Dear Customer:
Selectinq
frne
audro
equipment
such as the unrt
you've
iust
purclrased
rs only the
start of
your
musrcai
enloyment. Now rt's trme to consrder
how
you
can maxrmize
the
tun and excrlemeill
your
equtpment
of
f
ers -I
hrs
manuf acturer and the
Electrontc
Inclustrtes
Assoctalton's
Consumer Electronrcs
Ciroup
want
you to get
the
mosl
cut'.'f
ycur
equrpmert by
niayrng
ta'a sale
tever
One tnat
iets
the sound
come
tfrrougf: loud
and clear withcul
annoying blarinq or drstortron-and, most
rmportantly without
aff ectrng
your
sensttlve
hearrng
Sound can be deceivrnq.
Over
trme
your
hearing
"comfod
level"
adapts
to higher
volumes of sound So what
sounds
"nc-rrmal"
can actuallV be ioud
and harmful to
vour
hearng
Guard
agarnst
tl"ts
bV settrng
Vou!'eeurpment
at a safe
level
BEFORE
your
neanng adapts.
To establish a safe level:
. Starl
your
volume
conlroi at a iow
setling.
. Siowly
Increase
the
souno i.rrtri
yoLt
can hear
rl
comtor1ably and
clearly, and
without
distortron
Once you have established a comfortable sound level:
. Set
the dial and
ieave 11
there
iakrng
a mtnute
to do thrs now
wiil
help
tr-;
prevent
hearrng
damage or loss in
the
luture.
After
all. we wanl
voit
irstenrne lor
a lrfetrme
We Want You Listening For A Lifetime
Used wisely
your
new
s.)und
equipment
will
provrde
a lrietime
of
fun
and
enloyment
Stnce
healno danrage trom
ioud
notse
rs
cften
undetectable
untrl
it
is
ioo late.
thts
rnanutactLlrer
and the Electronrc lndustrres
Assoclation's
Consumer
Electrontcs
Group
recomntend
vou avord
prolonged
exposure
to excesslve
notse.
Thrs
lrst
of
sound
levels
rs
lncluded
f
or
your
protectron
Decrbel
Level Examole
30 Quret Lrbrarv sott
whlsDers
4'J Lrvrng room relrrgerator.
bedroom
away
f
rom
traff rc
50 Lrght traflrc.
normal conversaticn,
quiet
offrce
50 Arr condrtroner
at
20 f eet,
sewing machine
70 Vacuum cleanei.
hair" dryer notsy
restaurant
80 Average clty
traff !c.
garbage
drsposals,
alarm clock at two feet
THE
FOLLOWING
NOISES
CAN
BE DANGEROUS
UNDER
CONSTANT
EXPOSURE:
90
100
12C
140
r
8tl
iniormatton
Subway.
motorcycle,
truck
Garbage
truck,
charn
saw
Rock band
concert
rn f
ronl
Gunshot
blast,
1et
engrne
Rocxet launchrng pad
traflic. lawn
mower
pneumattc
dnll
of
speakers.
thunderclap
courtesv
ll the [)eafness
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