2023年12月18日发(作者：遇玲珑)
iPhone手机背后面的那些标志都代表什么
爱思英语编者按：拿出你的iPhone，取下手机壳，翻到手机背面，看到苹果的标志了吗？眼神再往下移一点，看到最下面那一串空心的符号了吗？明白这些神秘符号都是在讲什么吗？咱们今天就来解密。
What Do Those Symbols on the iPhone Mean?
question the significance behind that peculiar row of
symbols appearing near the bottom. What do they mean?
Is it a secret Apple language that will eventually replace
our alphabet?
The truth is out there. And significantly less sinister. Here’s
what you’re really looking at.
· The “FC” logo actually hosts a third “C,” which indicates
that the iPhone is Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) compliant. The FCC governs devices that use radio
frequency; phones fall under their Class B banner, which
mandates they not cause or receive any harmful emissions
under normal use [PDF].
· Next is clearly a garbage can on wheels with a very
disapproving “X” laid over it. Apple is not being subtle in
cautioning you not to throw the device away with the rest of
your trash. The company advises owners to contact their
local waste authority to find how best to rid themselves of
the unit. This specific symbol, however, indicates WEEE
(Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive
cooperation, a European attempt to minimize electronic
waste in landfills by making it fun to type and say WEEE.
· The exclamation mark inside a circle signals a Class II
wireless device, which is important for users in other
countries: not all the frequency bands the device may try to
use are available everywhere.
· “0682” and “CE” are also European markers. The number
designates who approved it (Cetecom ICT services, an
accreditation firm) and “CE” (Conformite Europeenne)
represents the approval of its sale in the European Union.
Apple’s MacBook sports all of these symbols (minus the
0682 Cetecom notice) but also adds two others.
· Voluntary Control Council for Interference (“VCCI”) is a
Japanese regulatory agency. Their stamp of approval
indicates the laptop meets their standards for emitting
radio frequency (RF) signals.
· That checkmark inside the triangle is a Regulatory
Compliance Mark (RCM) used in Australia to indicate
electronic devices that are safe to use.
Even if you don’t have a sleek cell phone case, you may
not have to look at any of this gibberish for much longer. In
November 2014, President Obama signed the E-Label Act
into law, a bill that will allow manufacturers to place these
notices in the device’s software. That may not apply to the
European symbols, but either way, things will get a little
sleeker.
We also popped open an Android device—a Samsung
Galaxy SII destined for a museum—and it relegated many
of those notices to the battery itself. It also had cautions
not to allow it to get wet, poked with a screwdriver, set
ablaze, or obtained by a baby. You’ve been warned.
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2023年12月18日发(作者：遇玲珑)
iPhone手机背后面的那些标志都代表什么
爱思英语编者按：拿出你的iPhone，取下手机壳，翻到手机背面，看到苹果的标志了吗？眼神再往下移一点，看到最下面那一串空心的符号了吗？明白这些神秘符号都是在讲什么吗？咱们今天就来解密。
What Do Those Symbols on the iPhone Mean?
question the significance behind that peculiar row of
symbols appearing near the bottom. What do they mean?
Is it a secret Apple language that will eventually replace
our alphabet?
The truth is out there. And significantly less sinister. Here’s
what you’re really looking at.
· The “FC” logo actually hosts a third “C,” which indicates
that the iPhone is Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) compliant. The FCC governs devices that use radio
frequency; phones fall under their Class B banner, which
mandates they not cause or receive any harmful emissions
under normal use [PDF].
· Next is clearly a garbage can on wheels with a very
disapproving “X” laid over it. Apple is not being subtle in
cautioning you not to throw the device away with the rest of
your trash. The company advises owners to contact their
local waste authority to find how best to rid themselves of
the unit. This specific symbol, however, indicates WEEE
(Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive
cooperation, a European attempt to minimize electronic
waste in landfills by making it fun to type and say WEEE.
· The exclamation mark inside a circle signals a Class II
wireless device, which is important for users in other
countries: not all the frequency bands the device may try to
use are available everywhere.
· “0682” and “CE” are also European markers. The number
designates who approved it (Cetecom ICT services, an
accreditation firm) and “CE” (Conformite Europeenne)
represents the approval of its sale in the European Union.
Apple’s MacBook sports all of these symbols (minus the
0682 Cetecom notice) but also adds two others.
· Voluntary Control Council for Interference (“VCCI”) is a
Japanese regulatory agency. Their stamp of approval
indicates the laptop meets their standards for emitting
radio frequency (RF) signals.
· That checkmark inside the triangle is a Regulatory
Compliance Mark (RCM) used in Australia to indicate
electronic devices that are safe to use.
Even if you don’t have a sleek cell phone case, you may
not have to look at any of this gibberish for much longer. In
November 2014, President Obama signed the E-Label Act
into law, a bill that will allow manufacturers to place these
notices in the device’s software. That may not apply to the
European symbols, but either way, things will get a little
sleeker.
We also popped open an Android device—a Samsung
Galaxy SII destined for a museum—and it relegated many
of those notices to the battery itself. It also had cautions
not to allow it to get wet, poked with a screwdriver, set
ablaze, or obtained by a baby. You’ve been warned.
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