Samsung SCH-R261 User Manual (user Manual) (ver.1.0) (English(north America)) - Page 123
Hands-Free Kits, Cell Phone Accessories that Claim to Shield the Head from RF Radiation
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• Reduce the amount of time spent using your cell phone; risks. Some products that claim to shield the user from RF • Use speaker mode or a headset to place more distance between your absorption use special phone cases, while others involve nothing head and the cell phone. more than a metallic accessory attached to the phone. Studies Hands-Free Kits have shown that these products generally do not work as advertised. Unlike "hands-free" kits, these so-called "shields" Hands-free kits may include audio or Bluetooth® headsets and may interfere with proper operation of the phone. The phone may various types of body-worn accessories such as belt-clips and be forced to boost its power to compensate, leading to an holsters. Combinations of these can be used to reduce RF energy absorption from cell phones. Headsets can substantially reduce exposure because the phone is held away from the head in the user's hand or in approved T body-worn accessories. Cell phones marketed in the U.S. are required to meet RF exposure compliance requirements when F used against the head and against the body. Because there are no known risks from exposure to RF emissions A from cell phones, there is no reason to believe that hands-free kits reduce risks. Hands-free kits can be used for convenience R and comfort. They are also required by law in many states if you want to use your phone while driving. D Cell Phone Accessories that Claim to Shield the Head from increase in RF absorption. Children and Cell Phones The scientific evidence does not show a danger to any users of cell phones from RF exposure, including children and teenagers. The steps adults can take to reduce RF exposure apply to children and teenagers as well. • Reduce the amount of time spent on the cell phone; • Use speaker mode or a headset to place more distance between the head and the cell phone. Some groups sponsored by other national governments have advised that children be discouraged from using cell phones at all. For example, The Stewart Report from the United Kingdom RF Radiation made such a recommendation in December 2000. In this report, a group of independent experts noted that no evidence exists that Because there are no known risks from exposure to RF emissions using a cell phone causes brain tumors or other ill effects. Their from cell phones, there is no reason to believe that accessories recommendation to limit cell phone use by children was strictly which claim to shield the head from those emissions reduce Health and Safety Information 120