Safety Information
Please
read
this
owner's
and
product
guide
Reading this
guide
will ensure proper and safe use
of
your
Soul®
headphones. Follow
all
operation guidelines and adhere
to
all safety warnings and cautions.
~Warning
Use
your
headphones responsibly. Exposure
to
excessively loud noise can cause Noise
Induced Hearing
Loss
(NIHL). "The loudness
of
sound
is
measured in units
called
deci-
bels. For example,
the
humming
of
a refrigerator
is
40 decibels, normal conversation
is
approximately
60 decibels, and city traffic noise can be
85
decibels. Sources
of
noise
that
can cause NIHL
include motorcycles, firecrackers, and
small
firearms,
all
emitting
sounds
from
120
to
150 decibels. Long
or
repeated exposure
to
sounds at
or
above
85
decibels can cause hearing loss. The louder
the
sound,
the
shorter
the
time
period
before
NIHL
can occur.
Sounds
of
less
than
75
decibels, even after long exposure, are
unlikely
to
cause hearing
loss."
Source:
http://www.drf.org.
Additional
information about preventing hearing damage may be found from The Consumer
Electronics
As-
sociation http:
//
www
.ce.org. World Health
Organization
http:/
/www.who.int,
Environmental Protection
Agency
http
://epa.gov
Before
plugging
your
Soul®
headphones
into
your
phone
or
multimedia
device, make
sure
that
the
volume
has
been set
to
zero
(0)
and
the
power
is
off.
Once you have
turned
on
the
device, increase
the
volume
to
a safe and
comfortable
level.
Putting on
your
headphones and
turning
on at
full
volume
may cause damage
to
your
hearing.
Keep headphones
out
of
reach
of
small
children. These headphones are
not
a
toy
and
could be harmful
to
small
children.
Below
is
a chart
to
help you
better
understand
the
causes and effects
of
different
sound levels. The noise levels are rated in
dB
(decibels)
Environmental Noise Noise Level
dB
Possible Effects
of
Exposure
Quiet Library
30
dB
No
Effect- Normal
Normal Conversation 60dB Comfortable Hearing
City
Traffic (inside
car)
85
dB
Maximum
Level
before hearing
damage begins.
OSHA
recommends no more than 8
hours
of
exposure to sound
levels
of
90
dB
daily.
Power
Saw
at
3'
110
dB
Permanent Hearing
Loss
likely due
to prolonged unprotected
exposure.
Jet
Engine at 1
00'
120to 140dB At
125
dB
the human
ear
begins to
experience pain that
can
lead
to
permanent hearing
loss
even
during short unprotected periods.
Sources:
http://www.drf.org,
The Consumer
Electronics
Association
http://www.ce
.org.
World Health
Organization http://www.who.int,
Environmental Protection
Agency
http
://epa.gov, and the
Occupational
Safety &
Health
Organization http://OSHA.gov
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