M-AUDIO IE-20xb User Manual

User Guide

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IE-40 | IE-30 | IE-20 XB | IE-10

Professional Reference Earphones

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Thank you for choosing M-Audio’s IE professional reference earphones. Your IE earphones have been designed to provide you with the best in professional-quality personal monitoring and music enjoyment. Whether you use your IE earphones for onstage monitoring, with your digital audio workstation software or just to listen to your favorite tunes, you’ll ﬁnd that they deliver the ultimate in audio performance.

Safe Listening Warnings

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Please be sure to read all warnings and instructions before using your M-Audio IE earphones.

⚠ To avoid damage to your hearing, we recommend that you do not exceed 50% of the maximum volume on your audio device and that you limit your use to one hour or less per day.

⚠ Always turn the volume down on your listening device before inserting your M-Audio IE earphones into your ears . Once your IE earphones are inserted, gradually increase the volume to a moderate listening level.

⚠ Using earphones at high volumes (greater than 85dB) or for extended periods of time (more than one hour per day) can permanently damage your hearing. Ringing in your ears or other discomfort can indicate that the music volume is too high.

⚠ Hearing damage can be gradual and cumulative. In many cases there are no obvious warning signs. A hearing test and medical examination are the only way to accurately diagnose hearing damage. However, we strongly recommend you make an appointment with your ear doctor if you notice any of the following symptoms:

< Ringing or buz zing in the ears

< Difﬁcult y in understanding speech

< Mufﬂing of sounds

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Listen Responsibly !

Hearing health is critical to your enjoyment of music and to your quality of life. Protect your hearing by listening to your music in a responsible manner that protects your long-term hearing health.

Please review and consider the following Occupational Safety Health Administration (“OSHA”) guidelines regarding the maximum time exposure to sound pressure levels before hearing damage may occur.

OSHA has established the following noise exposure limits:

Sound Pressure Level dB (A)

90 8 hours

95 4 hours

100 2 hours

105 1 hour

110 30 minutes

Permissible Noise Exposure Duration (per day)

WARNING: Exposure to sound pressure levels above 115dB(A) for even short periods of time can cause permanent hearing damage.

The preceding OSHA exposure levels should be considered maximum limits. Compliance with the OSHA limits will not provide you with protection from potential hearing loss. Accordingly, we recommend never exceeding 50% of the permitted volume on your audio playing device and limiting your use of headphones to durations of one hour or less per day. Decibel levels of 85 dB(A) are dangerous to your hearing and may cause hearing loss.

For more information visit the OSHA website at www.osha.gov.

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Additional Safety Tips for Proper Use

⚠ Do not use these earphones in any environment where a failure to hear surrounding sounds could be dangerous. In no way should these earphones be used while driving a car, biking, walking or operating machinery.

⚠ Do not submerge or expose the earphones to water (see the section on Earphone Care and Maintenance).

⚠ When using your earphones with an unfamiliar or unstable sound system (airplane, public access ports, etc. ) make sure volume is low and is kept at a moderate level to prevent “break-in” bursts of loud sounds.

⚠ Keep your M-Audio IE earphones away from young children. This product includes small parts and cables that may create a choking hazard.

⚠ Remove earphones if they cause any ear discomfort or you have difﬁculty inserting the ear tips (see the section on Suggestions for Using Ear Tips). Remember, ears are sensitive and you should never force anything into the ear canal.

⚠ Consult regularly with a physician or audiologist if you have problems hearing, excessive wa x build-up, or any discomfor t after use.

⚠ Your M-Audio professional reference earphones are intended for your personal use. If you are sharing your earphones, remove your ear tips, and clean your earphones with antiseptic wipes before and after sharing.

What’s in the Box

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< IE reference earphones (46-inch cord, cable

adjuster and gold-plated 1/ 8-inch input plug )

< Universal ﬁt kit: 6 single-ﬂange silicone ear

tips (2 small; 2 large; 2 medium, attached to earphones ), 2 double-ﬂange silicone eartips and 2 disposable foam tips

< Cleaning tool

< Soft carrying pouch (included with IE-10,

IE-20 XB, and IE-30 only)

< Airline attenuator/limiter (included with

IE-20 XB, I E-30, and IE-40 only)

< 1/4-inch adapter (included with IE-20 XB,

IE-30, and IE-40 only)

< Hard metallic storage case ( included with

IE-20 XB, I E-30, and IE-40 only)

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Earphone Components

< Earphones

< Ear tips

< Ear conductor

(visible only when ear tip is removed)

< Ear loops

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②

③

< Cleaning tool

< Airline attenuator/limiter ⑤

< 1/4” adapter

< Cable adjuster – Y-Junction ⑦

(see page 9)

④

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Individual product and accessory color and styling may vary. Hard metallic storage case, airline attenuator/limiter and 1/4” adapter not included with IE-10.

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