Headphones “Break-in”
Break in time for headphones? We’re kidding, right?
No we’re not. Like any high performance product, whether
it’s cars or headphones, they’re mechanical devices that
settle in after use. Your new headphones will sound
incredible out of the box, but will “mellow” out after
use and sound even better. We recommend playing them
for 8 hours. After 20 hours of playing, they should be fully
broken in. Enjoy.
Battery
If applicable, battery must be recycled or disposed
of properly.
Information to consumers in application
of EU WEEE Directive 96/2002
This product is subject to European Union
regulations that promote the re-use and recycling
of used electrical and electronic equipment. This product
required the extraction and use of natural resources and
may contain hazardous substances. The symbol above, on
the product or on its packaging, indicates that this product
must not be disposed of with your other household waste.
Instead, it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste
equipment by handing it over to a designated collection
point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic
equipment. The separate collection and recycling of your
waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to
conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in
a manner that protects human health and the environment.
For more information about where you can drop o your
waste equipment for recycling, please contact your local
city oce, your household waste disposal service, or the
store from which you purchased the product. For more
information about Monster products, please visit us at:
www.MonsterProducts.com.
Monster® Service
Have a Problem with Your Headphones?
Our Customer Service Team is here for you.
Please don’t return headphones to your retailer, CALL our
customer service center, 1-877-800-8989 for United States
or Latin America, or visit us at www.MonsterProducts.
com/service/. For Canadian, European, and Asian Pacic
customer service numbers, please see the “Telephone
Numbers” section in the following “Limited Warranty
for Consumers”. Our team of experts will assist you with
all questions and technical diculties.
We stand behind our products. Monster headphones
deliver the best in sound, quality, and design.
Thank you for your purchase. Visit MonsterProducts.com/
headphones to order headphone replacement parts,
accessories, and cables.
Download the complete manual at:
www.MonsterProducts.com
LIMITED WARRANTY FOR CONSUMERS
Monster, LLC, 7251 West Lake Mead Blvd., Las Vegas, NV
89128, USA, [PLEASE NOTE THAT MONSTER DOES NOT
ACCEPT PRODUCTS SHIPPED TO THIS ADDRESS –
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS IN “HOW TO MAKE A CLAIM”
BELOW] (415) 840-2000 (“Monster”) extends You this
Limited Warranty. Statutory or common law may provide
You with additional rights or remedies, which shall not be
aected by this Limited Warranty.
DEFINITIONS
“Adequate Use” means personal use of the Product
(i) for private (as opposed to commercial) purposes,
(ii) in conformance with all applicable law, code or
regulations (including without limitation building and/
or electrical codes), (iii) in accordance with manufacturer
recommendations and/or instructions in the materials and
documentation that accompany the Product, and (iv) if
applicable, with proper electrical grounding.
“Authorized Dealer” means any distributor, reseller or
retailer that (i) was duly authorized to do business and
permitted to sell You the Product under the laws of the
jurisdiction where You bought the Product, (ii) purchased
the Product directly from Monster or from a party with a
contractual relationship with Monster and in accordance
with the authorized terms and conditions of such
agreement, and (iii) sold You the Product new and in its
original packaging.
“Formal Warranty Claim” means a claim made
in accordance with the section “Formal Warranty
Claims” herein.
“Product” means a Product (i) that is listed in the
Specications Table below, (ii) that You bought from an
Authorized Dealer new and in its original packaging, and
(iii) whose serial number, if any, has not been removed,
altered, or defaced.
Important Monster®
Performance and Safety Tips
Listen Responsibly
To avoid hearing damage, make sure that the volume
on your music player is turned down before connecting
your headphones. After placing headphones in / on
your ears, gradually turn up the volume until you reach
a comfortable listening level.
Noise levels are measured in decibels (dB), exposure to any
noise at or above 85 dB can cause gradual hearing loss.
Monitor your use; hearing loss is a function of loudness
versus time. The louder it is, the less time you can be
exposed to it. The softer it is, the more time you can
listen to it.
This decibel (dB) table compares some common sounds
and shows how they rank in potential harm to hearing.
Get the most out of your equipment and enjoy great
audio performance even at safe levels. Our headphones
will allow you to hear more details at lower volume levels
than ever before.
Learn how to establish a safe listening level and review
other important safety guidelines from the Consumer
Electronics Association at www.ce.org. Important
information on how to prevent Noise-Induced Hearing
Loss (NIHL) and a comprehensive list of which noises can
cause damage can be found on the Deafness Research
Foundation’s website, www.drf.org.
Physiology of the Ear and Hearing
For additional information on what loud noises do to your ear and more on
protecting the ear, reference www.abelard.org/hear/hear.php#loud-music
Use Responsibly
Do not use headphones when it’s unsafe to do so – while
operating a vehicle, riding a bike, crossing streets, or during
any activity or in an environment where your full attention
to your surroundings is required.
It‘s dangerous to drive while wearing headphones, and
in many places, illegal because it decreases your chances
of hearing life-saving sounds outside of your vehicle, such
as another car’s horn and emergency vehicle sirens.
Please avoid wearing your headphones while driving.
Use one of Monster’s FM transmitters to listen to your
mobile media devices instead.
“Product Defect” “Defective Product” or means an
inadequacy of the Product that existed at the time when
You received the Product from an Authorized Dealer
and that causes a failure of the Product to perform in
accordance with Monster’s documentation accompanying
the Product, unless such failure has been caused
completely or partly by (a) any use other than Adequate
Use, (b) transportation, neglect, misuse or abuse by
anyone other than Monster’s employees; (c) alteration,
tampering or modication of the product by anyone
other than a Monster employee; (d) accident (other than
a malfunction that would otherwise qualify as a Product
Defect); (e) maintenance or service of the Product by
anyone other than a Monster employee; (f) exposure of
the Product to heat, bright light, sun, liquids, sand or other
contaminants; or (g) acts outside the control of Monster,
including without limitation acts of God, re, storms,
earthquake or ood.
“Warranty Period” means the time period during which
Monster must have received Your Formal Warranty Claim.
The dierent Warranty Periods related to Product Defects
are dened in the Specications Table below. The Warranty
Period commences on the date when You purchased
or received (whichever occurs later) the Product from
an Authorized Dealer as evidenced by the Authorized
Dealer’s invoice, sales receipt or packing slip. If You do
not have written proof of the date of purchase or receipt,
then the Warranty Period commences three (3) months
after the date when the Product left Monster or its factory
as evidenced by Monster’s records. The Warranty Period
ends after the time dened in the Specications Table
has expired or after You have transferred ownership of
the Product, whichever occurs earlier. Also, You must call
Monster and obtain a Return Authorization Number (as
described under “How to Make a Claim”) within two (2)
months after You discover a Product Defect (or should have
discovered it, if such Product Defect was obvious).
“You” means the rst individual person that purchased the
Product in its original packaging from an Authorized Dealer.
This Limited Warranty does not apply to persons or entities
that bought the Product (i) in used or unpackaged form,
(ii) for resale, lease or other commercial use, or (iii) from
someone other than an Authorized Dealer.
SCOPE OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY
PRODUCTS. If a Product contained a Product Defect when
You bought it from an Authorized Dealer, and Monster
receives a Formal Warranty Claim from You (i) within two (2)
months after You discover such Product Defect (or should
have discovered it, if such Product Defect was obvious)
and (ii) before the end of the Warranty Period for Product
Defects applicable to the Defective Product, then Monster
will provide You with one of the following remedies:
Monster will (1) repair or, at Monster’s sole discretion,
replace the Defective Product, or (2) refund to You the
purchase price You paid to Monster or the Authorized
Dealer for the Defective Product if repair or replacement
is not commercially practicable or cannot be timely made.
NOTE: TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW, MONSTER DOES NOT ASSUME ANY LIABILITY FOR
ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES
UNDER THIS LIMITED WARRANTY.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHOICE OF LAW/JURISDICTION. This Limited Warranty
and any disputes arising out of or in connection with this
Limited Warranty (“Disputes”) shall be governed by the
laws of the jurisdiction where You bought the Product.
OTHER RIGHTS. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY GIVES YOU
SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE
OTHER RIGHTS, WHICH VARY FROM JURISDICTION TO
JURISDICTION, AND WHICH SHALL NOT BE AFFECTED BY
THIS LIMITED WARRANTY.* THIS WARRANTY EXTENDS ONLY
TO YOU AND CANNOT BE TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED. If
any provision of this Limited Warranty is unlawful, void or
unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severable
and shall not aect any remaining provisions. In case of any
inconsistency between the English and other versions of
this Limited Warranty, the English version shall prevail.
REGISTRATION. Please register Your Product at www.
MonsterProducts.com. Failure to register will not diminish
Your warranty rights.
SPECIFICATIONS TABLE
Product Model Warranty Period for headphone
Product that
accompanies this
warranty statement
One (1) year for product sold
in North America, South America
and Asia Pacic
Two (2) years for product sold
in Europe
SOUND NOISE LEVEL
(dB)
EFFECT
Whisper 30 Very quiet
Quiet Oce 50–60 Comfortable hearing
levels are under 60 dB
Vacuum Cleaner,
Hair Dryer
70 Intrusive; interferes with
telephone conversations
Food Blender 85–90 85 dB is the level at
which hearing damage
(8 hrs.) begins
Garbage Truck,
Cement Mixer
100 No more than 15 minutes
of unprotected exposure
recommended for sounds
between 90–100 dB
Power Saw, Drill,
Jackhammer
110 Regular exposure to
sound over 100 dB of
more than 1 minute risks
permanent hearing loss
Rock Concerts
(varies)
110–140 Threshold of pain begins
around 125 dB
Chart information obtained from www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/education/teachers/
pages/common_sounds.aspx
ENGLISH
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