Phonak EduLink S User manual

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EduLink™S
User Guide

Contents
Welcome 4
Your EduLink S and accessories 6
How your EduLink S works 7
Getting started 8
Inserting a new battery 8
Switching ON or OFF and adjusting the volume 10
How to wear the EduLink S 12
Functional test 14
Operating range 16
Care and maintenance 17
Replacing the earpiece cover 17
Fitting the childproof battery cover (optional) 22
Changing the FM channel 25
Important notes 26
Declaration of conformity 27
Service and Warranty 28
Phonak distributors worldwide 29

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Welcome
EduLink S is a special radio receiver for use
in conjunction with a radio transmitter. An
EduLink S wearer hears the speaker’s voice
loud and clear.
This User Guide helps you to obtain maximum
benefit from EduLink S. Should you have
further questions, the EduLink fitter will be
pleased to help.
Phonak wishes you happy hearing with
EduLink S.

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HA
33





Combined on/off switch
and volume control
• Turn clockwise:
Switch on Increase volume
• Turn counter-clockwise:
Decrease volume Switch off
Battery compartment cover
Sticker with default channel
identification
Earpiece
Retention lock

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a)
b)
Your EduLink S and accessories
EduLink S
Storage and
carrying case
Campus S with microphone,
or other FM transmitter
Charger for FM transmitter
Set of replacement earpiece covers
Spare batteries
Childproof battery compartment cover
a) Charger may differ, depending on the FM transmitter in use.
b) Additional replacement batteries and earpiece covers are
available separately.
b)

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How your EduLink S works
The teacher wears a compact microphone and
radio transmitter, such as the Campus S. The child
wears the EduLink S directly on the ear.
The microphone picks up the teacher’s voice and
instantly relays it by radio directly to the
EduLink S on the child’s ear. The child always hears
the teacher’s voice loud and clear, even in a
noisy environment.

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Getting started:
Inserting a new battery
a) Carefully open the battery compartment cover
and remove the used battery.
b) Insert a new battery (type 312) into the battery
compartment. Ensure that the side with the
+sign faces upwards.
c) Gently close the battery compartment cover
until it clicks into place.
a)
b)
c)

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•Battery operating life is around 30- 40 hours.
Phonak recommends replacing the battery at
regular intervals. When the battery is depleted,
the EduLink S produces audible noise to alert
the wearer.
•Batteries must be disposed of properly. Used
batteries can also be returned to the place of
purchase for disposal.
Hearing instrument batteries are toxic when
swallowed! Keep them out of reach of
children and pets. If batteries are swallowed,
please seek immediate advice from a
medical practitioner!
!

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Switching ON or OFF
and adjusting the volume
Switching ON:
•Turn the volume control clockwise (in the
direction shown by the arrow). Always switch on
EduLink S first, then the FM transmitter.
Adjusting the volume:
•Turn clockwise: to increase volume.
•Turn counterclockwise: to decrease volume.
Switching OFF:
•Turn the volume control counterclockwise to the
end stop.

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•Your EduLink S features an automatic switch-off
(sleep mode). When the FM transmitter is
switched off, after about 40 seconds EduLink S
automatically enters sleep mode and uses practically
no energy. When the FM receiver is switched on
again, EduLink S returns to normal operation within
a few seconds.
Sleep mode makes it unnecessary to manually
switch off EduLink S during classroom breaks.

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How to wear the EduLink S
•Ensure that the retention lock rests in the ear as
illustrated. The metal tip of the earpiece inserts
into the ear canal.
•To ensure a good fit, the flexible black tube must
be bent to conform to the individual ear shape.
•For comfort, EduLink S should be worn so that
the battery compartment cover faces away from
the head.
Battery
compartment
cover
Retention lock
Conformed
to fit the
individual ear

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•If you detach the retention lock, be sure to refit
it as shown, using a gentle twisting motion.
Never wear EduLink S without a retention lock,
and be sure not to poke the retention lock down
the ear canal!
!

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Functional test
a) Switch on EduLink S and turn up the volume.
b) Switch on the FM transmitter (for example
a Campus S). Ask someone to speak into it, or
connect the transmitter to a CD player.
(Refer to the User Guide for the FM transmitter.)
c) Insert EduLink S in the ear and move 2 to 3 meters
away from the speaker or the CD player.
You should now hear speech or music broadcast by
the FM transmitter in EduLink S.

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Should you hear nothing, proceed as follows:
•Ensure that the FM transmitter frequency channel
(indicated in the Campus S LCD, e.g. “33”)
matches the EduLink S frequency channel (number
printed on the sticker adjacent to the battery
compartment cover).
•Replace the battery in EduLink S and check
the battery status in the FM transmitter.
(Refer to the User Guide for the FM transmitter.)
•Replace the earpiece cover (see page 17).
•Repeat the functional test.
If you still hear nothing in EduLink S, please contact
the place of purchase.

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Operating range
EduLink S can receive signals from up to 20 meters
away. Environmental and building characteristics
can decrease this figure. The following factors may
contribute to reduced range:
•Installations or electronic equipment like display
screens, fluorescent lighting, computers, or other
IT hardware.
•Cell phone base stations or other radio trans-
mitters.
If external interference is affecting radio reception,
try switching to an alternative frequency channel.
Please refer to the FM transmitter User Guide for
information.

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Care and maintenance:
Replacing the earpiece cover
The earpiece cover should be replaced at regular
intervals, normally every 2 weeks or so.
If replacement is delayed for too long and the
earpiece cover becomes blocked as a result,
EduLink S user will hear transmitted speech more
quietly than usual, or not at all.
Removing the earpiece cover:
a) Detach the replacement tool from the dispenser.
a)

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b)
c)
Replacing the earpiece cover
b) Push the threaded end of the replacement tool
into the earpiece cover.
c) Twist in the thread to a depth of about 1 mm,
until resistance is felt, then carefully withdraw
the replacement tool with the earpiece cover
attached.

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Disposal of the soiled earpiece cover:
d) Press the replacement tool with the soiled earpiece
cover into the center of the dispenser.
e) Then slide the replacement tool sideways into the
slot and pull it away from the dispenser.
d)
e)