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Cautionary Notes
Cautionary Notes to Computer
Users
When using any headset with a computer, care should
be taken in dry or low-humidity environments to protect
the user from electrostatic discharge from the monitor
(CRT). Computer monitors can induce a substantial
electrostatic charge when turned on or off, or when
there is a power failure, and the resulting electrostatic
discharge can be passed through the headset to ground.
A user in close proximity to or touching the computer
may feel a common “shock” sensation, similar to
touching a doorknob after walking across a carpet,
causing no harm to the user. This discharge is entirely
due to the computer monitor; the headset is merely the
shortest path to ground.
