The Xenith X2E Varsity Player's Manual provides comprehensive instructions for fitting, using, and maintaining the Xenith X2E Varsity football helmet, an authorized supplier of helmets to the NFL. This manual emphasizes the importance of a proper fit for optimal performance and user safety, detailing a step-by-step fitting process and offering crucial information regarding helmet reconditioning, warranty, and safety warnings.
Function Description:
The Xenith X2E Varsity helmet is a protective headgear designed for football players, aiming to reduce the risk of head and neck injuries, including concussions. It incorporates Xenith's proprietary Adaptive Head Protection technology, which includes a shock bonnet and various shock absorbers strategically placed within the interior liner. The helmet's design focuses on providing a secure and comfortable fit, adapting to the player's head to maximize protection. The fitting process involves adjusting chinstraps and ensuring the helmet is properly seated to create a snug fit that minimizes movement during play. The helmet is designed to work with a facemask, which is secured to the shell.
Important Technical Specifications:
The manual provides a detailed size guide for the X2E Varsity helmet, correlating head circumference measurements (in both centimeters and inches) with hat sizes and corresponding helmet sizes (Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large).
- Hat Sizes: Ranging from 6 3/8 to 8.
- CM Measurements: Ranging from 51 cm to 64 cm.
- Inches Measurements: Ranging from 20 inches to 25 inches.
The helmet's construction includes a shell and an inner liner system with shock absorbers. The manual mentions that X2E Jaw Shocks come in three sizes, and snug comfort pads are available for a more customized fit. The product meets NOCSAE® Applicable Standard, indicating compliance with safety standards for athletic equipment. The warranty information specifies different periods for various components:
- Helmet Shells (Varsity and Youth Polycarbonate): Five (5) years from the date of shipment.
- Helmet Shells (Youth ABS): Three (3) years from the date of shipment.
- Assembled Liner (including interior liner, all shock absorbers, jaw plates, and hook/loop attachments): Two (2) years from the date of shipment.
- Comfort Pads: One (1) year from the date of shipment.
- Hybrid Strap and Chin Cup Assemblies: One (1) year.
Usage Features:
The manual outlines an eight-step fitting process to ensure the helmet is worn correctly:
- Measure Your Head: Use a measuring tape one inch above the eyebrows to determine head circumference and consult the size guide to choose the correct helmet size. If between sizes, choose the larger size and insert thicker comfort pads.
- Proper Setup: Unbuckle all four snap buckles and feed the chinstraps through the first slot of the snap buckles only. This makes chinstrap adjustment easier.
- Seat the Helmet on Your Head: Ensure the helmet is properly seated, with the front edge resting just above the brow, without excessive forward or backward rotation.
- Cinch the Low Straps: Pull the low chinstraps outward to slide the chincup up to meet the chin and snug the shock bonnet around the head. Pull evenly on both sides to keep the chincup centered, avoiding over-tightening.
- Adjust Low Buckles and Secure: Bring the low chinstraps under the jawline of the shell and up to the snap. Slide each buckle along the chinstrap and snap it into place, leaving minimal slack.
- Adjust High Buckles and Secure: Pull the high chinstraps upward so the chincup pivots under the chin. Slide the buckles down along each chinstrap and snap into place, leaving minimal slack.
- Check for Proper Fit: With all four buckles snapped, apply force to the facemask in multiple directions. If there is excessive movement, tighten the chinstraps further and readjust the buckles. If the chincup slides off the chin, unbuckle and adjust the high straps.
- Lock Buckles in Place: Once all four straps are tightened and the helmet feels secure, lock the buckles by feeding the end of the chinstrap through the second slot of each buckle.
The manual also highlights the availability of sizing accessories like X2E Jaw Shocks in three sizes and snug comfort pads for a customized fit, which can be ordered from Xenith.com.
Maintenance Features:
The manual provides detailed information on helmet reconditioning and warranty, emphasizing the importance of proper maintenance for safety and performance.
- Xenith Reconditioning: Xenith offers a state-of-the-art reconditioning facility, in addition to a nationwide network of authorized reconditioners. Helmets serviced at Xenith's facility undergo the same assembly and quality control procedures as new helmets. Each Xenith helmet has a unique serial number system to track its maintenance history, ensuring the highest level of confidence in its integrity.
- Recommended Maintenance: Xenith recommends annual reconditioning of each helmet by a Xenith authorized reconditioner. Failure to do so may adversely affect helmet performance.
- Retirement: Helmets should be retired from service not later than ten (10) years after initial use.
- Component Replacement: Dealers may replace worn components (facemasks, facemask clips, snap buckles, chin straps, chin cups) only with Xenith approved replacement parts.
- Shock Absorber Alteration Warning: The manual explicitly warns against interchanging or swapping shock absorbers from one location to another within the interior liner, as this could adversely affect helmet performance. Dealers should only replace worn or damaged jaw and crown shock absorbers with identical Xenith replacement parts.
- Warranty Voidance: The warranty is voided by:
- Repairs or alterations that modify the helmet, including removal of warning labels.
- Use of non-Xenith approved replacement parts.
- Application of unapproved devices or materials to the helmet.
- Failure to use a Xenith authorized helmet reconditioner.
- Failure to recondition the helmet at least once every two (2) years.
- Exclusions: Chin pieces, low and high chin straps, snap buckles, facemasks, facemask clips, and fastening hardware (including T-nuts, screws, and snaps) are generally not warranted, except for the hybrid strap and chin cup assemblies.
- Reporting Symptoms: Players are instructed to immediately report symptoms like "seeing stars," disorientation, confusion, wooziness, dizziness, loss of balance, loss of memory, headache, neck or spine pain, nausea, vomiting, or any other symptom believed to be the result of a head impact to their trainer, doctor, coach, and parents. Discontinuation of football activities and medical clearance are required if symptoms occur.
- Warning Labels: Removal of any warning label on the helmet will void the helmet warranty and any indemnification or contribution right.
The manual also encourages users to connect with Xenith on social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube) and visit Xenith.com for product information, instructional videos, and testimonials. Customer service and support are available via email (CS@XENITH.COM) and a toll-free number (866.888.2322) during normal business hours (EST).
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