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Using your Walkman while swimming

Notes while swimming
Preparations before swimming
Improving the fit
If the sound becomes muffled during swimming
Taking off your Walkman and maintenance after swimming
Liquids that the water resistant performance specifications apply to
Notes on charging the battery
Notes on using your Walkman
Water resistant performance of this Walkman
How the sound may be muffled while you are swimming

To use your Walkman while swimming, note the following and fit your Walkman into your ears correctly:

  • Choose the size of earbuds that feel quite snug.

  • Fit your Walkman into your ears firmly.

Notes while swimming

  • Do not use your Walkman in places where an inability to hear surrounding sound would be dangerous.

  • When you use your Walkman in public or private swimming facilities, follow the rules of that facility.

  • Do not use your Walkman while swimming in a river or in the ocean.

Preparations before swimming

  1. Choose the best fitting earbuds.

  • There are different earbuds including the ones initially attached to your Walkman, supplied inside the box.

  • If the earbuds initially attached to your Walkman do not fit your ears, try another size among the supplied earbuds that feel quite snug.

  • For swimming, choose a size slightly tighter than your usual size.

  • You may use different sizes of earbuds on the left and right.

  1. Attach earbuds to your Walkman.

  • Install the earbuds onto the headphones so that the tip of the inner part () of the earbuds fits into the position on the projection of the headphones.

  • Make sure that the earbuds fit straight on, not at an angle, to prevent the earbuds from detaching and remaining in your ears.

  1. Fit your Walkman into your ears firmly.

Follow the procedures below and fit your Walkman into your ears firmly:

  1. Place your Walkman so that the earbuds fit in your right and left ears snugly.

  1. Turn the headphones part of your Walkman up, down, right, and left to find the best position.

Note

  • Fit your Walkman into your ears before swimming while the earbuds and your ears are still dry.

  • Make sure to fit your Walkman into your ears firmly so that water does not get into your ears from a gap between your ears and the headphones.

Improving the fit

Stabilizing your Walkman with the supplied adjustment band

You can place your Walkman more firmly into your ears by using the supplied adjustment band.

Stabilizing your Walkman with swimming goggles

By stabilizing the arrow-pointed part on your Walkman with the band of your swimming goggles, you can prevent your Walkman from detaching because of water pressure.

If the sound becomes muffled during swimming

Water inside your ears or headphones may cause the sound to be muffled.

Removing the water from your ears

  • Remove the water from your ears.

Removing the water from earbuds

  • Remove the water from your earbuds.
    Remove the water as follows:
    Hold the headphones with their openings facing down and pat the hand holding the headphones against your wrist 5 to 10 times to remove the water as shown.

If you still cannot remove the water from earbuds

If this does not remove the water, remove the earbuds from the headphones and pat the headphones lightly a further 5 to 10 times on a dry cloth.

Taking off your Walkman and maintenance after swimming

Take off your Walkman after swimming

Gently take your Walkman off your ears.
Note

  • If earbuds fitted firmly in your ears are removed suddenly, there is a risk of damage to your ears or eardrums, or the earbuds may remain in your ears.

Clean your Walkman after use

Remove water and dry your Walkman after use as follows:

  1. Wipe away the water on your Walkman using a soft dry cloth.

  1. Remove the earbuds.

  1. Rinse the terminals () and headphones parts () of your Walkman with gentle running tap water. Then wipe the moisture off the terminals and surface of your Walkman using a soft dry cloth.

  1. Pat the headphones parts softly with a dry cloth. Repeat patting about 20 times. Then put a dry cloth under the headphones, and leave your Walkman at room temperature for about 2 to 3 hours.

Liquids that the water resistant performance specifications apply to


Applicable
fresh water, tap water, perspiration, pool water
Not applicable
liquids other than those above (examples: soapy water, detergent water, water with bath agents, shampoo, hot spring water, seawater, etc.)

The water resistant performance of your Walkman is based on our measurements under the conditions described above. Note that malfunctions as a result of water immersion caused by misuse by the customer are not covered by the warranty.

Notes on charging the battery

The USB cradle supplied with your Walkman is not water resistant.
Before charging the battery, make sure your Walkman is not wet.
If there is moisture on the Walkman, wipe it off completely, and leave the Walkman at room temperature to dry it until no moisture remains on the Walkman before you start charging.
Never use the USB cradle (supplied) with wet hands or when your Walkman is wet. Doing so may cause an electric shock, smoke emission, or a fire, etc.

Notes on using your Walkman

  • The earbuds seal your ears. Therefore, be aware that there is a risk of damage to your ears or eardrums if strong pressure is applied to the earbuds, or the earbuds are removed suddenly from your ears. Due to this risk, do not do vigorous exercise, dive into a swimming pool, etc., while wearing your Walkman.

  • Do not pour hot water directly on your Walkman and do not blow hot air from a hair dryer, etc., directly on the Walkman. Never use the Walkman in high temperature locations such as in saunas or near a stove.

Water resistant performance of this Walkman

The water resistant specifications (*1) of this Walkman are equivalent to IEC60529 “Degrees of protection against ingress of water (IP Code)” IPX5/8 (*2), which specifies the degree of protection provided against the entry of water.
If you use your Walkman in a swimming pool, do not exceed a depth of 2 m while wearing it. Before use, be sure to read and understand the water resistant specifications completely.
(*1) The headphone sections are not water-tight.
(*2) IPX5 (Degrees of protection against jets of water): Your Walkman , with standard-type earbuds attached, will maintain its operability even when exposed to direct streams of water from any direction in a situation where approximately 12.5 l/min. of water is supplied for more than 3 minutes from a distance of about 3 m using a nozzle with an inner diameter of 6.3 mm. However, this does not apply to the headphone sections.
IPX8 (Degrees of protection against continual water submersion): Your Walkman, with standard-type earbuds attached, will maintain its operability even when submersed in water to a depth of 2 m for 30 minutes.

How the sound may be muffled while you are swimming

  1. If the water gets into a gap between your ears and the headphones () and covers the eardrum (), sound may become muffled.

  1. You can prevent water penetration by using the most appropriate size of earbuds that fit your ears firmly.

  1. If water accumulates in the drivers of the headphones (), the sound may become muffled.

  1. You can prevent water penetration by using the Swimming earbuds supplied with your Walkman.

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