Widex SCOLAbuddy User manual

User instrUctions
SCOLAbuddy

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Contents
INTRODUCTION ........................................
PACKAGECONTENTS ...................................
THESCOLASYSTEM ....................................
SCOLAbuddyRECEIVER .............................
OVERVIEWOFBUTTONSLEDSANDJACKS . . . . . . . . . . . 
GETTINGSCOLAbuddy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SCOLAbuddy .......................17
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 .................................
MAINTENANCEANDWARNINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
IFTHESCOLAFMSYSTEMDOESNOTWORK . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GUARANTEE ...........................................
REGULATORYINFORMATION ............................
SETTINGS .......................................... 
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.
This booklet contains important information and in-
structions. Please read this booklet carefully before
you start using the FM system.
IMPORTANT
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 chang-
es considered necessary.

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paCkage Contents
TheSCOLAbuddy
inclasetofcovers
Box
Charger
Box
Audiocable
USBcable


Box
setsofextra
covers
Userinstructions

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the sCoLa system
Using this FM system requires a SCOLAbuddy re-
ceiver and a SCOLA transmitter, which can either
be a SCOLAtalk or a SCOLAteach. The SCOLAbuddy
receiver and the transmitter must be set to the
same channel to work correctly.
SCOLAbuddy RECEIVER
In SCOLAbuddy’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 programme must be set to either
the MT or the T programme.
IMPORTANT
Hearing aids without a telecoil will NOT work with
SCOLAbuddy.
SCOLAbuddy can also receive FM signals from other
FM transmitters, as long as the same channel/fre-
quency is used for transmitting and receiving.
SCOLAbuddy may be connected to devices such
as MP3 players using the audio cable.
If SCOLAbuddy is configured to the headphone
mode, headphones should be used rather than
hearing aids.
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 SCOLAbuddy READY TO USE:
Set your hearing aid(s) to MT or T (according to the
user’s instructions for your hearing aid).
The SCOLAbuddy 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.
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 but-
tons, and listen as the beeps
in the hearing aid grow loud-
er or quieter.
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, SCOLAbuddy 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
operatIon
RECEIVING ON THE TRANSMITTER CHANNEL
SCOLAbuddy should be
placed around the neck
and the hearing instru-
ments set to the MT or the
T programme.
CONNECTING TO THE FM TRANSMITTER
Switch on SCOLAbuddy.
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
(SCOLAtalk or SCOLAteach).
If the FM LED is off, press the
SCAN button (same as the
ON/OFF button) and the de-
vice will find the transmitting
channel.
When SCOLAbuddy is receiv-
ing 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
adjust the volume up or down
to an appropriate reception
volume.
Alternatively, hold the button
down for rapid adjustment.
The device will remember the
setting after switch-off.
aCoustIC IndICators
After switching on, a start-up jingle will indicate
connection 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
channel 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
SCOLAbuddy 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.
CustomIsIng your sCoLabuddy
CHANGING THE COLOUR
SCOLAbuddy is supplied
with covers in black,
white and blue. There is
a front and a rear cover
in each colour. You can
change these covers in-
dividually, but remember
to choose the cover with
the LED symbols for the
side of the SCOLAbuddy
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 bot-
tom.
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.
APPLYING STICKERS
You can also personalise your SCOLAbuddy 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 SCOLAbuddy unit, then clean the covers
with warm water. (Alcohol must NOT be used).
SPECIAL CONFIGURATIONS
The SCOLAbuddy 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 perma-
nently switched off.
All of the special settings can be configured by your
SCOLA provider.