Samsung EKGC200ZWAXAR, EK-GC200ZKAXAR user manual Responsible listening, Settings, and equipment

Responsible listening

Caution!: Avoid potential hearing loss.

Damage to hearing occurs when a person is exposed to loud sounds over time. The risk of hearing loss increases as sound is played louder and for longer durations.

Prolonged exposure to loud sounds (including music) is the most common cause of preventable hearing loss. Some scientific research suggests that using portable audio devices, such as portable music players and cell phones, at high volume settings for long durations may lead to permanent noise-induced hearing loss. This includes the use of headphones (including headsets, earbuds, and Bluetooth® or other wireless devices).

Exposure to very loud sound has also been associated in some studies with tinnitus (a ringing in the ear), hypersensitivity to sound, and distorted hearing. Individual susceptibility to noise-induced hearing loss and potential hearing problem varies. Additionally, the amount of sound ·producedby a portable audio device varies depending on the nature of the sound, the device settings, and the headphones

that are used. As a result,there is no single volume setting
that is appropriate for everyone or for every combination of
sound,
	settings, and equipment
You should follow some common sense
	recommendations
when using any portable audio device:
• Always tum the volume down before plugging the earphones into
	an audio source.
•	Set the volume in aquiet environment and select the lowest
	volume at which you can hear adequately.
•	Be aware that you can adapt to higher volume settings over time,
	not
	realizing that the higher volume may be harmful to your
	hearing.
•	When using headphones, tum the volume down if you cannot
	hear the people speaking near you or if the person sitting next to
	you can hear what you are listening to.
•	Do not tum the volume up to block out noisy surroundings. nyou
	choose to listen to your portable device in anoisy environment,
	use noise-
	cancelling headphones to block out background
	environmental noise. By blocking background environment noise,
	noise cancelling headphones should allow you to hear the music
	at
	lower volumes than when using earbuds.
•	Limit the amount of time you listen. As the volume increases, less
	time is required before you hearing could be affected.

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