one hearing instrument detects the phone, the other
hearing instrument can be programmed to mute sound to
eliminate distractions.
Binaural Phone
(available exclusively with Latitude™16)
With the Binaural Phone feature, landline and mobile
phone calls can be heard clearly and automatically in both
ears without any additional accessories.
uDirect™
Your Latitude hearing devices may come with an optional
uDirect, a device that is worn around your neck, and
provides secure connectivity between your hearing
instruments and Bluetooth-enabled devices (i.e. cell
phones), wired audio input jacks, or FM transmitted
signals. uDirect provides easy hands-free access to clear
stereo, or audio signals automatically activated when a
signal is detected.
Assistive listening devices
Listening in public places
Latitude’s telecoil option can also help you
listen in public places equipped with telecoil
compatible assistive listening devices such
as a loop system. When you see this symbol,
it means that there is loop system installed; this loop
system is compatible with your hearing instrument. Please
contact your hearing healthcare provider for more
information on loop systems.
Signature features of your Latitude™
hearing instruments
SmartFocus™
(available exclusively with Latitude 16
on the optional Smart Control)
With a Latitude 16 hearing instrument, you can adjust the
focus on hearing speech or background noise in your
listening environment via the SmartFocus control. This
control provides an additional fine tuning option beyond a
traditional volume control. You can adjust your SmartFocus
control to focus on speech (clarity) or soften background
noise (comfort) using the optional Smart Control.
As you adjust SmartFocus, your Latitude hearing
instruments will learn your SmartFocus clarity and comfort
settings while the hearing instruments are set to the
automatic program. Over time, the hearing instruments
will adjust the pre-programmed SmartFocus settings to
your preferred levels.
The optional Smart Control hand-held remote control
allows you to adjust your SmartFocus clarity and comfort
levels.
DuoLink
With DuoLink, your hearing instruments wirelessly
communicate with each other. As you make a program or
volume change on one hearing instrument, the other
hearing instrument automatically changes as well. An
additional benefit occurs while using the phone since as
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