MAKING THE CONNECTIONS
You can listen to your CD player by connecting earphones, headphones, or amplified speakers to the player’s PHONES jack, or by connecting a home audio or autosound system to the CD player’s LINE OUT jack.
PHONES
LINE OUT
Notes:
•If the jacks on your equipment do not match the plugs on the supplied
•If you use amplified speakers, con- nect them to the PHONES jack, not LINE OUT. Otherwise, FM radio reception might be weak or noisy.
CONNECTING
EARPHONES OR
HEADPHONES
For private listening, you can plug a pair of stereo earphones or headphones (not supplied) with a
Listening Safely
To protect your hearing, follow these guidelines when you use earphones or headphones.
•Set the volume to the lowest setting before you begin listening. After you begin listening, adjust the volume to a comfortable level.
•Do not listen at extremely high vol- ume levels. Extended
•Once you set the volume, do not increase it. Over time, your ears adapt to the volume level, so a vol- ume level that does not cause dis- comfort might still damage your hearing.
Traffic Safety
Do not wear earphones or headphones while operating a motor vehicle or riding a bicycle. This can create a traffic haz- ard and could be illegal in some areas.
Even though some earphones and headphones let you hear some outside sounds when listening at normal volume levels, they still can present a traffic hazard.
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