Philips DC156 User manual - Page 11

English General Information 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. Your product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components, which can be recycled and reused. Never dispose of your product with other household waste. Please inform yourself about the local rules on the separate collection of electrical and electronic products and batteries.The correct disposal of these products helps prevent potentially negative consequences on the environment and human health. Your product contains batteries, which cannot be disposed of with normal household waste. Please inform yourself about the local rules on separate collection of batteries.The correct disposal of batteries helps prevent potentially negative consequences on the environment and human health. Please visit www.recycle.philips.com for additional information on a recycling center in your area. Perchlorate Material - special handling may apply. See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate. 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 traffic hazard and is illegal in many areas. 11