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    s)FYOUPUTYOURPHONEINAPOCKETORBAGWITHOUTCOVERINGTHE
    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.
    s$ONTSHORT
    CIRCUITTHEBATTERY-ETALLICARTICLESSUCHASACOIN
    paperclip or pen in your pocket or bag may shortcircuit the 
    + and – terminals of the battery (metal strips on the battery) 
    upon moving. Short-circuit of the terminal may damage the 
    battery and cause an explosion.
    s$ONOTDISASSEMBLEORCRUSHTHEBATTERY)TMAYCAUSEAlRE
    General Notice
    s5SINGADAMAGEDBATTERYORPLACINGABATTERYINYOURMOUTH
    may cause serious injury.
    s$ONOTPLACEITEMSCONTAININGMAGNETICCOMPONENTSSUCHAS
    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.
    s4ALKINGONYOURPHONEFORALONGPERIODOFTIMEMAYREDUCE
    call quality due to heat generated during use.
    s7HENTHEPHONEISNOTUSEDFORALONGPERIODTIMESTOREITIN
    a safe place with the power cord unplugged.
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    or radio) may cause interference to the phone.
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    damaged antenna contacts skin, it may cause a slight burn. 
    Please contact an LG Authorized Service Center to replace 
    the damaged antenna.
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    off immediately and remove the battery. If the phone does  
    						
    							220Safety
    not work, take it to an LG Authorized Service Center.
    s$ONOTPAINTYOURPHONE
    s4HEDATASAVEDINYOURPHONEMIGHTBEDELETEDDUETO
    careless use, repair of the phone, or upgrade of the software. 
    Please backup your important phone numbers. (Ringtones, 
    text messages, voice messages, pictures, and videos could 
    also be deleted.) The manufacturer is not liable for damage 
    due to the loss of data.
    s
    7HENY
    vibration so you don’t disturb others.
    s$ONOTTURNYOURPHONEONOROFFWHENPUTTINGITTOYOUREAR
    s5SEACCESSORIESSUCHASEARPHONESANDHEADSETS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:
    s,IMITTHEAMOUNTOFTIMEYOUUSEYOURPHONEANDORHEADSET
    at high volume.
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    s4URNTHEVOLUMEDOWNIFYOUCANTHEARPEOPLESPEAKINGNEAR 
    						
    							221Safety
    you.
    For information about how to set a maximum volume limit on 
    your phone, see the features guide for your phone.
    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.
    Using headsets safely
    Use of headsets to listen to music while operating a vehicle 
    is not recommended and is illegal in some areas. Be careful 
    and attentive while driving. Stop using this device 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 Radio Frequency (RF) 
    energy in the microwave range while being used. They also 
    emit very low levels of RF when in standby mode. Whereas 
    high levels of RF can produce health effects (by heating tissue), 
    exposure to low level RF that does not produce heating effects  
    						
    							222Safety
    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 Radio Frequency (RF) 
    energy 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:
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    of the type emitted by wireless phones;
    s$ESIGNWIRELESSPHONESINAWAYTHATMINIMIZESANY2&
    exposure to the user that is not necessary for device function; 
    and
    s#OOPERATEINPROVIDINGUSERSOFWIRELESSPHONESWITHTHE
    best possible information on possible effects of wireless 
    phone use on human health.
    The FDA belongs to an interagency working group of the  
    						
    							223Safety
    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:
    s.ATIONAL)NSTITUTEFOR/CCUPATIONAL3AFETYAND(EALTH
    Environmental Protection Agency
    s/CCUPATIONAL3AFETYAND(EALTH!DMINISTRATION
    s.ATIONAL4ELECOMMUNICATIONSAND)NFORMATION!DMINISTRATION
    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 Radio Frequency (RF) energy because 
    of the short distance between the phone and the user’s head.
    These RF exposures are limited by FCC safety guidelines  
    						
    							224Safety
    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.
    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 Radio 
    Frequency (RF) energy 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 predisposed 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 do not 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  
    						
    							225Safety
    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 longterm 
    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, ver y 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 ten 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 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  
    						
    							226Safety
    Frequency (RF) energy.
    The FDA has been a leading participant in the World Health 
    Organization International Electro Magnetic 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. 
    CTIAfunded 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 (RF) energy 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 phones 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  
    						
    							227Safety
    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 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 (RF) energy 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. 
    						
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    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 (RF) energy. 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.
    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 (RF) 
    energy, 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  
    						
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