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Zune Product Guide IMPORTANT SAFETY Zune and Zune Earphones INFORMATION Hearing Loss Zune Can Be Loud Enough to Permanently Damage Your Hearing OWNER’S MAN- UAL: FRONT COVER DESIGN TO COME, BASED ON CHOSEN BRAND DESIGN Zune Product Guide IMPORTANT SAFETY Zune and Zune Earphones INFORMATION Hearing Loss Zune can be loud enough to permanently damage your hearing. To protect your hearing when using Read these instructions. Zune: Read this guide for important safety and health information and the Keep these instructions. Keep the volume low terms of the Limited Warranty that cover the Zune device that you Set the volume loud enough to hear clearly in quiet have purchased. Heed all warnings and follow all instructions. surroundings, and no louder. Do not use near water. » Do not increase the volume after you start This document includes important information This symbol identifies safety and health listening. Your ears can adapt over time so that about several Zune products. Refer to the sections messages in this Product Guide and Clean only with dry cloth. high volume sounds normal, but the high volume listed below that apply to the features of other product manuals. may still damage your hearing. your device. Use in accordance with the manufacturer’s » Do not increase the volume to block out outside instructions. noise. The combination of outside noise and Do not use near any heat sources. sound from your headphones can damage your hearing. Sealed or noise-canceling headphones Only use attachments/accessories specified by can reduce outside noise so that you don’t have the manufacturer. to turn up the volume. If you can’t understand someone nearby speaking Unplug this product during lightning storms or Table of Contents normally, turn down the volume. Sound that drowns when unused for long periods of time. out normal speech can damage your hearing. Even with sealed or noise-canceling headphones, you Refer all servicing to qualified personnel. Servicing Important Safety Information 1 Disposal of Waste Electrical and should be able to hear nearby people speak. Electronic Equipment 4 is required when the product has been damaged in Zune and Zune Earphones 1 any way, such as the AC adapter is damaged, liquid Minimize your time listening to loud sound Warranty 4 has been spilled into the product, the product has The more time you spend exposed to loud sound, the Zune Device 2 been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate more likely you are to damage your hearing. The louder Extended Warranty 8 normally, or has been dropped. the sound, the less time it takes to damage hearing. All Zune Products 3 Digital Rights Management 8 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or shock, do » Minimize your time listening to loud sound. At Zune and Zune AC Adapter 3 not expose this product to rain or moisture. maximum volume, listening to music on Zune Patent Information 8 with Zune Earphones can permanently damage Zune, Zune Wireless Remote, and your hearing in 15 minutes. Customer Support Options 8 Zune FM Transmitter with AutoSeek 3 » Even lower volumes can damage hearing if you Zune Wireless Remote 4 For Customers in the United States 9 are exposed for many hours. Zune Earphones and Zune Wireless Remote 4 1 » All of the sound that you are exposed to during a Avoid Infections with Zune Earphones All Zune Products Usage and Cleaning day adds up. If you are exposed to other loud Dirty Zune Earphones can lead to ear infections. WARNING! Use in accordance with these instructions. sound, it takes less time listening to Zune at high Clean your premium earphones frequently with an Failure to properly set up, use, and care for this volumes to cause hearing damage. Do not use near any heat sources. antiseptic, such as isopropyl alcohol. If the product can increase the risk of serious injury » To safely use Zune with no time limit, keep the earphones cause irritation, stop using them. This or death, or damage to the device or devices. Only use attachments/accessories specified volume low enough that you can carry on a could be a sign of infection, or lead to infection. Read this guide and keep all printed guides for by Microsoft. conversation with people nearby. future reference. For replacement guides, go to Clean only with dry cloth. Replacement headphones may be louder Zune Device www.zune.net/support or refer to the Customer Support Options section for contact information. Other headphones may be louder than Zune Battery Safety Zune and Zune AC Adapter Earphones, even if the volume control setting is the The Zune device contains a built-in battery, improper Do Not Attempt Repairs same. When you change headphones, always reset AC Powered Devices use of which may result in explosion. Do not heat, Do not attempt to take apart, open, service, or modify the volume starting from a low level. These precautions apply to all products that plug open, puncture, mutilate, or dispose of the product in the product or power supply. Doing so could present into a standard wall power outlet. Be aware of hearing loss symptoms fire. Do not leave Zune in direct sunlight for an the risk of electric shock or other hazard. Any extended period of time, which could cause melting Stop using Zune and have your hearing checked if: evidence of any attempt to open and/or modify the Failure to take the following precautions can result or battery damage. device, including any peeling, puncturing, or removal » You experience any hearing loss. in serious injury or death from electric shock or fire of any of the labels, will void the Limited Warranty. or in damage to the device. » You hear ringing in your ears. Boarding Aircraft Before boarding any aircraft or packing a Zune Refer all servicing to qualified personnel. Servicing » Your speech sounds muffled. is required when the product has been damaged in To select an appropriate power source for wireless device in luggage that will be checked, turn your device: » Sound seems dull or flat. the product off. This wireless device can transmit any way, such as the AC adapter has been damaged, liquid has been spilled into the product, the product It is a good idea to have your hearing checked radio frequency (RF) energy, much like a cellular » Use only the power supply unit that came with has been exposed to rain or other types of moisture, regularly by an audiologist. telephone, when the wireless device is turned on. your device or that you received from an the product does not operate normally, or the Turn off Zune wireless when using the Zune device in authorized repair center. For more information, see www.zune.net/health. flight. To do this, go to Settings, select Wireless, and product has been dropped. » Do not use non-standard power sources, such as then select Off. Do not use the Zune FM Transmitter Be Aware of Your Surroundings Heed all warnings and follow all instructions. generators or inverters, even if the voltage and accessory with the Zune device in flight. frequency appear acceptable. Only use AC power Do not use Zune Earphones or watch videos while Do Not Use Near Water driving, cycling, or walking near traffic. Avoid provided by a standard wall outlet. adjusting Zune FM Transmitter controls while Do not use this product near water. To reduce the risk driving. It is safest to adjust the controls while of fire or shock, do not expose this product to rain or Zune, Zune Wireless Remote, and stopped or have a passenger adjust them. other types of moisture. Zune FM Transmitter with AutoSeek Always keep the volume low enough to hear people Cable and Cord Safety Caution: Exposure to Radio Frequency Radiation. talking and sounds that might indicate danger, like Arrange all cables and cords so that people and pets To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance fire alarms. are not likely to trip over or accidentally pull on them requirements, this device must not be co-located as they move around or walk through the area. Do or operating in conjunction with any other antenna not allow children to play with cables and cords. or transmitter. 2 3 Zune Wireless Remote Disposal of Waste Electrical and A. WARRANTIES. suitable packaging that provides an adequate Warnings Electronic Equipment » 1 Year Express Warranty. Subject to the terms degree of protection against damage during transit to the location specified by Microsoft. Do not open, heat, recharge, disassemble, put in and conditions of this Limited Warranty, Microsoft This symbol means that the disposal of this product Except as otherwise required by legislation in backwards, expose contents to water or dispose of warrants to you only (the original purchaser), that may be regulated. Disposal with household waste your jurisdiction, costs associated with transport batteries in fire. under normal use and service, the Zune Product will may therefore be restricted. It is your responsibility (including packaging) for warranty service shall to comply with applicable recycling law or substantially conform with the accompanying Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent be at your expense. regulations pertaining to electrical and electronic printed user instruction materials for a period of 1 type (CR2032). Danger of explosion if battery is waste. Separate collection and recycling will help to year starting as of the date of your sales receipt (the 3 Delete or remove any files or data you consider incorrectly replaced. conserve natural resources and prevent potential “Warranty Period”). private or confidential prior to sending the Zune Product to Microsoft. Precautions negative consequences for human health and the » Implied Warranty. You may also have an implied environment, which inappropriate disposal could warranty and/or condition under the laws of some Failure to follow the above instructions may Do not pick up the battery using tweezers or other cause due to the possible presence of hazardous jurisdictions, which is hereby limited to the duration result in delays, cause you to incur additional metal tools as this may cause a short circuit which substances in electrical and electronic equipment.
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