Alango Technologies Wear & Hear BeHear PROXY User manual

Product Name: BeHear PROXY Product No.: ABH-130 Doc. No. BHPUM202102.10
BeHear® PROXY
User Manual
Sound Enhancement by Alango Technologies, Ltd.

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Product Name: BeHear PROXY Product No.: ABH-130 Doc. No. BHPUM202102.10
Wear & Hear is the brand name for a line of concept, future-looking wearable audio devices that are
developed by Alango Technologies, a leading supplier of voice and audio enhancement technologies
for the communication and entertainment markets.
BeHear and Wear & Hear are registered trademarks of Alango Technologies, Ltd.
For more information, contact:
Wear & Hear
c/o Alango Technologies, Ltd.
2 Etgar St.
Tirat Carmel, ISRAEL 3903213
Tel.: [phone]
[email protected]
[e-mail]
www.WearAndHear.com
©2018-2021 Alango Technologies, Ltd.

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Contents
Introduction ...............................................................................................................................5
Device Overview ........................................................................................................................7
Basic Operation..........................................................................................................................9
Charging the Battery.......................................................................................................................... 9
Turning the Neck Speaker ON and OFF ............................................................................................. 9
Checking the Battery Status............................................................................................................... 9
Checking the Battery Level using the Neck Speaker.......................................................................9
Checking the Battery Level using the Application .......................................................................... 9
Wearing Instructions........................................................................................................................ 10
Fitting the Ear Buds to Your Ears ..................................................................................................... 10
Getting Started.........................................................................................................................11
Pairing with Bluetooth Devices........................................................................................................ 11
How to Place the BeHear PROXY Neck Speaker into Pairing Mode..............................................11
Pairing BeHear PROXY with Additional Bluetooth Devices...........................................................11
Connecting with Bluetooth Devices................................................................................................. 11
Automatic Connection of Paired Bluetooth Devices ....................................................................11
Choosing from Multiple BeHear PROXY Devices Paired to the Same Smartphone......................11
Connecting Simultaneously to Two Different Bluetooth Devices.................................................11
Selecting Operation Mode............................................................................................................... 12
Checking for Updates....................................................................................................................... 13
Personalization ................................................................................................................................ 13
Hearing Assessment......................................................................................................................13
Before Starting the Hearing Assessment ......................................................................................14
Conducting the Hearing Assessment ............................................................................................14
Hearing Assessment Results .........................................................................................................15
Using BeHear PROXY................................................................................................................16
Listening to Audio ............................................................................................................................ 16
SonicVibrance – Stereo Sound Enhancement Function................................................................16
ListenThrough™ – Stay Safe & Alert Function ..............................................................................16
Handling Mobile Phone Calls ........................................................................................................... 18
EasyListen™ – Slowing Down Incoming Speech............................................................................ 18
Personal Hearing Amplification ....................................................................................................... 19
Managing Personal Hearing Using the Neck Speaker Controls .................................................... 19
Managing Personal Hearing Using the W&H BeHear App............................................................19
Advanced Sound Tuning ...............................................................................................................20
Mobile Application................................................................................................................... 21
Installing the Application ................................................................................................................. 21

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First Launch...................................................................................................................................... 21
Connection....................................................................................................................................... 22
Connection with an Android Phone..............................................................................................23
Connection with an iOS Phone ..................................................................................................... 24
Home Screens .................................................................................................................................. 26
ListenThrough Audio Player State.................................................................................................26
SonicVibrance Audio Player State.................................................................................................26
Phone Call State ............................................................................................................................26
Personal Hearing Amplification State ...........................................................................................27
Idle State .......................................................................................................................................27
Advanced Sound Tuning for Personal Hearing Amplification State..............................................28
Personalization ................................................................................................................................ 29
Personal Hearing Assessment.......................................................................................................29
Edit Audiogram .............................................................................................................................31
Library of Audiograms...................................................................................................................31
Settings ............................................................................................................................................ 32
Application Settings ......................................................................................................................33
Device Settings..............................................................................................................................34
Update...........................................................................................................................................37
Information...................................................................................................................................... 38
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 38
Tutorials ........................................................................................................................................39
Version ..........................................................................................................................................39
Terms of Use .................................................................................................................................39
FAQ................................................................................................................................................40
Support.......................................................................................................................................... 40
Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................41
General Issues.................................................................................................................................. 41
Reset the Neck Speaker ................................................................................................................... 41
Updating the Neck Speaker ............................................................................................................. 41
Legal Information.....................................................................................................................42
FCC Compliance Statement ............................................................................................................. 42
EU Declaration of Conformity.......................................................................................................... 43
European Union – Disposal Information ......................................................................................... 43

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Introduction
BeHear PROXY is a hands-free neck speaker with built-in, personalizable sound enhancement
for TV watching, music listening, mobile calls, and world sounds. It can be used with hearing
aids.
BeHear PROXY combines the functionality of three devices into one:
•Bluetooth stereo neck speaker for wireless mobile phone calls and media playback
•Assistive hearing device enhancing intelligibility of speech and other important sounds
•Digital hearing aid for personalized sound amplification across a wide sound spectrum
BeHear PROXY utilizes voice processing technologies developed by Alango Technologies, Ltd.,
such as:
•ListenThrough™ - passing through important ambient sounds during music playback
•SonicVibrance™– extending stereo sound, enriching music impression
•EasyListen™ - slowing down speech dynamically during phone conversations
•Personal Sound Amplifier - providing dynamic, compressed amplification of ambient
sounds
•Hearing enhancement functions - including noise reduction, echo cancellation, and more
While the neck speaker itself includes a variety of controls to manage its functions, the W&H
BeHear mobile application is also provided to complement these controls. The application
allows the wearer to customize the speaker for his/her specific hearing capabilities and
preferences, and further personalize hearing based on real-time conditions. The application
supports:
• A personal hearing assessment for automatic adjustment of the sound in each of the
operational modes – ambient hearing, phone calls, and audio play – to suit the capabilities
and preferences of the wearer
• Fine tuning the sound in real time
• Management of assistive listening functions during phone calls and media playback
• Various device settings, including default mode behavior, preferences for control, voice,
tone and vibration alerts, and more
The W&H BeHear application can be downloaded from the Google Play Store or Apple Store:

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The BeHear PROXY neck speaker works in two different operational modes:
Loudspeaker (cables are retracted into
neck speaker):
•Bluetooth audio playback is
supported, with or without
SonicVibrance activated (but
without ListenThrough).
•Mobile calls are supported,
with or without EasyListen
activated.
Earphones (cables are extracted and
buds are placed in ears):
•Personalized sound
amplification is supported.
•Bluetooth audio playback is
supported, with or without
ListenThrough activated (but
without SonicVibrance).
•Mobile calls are supported,
with or without EasyListen
activated.

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Device Overview
Icon
Component
Function
1
Volume up button
Short press to increase call/audio/ambient volume. (*)
2
Multi-functional
button
Handle phone calls (read Handling Phone Calls)(**)
Handle listening to audio (read Listening to Audio)(**)
Handle personal hearing (read Personal Hearing)(**)
3
Volume down button
Short press to decrease call/audio/ambient volume. (*)
4
Loudspeakers
(left and right)
Loudspeakers are located under the fabric covers.
5
Notification LED
(left and right)
Flashing red and
blue
Neck speaker is in Bluetooth pairing mode
Flashing blue
Neck speaker is connected to the Bluetooth
device
Flashing red
Neck Speaker is not connected to the
Bluetooth device, or the battery is low
Flashing purple
Personal hearing is active
Steady red
Neck speaker is being charged
Steady green
Neck speaker is charged (battery level >50%)
Light blue
Neck speaker is powered on/off (toggle)

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Icon
Component
Function
6 Microphone
Embedded microphone for phone call and ambient sound
amplification.
7
Left retract button
Press and hold to retract left earphone
8
Right retract button
Press and hold to retract right earphone
9 Micro-USB port
Open the cover to insert the supplied cable to charge the
battery.
10 Power button
Shift and hold to turn BeHear PROXY on and off.
Shift briefly to show battery level (when BeHear PROXY is on).
11 Mode switch
Switch between loudspeaker and earphone operation modes.
12
Earphones
(left and right)
Pull the earphones gently to extract the cables and then place
them in your ears.
13
Silicone ear buds
Mushroom type; extra-small, small, medium, large sizes
Conical type; small, medium, large sizes
Tulip (open fit) type; medium size
Tube (open ear) type; extra-small size
14
Serial number label
Unique number identifying the BeHear PROXY neck speaker in
the Connection screen of the W&H BeHear smartphone
application
Note: You can modify functions for each button to make it convenient for frequently-used actions and
avoid unintentional changes.
(*) Additional functions can be enabled for this button using the W&H BeHear smartphone
app as described in the Using BeHear PROXY section.
(**) This button’s function can be disabled using the W&H BeHear smartphone app.

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Basic Operation
Charging the Battery
It takes approximately three hours to fully charge the battery. We recommend charging the
battery before using your BeHear PROXY neck speaker for the first time.
1. Plug the larger end of the supplied cable into a standard
AC outlet USB charger adapter, or into the USB port of a
computer.
2. Plug the cable’s smaller end into the Micro USB port
located in the BeHear PROXY.
3. A vibration in the neck speaker indicates that charging has
started. During charging the LED on the neck speaker will
be red, turning green when BeHear PROXY is fully charged.
Note: The BeHear PROXY neck speaker should not be used while charging.
Turning the Neck Speaker ON and OFF
To turn on BeHear PROXY:
Shift and hold the Power switch until the unit vibrates and the LED
turns light blue. Release the switch. It will return to its original
position automatically.
To turn off BeHear PROXY:
Shift and hold the Power switch until the unit vibrates and the LED
turns light blue. Release the switch. It will return to its original
position automatically.
Note: Vibration can be disabled by changing a setting in the W&H BeHear application.
Checking the Battery Status
You can view an estimate of the remaining battery charge in either of two ways:
Checking the Battery Level using the Neck Speaker
When the device is powered on, quickly shift and release the Power switch. The notification LED
flashes for 1-2 seconds indicating battery level, as follows:
•If the LED turns green the status is good (more than 50% battery charge remains).
•If the LED turns yellow the status is fair (battery charge level is between 10% and 50%).
•If the LED turns red the status is low (below 10%) and the neck speaker needs to be
recharged.
Checking the Battery Level using the Application
When the device is powered on, view the level in the battery
icon which appears at the top of each screen. The more white
filler you see, the more charge is left in the battery. The amount of charge left is also displayed
as a numerical value measured in percentage.
Note: During neck speaker use, if the battery level drops below 10% the LED will flash red and a
voice alert will be heard periodically.

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Wearing Instructions
BeHear PROXY is a neck loop style device where the flexible silicon neckband should be placed
behind your neck and the hard plastic collar should rest on your shoulders.
The earphones at the ends of the cables can be extracted from the collar and inserted into your
ears.
Wear your BeHear PROXY neck speaker as described below:
1. Place the BeHear PROXY neckband behind your neck such that the
hard plastic collar ends are on your chest and the fabric covers of
the speakers face up.
2. Pull the earphones gently to extract the cables. Insert the
earphones into your ears. Your BeHear PROXY package contains
several sizes and types of silicone ear buds, and you may have to
experiment to find the buds that fit your ears most comfortably for
continuous wear.
Fitting the Ear Buds to Your Ears
Your BeHear PROXY neck speaker comes with four shapes of silicone ear buds: conical,
mushroom, tulip (open fit), and tube (open ear) in up to four sizes for each shape. The most
common type and size of buds has already been attached to the earphones. However, if the
buds do not fit snugly and comfortably in your ears you should remove the silicone covers from
the earpieces and try different options, as follows:
1. Peel off the silicone ear bud from the earpiece.
2. Place the replacement ear bud over the earphone speaker.