Widex SCOLA User manual

USER INSTRUCTIONS
SCOLA™ FM SYSTEM
SCOLA BUDDY

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 ...................................... 
CUSTOMIZINGYOURSCOLABUDDY.............................. 
Changingthecolor ...............................................
Applyingstickers.................................................
Specialconfigurations ............................................
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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
optimize 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 pri-
marily address parents and teachers.

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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 1
Charger

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Box 2
1. Audio cable
2. USB cable
1.
2.

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Box 3
2 sets of extra covers
User instructions

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THE SCOLA SYSTEM
Using this FM system requires a SCOLA BUDDY receiver and a
SCOLA transmitter, which can either be a SCOLA TALK or a SCOLA
TEACH. The SCOLA BUDDY 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 models, bone-anchored hearing
aids or cochlear products. The hearing aid program must be set to
either the MT or the T program.
NOTE
Hearing aids without a telecoil will NOT work with SCOLA BUDDY.

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SCOLA BUDDY can also receive FM signals from other FM trans-
mitters, as long as the same channel/frequency is used for trans-
mitting 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, head-
phones should be used rather than hearing 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 color
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 instruc-
tions 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 connector. 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 volume using
the volume buttons, and listen as the
beeps in the hearing aid grow louder or
quieter.

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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.

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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
2 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 program.

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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 power 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 but-
ton (same as the ON/OFF button) and
the device will find the transmitting
channel.
When SCOLA BUDDY is receiving the
FM signal, the FM LED will be green.
When speaking into the FM transmitter’s microphone, the speech
must be audible in the hearing aid.