About Digital Audio Broadcassting (Dab); Environmental Information; Hearing Safety - Philips MCB279/05 User Manual

General Information
About Digital Audio
Broadcasting (DAB)
DAB digital radio is a new way of broadcasting
radio via a network of terrestrial transmitters. It
provides listeners with more choice and
information delivered in crystal clear, crackle-free
sound quality.
– The technology allows the receiver to lock on
to the strongest signal it can find.
– With DAB digital stations there are no
frequencies to remember, and sets are tuned by
station name, so there's no retuning on the
move.
What is a multiplex?
Digital radio operation is made up of a single
block of frequencies called a multiplex. Each
multiplex works within a frequency spectrum,
such as Band III for DAB broadcasts.
Note:
– You will receive only those stations within your
transmission area.
DAB Broadcasters and DLS
Each DAB broadcaster (or multiplex operator)
also provides text and audio data services. Some
programmes are supported by Dynamic Label
Segments (DLS). This is data which you can read
as scrolling text on your DAB radio display. Some
stations transmit the latest news, travel, and
weather, what's on now and next, website
addresses and phone numbers.
For more information on digital radio coverage
and services, please visit: www.drdb.org.

Environmental Information

All unnecessary packaging has been omitted. We
have tried to make the packaging easy to
separate into three materials: cardboard (box),
polystyrene foam (buffer) and polyethylene (bags,
protective foam sheet).
Your system consists of materials which can be
recycled and reused if disassembled by a
specialised company. Please observe the local
regulations regarding the disposal of packaging
materials, exhausted batteries and old
equipment.
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Hearing Safety

Listen at a moderate volume.
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Using headphones at a high volume can impair
your hearing. This product can produce sounds
in decibel ranges that may cause hearing loss for
a normal person, even for exposure less than a
minute. The higher decibel ranges are offered
for those that may have already experienced
some hearing loss.
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Sound can be deceiving. Over time your hearing
"comfort level" adapts to higher volumes of
sound. So after prolonged listening, what sounds
"normal" can actually be loud and harmful to
your hearing. To guard against this, set your
volume to a safe level before your hearing
adapts and leave it there.
To establish a safe volume level:
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Set your volume control at a low setting.
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Slowly increase the sound until you can hear it
comfortably and clearly, without distor tion.
Listen for reasonable periods of time:
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Prolonged exposure to sound, even at normally
"safe" levels, can also cause hearing loss.
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Be sure to use your equipment reasonably and
take appropriate breaks.
Be sure to observe the following
guidelines when using your headphones.
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Listen at reasonable volumes for reasonable
periods of time.
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Be careful not to adjust the volume as your
hearing adapts.
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Do not turn up the volume so high that you
can't hear what's around you.
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You should use caution or temporarily
discontinue use in potentially hazardous
situations.
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Do not use headphones while operating a
motorized vehicle, cycling, skateboarding, etc.; it
may create a traffic hazard and is illegal in many
areas.