fmGenie user guide & reference manual - third edition

fmGeniefmGeniehearing aid test box can be used for the initial settings don’t forget toconsider what the user prefers!NOTE – In an educational environment, the setting or ‘balancing’ of a radioreceiver to a hearing aid is usually the result of the expertise of theaudiologist interacting with the personal preference of the user. In theabsence of audiological support please follow the procedure in section 5.Do not forget that the overall setting of listening level should be set on theuser’s own hearing aid itself.fmGENIE RX DUAL CHANNEL – TEAM TEACHINGSince summer 2006, fmGenie receivers have a dual channel capability.Dual channel fmGenie receivers are identified by the part number FMG121(previously FMG120).The fmGenie dual channel (dc) facility is referred to by some people as a'Team Teaching' facility. The dual channel facility operates by allowing theuser to 'toggle' between two channels. We believe that listening to onetransmitter at a time is preferable to mixing the sound from twotransmitters, which could cause confusion in many situations.4User Operating Guide – ReceiverChanging Channel(Default setting: not allowed)The fmGenie receiver is a multichannel unit capable of receiving any ofthe approved UK narrow band radio aid channels although the unit willoften be set to work on just one channel. In situations where there aremore than one fmGenie, or other radio aid users, the multichannel facilityshould be enabled.If channel changing is available, a triangle flashes when the unit isturned on. Pressing either the or while this triangle is flashing willchange the radio channel. A short press will advance down or up onechannel and holding either button down will run through the channels.Thechannel select period may be cancelled by a short press of the button.Pressing both together will select the default user channel (seeappendix 1). To reduce the opportunity for ‘fiddling’ the channel changefacility is operative for only the first minute from turning on after which thedisappears. The default channel can be used for a common channel ormore usually we would suggest that the default channel be set to match theusers usual channel.Appendices 2 & 3 explain how to set the default channel and activate themultichannel facility. Appendix 8 gives a channel coding comparison chartbetween different radio systems.Move switch 3 up to activate channel changingOnce the facility is activated, the user uses the or keys to 'instantly'change between the two channels. The two chosen channels may be anyin the channel set.There are 3 prime uses for the fmGenie dual channel team teaching facility:1. fmGenie users with a learningsupport assistantBoth the teacher and the learning supportassistant wear transmitters on differentchannels, the learning support assistantpreferably using a headworn microphone.The fmGenie dc user can then easilychoose to listen to either person asrequired.Teacher:channel 38Classroomassistant:channel 423. In group discussionTwo fmGenie transmitters (used with their internalmicrophones) may be handed around the groupand chosen in turn by the fmGenie dc user.2. fmGenie users watchingAV/multimediapresentationsMultimedia sound isincreasingly used in teaching.Using two transmitters, one forthe tutor and the otherconnected to the multimediasound (page 67), the fmGeniedc user can then easily choosewhich transmitter to listen to.Teacher:Channel 48Multimedia: Channel 704User Operating Guide – Dual Channel5051