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Install Your Own

Home Loop System

with

Confidence

Dr. Neil Presents

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Summary of Contents for DLS-50

Page 1: ...Install Your Own Home Loop System with Confidence Dr Neil Presents ...

Page 2: ...This presentation teaches you how to install the wonderful Univox DLS 50 home loop system in your home or apartment ...

Page 3: ...2 The receiving section A loop system consists of two parts 1 The transmitting section ...

Page 4: ...Transmitting Section The transmitting section consists of 4 components ...

Page 5: ...1 Sound Source TV ...

Page 6: ...2 Audio Cable To connect the audio output of your TV to the loop amplifier ...

Page 7: ...3 Loop Amplifier Univox DLS 50 Loop Amplifier ...

Page 8: ...4 Room Loop or Loop Pad Red arrow points to room loop wire Red arrow points to loop pad ...

Page 9: ...Receiving Section The loop system receiving section consists of a single component There are two choices depending whether you wear hearing aids with t coils or not These components are ...

Page 10: ...Hearing Aid with T coil ...

Page 11: ...Loop Receiver Univox Listener Loop receivers are useful for people who do not wear hearing aids or do not have t coils in their hearing aids ...

Page 12: ...ivox DLS 50 Loop System is a simple four step process 1 Plug in the power adapter 2 Attach the audio cable to your TV or other audio device and the loop amplifier 3 Hook up the room loop or loop pad 4 Adjust the controls ...

Page 13: ...Univox DLS 50 power plug Plug in the power adapter plug to the power jack on the left ...

Page 14: ...Locate the red and white audio output RCA jacks on the back of your TV Note make sure you use the audio OUT jacks not the audio IN jacks ...

Page 15: ...Plug the red and white RCA plugs of your audio cable into the corresponding audio output RCA jacks Some audio cables just have a red and white band on them ...

Page 16: ...Plug the mini phone plug on the other end of the audio cable into the Line jack on the back center of the Univox DLS 50 ...

Page 17: ...Choose whether to install a Loop Pad or Room Loop ...

Page 18: ...Advantages of a Loop Pad Fast and easy to install Portable easy to move ...

Page 19: ...Disadvantages of a Loop Pad Have to sit in one specific chair in order to hear on the loop Typically only one person can hear at a time ...

Page 20: ...Advantages of a Room Loop Can sit anywhere or move around freely anywhere inside the looped area As many people as can fit inside the looped area can hear via the loop ...

Page 21: ...Disadvantages of a Room Loop Harder to install the loop wire Depending on your place may be hard to hide the loop wire May not be allowed to fasten loop wire in apartments ...

Page 22: ...Here s how to install a Loop Pad ...

Page 23: ...Where should you place your Loop Pad On the floor under your favorite chair Under the cushion you sit on On your headrest especially if you use a recliner chair ...

Page 24: ...Many people place the loop pad on the floor under their favorite chair Run the loop pad cord behind your chair and along the walls to your TV ...

Page 25: ...Loop Pad Extension Cord The cord on the loop pad is 32 feet long which is plenty long for most places If you need a longer cord get the loop pad extension cord and you ll have another 32 ...

Page 26: ...Loop Pad Plug Jack Plug the loop pad cord into the special jack on the back center of your DLS 50 loop amplifier That s it Now you re ready to go ...

Page 27: ... Univox DLS 50 can easily handle two loop pads so two people can listen at the same time All you need is this Y adapter and a second loop pad The Y adapter plugs into the back of the DLS 50 and the two loop pads plug into it ...

Page 28: ...ave to decide where you want to place the wire You can place it Behind a baseboard or crown molding Under the carpet In the crawl space attic above the ceiling Under the floor if you have an unfinished basement or crawl space Along the walls at the ceiling or floor level ...

Page 29: ...he DLS 50 can handle up to about 100 lineal feet of loop wire This would cover an area of 20 x 30 If you are installing the loop in a basement or attic you can cover all or parts of several rooms without regard to where the walls are or you can choose to only cover part of one room ...

Page 30: ...Wire for a Room Loop Use insulated stranded copper wire 18 20 or 22 gauge You can use single or two conductor wire but typically a single wire loop works well in most situations ...

Page 31: ...Fasten the loop wire using insulated staples or stick on aluminum clips Insulated staple Aluminum clip with peel and stick back for use on finished surfaces ...

Page 32: ...Leave the wire loose Leave wire loose Wrong too tight Don t mash the fastener into the wood and thus damage the wire and or insulation ...

Page 33: ...Insert the loop wire in the Univox DLS 50 Strip the insulation from the end of the loop wire then press and hold the thumb clip down insert the tip of the loop wire in the hole and let go ...

Page 34: ...Room loop wire properly installed in the Univox DLS 50 Loop wires properly inserted in the back of the Univox DLS 50 loop amplifier ...

Page 35: ...S 50 lights The center blue light indicates the sound signal is going into the loop The right blue light indicates there is power to the DLS 50 The left blue light indicates a sound signal is reaching the DLS 50 ...

Page 36: ... with Note if the volume is 0 you won t hear anything and the middle blue light won t go on 2 Set the BASS to a comfortable level 3 Set the TREBLE to a comfortable level Note the Bass and Treble controls don t provide a whole lot of variation maybe 10 dB or so 1 2 3 ...

Page 37: ...trols 1 If you want to plug in a microphone to the DLS 50 use the dedicated mic jack on the right 3 You can also listen to the DLS 50 via headphones Plug them into the headphone jack 1 2 3 2 Beside it is the mic gain control ...

Page 38: ...Univox AutoLoop If you don t like fiddling around with controls this AutoLoop amplifier is for you It has no controls It adjusts everything automatically It s the same size power and price as the DLS 50 ...

Page 39: ...k The back of the AutoLoop looks much the same as the DLS 50 just note that the jacks are in different places You hook it up the same way as you do the DLS 50 It does not have the separate mic jack nor the headphone jack ...

Page 40: ...That s the simple version If your TV has fixed RCA audio out jacks you are all done However if your TV is a new one that doesn t have RCA audio out jacks here s what you need to know to hook it up ...

Page 41: ...There are two basic kinds of Audio Output Jacks Analog Audio Digital Audio S PDIF Sony Phillips Digital Interface ...

Page 42: ...r as you always have a strong signal whether the sound is high low or muted If your TV only has variable RCA audio outs look for RCA output jacks on your set top or cable box or on a DVD or VCR recorder player that is hooked into the cable AHEAD of the TV and use those audio outs ...

Page 43: ...ne 1 8 or 3 5 mm This is the kind of jack you see on portable TVs computers and most audio devices such as iPods MP3 players etc To hook these devices to the Univox DLS 50 all you need is a double male 1 8 3 5 mm stereo audio patch cord ...

Page 44: ...Digital Audio Output Jacks Coaxial Looks like an RCA jack but it is colored orange Uses a special coaxial patch cord ...

Page 45: ... Jacks Toslink Toshiba Link Do NOT look inside jack as the laser light can damage your eyes Optical uses a fiber optic cable Jack has a hinged trap door Notice the red laser light escaping around the trap door Toslink plug ...

Page 46: ...nnecting Digital Audio Output to the Univox DLS 50 At this time the DLS 50 does not have optical or coaxial inputs so if your TV only has one of these you ll need to get a digital to optical converter DAC ...

Page 47: ...The DAC has a Toslink and a Coaxial Jack on the IN end Toslink Coaxial Toslink fiber optic cable ...

Page 48: ...d RCA Jacks RCA Plugs Simply connect the DAC between your TV and the DLS 50 loop amplifier The Toslink cable goest between the TV and the DAC while the RCA audio cable goes between the DAC and the loop amplifier That s all there is to it ...

Page 49: ...Stereo DAC vs 5 1 Surround Sound DAC This DAC only works with standard stereo outputs This DAC works with Dolby 5 1 surround sound outputs ...

Page 50: ...artstown PA 17363 Phone 717 993 8555 FAX 717 993 6661 Email neil hearinglosshelp com Website http www hearinglosshelp com If you would like a copy of this presentation for your reference the link is near the bottom of the page at www hearinglosshelp com products univoxdls50 htm ...

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