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T-programme (Telecoil programme)
If you purchased an MA3T70-V or MA3T80-V hearing instrument,
it will have a built in function, the telecoil, which can enable you
to hear better on the telephone and in churches or halls that
have an induction loop system installed in them. In order to ac-
tivate this function, the telecoil programme has to be selected.
In this programme you typically will hear no sounds from the
microphone, therefore most environmental sounds will be lost.
If you wish, your hearing care practitioner can change the set-
ting in such a way that you hear the microphone and the tele-
coil simultaneously.
Using the telephone with induction loop.
• Switch your instrument to the tele coil programme
(programme 3).
• Hold your telephone handset be-
hind your ear, close to the hearing
instrument (2-3 cm.) and slightly
tilt the receiver outwards.
• Listen to the dial tone and move
the handset a little to find the
position that gives the best re-
ception.
• If needed, turn the volume up or down.
• After completing the phone call, switch your instrument back
to the microphone programme.
If the phone you are using has a poor telecoil signal, use pro-
gramme 1 instead. Do not hold the handset too tightly against
your ear since this might cause ’whistling’.
Hearing through an induction loop
Many public places, churches, theatres and cinemas, have
induction loop systems. In these particular rooms, the in-
duction loops transmit, wirelessly, the sound of the presenter
or show. At home, radio or television can be connected to an
induction loop system. Sound quality through an induction
loop is often better because noise from the environment is not
amplified.
• Switch your instrument to the telecoil programme.
• Choose a good location. Reception is not clear in all locati-
ons; it depends on the position of the induction loop. Watch
for signs or try a different seat yourself.
• If necessary, adjust the volume up or down.
• After the service or show, switch your instrument back to
your standard programme. You will now hear through the mi-
crophone again.
• If the sound in the telecoil programme is in general very soft
or very loud, ask your hearing care practitioner to adjust the
program accordingly.
• Your hearing care practitioner will gladly provide you with
advice regarding an induction loop system at home. Ask for
it.
