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[Ann Reflection] Using (Cell/Work) Phones: 2 ears are better than one! Using your FM system with you

2 ears are better than one! Using your FM system with your telephone
If you are having difficulty hearing on the telephone with one hearing aid,
consider using your FM system so that you can use both hearing aids. You
can either have the signal transmitted to your FM receivers snapped on to
the bottom of your hearing aids, or to a bodyworn receiving unit with an
induction loop such as the Phonak MyLink receiver unit. The bodyworn
receiving unit will transmit sound to your hearing aids through the
induction loop. The hearing aids must be set on the 'telephone' or 't-coil'
position. Remember that when your hearing aids are on the t-coil position
you can't hear anything other than the phone. Consider asking your
audiologist if one or both of the aids can have an 'MT' program put in
(this means the microphone and the telecoil are working at the same time-so
you can hear around you and you can hear on the phone. You don't have to
worry about feedback because the ear piece of the phone doesn't need to be
next to your hearing aid anymore - the sound is being sent by the FM
transmitter to the FM receivers or the FM induction loop around your neck
(ie the Phonak MyLink).
Parts required:
Your FM system
You will need to purchase a device made by Nexxtech. It is a Telephone
Recording Unit. Part #4318237. This is available at The Source.
To Connect the FM Transmitter to the telephone:
1. Unplug the telephone receiver from the telephone.
2. Plug the Telephone Recording Unit into the telephone.
3. Plug the telephone receiver into the Telephone Recording Unit.
4. Plug the 3.5mm jack from the Telephone Recording Unit into the Audio
jack located on the 'battery charger' unit connected to the bottom of the
FM transmitter (This is on the right side of the battery charging unit,
upper jack. It says 'Audio'). The battery charger unit must be attached to
the bottom of the Smartlink, Zoomlink or Easylink FM transmitter.
The Phonak FM transmitter (Smartlink, Zoomlink, Easylink or Microlink)
should be 'off'. It will turn on automatically when you pick up the phone
and start to make a call.
If you are using 'boot' receivers snapped to the bottom of your hearing
aids, when you pick up the phone the FM transmitter will automatically
start transmitting the sound to your receiving units.
If you are using a body worn receiving unit with an induction loop, you
will need to make sure it is turned on. Wear the loop around your neck.
Your hearing aids need to be on the 'telephone' or 't-coil' program when
you are speaking on the phone.
If necessary, adjust the volume by adjusting the volume on your hearing
aids (if you are using the FM receivers boots) OR on the bodyworn receiving
unit.
The earpiece of the telephone handset does not need to be near your hearing
aids but you will still need to speak directly into the mouthpiece of the
telephone handset.
Note: for systems other than the Phonak Smartlink, Zoomlink or Easylink -
you just plug the callcorder into the 'auxiliary audio input jack' of the
FM transmitter. For some FM systems the jack is a 2.5mm, or a 3-pin
eurojack - and the Call Corder will not fit. You will need to purchase a
dual mini jack coupler (Radio Shack part number was 274-886). Plug the call
corder into the coupler jack, use the DAI (direct audio input) cord that
came with the FM system and plug one end into the remaining side of the
coupler and then plug into the auxiliary audio input jack of the FM
transmitter.
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