneasitmayshort-circuit

thephoneand/orcauseelectricshock

orfire.

•Ifyouputyourphoneinapocketorbag

withoutcoveringthereceptacleofthe

phone(powerplugpin),metallicarticles

(suchasacoin,papercliporpen)may

short-circuitthephone.Alwayscoverthe

receptaclewhennotinuse.

•Donotshort-circuitthebattery.Metallic

articlessuchasacoin,papercliporpenin

yourpocketorbagmayshort-circuitthe+

and–terminalsofthebattery(metalstrips

onthebattery)uponmoving.Short-circuit

oftheterminalmaydamagethebattery

andcauseanexplosion.

•Neverplaceyourphoneinamicrowave

ovenasitwillcausethebatteryto

explode.

General Warnings and Cau tions

•Onlyusethebatteries,antennas,and

chargersprovidedbyLG.Thewarranty

willnotbeappliedtoproductsprovidedby

othersuppliers.

•Storethebatteryinaplaceoutofreach

ofchildren.

•Usingadamagedbatteryorplacinga

batteryinyourmouthmaycauseserious

injury.

•Donotplaceitemscontainingmagnetic

componentssuchasacreditcard,phone

card,bankbookorsubwayticketnear

yourphone.Themagnetismofthephone

maydamagethedatastoredinthe

magneticstrip.

•Donotholdorlettheantennacomein

contactwithyourbodyduringacall.

•Talkingonyourphoneforalongperiodof

timemayreducecallqualityduetoheat

generatedduringuse.

•Whenthephoneisnotusedforalong

periodtime,storeitinasafeplacewith

thepowercordunplugged.

•Usingthephoneinproximitytoreceiving

equipment(i.e.,TVorradio)maycause

interferencetothephone.

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Safety

•Onlyauthorizedpersonnelshouldservice

thephoneanditsaccessories.Faulty

installationorservicemayresultin

accidentsandconsequentlyinvalidatethe

warranty.

•Donotusethephoneiftheantennais

damaged.Ifadamagedantennacontacts

skin,itmaycauseaslightburn.Please

contactanLGAuthorizedServiceCenterto

replacethedamagedantenna.

•Donotusethephoneinareaswhereits

useisprohibited.(Forexample:aircraft)

•Donotimmerseyourphoneinwater.If

thishappens,turnitoffimmediatelyand

removethebattery.Ifthephonedoesnot

work,takeittoanLGAuthorizedService

Center.

•Useaccessories,suchasearphonesand

headsets,withcaution.Ensurethatcables

aretuckedawaysafelyanddonottouch

theantennaunnecessarily.

Warning! Important Safety

Information

Avoiding hearing damage

•Permanenthearinglossmayoccurifyou

useyourphoneand/orheadsetatahigh

volume.Setthevolumetoasafelevel.You

canadaptovertimetoahighervolume

ofsoundthatmaysoundnormalbut

canbedamagingtoyourhearing.Ifyou

experienceringinginyourearsormuffled

speech,stoplisteningandhaveyour

hearingchecked.Thelouderthevolume,

thelesstimeisrequiredbeforeyour

hearingcouldbeaffected.Hearingexperts

suggestthattoprotectyourhearing:

•Limittheamountoftimeyouuseyour

phoneand/orheadsetathighvolume.

•Avoidturningupthevolumetoblockout

noisysurroundings.

•Turnthevolumedownifyoucan’thear

peoplespeakingnearyou.Forinformation

abouthowtosetamaximumvolumelimit

onyourphone,seethefeaturesguidefor

yourphone.

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Using your phone safely

Useofyourphonewhileoperatingavehicle

isnotrecommendedandisillegalinsome

areas.Becarefulandattentivewhiledriving.

Stopusingyourphoneifyoufinditdisruptive

ordistractingwhileoperatinganytypeof

vehicleorperforminganyotheractivitythat

requiresyourfullattention.

FDA Consumer Update

TheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministration’s

CenterforDevicesandRadiologicalHealth

ConsumerUpdateonMobilePhones:

1. Do wireless phones pose a health

hazard?

Theavailablescientificevidencedoes

notshowthatanyhealthproblemsare

associatedwithusingwirelessphones.

Thereisnoproof,however,thatwireless

phonesareabsolutelysafe.Wirelessphones

emitlowlevelsofradiofrequencyenergy

(RF)inthemicrowaverangewhilebeing

used.TheyalsoemitverylowlevelsofRF

whenintheMainMenuScreen.Whereas

highlevelsofRFcanproducehealtheffects

(byheatingtissue),exposuretolowlevel

RFthatdoesnotproduceheatingeffects

causesnoknownadversehealtheffects.

ManystudiesoflowlevelRFexposures

havenotfoundanybiologicaleffects.Some

studieshavesuggestedthatsomebiological

effectsmayoccur,butsuchfindingshave

notbeenconfirmedbyadditionalresearch.

Insomecases,otherresearchershavehad

difficultyinreproducingthosestudies,or

indeterminingthereasonsforinconsistent

results.

2. What is the FDA's role concerning the

safety of wireless phones?

Underthelaw,theFDAdoesnotreview

thesafetyofradiationemittingconsumer

productssuchaswirelessphonesbefore

theycanbesold,asitdoeswithnewdrugs

ormedicaldevices.However,theagencyhas

authoritytotakeactionifwirelessphones

areshowntoemitradiofrequencyenergy

(RF)atalevelthatishazardoustotheuser.

Insuchacase,theFDAcouldrequirethe

manufacturersofwirelessphonestonotify

usersofthehealthhazardandtorepair,

replace,orrecallthephonessothatthe

hazardnolongerexists.

Althoughtheexistingscientificdatadonot

justifyFDAregulatoryactions,theFDAhas

urgedthewirelessphoneindustrytotakea

numberofsteps,includingthefollowing:

•Supportneededresearchintopossible

biologicaleffectsofRFofthetypeemitted

bywirelessphones.

•Designwirelessphonesinawaythat

minimizesanyRFexposuretotheuser

thatisnotnecessaryfordevicefunction;

andcooperateinprovidingusersof

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Safety

wirelessphoneswiththebestpossible

informationonpossibleeffectsofwireless

phoneuseonhumanhealth.

TheFDAbelongstoaninteragencyworking

groupofthefederalagenciesthathave

responsibilityfordifferentaspectsofRF

safetytoensurecoordinatedeffortsatthe

federallevel.Thefollowingagenciesbelong

tothisworkinggroup:

•NationalInstituteforOccupationalSafety

andHealth.

•EnvironmentalProtectionAgency.

•OccupationalSafetyandHealth

Administration.

•NationalTelecommunicationsand

InformationAdministration.

TheNationalInstitutesofHealthparticipates

insomeinteragencyworkinggroup

activities,aswell.TheFDAsharesregulatory

responsibilitiesforwirelessphoneswiththe

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC).

AllphonesthataresoldintheUnitedStates

mustcomplywithFCCsafetyguidelinesthat

limitRFexposure.TheFCCreliesonthe

FDAandotherhealthagenciesforsafety

questionsaboutwirelessphones.TheFCC

alsoregulatesthebasestationsthatthe

wirelessphonenetworksrelyupon.While

thesebasestationsoperateathigherpower

thandothewirelessphonesthemselves,

theRFexposuresthatpeoplegetfromthese

basestationsaretypicallythousandsof

timeslowerthanthosetheycangetfrom

wirelessphones.Basestationsarethusnot

thesubjectofthesafetyquestionsdiscussed

inthisdocument.

3. What kinds of phones are the subject

of this update?

Theterm“wirelessphone”refershereto

handheldwirelessphoneswithbuilt-in

antennas,oftencalled“cell”,“mobile”,or

“PCS”phones.Thesetypesofwireless

phonescanexposetheusertomeasurable

radiofrequencyenergy(RF)becauseof

theshortdistancebetweenthephoneand

theuser’shead.TheseRFexposuresare

limitedbyFCCsafetyguidelinesthatwere

developedwiththeadviceoftheFDAand

otherfederalhealthandsafetyagencies.

Whenthephoneislocatedatgreater

distancesfromtheuser,theexposuretoRF

isdrasticallylowerbecauseaperson'sRF

exposuredecreasesrapidlywithincreasing

distancefromthesource.Thesocalled

“cordlessphones,”whichhaveabaseunit

connectedtothetelephonewiringina

house,typicallyoperateatfarlowerpower

levels,andthusproduceRFexposuresfar

belowtheFCCsafetylimits.

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4. What are the results of the research

done already?

Theresearchdonethusfarhasproduced

conflictingresults,andmanystudies

havesufferedfromflawsintheirresearch

methods.

Animalexperimentsinvestigatingtheeffects

ofradiofrequencyenergy(RF)exposures

characteristicofwirelessphoneshave

yieldedconflictingresultsthatoftencannot

berepeatedinotherlaboratories.Afew

animalstudies,however,havesuggested

thatlowlevelsofRFcouldacceleratethe

developmentofcancerinlaboratoryanimals.

However,manyofthestudiesthatshowed

increasedtumordevelopmentusedanimals

thathadbeengeneticallyengineeredor

treatedwithcancer-causingchemicalsso

astobepre-disposedtodevelopcancer

intheabsenceofRFexposure.Other

studiesexposedtheanimalstoRFforup

to22hoursperday.Theseconditionsare

notsimilartotheconditionsunderwhich

peopleusewirelessphones,sowedon’t

knowwithcertaintywhattheresultsofsuch

studiesmeanforhumanhealth.Threelarge

epidemiologystudieshavebeenpublished

sinceDecember2000.Betweenthem,the

studiesinvestigatedanypossibleassociation

betweentheuseofwirelessphonesand

primarybraincancer,glioma,meningioma,

oracousticneuroma,tumorsofthebrainor

salivarygland,leukemia,orothercancers.

Noneofthestudiesdemonstratedthe

existenceofanyharmfulhealtheffectsfrom

wirelessphoneRFexposures.

However,noneofthestudiescananswer

questionsaboutlong-termexposures,since

theaverageperiodofphoneuseinthese

studieswasaroundthreeyears.

5. What research is needed to decide

whether RF exposure from wireless

phones poses a health risk?

Acombinationoflaboratorystudiesand

epidemiologicalstudiesofpeopleactually

usingwirelessphoneswouldprovidesome

ofthedatathatareneeded.Lifetimeanimal

exposurestudiescouldbecompletedina

fewyears.However,verylargenumbersof

animalswouldbeneededtoprovidereliable

proofofacancerpromotingeffectifone

exists.Epidemiologicalstudiescanprovide

datathatisdirectlyapplicabletohuman

populations,but10ormoreyearsfollow-up

maybeneededtoprovideanswersabout

somehealtheffects,suchascancer.This

isbecausetheintervalbetweenthetimeof

exposuretoacancer-causingagentandthe

timetumorsdevelop—iftheydo—may

bemany,manyyears.Theinterpretation

ofepidemiologicalstudiesishamperedby

difficultiesinmeasuringactualRFexposure

duringday-to-dayuseofwirelessphones.

Manyfactorsaffectthismeasurement,such

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astheangleatwhichthephoneisheld,or

whichmodelofphoneisused.

6. What is the FDA doing to find out more

about the possible health effects of

wireless phone RF?

TheFDAisworkingwiththeU.S.National

ToxicologyProgramandwithgroupsof

investigatorsaroundtheworldtoensurethat

highpriorityanimalstudiesareconducted

toaddressimportantquestionsaboutthe

effectsofexposuretoradiofrequencyenergy

(RF).TheFDAhasbeenaleadingparticipant

intheWorldHealthOrganizationInternational

ElectromagneticFields(EMF)Projectsince

itsinceptionin1996.Aninfluentialresult

ofthisworkhasbeenthedevelopmentofa

detailedagendaofresearchneedsthathas

driventheestablishmentofnewresearch

programsaroundtheworld.Theproject

hasalsohelpeddevelopaseriesofpublic

informationdocumentsonEMFissues.The

FDAandtheCellularTelecommunications

&InternetAssociation(CTIA)haveaformal

CooperativeResearchandDevelopment

Agreement(CRADA)todoresearchon

wirelessphonesafety.TheFDAprovides

thescientificoversight,obtaininginput

fromexpertsingovernment,industry,and

academicorganizations.CTIA-funded

researchisconductedthroughcontracts

withindependentinvestigators.Theinitial

researchwillincludebothlaboratorystudies

andstudiesofwirelessphoneusers.The

CRADAwillalsoincludeabroadassessment

ofadditionalresearchneedsinthecontext

ofthelatestresearchdevelopmentsaround

theworld.

7. How can I find out how much radio

frequency energy exposure I can get

by using my wireless phone?

AllphonessoldintheUnitedStatesmust

complywithFederalCommunications

Commission(FCC)guidelinesthatlimit

radiofrequencyenergy(RF)exposures.

TheFCCestablishedtheseguidelinesin

consultationwiththeFDAandtheother

federalhealthandsafetyagencies.The

FCClimitforRFexposurefromwireless

telephonesissetataSpecificAbsorption

Rate(SAR)of1.6wattsperkilogram(1.6

W/kg).TheFCClimitisconsistentwiththe

safetystandardsdevelopedbytheInstitute

ofElectricalandElectronicEngineering

(IEEE)andtheNationalCouncilonRadiation

ProtectionandMeasurement.Theexposure

limittakesintoconsiderationthebody’s

abilitytoremoveheatfromthetissuesthat

absorbenergyfromthewirelessphone

andissetwellbelowlevelsknowntohave

effects.Manufacturersofwirelessphones

mustreporttheRFexposurelevelforeach

modelofphonetotheFCC.TheFCCwebsite

(http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety)gives

directionsforlocatingtheFCCidentification

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numberonyourphonesoyoucanfindyour

phone’sRFexposurelevelintheonline

listing.

8. What has the FDA done to measure

the radio frequency energy coming

from wireless phones?

TheInstituteofElectricalandElectronic

Engineers(IEEE)isdevelopingatechnical

standardformeasuringtheradiofrequency

energy(RF)exposurefromwireless

phonesandotherwirelesshandsetswith

theparticipationandleadershipofFDA

scientistsandengineers.Thestandard,

“RecommendedPracticeforDetermining

theSpatial-PeakSpecificAbsorptionRate

(SAR)intheHumanBodyDuetoWireless

CommunicationsDevices:Experimental

Techniques,”setsforththefirstconsistent

testmethodologyformeasuringtherate

atwhichRFisdepositedintheheadsof

wirelessphoneusers.

Thetestmethodusesatissue-simulating

modelofthehumanhead.Standardized

SARtestmethodologyisexpectedtogreatly

improvetheconsistencyofmeasurements

madeatdifferentlaboratoriesonthe

samephone.SARisthemeasurementof

theamountofenergyabsorbedintissue,

eitherbythewholebodyorasmallpart

ofthebody.Itismeasuredinwatts/kg(or

milliwatts/g)ofmatter.Thismeasurementis

usedtodeterminewhetherawirelessphone

complieswithsafetyguidelines.

9. What steps can I take to reduce my

exposure to radio frequency energy

from my wireless phone?

Ifthereisariskfromtheseproducts—and

atthispointwedonotknowthatthere

is—itisprobablyverysmall.Butifyouare

concernedaboutavoidingevenpotential

risks,youcantakeafewsimplestepsto

minimizeyourexposuretoradiofrequency

energy(RF).Sincetimeisakeyfactorin

howmuchexposureapersonreceives,

reducingtheamountoftimespentusinga

wirelessphonewillreduceRFexposure.If

youmustconductextendedconversations

bywirelessphoneeveryday,youcould

placemoredistancebetweenyourbodyand

thesourceoftheRF,sincetheexposure

leveldropsoffdramaticallywithdistance.

Forexample,youcoulduseaheadsetand

carrythewirelessphoneawayfromyour

bodyoruseawirelessphoneconnectedto

aremoteantenna.Again,thescientificdata

donotdemonstratethatwirelessphonesare

harmful.Butifyouareconcernedaboutthe

RFexposurefromtheseproducts,youcan

usemeasureslikethosedescribedabove

toreduceyourRFexposurefromwireless

phoneuse.

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10. What about children using wireless

phones?

Thescientificevidencedoesnotshow

adangertousersofwirelessphones,

includingchildrenandteenagers.Ifyou

wanttotakestepstolowerexposureto

radiofrequencyenergy(RF),themeasures

describedabovewouldapplytochildren

andteenagersusingwirelessphones.

Reducingthetimeofwirelessphoneuse

andincreasingthedistancebetweenthe

userandtheRFsourcewillreduceRF

exposure.Somegroupssponsoredbyother

nationalgovernmentshaveadvisedthat

childrenbediscouragedfromusingwireless

phonesatall.Forexample,thegovernment

intheUnitedKingdomdistributedleaflets

containingsucharecommendationin

December2000.Theynotedthatno

evidenceexiststhatusingawirelessphone

causesbraintumorsorotherilleffects.Their

recommendationtolimitwirelessphoneuse

bychildrenwasstrictlyprecautionary;itwas

notbasedonscientificevidencethatany

healthhazardexists.

11. What about wireless phone

interference with medical

equipment?

Radiofrequencyenergy(RF)fromwireless

phonescaninteractwithsomeelectronic

devices.Forthisreason,theFDAhelped

developadetailedtestmethodtomeasure

electromagneticinterference(EMI)of

implantedcardiacpacemakersand

defibrillatorsfromwirelesstelephones.

Thistestmethodisnowpartofastandard

sponsoredbytheAssociationforthe

AdvancementofMedicalinstrumentation

(AAMI).Thefinaldraft,ajointeffortbythe

FDA,medicaldevicemanufacturers,and

manyothergroups,wascompletedinlate

2000.Thisstandardwillallowmanufacturers

toensurethatcardiacpacemakersand

defibrillatorsaresafefromwirelessphone

EMI.TheFDAhastestedhearingaidsfor

interferencefromhandheldwirelessphones

andhelpeddevelopavoluntarystandard

sponsoredbytheInstituteofElectricaland

ElectronicEngineers(IEEE).Thisstandard

specifiestestmethodsandperformance

requirementsforhearingaidsandwireless

phonessothatnointerferenceoccurswhen

apersonusesa“compatible”phoneanda

“compatible”hearingaidatthesametime.

ThisstandardwasapprovedbytheIEEEin

2000.TheFDAcontinuestomonitortheuse

ofwirelessphonesforpossibleinteractions

withothermedicaldevices.Shouldharmful

interferencebefoundtooccur,theFDAwill

conducttestingtoassesstheinterference

andworktoresolvetheproblem.

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12. Where can I find additional

information?

Foradditionalinformation,pleasereferto

thefollowingresources:FDAwebpage

onwirelessphones(http://www.fda.gov/)

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

RFSafetyProgram(http://www.fcc.gov/

oet/rfsafety)InternationalCommissionon

Non-lonizingRadiationProtection(http://

www.icnirp.de)WorldHealthOrganization

(WHO)InternationalEMFProject(http://www.

who.int/peh-emf/en/)NationalRadiological

ProtectionBoard(UK)(http://www.hpa.org.

uk/radiation/)

Consumer Information on SAR

(Specific Absorption Rate)

ThisModelPhoneMeetstheGovernment’s

RequirementsforExposuretoRadio

Waves.Yourwirelessphoneisaradio

transmitterandreceiver.Itisdesignedand

manufacturednottoexceedtheemission

limitsforexposuretoradiofrequency(RF)

energysetbytheFederalCommunications

CommissionoftheU.S.Government.These

limitsarepartofcomprehensiveguidelines

andestablishpermittedlevelsofRFenergy

forthegeneralpopulation.Theguidelines

arebasedonstandardsthatweredeveloped

byindependentscientificorganizations

throughperiodicandthoroughevaluationof

scientificstudies.Thestandardsincludea

substantialsafetymargindesignedtoassure

thesafetyofallpersons,regardlessofage

andhealth.

Theexposurestandardforwirelessmobile

phonesemploysaunitofmeasurement

knownastheSpecificAbsorptionRate,or

SAR.TheSARlimitsetbytheFCC/ICis

1.6W/kg*.TestsforSARareconducted

usingstandardoperatingpositionsspecified

bytheFCCwiththephonetransmitting

atitshighestcertifiedpowerlevelinall

testedfrequencybands.AlthoughSARis

determinedatthehighestcertifiedpower

level,theactualSARlevelofthephonewhile

operatingcanbewellbelowthemaximum

value.Becausethephoneisdesignedto

operateatmultiplepowerlevelstouseonly

thepowerrequiredtoreachthenetwork,

ingeneral,thecloseryouaretoawireless

basestationantenna,thelowerthepower

output.

Beforeaphonemodelisavailableforsale

tothepublic,itmustbetestedandcertified

totheFCCthatitdoesnotexceedthelimit

establishedbythegovernment-adopted

requirementforsafeexposure.Thetestsare

performedinpositionsandlocations(e.g.,at

theearandwornonthebody)asrequired

bytheFCCforeachmodel.

ThehighestSARvalueforthismodel

phonewhentestedforuseattheearis

0.53W/kgandwhenwornonthebody,

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asdescribedinthisuserguide,is1.24W/

kg(body-wornmeasurementsdifferamong

phonemodels,dependinguponavailable

accessoriesandFCC/ICrequirements).

Whiletheremaybedifferencesbetween

SARlevelsofvariousphonesandatvarious

positions,theyallmeetthegovernment

requirementforsafeexposure.TheFCChas

grantedanEquipmentAuthorizationforthis

modelphonewithallreportedSARlevels

evaluatedasincompliancewiththeFCC

RFemissionguidelines.SARinformation

onthismodelphoneisonfilewiththeFCC

andcanbefoundundertheDisplayGrant

sectionofhttp://www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid

aftersearchingonFCCID:BEJP990HN

AdditionalinformationonSpecificAbsorption

Rates(SAR)canbefoundontheCellular

TelecommunicationsIndustryAssociation

(CTIA)websiteathttp://www.ctia.org/

*IntheUnitedStatesandCanada,the

SARlimitformobilephonesusedbythe

publicis1.6watts/kg(W/kg)averaged

overonegramoftissue.Thestandard

incorporatesasubstantialmarginof

safetytogiveadditionalprotectionforthe

publicandtoaccountforanyvariationsin

measurements.

*ProductmeetscurrentFCC&ICRadio

FrequencyExposureGuidelines.

FCCID:BEJP990HN

ICID:2703C-P990HN

Body-worn Operation

Thisdevicewastestedfortypicalbody-worn

operationswiththebackofthephonekept

2cm(0.79inches)betweentheuser’sbody

andthebackofthephone.Tocomplywith

FCCRFexposurerequirements,aminimum

separationdistanceof2cm(0.79inches)

mustbemaintainedbetweentheuser's

bodyandthebackofthephone.Third-party

belt-clips,holsters,andsimilaraccessories

containingmetalliccomponentsmaynotbe

used.Body-wornaccessoriesthatcannot

maintain2cm(0.79inches)separation

distancebetweentheuser'sbodyandthe

backofthephone,andhavenotbeentested

fortypicalbodywornoperationsmaynot

complywithFCCRFexposurelimitsand

shouldbeavoided.

FCC Part 15.19 statemnet

Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15ofFCC

rulesandICES-003ClassBdigitalapparatus

requirementsforIndustryCanada.Operation

issubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)

Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmful

interference,and(2)thisdevicemust

acceptanyinterferencereceived,including

interferencethatmaycauseundesired

operation.

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