Listening Safely
To protect your hearing, follow these guidelines when you use headphones.
•Set the sound source’s volume to the lowest setting before you begin listening. After you begin lis- tening, adjust the volume to a comfortable level.
•Do not listen at extremely high volume levels. Extended high- volume listening can lead to per- manent hearing loss.
•Once you set the volume, do not increase it. Over time, your ears adapt to the volume level, so a volume level that does not cause discomfort might still damage your hearing.
Traffic Safety
Do not wear headphones while oper- ating a motor vehicle or riding a bicy- cle. This can create a traffic hazard and could be illegal in some areas.
Even though some headphones are designed to let you hear some outside sounds when listening at normal vol- ume levels, they still can present a traffic hazard.
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