CD-3445 Portable CD Player
(420-5056)                 Connections                Faxback Doc. # 31627

You can listen to your CD-3445 by connecting stereo headphones to the CD
player's PHONES jack or by connecting amplified speakers or a home audio
or autosound system to the LINE OUT jack using the supplied Y-adapter
cable.

NOTES:  The CD player's PHONES jack is a high-level audio output, and its
        volume is controlled by the CD player's VOLUME control.  Use this
        jack with headphones or amplified speakers that do not have a
        volume control.

        The CD player's LINE OUT jack is a low-level audio output, and its
        volume is controlled by the volume controlled by the volume
        control of the amplified speakers, home audio system, or autosound
        system.

        Your local Radio Shack store carries a variety of headphones and
        amplified speakers.

CONNECTING HEADPHONES

For private listening, plug a pair of stereo headphones with a 1/8-inch
plug into the CD player's PHONES jack.

Listening Safely

To protect your hearing, follow these guidelines when you use headphones.

    Set the volume to the lowest setting before you begin listening. 
    After you begin listening, adjust the volume to a comfortable level.

    Do not listen at extremely high volume levels.  Extended high-volume
    levels.  Extended high-volume listening can lead to permanent hearing
    loss.

    Once you set the volume, do not increase it. Over time, your ears
    adapt to  the volume level, so a volume level that does not cause
    discomfort might still damage your hearing.

Traffic Safety

Do not wear headphones while operating a motor vehicle or riding a bicycle. 
This can create a traffic hazard and is illegal in some areas.

Even though some headphones are designed to let you hear some outside
sounds when listening at normal volume levels, they still present a
present a traffic hazard.

CONNECTING AMPLIFIED SPEAKERS

To listen to your CD player through speakers, plug a pair of amplified speakers with a 1/8-inch plug into the CD player's LINE OUT jack using either: 

    The supplied Y-adapter cable.

    The amplified speakers' built-in Y-cable.


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