Specific Absorption Rate (Sar) Certification Information - Samsung Galaxy S III Important Information Manual

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Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Certification Information

Your wireless device is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and
manufactured not to exceed the exposure limits for Radio Frequency (RF) energy set
by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the U.S. Government.
These FCC RF exposure limits are derived from the recommendations of two expert
organizations: the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement (NCRP)
and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In both cases, the
recommendations were developed by scientific and engineering experts drawn from
industry, government, and academia after extensive reviews of the scientific literature
related to the biological effects of RF energy.
The RF exposure limit set by the FCC for wireless mobile phones employs a unit of
measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR). The SAR is a measure of
the rate of absorption of RF energy by the human body expressed in units of watts per
kilogram (W/kg). The FCC requires wireless phones to comply with a safety limit of 1.6
watts per kilogram (1.6 W/kg).
The FCC SAR limit incorporates a substantial margin of safety to give additional
protection to the public and to account for any variations in measurements.
SAR tests are conducted using standard operating positions accepted by the FCC
with the phone transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency
bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual
SAR level of the phone while operating can be well below the maximum reported
value. This is because the phone is designed to operate at multiple power levels so as
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 of the device.
Before a new model device is available for sale to the public, it must be tested and
certified to the FCC that it does not exceed the SAR limit established by the FCC. Tests
for each model phone are performed in positions and locations (e.g. at the ear and
worn on the body) as required by the FCC. For body-worn operation, this device has
been tested and meets FCC RF exposure guidelines when used with an accessory
that contains no metal and that positions the mobile device a minimum of 1.5 cm from
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