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Carrying batteries:
When putting dry cell or rechargeable battery in a pocket or bag, ensure that no other metal objects such as a neck-
lace are placed together with them. Contact with metal may cause short-circuiting which, in turn, may cause a fire.
Notice about the rechargeable battery.
The battery is designated recyclable.
Please follow your local recycling regulations.
AC adaptor
• Handle the AC adaptor carefully. Improper handling is dangerous.
• Do not touch it with wet hands.
• Do not place heavy objects on top of it.
• Do not forcibly bend it.
• Be sure to connect only the AC adaptor provided with the unit.
• Disconnect the AC adaptor from the power outlet if the unit is not going to be used for a long time.
Unit
No altering or remodelling
This can cause malfunctioning.
No dropping or strong impacts
This may damage the unit.
Locations to be avoided
Avoid using the unit in the following locations since they can cause malfunctioning.
1. Bathrooms and other moisture-prone places.
2. Warehouses and other dusty places
3. Very hot places near heating appliances, etc.
Do not leave the unit exposed to direct sunlight for long periods of time
This may deform or discolor the cabinet and may also cause malfunctioning.
Precautions for Listening with the headphones
• Do not play your headset at a high volume. Hearing experts advise against continuous extended play.
• If you experience a ringing in your ears, reduce volume or discontinue use.
• Do not use while operating a motorized vehicle. It may create traffic hazard and is illegal in many areas.
• You should use extreme caution or temporarily discontinue use in potentially hazardous situations.
• Even if your headphones is an open-air type designed to let you hear outside sounds, don’t turn up the volume so
high that you can’t hear what’s around you.
When driving a car
In the interest of traffic safety, do not operate the unit while driving.
Information on MDs (Minidiscs)
This is a new digital audio disc format: it has a diameter of 64 mm and enables up to 80 minutes of playback and recording.
The cartridge
The diameter of the disc itself is 64 mm, smaller than a CD
single. The disc sits inside a 68
×
72 mm cartridge, which
also being pocket size, makes minidiscs extremely handy
for carrying and storage. Since the disc is protected by the
cartridge, dust and dirt cannot easily get into it. And thanks
to a shutter which is closed at all times except during use,
there is no need to worry about scratches or finger marks,
making the handling of minidiscs very simple.
Two types of minidisc
There are two types of minidisc, “recordable MDs” and
“playback-only MDs.” The playback method for each is the
same: a laser irradiates the disc and the signal is read from
the beam which comes back. However, the recording
method for each type is different.
Playback-only MD
This is the type used for commercially-available pre-re-
corded MDs, on which recording cannot be done. Like a
CD, data is recorded based on the presence or absence of
small indentations called pits. A disc recorded with this for-
mat is called an “optical disc.”
Recordable MDs
These are the so-called “blank” MDs you can use to make
your own recordings. Data is recorded by magnetism,
which is easily processed, so that recording can be done
again and again. By using a laser to heat the disc, the mag-
netism is erased and the magnetic head records the new
data. Discs with this type of recording method are called
magneto-optical (MO) discs.
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