Radio Shack DX-398 Owner's Manual

10CONNECTINGHEADPHONESFor private listening and for stereosound during FM stereo broadcasts,you can plug optional stereo head-phones with a 1 /8 -inch (3.5 mm) plug(available at your local RadioShackstore) into the jack on the left side ofthe receiver. This automatically dis-connects the internal speaker.When you connect stereo headphonesand tune to a stereo broadcast,appears on the display.Listening SafelyTo protect your hearing, follow theseguidelines when you use headphones.• Do not listen at extremely highvolume levels. Extended high-vol-ume listening can lead to perma-nent hearing loss.• Set the volume to the lowest set-ting before you begin listening.After you begin listening, adjustthe volume to a comfortable level.• Once you set the volume, do notincrease it. Over time, your earsadapt to the volume level, so a vol-ume level that does not cause dis-comfort might still damage yourhearing.Traffic SafetyDo not use headphones with your re-ceiver when operating a motor vehicleor riding a bicycle in or near traffic.Doing so can create a traffic hazardand could be illegal in some areas.If you use headphones with your re-ceiver, be very careful. Do not listen toa continuous broadcast. Even thoughsome headphones let you hear someoutside sounds when listening at nor-mal volume levels, they still canpresent a traffic hazard.CONNECTING A TAPERECORDERYou can connect an optional tape re-corder to your receiver’s REC LINEOUT jack to record transmissions.The recorder must have a line level in-put jack.Note: If you use a recorder’s MIC INjack to connect to the receiver, thesound will be distorted.ST