This decibel (dB) table compares some common sounds
and shows how they rank in potential harm to hearing.
SOUND
NOISE
EFFECT
LEVEL (dB)
Whisper
30
Very quiet
Quiet Office
50–60
Comfortable hearing levels
are under 60 dB
Vacuum Cleaner,
70
Intrusive; interferes with
Hair Dryer
telephone conversations
Food Blender
85–90
85 dB is the level at which
hearing damage (8 hrs.) begins
Garbage Truck,
100
No more than 15 minutes
Cement Mixer
of unprotected exposure
recommended for sounds
between 90–100 dB
Power Saw,
110
Regular exposure to sound
Drill/
over 100 dB of more than
Jackhammer
1 minute risks permanent
hearing loss
Rock Concerts
110–140
Threshold of pain begins
(varies)
around 125 dB
Chart information obtained from www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/education/teachers/
pages/common_sounds.aspx
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
Incus
Cochlear Nerve
Malleus
Cochlea
Auditory Canal
Vestibule
Tympanic
Membrane
Stapes
To Nose/Throat
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 through your car stereo instead.
Cleaning
Wipe earcups with a soft cloth dampened with a mild
soap solution.
Using Finger Tip Controls
The surface of the right ear cup is a touch sensitive control
surface. The center section (the logo) serves as a play/pause
control. Tap once for play/pause also for answer/end.
Swipe motion on the touch pad works as a volume control.
Swipe up for more volume, swipe down for less volume.
Tap action anywhere on the touch pad works as track
forward/track back control. Tap two times for the next track.
Tap three times for the previous track.
Key Features and Parts
The headset contains the following parts:
Swipe Controls
Volume Up
Volume Down
Swipe /
Touch pad
Tap Controls
Number
Function
of Taps
1
• play/pause
• answer call/end call
• accept call waiting
2
track up
3
track down
See Headset Controls for more actions
3.5mm Cable Port
Micro USB Charger
Swipe/Touch pad
Multifunction Button
• Power On/Off
• Pairing
• Mute/Unmute
Microphone
Indicator Light
Power/Charging
Before using the headset wirelessly, you need to charge
the battery and pair the headset with a compatible device.
The package includes a Micro USB cable that can be
connected to your computer or other device made for
USB charging. You can use a standard USB compatible
charging device that plugs directly into a wall socket, or
you can plug the USB cable directly into a laptop or PC.
Plug the Micro USB end of the included USB cable into the
USB micro port charger connector under the right earcup
of the headphone. Plug the other end into a USB port on
your computer or other devices made for USB charging.
The indicator light will be red while charging. Once fully
charged, the LED will be off. Charge time is 2 hours on an
empty battery. The fully charged battery has power for
up to 20 hours talking and/or music time. In this mode
you can listen to your headphones via Bluetooth wireless
communication or through the 3.5mm audio in.
Pairing
1. Ensure that your phone or music player is switched on.
2. To pair the headset if it has not been previously paired
with a device, switch on the headset, it will enter the
pairing mode automatically and the blue and red
indicator light starts to flash quickly. The headset is
ready to pair with your device.
3. To pair the headset if it has been previously paired with
another device, ensure that the headset is switched off,
and press and hold the multifunction key (for about five
seconds) until the blue and red indicator light starts to
flash quickly.
4. Activate the Bluetooth feature on your phone or music
player, and set it to search for Bluetooth devices.
5. Select "Monster ROC Over Ear" from the list of found
devices on your phone or music player.
6. If necessary, enter passcode 0000 to pair and connect
the headset to your device.
Using Monster ROC Over-Ear Without
Battery Power
If your Mon s ter ROC Over-Ear headphone is not charged,
Bluetooth wireless communication will not be available.
No Batteries Required
You can use your Mon s ter ROC Over-Ear headphone as
a wired headphone to save batteries or if your batteries
are not charged. Simply connect one end of the cable to
the bottom of the earcup and the other to your wireless
capable or wired MP3 player. By inserting an audio cable
in this way, Mon s ter ROC Over-Ear wireless functionality is
automatically disabled.
Disconnect the Headphone
To disconnect the headset from your device, switch off
the headset, or disconnect it in the Bluetooth menu of
your device.
Reconnect the Headphone
To connect the headset to the phone or music player that
you last used with it, switch on the headset or make the
connection in the Bluetooth menu of your device.
Listen to Music
To listen to music, connect the headset to a compatible
Headset Controls
ACTION ON TOUCH PAD
FUNCTION
Hold for 2 sec.
voice dial when no call is in progress
tap x1
answer call/end call
Hold for 2 sec.
reject call
*tap x1
accept call waiting
*tap x2
accept call on hold
*Hold for 2 sec.
reject call waiting
*Hold for 2 sec.
switch call between phone and
headset
Hold Touch Pad and
redial
Multifunction button
for 2 sec.
*Double press
mute/unmute microphone
Multifunction Button
*Action during call.
music player that supports A2DP Bluetooth profile. The
available music functions depend on your music player.
To play a song, select the song in the music player and
press the play/pause key on the Mon s ter ROC Over-Ear
Headset. To pause or resume playing a song, press the play/
pause key.
If you receive or make a call while listening to music, the
music is paused until the call ends.
GUIDE TO INDICATOR LIGHTS
INDICATOR LIGHT
DESCRIPTION
Red flash x2
Connectable
Blue and red
Connectable/Discoverable
alternate flash
Blue flash x1
• Connected
• Outgoing Call Establish
• Incoming Call Establish
• Active Call
• TWC Call Waiting
• Active Call no SCO
• Streaming A2DP
Red flash x1
• TWC Call On Hold
• TWC Multi Party Call
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.