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Safety Guidelines
•Talkingonyourphoneforalongperiod
oftimemayreducecallqualitydueto
heatgeneratedduringuse.
•Whenthephoneisnotusedforalong
periodtime,storeitinasafeplacewith
thepowercordunplugged.
•Usingthephoneinproximitytoreceiving
equipment(i.e.,TVorradio)maycause
interferencetothephone.
•Donotusethephoneiftheantenna
isdamaged.Ifadamagedantenna
contactsskin,itmaycauseaslightburn.
PleasecontactanLGAuthorizedService
Centretoreplacethedamagedantenna.
•Donotimmerseyourphoneinwater.If
thishappens,turnitoffimmediatelyand
removethebattery.Ifthephonedoes
notwork,takeittoanLGAuthorized
ServiceCentre.
•Donotpaintyourphone.
•Thedatasavedinyourphonemightbe
deletedduetocarelessuse,repairof
thephone,orupgradeofthesoftware.
Pleasebackupyourimportantphone
numbers.(Ringtones,textmessages,
voicemessages,pictures,andvideos
couldalsobedeleted.)Themanufacturer
isnotliablefordamageduetotheloss
ofdata.
•Whenyouusethephoneinpublic
places,settheringtonetovibrationso
asnottodisturbothers.
•Donotturnyourphoneonoroffwhen
puttingitnearyourear.
•Yourphoneisanelectronicdevicethat
generatesheatduringnormaloperation.
Extremelyprolonged,directskincontact
intheabsenceofadequateventilation
mayresultindiscomfortorminorburns.
Therefore,usecarewhenhandling
yourphoneduringorimmediatelyafter
operation.
FDA Consumer Update
TheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministration
CentreforDevicesandRadiologicalHealth
ConsumerUpdateonMobilePhones.
1. Do wireless phones pose a health
hazard?
Theavailablescientificevidencedoes
notshowthatanyhealthproblemsare
associatedwithusingwirelessphones.
Thereisnoproof,however,thatwireless
phonesareabsolutelysafe.Wireless
phonesemitlowlevelsofradiofrequency
energy(RF)inthemicrowaverange
whilebeingused.Theyalsoemitvery
lowlevelsofRFwheninthestandby
mode.WhereashighlevelsofRFcan
producehealtheffects(byheatingtissue),
exposuretolowlevelRFthatdoesnot
produceheatingeffectscausesnoknown
adversehealtheffects.Manystudiesof
lowlevelRFexposureshavenotfound
anybiologicaleffects.Somestudieshave
suggestedthatsomebiologicaleffects
mayoccur,butsuchfindingshavenot
beenconfirmedbyadditionalresearch.In
somecases,otherresearchershavehad
difficultyinreproducingthosestudies,or
indeterminingthereasonsforinconsistent
results.
2. What is the FDA’s role concerning the
safety of wireless phones?
Underthelaw,theFDAdoesnotreview
thesafetyofradiationemittingconsumer
productssuchaswirelessphonesbefore
theycanbesold,asitdoeswithnew
drugsormedicaldevices.However,the
agencyhasauthoritytotakeactionif
wirelessphonesareshowntoemitradio
frequencyenergy(RF)atalevelthatis