Pioneer BDP-09FD - Elite Blu-Ray Disc Player, Operating Instructions Manual

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Selecting fine audio equi
p
ment such as the unit
you’ve just p u r chased is only the sta r t of you r
musical enjoyment. Now it’s time to conside r how
you can maximize the fun and excitement you r
equi p ment offe r s. This manufactu r e r and the
Elect
r
onic Indust
r
ies Association’s Consume
r
Elect
r
onics G
r
ou
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want you to get the most out of
you
r
equi
p
ment by
p
laying it at a safe level. One that
lets the sound come th
r
ough loud and clea
r
without
annoying bla r ing o r disto r tion-and, most im p o r tantly,
without affecting you r sensitive hea r ing.
Sound can be deceiving. Ove
r
time you
r
hea
r
ing
“comfo
r
t level” ada
p
ts to highe
r
volumes of sound.
So what sounds “no
r
mal” can actually be loud and
ha
r
mful to you
r
hea
r
ing. Gua
r
d against this by
setting you r equi p ment at a safe level BEFORE you r
hea r ing ada p ts.
To establish a safe level:
• Sta
r
t you
r
volume cont
r
ol at a low setting.
• Slowly inc
r
ease the sound until you can hea
r
it
comfo
r
tably and clea
r
ly, and without disto
r
tion.
Once you have established a comfortable sound
level:
• Set the dial and leave it the r e.
Taking a minute to do this now will hel
p
to
pr
event
hea
r
ing damage o
r
loss in the futu
r
e. Afte
r
all, we
want you listening fo
r
a lifetime.
We Want You Listening For A Lifetime
Since hea
r
ing damage f
r
om loud noise is often
undetectable until it is too late, this manufactu
r
e
r
and the Elect
r
onic Indust
r
ies Association’s
Consume
r
Elect
r
onics G
r
ou
p r
ecommend you avoid
pr olonged ex p osu r e to excessive noise. This list of
sound levels is included fo r you r pr otection.
Decibel
Level Example
30 Quiet lib
r
a
r
y, soft whis
p
e
r
s
40 Living r oom, r ef r ige r ato r , bed r oom away f r om t r affic
50 Light t r affic, no r mal conve r sation, quiet office
60 Ai r conditione r at 20 feet, sewing machine
70 Vacuum cleane r , hai r d r ye r , noisy r estau r ant
80 Ave
r
age city t
r
affic, ga
r
bage dis
p
osals, ala
r
m clock
at two feet.
THE FOLLOWING NOISES CAN BE DANGEROUS
UNDER CONSTANT EXPOSURE
90 Subway, moto r cycle, t r uck t r affic, lawn mowe r
100 Ga
r
bage t
r
uck, chain saw,
p
neumatic d
r
ill
120 Rock band conce
r
t in f
r
ont of s
p
eake
r
s,
thunde
r
cla
p
140 Gunshot blast, jet
p
lane
180 Rocket launching p ad
Info
r
mation cou
r
tesy of the Deafness Resea
r
ch Foundation.
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