Widex SCOLA Buddy User manual

USER INSTRUCTIONS
SCOLA™ FM SYSTEM
SCOLA BUDDY

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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ........................................
PACKAGECONTENTS ...................................
THESCOLASYSTEM ....................................
SCOLABUDDYRECEIVER............................
OVERVIEWOFBUTTONSLEDSANDJACKS...........
GETTINGSCOLABUDDYREADYTOUSE .............
CHARGINGTHEDEVICEFORTHEFIRSTTIME.............
BATTERYLEDANDACOUSTICINDICATORS ...........
OPERATION ............................................
RECEIVINGONTHETRANSMITTERCHANNEL.........
CONNECTINGTOTHEFMTRANSMITTER ..............
ACOUSTICINDICATORS .................................
RANGEOFTHEFMSIGNAL..............................
CUSTOMISINGYOURSCOLABUDDY .....................
CHANGINGTHECOLOUR ............................
APPLYINGSTICKERS ................................
SPECIALCONFIGURATIONS..........................
EXTENDEDUSEADDITIONALINFORMATION ...........
RECHARGEABLEBATTERY...........................
CONNECTINGDEVICESTOTHEAUDIOINPUT .........
CHANNELSYNCHRONISATION .......................
CONNECTINGHEADPHONESTOTHEAUDIOOUTPUT
(SPECIALSETTING) .................................
TIPSFORUSINGTHESCOLAFMSYSTEM ................
GETTINGSTARTED .................................
CAREANDMAINTENANCE..............................
WARNINGS.............................................
IFTHESCOLAFMSYSTEMDOESNOTWORK.............
WARRANTY ............................................
REGULATORYINFORMATION............................
SYMBOLS ..............................................
SETTINGS .......................................... 
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INTRODUCTION
Our mission at Widex is to give people with hearing
loss the same opportunities for communication as
people with normal hearing. A Widex hearing aid
combined with the SCOLA™ FM system helps opti-
mise listening comfort and speech comprehension.
SCOLA provides hearing aid users with additional
opportunities in difficult listening situations.
This FM system has been specifically developed for
children and educational environments, and these
instructions therefore primarily address parents and
teachers.
WARNING
This booklet contains important information and instructions.
Please read this booklet carefully before you start using the
FM system.
NOTE
The FM system and accessories shown in these user instructions
may differ from the ones you have. We also reserve the right to
make any changes considered necessary.
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PACKAGE CONTENTS
TheSCOLABUDDY
inclasetofcovers
Box
Charger
Box
Audiocable
USBcable


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Box
setsofextra
covers
Userinstructions
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THE SCOLA SYSTEM
Using this FM system requires a SCOLA BUDDY re-
ceiver and a SCOLA transmitter, which can either be
a SCOLA TALK or a SCOLA TEACH. The SCOLA BUD-
DY receiver and the transmitter must be set to the
same channel to work correctly.
SCOLA BUDDY RECEIVER
In SCOLA BUDDY’s standard mode, hearing aids
with telecoils are required, such as BTE or ITE mod-
els, bone-anchored hearing aids or cochlear prod-
ucts. The hearing aid programme must be set to ei-
ther the MT or the T programme.
NOTE
Hearing aids without a telecoil will NOT work with SCOLA BUD-
DY.
SCOLA BUDDY can also receive FM signals from
other FM transmitters, as long as the same channel/
frequency is used for transmitting and receiving.
SCOLA BUDDY may be connected to devices such as
MP3 players using the audio cable.
If SCOLA BUDDY is configured to the headphone
mode, headphones should be used rather than hear-
ing aids.
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OVERVIEW OF BUTTONS, LEDS AND JACKS
Inductive neck loop
Battery LED
FM LED
On/o and scan button
Volume up
Volume down
Audio jack
3.5mm
Charging jack,
mini USB
Removable
colour covers,
front and rear
Loop connector
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GETTING SCOLA BUDDY READY TO USE:
Set your hearing aid(s) to MT or T (according to the
user’s instructions for your hearing aid).
The SCOLA BUDDY device
must be worn around the
neck.
Pull it over your head or open
the neck loop at the connec-
tor. The plug opens easily to
prevent any kind of injury.
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Switch on (and off):
Press and hold (1 sec.) the
power ON/OFF button. The
battery LED will glow green if
the battery has been suffi-
ciently charged.
To switch OFF, press and hold
the power ON/OFF button
(1 sec.). The battery LED will
turn off.
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