Motorola 031431a User Manual

162 - Specific Absorption Rate Data

Your mobile handset is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is 

designed and manufactured not to exceed limits for exposure to 

radio frequency (RF) energy. These limits are part of 

comprehensive guidelines and establish permitted levels of RF 

energy for the general population. The guidelines are based on 

standards that were developed by independent scientific 

organisations through periodic and thorough evaluation of scientific 

studies. The guidelines include a substantial safety margin 

designed to assure the safety of all persons, regardless of age and 

health.
The exposure standard for mobile handsets employs a unit of 

measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. 

Under the guidelines for your handset model, the SAR limit is 

2.0 W/kg.* Tests for SAR are conducted in accordance with 

CENELEC** testing procedures using standard operating positions 

with the handset 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 of the handset while 

operating can be well below the maximum value. This is because 

the handset 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 base station, the lower the power output of the 

handset. 
Before a handset model is available for sale to the public, it is 

tested to confirm compliance with the guidelines. The tests are 

performed in positions and locations (e.g., at the ear and worn on 

the body) that conform to a uniform testing methodology 

determined by an expert standards body. The highest SAR value 

for this model handset when tested for use at the ear is: 

0.55 W/kg.***