Notice MONSTER Beats By Dr. Dre

« 70Intrusive; interferes with telephone conversations Food Blender85-9085 dB is the level at which hearing damage (8 hrs.) begins Garbage Truck, Cement Mixer 100No more than 15 minutes of unprotected exposure recommended for sounds between 90-100 dB Power Saw, Drill/ Jackhammer 110Regular exposure to sound over 100 dB of more than 1 minute risks permanent hearing loss Rock Concerts (varies)110-140Threshold of pain begins around 125dB *Chart information obtained from http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/education/teachers/common_sounds.asp “…a typical person can safely listen to an iPod for 4.6 hours per day at 70% volume.” “…knowing the levels one is listening to music at, and for how long is extremely important.” From http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2006/10/19/music-earphones.html Get the most out of your equipment and enjoy great audio performance even at safe levels. Our headphones will allow you to hear more details at lower volume levels than ever before. Physiology of the Ear and Hearing For additional information on what loud noises do to your ear and chart reference http://www.abelard.org/hear/hear.php#loud-music4 ENGLISH 5 ENGLISH Use Responsibly Do not use headphones when it’s unsafe to do so – while operating a vehicle, crossing streets, or during any activity or in an environment where your full attention to your surroundings is required. It ‘s dangerous to drive while wearing headphones, and in many places, illegal because it decreases your chances of hearing life-saving sounds outside of your vehicle, such as another car’s horn and emergency vehicle sirens. Please avoid wearing your headphones while driving. Use one of Monster’s FM transmitters to listen to your mobile media devices instead. Learn how to establish a safe listening level and review other important safety guidelines from the Consumer Electronics Association at www.ce.org and the Deafness Research Foundation at www.drf.org. Connect, Talk and Control The Beats™ Solo™ HD headphone cable features a built-in Monster ControlTalk™ for use with your music phone and newer iPod.* The ControlTalk has a call answer button and microphone so you can easily switch between listening to music and talking on your phone. It also features music and video playback control for iPod, iPhone and iPad. To connect, plug the end of the Beats headphone cable that is closest to the ControlTalk into the bottom of the left earcup and the other end into 1/8" (3.5mm) stereo plug on your music player. *The remote and mic are supported only by iPod nano (4th and 5th generation), iPod classic (120GB, 160GB only), iPod touch (2nd and 3rd generation), iPhone 3GS, and iPad. The remote is supported by iPod shuf?e (3rd generation). Audio is supported by all iPod models. Requires latest iPod software. Support for Blackberry® varies by model. Subject to change. 6 ENGLISH 7 ENGLISH Using ControlTalk ™ Answer or end a call: Press and release the center button once to answer. Repeat to end the call. Decline an incoming call: Press and hold the center button for two seconds, then release. There will be two beeps when you let go to indicate successful operation. Using call waiting: To switch to an incoming call and put an in-progress call on hold, press and release the center button. Repeat to switch back to the previous call and put the newer call on hold. To swi... »