Performance and Safety 271Body-WornOperation Pe Performanceand Safety 24 Body-WornOperation Pe 24 Sprint PCSWireless Web PePerformance andSafetyAlthough your phone is quite sturdy, it is a complex piece ofequipment and can be broken. Avoid dropping, hitting,bending or sitting on it.Body-Worn OperationTo maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines, ifyou wear a phone on your body, use a Sprint PCS approvedcarrying case, holster or other body-worn accessory. If you donot use a body-worn accessory, ensure the antenna is at leastone inch (2.5 centimeters) from your body when transmitting.Use of non-Sprint PCS approved accessories may violate FCCRF exposure guidelines.For more information about RF exposure, please visit the FCCwebsite at www.fcc.gov.Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) for Wireless PhonesThe SAR is a value that corresponds to the relative amount ofRF energy absorbed in the head of a user of a wireless handset.The SAR value of a phone is the result of an extensive testing,measuring and calculation process. It does not represent howmuch RF the phone emits. All phone models are tested at theirhighest value in strict laboratory settings. But when inoperation, the SAR of a phone can be substantially less that thelevel reported to the FCC. This is because of a variety of factorsincluding its proximity to a base station antenna, phonedesign and other factors. What is important to remember isthat each phone meets strict federal guidelines. Variations inSARs do not represent a variation in safety.All phones must meet the federal standard, which incorporatesa substantial margin of safety. As stated above, variations inSAR values between different model phones do not mean
