Philips MCD183 Hearing safety, Be careful not to adjust the volume as your hearing adapts

•Do not mix batteries (old and new or carbon and alkaline, etc.).

•Remove batteries when the unit is not used for a long time.

oApparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing.

pDo not place any sources of danger on the apparatus (e.g. liquid fi lled objects, lighted candles).

qThis product may contain lead and mercury. Disposal of these materials may be regulated due to environmental considerations. For disposal or recycling information, please contact your local authorities or the Electronic Industries Alliance: www.eiae.org.

Caution

•Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure or other unsafe operation.

Warning

•Never remove the casing of this unit.

•Never lubricate any part of this unit.

•Place this unit on a fl at, hard and stable surface.

•Never place this unit on other electrical equipment.

•Only use this unit indoors. Keep this unit away from water, moisture and liquid-fi lled objects.

•Keep this unit away from direct sunlight, naked fl ames or heat.

•Never look into the laser beam inside the unit.

Warning

•Where the MAINS plug or an appliance coupler is used as the disconnect device, the disconnect device shall remain readily operable.

Hearing safety

Listen at a moderate volume.

•Using headphones at a high volume can impair your hearing.This product can produce sounds in decibel ranges that may cause hearing loss for a normal person, even for exposure less than a minute.The higher decibel ranges are offered for those that may have already experienced some hearing loss.

•Sound can be deceiving. Over time your hearing ‘comfort level’ adapts to higher volumes of sound. So after prolonged listening, what sounds ‘normal’ can actually be loud and harmful to your hearing.To

guard against this, set your volume to a safe level before your hearing adapts and leave it there.

To establish a safe volume level:

•Set your volume control at a low setting.

•Slowly increase the sound until you can

hear it comfortably and clearly, without distortion.

Listen for reasonable periods of time:

•Prolonged exposure to sound, even at normally ‘safe’ levels, can also cause hearing loss.

•Be sure to use your equipment reasonably

and take appropriate breaks.

Be sure to observe the following guidelines when using your headphones.

•Listen at reasonable volumes for reasonable periods of time.

•Be careful not to adjust the volume as your hearing adapts.

•Do not turn up the volume so high that you can’t hear what’s around you.

•You should use caution or temporarily discontinue use in potentially hazardous situations. Do not use headphones while operating a motorized vehicle, cycling, skateboarding, etc.; it may create a traffi c hazard and is illegal in many areas.

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