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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Check the loop connection
Increase or decrease the vol-
ume using the volume buttons,
and listen as the beeps in the
hearing aid grow louder or qui-
eter.
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CHARGING THE DEVICE FOR THE
FIRST TIME
Connect the charger to
the mains supply.
Plug the charger’s plug
into the charging jack.
The battery LED glows
constant red.
Alternatively, the USB
cable may be used to
connect the device to a
PC.
Wait until the battery
LED begins to flash
green.
Remove the charger from the mains supply, and take
out the charger plug.
After charging, SCOLA BUDDY is switched off.
Charging for the first time takes about 10 hours.
Rechargings take about 4 hours.
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BATTERY LED AND ACOUSTIC INDICATORS
BatteryOK Constantgreen
Batteryalmostempty-
needsrecharging
Redflashing
Warningbeeps(high-low)
everyminutes
Charging Constantred
Chargingcompleted Greenflashing
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OPERATION
RECEIVING ON THE TRANSMITTER CHANNEL
SCOLA BUDDY should be
placed around the neck and
the hearing instruments set
to the MT or the T pro-
gramme.
CONNECTING TO THE FM TRANSMITTER
Switch on SCOLA BUDDY.
Both LEDs flash briefly,
indicating that its self-test
result is OK. A green light in
the LED indicates the pow-
er is on.
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Switch on the FM transmitter
(SCOLA TALK or SCOLA TEACH).
If the FM LED is off, press the
SCAN button (same as the ON/
OFF button) and the device
will find the transmitting chan-
nel.
When SCOLA BUDDY is re-
ceiving the FM signal, the FM
LED will be green.
When speaking into the FM transmitter’s micro-
phone, the speech must be audible in the hearing
aid.
Press the ▼or ▲button to ad-
just the volume up or down to
an appropriate reception vol-
ume.
Alternatively, hold the button
down for rapid adjustment.
The device will remember the
setting after switch-off.
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ACOUSTIC INDICATORS
After switching on, a start-up jingle will indicate con-
nection to the hearing aid.
Adjusting the volume up or down:
• High or low-pitched beeps are heard during vol-
ume adjustment.
• At maximum or minimum volume setting, the
beep tone will be constant.
Channel scanning:
During channel scanning, brief “scanning beeps” in-
dicate that the channel scan is in progress.
• A double beep indicates that a transmitting chan-
nel has been found.
• A long beep indicates that no transmitting chan-
nel can be detected.
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RANGE OF THE FM SIGNAL
The distance between the transmitter and the
SCOLA BUDDY receiver can be up to 15 metres, de-
pending on various factors, such as whether the de-
vice is being used indoors or outdoors. If the signal
gets too weak or noisy, the FM LED will switch off.
NB: Due to the nature of the FM signal, drop-outs
may occur in the FM signal at certain spots within its
range. Try to avoid being located in these “dead”
spots.
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CUSTOMISING YOUR SCOLA BUDDY
CHANGING THE COLOUR
SCOLA BUDDY is sup-
plied with covers in black,
white and blue. There is a
front and a rear cover in
each colour. You can
change these covers indi-
vidually, but remember to
choose the cover with the
LED symbols for the side
of the SCOLA BUDDY unit
where the LEDs are
placed.
To remove a cover:
Lift off the cover from the
top, using the nail grip in
the middle.
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Lift out the cover from the
two holes in the bottom.
To attach a cover:
First, attach the cover at
the bottom, locating the
two locks in the holes in
the unit.
Next, click and fasten the
cover at the top.
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APPLYING STICKERS
You can also personalise your SCOLA BUDDY by
placing small stickers on the covers.
This is very popular among children, in particular, but
remember not to place the stickers over the LEDs.
When removing the stickers, first remove the covers
from the SCOLA BUDDY unit, then clean the covers
with warm water. (Alcohol must NOT be used).
SPECIAL CONFIGURATIONS
The SCOLA BUDDY device is very flexible and can be
configured in many different ways. Channels can be
installed/removed, various frequencies for beep
tones are available, and the LEDs can be permanent-
ly switched off.
All of the special settings can be configured by your
SCOLA provider.
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