Widex SCOLA User manual

USER INSTRUCTIONS
SCOLA™ FM SYSTEM
SCOLA TALK TRANSMITTER

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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ........................................ 
GETTINGSTARTED...................................... 
THEFMSYSTEM ........................................ 
BATTERYINFORMATION................................. 
Batterytype ........................................... 
Insertingthebatteries .................................
Batterylifetimeandpowerlevel.........................
ChargingbatterieswithSCOLATALK ....................
TurningSCOLATALKonandoff ........................
SettingSCOLATALK ..................................
Connectingtheexternalantenna ........................
DIFFERENTWAYSTOUSESCOLATALK ................... 
Attachingtheneckcord................................
Connectingaudioequipment ...........................
Connectinganexternalmicrophone.....................
Channelselection .....................................
ADVICEONTHEUSEOFTHESCOLA™FMSYSTEM.......... 
CAREANDMAINTENANCE .............................. 
WARNINGS ........................................... 
INCASEOFMALFUNCTION ............................. 
WARRANTY........................................... 
REGULATORYINFORMATION ............................ 
SYMBOLS............................................. 
SETTINGS ............................................ 

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INTRODUCTION
WehopeyouwillbepleasedwithyourSCOLAproduct
SCOLAprovideshearingaiduserswithadditionalop-
portunitiesindifficultlisteningsituations
WARNING
This booklet contains important information and instructions.
Read this booklet carefully before you start using the device.
NOTE
Your SCOLA TALK device and accessories may not look exactly
as illustrated in this booklet. We furthermore reserve the right
to make any changes considered necessary.

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GETTING STARTED
TobenefitfullyfromyourSCOLA™FMsystemitisim-
portantthat youmakeyourselffamiliarwith itsfunc-
tions
Itisthereforeagoodideatoconsiderthekindofsitu-
ationsinwhichyouwillbeusingtheFMsystemand
whatwouldbethebestSCOLATALKsettingsindiffer-
entsituations
YouwilloftenobtainthebestresultfromtheFMsys-
temifothersaroundyouhelpintakinganactivepart
inusingitYourSCOLATALKcouldconvenientlyhang
aroundtheneckofthepersonyouarecommunicating
withwhileduringdinnerandconferencesitcouldbe
placedonthetableInordertodeterminethebestset-
tingsitisagoodideatopractisefirstwithyourfamily
andfriendstobecomefamiliarwiththevariouspossi-
bilities

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THE FM SYSTEM
An FM system is a wireless communication system
whichallowsthesoundfromthemicrophone(SCOLA
TALK)tobesentdirectlytothehearingaidviaasmall
receiver(SCOLAFLEXorSCOLABUDDY)inthesame
waythataradioreceivesasignalfromaradiotrans-
mitter

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TheSCOLATALKFMtransmitter
SCOLATALKtransmitssignalstooneormorereceiv-
ers With the external antenna the operating range
willbeuptometresinidealtransmittingconditions
Withouttheexternalantennatheoperatingrangewill
beuptometre
Switch
Microphonegrille
Antennajack
Chargejack
Audioinputmicrophone
jack
Tablestandbatterycover
Displayandbuttons
Clip
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ThefollowingaccessoriesareavailablefortheSCOLA™
FMsystem
Storage case Bag External antenna
Audio cord Neck cord Battery charger
Two rechargeable batteries (NiMH) User instructions
User instrUctions
SCOLA™ FM SySteM
scoLA tALK trAnsmitter

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BATTERY INFORMATION
Batterytype
TwoAAAbatteriesarerequiredforyourSCOLATALK
Thesecaneitherberechargeableorstandardalkaline
non-rechargeablebatteriesIfyouhaveanyquestions
aboutthetypeacquisitionoruseofbatteriesplease
consult the hearing care professional where you ac-
quiredyourSCOLA™FMsystem
Therechargeablebatteriesincludedarenickel-metal-
hydride(NiMH)typebatteriesTheyareenvironmen-
tallyfriendlyanddonotcontainheavymetalsThecon-
tactsurfaceatthenegativepoleensuresthatonlythis
typeofbatterycanbechargeddirectlyinSCOLATALK
WARNING
If you use other types of rechargeable batteries for your SCOLA
TALK, they must be charged in a separate charger. Of non-re-
chargeable batteries, only alkaline batteries may be used. If you
try to charge this type of battery, all that will happen is that all
the battery symbol bars will start to flash in the display.
Foroptimumbattery lifepleasecharge the batteries
foratleasthoursthefirsttimebeforeyoubeginus-
ingyourSCOLATALK

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BESUREtochangealkalinebatteriesassoonasthey
areexhaustedtoavoidbatteryleakage
ALWAYSremembertoremovethebatteries–irrespec-
tiveoftype–ifthetransmitterwillnotbeusedforsev-
eralweeks
Insertingthebatteries
First open the table stand Squeeze the sides of the
standtoliftoffthebatterycoverandinsertthebat-
teriesasindicatedbythesymbolsinthebottomofthe
tablestand
IftheSCOLATALKisusedbyyoungchildrenthecover
maybeprovidedwithatamper-resistantscrew()to
preventbatteryremovalThescrewisavailableasan
optionalaccessory
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Batterylifetimeandpowerlevel
Two rechargeable batteries are included With fully
chargedbatteriesyourSCOLATALKcanoperatecon-
tinuouslyfortenhoursThedisplayshowsthebattery
powerlevelIfthebatteriesareflatthiswillbeindicat-
edbyaflashingbarWerecommendthatyoualways
haveasetofsparebatterieswithyou
WARNING
Low battery can cause the sound transmission to suddenly
stop.
WARNING
Batteries that are no longer usable should be disposed of in ac-
cordance with applicable environmental requirements.
ChargingbatterieswithSCOLATALK
ThechargerworkswithintherangeofVtoV
ItisimportanttoonlyusethechargersuppliedDuring
chargingthebarsofthebatterysymbolonthedisplay
willflashIttakesabouttenhoursforflatbatteriesto
befullychargedItwillnotdamagethebatteriesifthe
chargerisconnectedforalongerperiodoftime

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TurningSCOLATALKonandoff
YouturntheSCOLATALKonbypushingtheswitchfor-
wardstothedesiredsettingandoffbypushingitback-
wardstothe(•)setting
SettingSCOLATALK
The mode switch on your SCOLA
TALKallowsyoutochoosebetween
variousmicrophonesettingsaccord-
ingtothelisteningsituationyouare
in
Youhavethefollowingoptions
InthissettingyourSCOLATALKisswitchedoff
In this setting your SCOLA TALK is on and the
microphonereceives speech andsoundfromall
directionsThismodeiscalled”omnidirectional”
Werecommendthatyouusethismodewhenthe
peopleorsoundsyouwishtoheararesituatedall
aroundthemicrophoneYourSCOLATALKcould
forexamplebeplacedinthemiddleofatable

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InthissettingSCOLATALKisinthemodecalled
“directional” It mostly picks up sound signals
coming from in front attenuating unwanted
sounds coming from beside or behind you We
recommend that you use this mode when you
wanttolistentoapersonlocatedinfrontofthe
microphone
In this setting SCOLA TALK’s directionality is
evenmoreeffectiveThismodeiscalled”super-
directional” We recommend that you use this
mode in difficult listening situations with loud
noiselevelsorwhenthesoundsourceisfurther
away
Connectingtheexternalantenna
The best signal without noise
is obtained by connecting the
external antenna The noise-
free signal transmission range
is highly dependent on the
surroundings If you put down
theSCOLATALKorgiveittosomeonetoholditisa
goodideatousetheexternalantennaIfyouholdthe
SCOLATALKinyourhanditcanbeusedwithoutthe
externalantenna

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DIFFERENT WAYS TO USE SCOLA
TALK
SCOLATALKcanbeusedinanumberofdifferentways
• Itcanhangaroundtheneckorbeclippedontothe
clothesofthepersonspeaking
• Itcanbeplacedonatable
• Youcanholditinyourhandpointingitattheper-
sonspeaking
• Itcanbeconnectedtovariouskindsofaudioequip-
mentsuchasatelevisionorradioortoanexternal
microphone

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Attachingtheneckcord
Placetheprovidedneckcordholder
ontheSCOLATALK
Press the neck cord holder against
theSCOLATALKandpushitforward
untilitsnapsintoplaceintheholeof
the clip The cord can be attached
and removed at the side of the
holderTheneckcordlengthcanbe
adjustedasrequired

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Connectingaudioequipment
TheaudiocordprovidedisusedtoconnecttheSCO-
LATALKtoaudioequipment(egTVandradio)Plug
theaudiocorddirectlyintotheheadphonejackofthe
audioequipmentPlugtheotherendoftheaudiocord
intotheaudiojackoftheSCOLATALKIftheSCOLA
TALKisoffitwillautomaticallyturnonwhenyoucon-
nectittotheaudioequipmentiftheaudiosignallevel
issufficientlyhigh
The sound signal volume can usually be adjusted us-
ingthevolumecontroloftheaudioequipmentIfthe
signalfromtheaudioequipmentistooweaktheSCO-
LATALKwillautomaticallyturnoffafterfiveminutes
To prevent this from happening you must increase
thevolumeontheaudioequipmentorsettheSCOLA
TALK in the  (omnidirectional) setting which will
switchonSCOLATALK’sownmicrophoneInthetwo
othersettingstheaudioinputfunctionisdeactivated
OtherconnectionpossibilitiesincludeSCART(egfor
TVorvideo)andphonoplugs(egforhi-fi)

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Connectinganexternalmicrophone
YoucanconnectanexternalmicrophonetotheSCOLA
TALKTherearevarioustypesavailableincludinglapel
andboommicrophonesAnexternalmicrophoneisan
optionalaccessory
PlugthemicrophoneintotheaudiojackoftheSCOLA
TALKSwitchtheSCOLATALKoninthe (omnidi-
rectional)settingTheexternalmicrophoneisnotac-
tiveinthetwoother microphonesettings  (direc-
tional)and (superdirectional)
Audiobutton
Presstheaudiopen-pushbuttononcesothatthedis-
play shows the channel number and “HI” alternate-
lyThisindicatesthattheaudioinputfunctionisnow
readyforconnectionofamicrophonePresstheaudio
buttonagainifyouwishtousetheaudioinputfunc-
tionforordinaryaudioormultimediaequipmentThis
will turn off the ”HI” symbol and “LO” will be briefly
displayed
Consult your hearing care professional to establish
whetheryoucanbenefitfromanexternalmicrophone

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Channelselection
Channelselectionbutton
In the SCOLA TALK display you can see the current
FM transmitting channel. The channels selected for
the SCOLA receiver and for SCOLA TALK must be
the same in order for the system to work.
When the SCOLA TALK is switched on the display
shows the current FM transmitting channel Your
SCOLATALKispresettousethesamechannelasthe
SCOLA receiver The channel selection button should
onlybe used in caseswherethereis a mismatchbe-
tweenthetwochannelsorifthereisinterferenceon
thechannelYoucanpressthechannelselectionbut-
tonusingapenorthelike
Youcanalsoselectanotherchannel(bothontheSCOLA
receiverandSCOLATALK)ifthereisinterferenceonthe
startingchannel
NOTE
Note that what is being tranmitted from the SCOLA TALK could
possibly be picked up by another FM system.

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ADVICE ON THE USE OF THE
SCOLA™ FM SYSTEM
TobenefitfullyfromyourSCOLA™FMsystemitisim-
portantthatyouchoosetherightsettingsandwearing
stylefortheSCOLATALK
Listening
situation
UseandsettingofSCOLATALK
•Classrooms
•Lectures
AsktheteacherlecturertoweartheSCOLA
TALKaroundtheirneckorclippedontotheir
clothes
•Meetings
•Groupwork
•Meals
PlacetheSCOLATALKinthemiddleofthe
tableandsetitintheomnidirectionalmode
OrsetSCOLATALKinthedirectionalor
superdirectionalmodeandplaceitinfrontof
youpointingitatthepersonspeaking

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Listening
situation
UseandsettingofSCOLATALK
•Shopping
witha
companion
AskyourcompaniontoweartheSCOLATALK
aroundhisherneckandsetitinthe
directionalmode
•Inacar AskyourcompaniontoweartheSCOLATALK
aroundhisherneckandsetitinthe
directionalmode
OrsettheSCOLATALKinthesuperdirectional
modeandholditinyourhandpointingit
towardsthepersonspeaking
•Group
conversation
LettheSCOLATALKpointtowardstheperson
speakingChoosethemodethatprovidesthe
bestspeechunderstandinginthecurrentnoise
situation
•Inaircraft Transmittingisnormallynotallowed
•Abroad Whentravellingabroaditmaynotbe
permittedtousethesamechannelsasinyour
owncountry
•Hospitals Userequirespermission