Unitron Hearing Aid SMART ALERT SYSTEM manual

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1 Thank you for choosi ng Smart Ale rt ™ System . Y ou ’ ve ma de a great ch oice: Smart Alert Syst em provides you with ind epend ence and p eace of mi nd around your home, arou nd the clo ck – even wh en you ’ re sleepin g. It ’ s an all- in-o ne hear ing and a lerti ng sys tem that b ring s toget her your house hold al erts wit h your [...]

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3 Getting st ar ted P a g e s 7 t o 1 0 System ins t allation and aler ting functions P a g e s 1 1 t o 2 6 T r oubleshooting guide P a g e s 3 5 t o 4 7 Hearing instrument functions P a g e s 2 7 t o 3 4[...]

4 Doorbell detector System Componen ts | pages 14 to 15 Detects doorbell, transmits signal to r emote. Remote then sends an alert to hearing instruments or bed shaker . T el ephone detector System Componen ts | pages 16 to 17 Detects incoming calls, transmits signal to r emote. Remote then sends an alert to hearing instruments or bed shaker . Visua[...]

Discreet an d advanced hearing instrument control at the touch of a button. See pages 27 to 33 for details Hearing instrument functions See page 12 Aler ting functions Doorbell LED Additional detectors can be added here Smoke LED T elephone LED Acknowledge button 5 N ightstand r emote charger System Componen ts | pages 20 to 21 Char ges remote and [...]

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Getting st ar ted P a g e s 7 t o 1 0 page 8 page 9 What’ s in the box How it works 7[...]

8 What’ s in the bo x 1. Smart A lert remote 2. N ightstand remote char ger 3. T elephone detector 4. T elephone adaptor 5. Doorbell detector 6. S moke detector (only with Safety Awaren ess P ackage*) 7. Bed shaker 8. M ounting hardwar e and self-adhesive vel cro tape for installation 9. Batteries for detectors , remote, and back-up batteries for[...]

9 How it wor ks: • Detectors r espond to specific household events and transmi t identifying signals to the S mart Alert remote • The corresponding LED i con lights up on the S mart Alert remote indicating which event is detected • S mart Alert remote vibrates When your hearing instruments ar e in use: • S mart Alert remote sends beep signa[...]

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System ins t allation and aler ting functions P a g e s 1 1 t o 2 6 page 12 page 13 page 14 page 16 page 18 page 20 page 22 Smar t Alert ™ remote Remote care and cleaning Doorbell detector T elephone detector Smoke detector Nightst and remote char ger Bed shaker Customizing your Smar t Aler t ™ System[...]

What it does Y our S mart Alert remote is the communications hub of your sys tem. It acts as a receiver of signals fr om the detectors, as well as sends signals to y our hearing instruments and activates bed shaker . I t, itself , is an alerting device: LED lights and vibration make you awar e of a detector going of f in the household. In addition [...]

Replacing the battery The battery compartment is located on the back of the remote. 1. Remo ve the remote belt clip. 2. Slide the battery co ver . 3. Gr asp the old battery with your thumb and index finger and remo ve. 4. Ins er t t h e ne w b a t t er y i n to t h e ba t t er y c o mp a r t me n t i n th e c o rr e ct +/ - p o si t i on , p l ac i[...]

Doorbell detector What it is The Smart Alert doorbell detector detects the sound of y our doorbell, and transmits the signal to your remote, which aler ts you through the r emote’ s LED door icon and vibration alerts. The remote also sends beep signals to your heari ng instruments or activates your bed shaker (when placed in the nightstand char g[...]

What you need to do: insert batteries, test and install 1. Open the battery cov er (5). Insert supplied 9V battery by connecting the battery contacts and close the battery cov er . 2. P ress the test button (2). LED light on detector (1) will illuminate, as will green doorbell LED icon on remote, wh i c h wi l l al s o v ib r a t e . A b e e p a l [...]

Ext. Trigger T elephone detector What it is The Smart Alert telephone detector recogni zes incoming calls and transmits a signal to your remote, which aler ts you through the r emote’ s LED telephone icon and vibration. The remote also sends beep signals to y our hearing instruments or activates your bed shaker (when placed in the nightstand char[...]

What you need to do: insert batter y , connect adaptor , test and install 1. Open the battery cov er (8). Connect the telephone cable to the telephone connector (6) and insert the adapter plug in the telephone socket. Insert 9V supplied battery by connecting the battery contacts and close the battery cover . 2. P ress the test button (2). LED (1) o[...]

Smoke detector W h at it is T h e S m art Al ert sm o ke det ec t o r h elp s detec t sm o ke a n d f ir e in th e h o m e . It i s m o u n ted o n th e c eili n g , j u st li ke an o r din a ry sm o ke de tec to r . Sh o u ld it de tec t sm o ke o r f ir e, it w i ll so u n d an a larm , a s w ell a s sen d a si g n al t o yo u r rem o te. Y o u r[...]

What you need to do: insert batter y , test and install 1. Attach mounting bracket (5) then install smoke detector by turning counter -clockwise. Insert 9V battery by connecting the battery contacts. 2. W ait about 10 seconds while the smoke detector carries out a self-test. The self-test i s finished when LED (1) flashes once. 3. Extend antenna (2[...]

Nightst and r emote char ger What it is The nightstand remote char ger is used to rechar ge your remote. Place your r emote in the char ger every night before y ou go to sleep. This combination will ensur e that you continue to receiv e alerts when you remove y our hearing instruments at night. The remote will pr ovide LED icon alerts and will sign[...]

What you need to do: plug in, activate and connect bed shaker 1. Connect power pl ug into the char ger a nd t h e n p l u g c h a rg e r i n t o a n e le c t r i c a l o u t l e t n e a r y o u r b e d . 2. P ull tab to activate the 4 NiMH rechar geable batteries found in the bottom of the char ger . 3. Connect bed shaker to char ger by inserting t[...]

Bed shaker What it is The bed shaker is placed between mattress and box spring of your bed. When connected to the nightstand (with remote placed in char ger), it pro vides a motion alert at night if one of your detectors shoul d go off . This helps ensure that yo u are made aware of important alerts ev en when you are sleepin g and your hearing ins[...]

Customizing your Smar t Aler t ™ System When you receiv e your S mart Alert System, it is s et to a default “ radio key ” and ready to use with no further set-up r equired. Ho wever , in the event that you have a neighbor with a similar system, y ou may need to change the radio key to avoid interferen ce. This can be done very eas ily using t[...]

P airing remote with detectors 1. Ensure all of y our detectors are set to the same radio key . Remove the back cover fr om each detector and locate the radio key by referring to the component diagrams in this guide. 2. Choose any combination of up and down for the keys and r epeat it identically for all detectors. 3. P ut your remote in pairing mo[...]

TI P S Y ou can train your doorbell detector to differ entiate between up to 2 doorbells, pro vided that each sounds different. Y our remote will then send you dif ferent signals for each so you ’ll know which door needs answering. T o train the doorbell detector for a second doorbell signal, repeat steps 1 to 8 with a differ ent internal microph[...]

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page 28 page 29 page 30 page 31 page 31 page 32 Hearing instrument functions Visual guide T urning remote on and off Hearing instrument selection and adjustment Scroll wheel, volume contr ol and program change Buttons and accessories Hearing instrument functions P a g e s 2 7 t o 3 4[...]

Hearing instrument functions In add iti on t o your a le rti ng fu nc tio ns, yo ur Smar t Ale rt re mot e inc lu des c ont rol s for yo ur h ear ing i ns tru men ts. It all ows yo u to ma na ge th eir p er for ma nce i n any situation, to best suit your lis tening needs. While y our hearing instruments do adjust automatically , you may find in som[...]

1 5 6 4 3 2 7 Legend Visual guide 89 10 1 On-of f switch 2 Left-both-right switch 3 Left (blue) indicator light 4 Right (red) indicator light 5 Clarit y/ Comfort scroll wheel 6 V olume control buttons 7 Home button 8 P rogram change button 9 LearnN ow ™ button 10 Battery compartment[...]

T urning your r emote on and of f Y ou r re mo te h a s an o n -o f f sw it ch ( o r tr a v el l oc k) o n th e l ef t si de o f t he d ev i ce . T hi s does not effect alerti ng functions. T o turn the remote on, slide the switch into the on or unlocked position . T o turn the remote off , slide the switch into the off posi tion . . Sliding the sw[...]

Selecting which hearing instrument to adjust At the top of the remote, ther e is a left- both-right switch. This switch all ows you to select the hearing instruments you want to adjust. Slide the switch to the left position to adjust your left hearing instrument only . The left (blue) indicator light will flash to indicate your left hearing instrum[...]

LearnN ow ™ button The learnN ow button teaches your hearing instruments the volume and smartF ocus settings you prefer in dif ferent listening environments. When you pres s the learnN ow button, your remote sends a com mand to y our he aring i nstr ume nts to change the pre-progr ammed volume and sm art F ocu s se tti ng s to yo ur ne w pr efe r[...]

Accessories Y o u r r em ot e ca n be u se d wi th a l an ya r d so t h a t y ou c an c ar ry t he d ev ic e ar ou n d y ou r n e c k o r wr is t. I t al so c om es w it h a be lt cl ip . Attach the lanyard to y our remote like this: 12 3 4 5 67[...]

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T r oubleshooting guide P a g e s 3 5 t o 4 7 page 36 page 37 page 37 page 39 page 40 page 40 page 42 page 43 Smar t Alert ™ remote – alerting functions Smar t Alert ™ remote – hearing functions Doorbell detector T elephone detector Bed shaker Smoke detector W arnings Declarations[...]

PR OBLEM POSSIBLE SOL UTIONS Indicator lights on S mar t Aler t remote not flashing • N ot turned on • T urn on (travel lock) • Low/dead battery • Rechar ge battery in charging station • P oor battery contact • Consult your hearing healthcar e professional • Battery upside do wn • Insert battery minus (–) side do wn Indicator ligh[...]

PR OBLEM POSSIBLE SOL UTIONS Indicator lights on S mar t Aler t remote not flashing • N ot turned on • T urn on (travel lock) • Low/dead battery • Rechar ge battery in charging station • P oor battery contact • Consult your hearing healthcar e professional • Battery upside do wn • Insert battery minus (–) side do wn Indicator ligh[...]

PR OBLEM POSSIBLE SOL UTIONS The LED light on door detector lights up yellow when the doorbell detector is activated • Low battery • Replace battery . Only use 9V alkaline 6LR61 or a li thium 6F22 type battery . The LED light on door detector lights up gr een when the doorbell detector is activated, but r emote is not signaling • Low battery [...]

PR OBLEM POSSIBLE SOL UTIONS N othing happens when the telephone detector is activated with the test button • Low battery • Replace battery . Only use 9V alkaline 6LR61 or lithium 6F22 type battery . • Th e remo te is not pair ed with th e detector . F ollo w the ins truct ions to p air . The LED lights up yellow when the telephone detector i[...]

Bed shaker PR OBLEM POSSIBLE SOL UTIONS N othing happens when the smoke detector is activated with the test button • Low battery • Replace battery . Only use 9V . • Remote contro l is out of reach (wirel ess coverage ar ea/distance) The remote occasionally indicates a smoke alarm for no apparent r eason • Low battery • Change battery The [...]

NO TE! For any problem s not referenced in this tr oubleshooting guide, please contact your hearing healthcare professi onal. If you do not have a hearing healthcar e professional, please contact the nearest office listed on the back page of this booklet. TI P When any of your non-ur gent detectors are activated, the LED on the detector will illumi[...]

W arnings Smart Alert remote should onl y be used as directed by yo ur hearing healthcare profess ional. Smart Alert remote uses a lo w-power , digitally coded inductive transmission to communicate to your hearing instruments. Although unlikely , interference with medical devices such as pacemakers is possible. Interferen ce should not occur with n[...]

Declaration of Conformity Her eby , U nitron declares that S mart Alert System is in compliance with the essential requir ements and other relevant pr ovisions of Dir ective 93/42/EEC. T o obtain a copy of the Declaration of Conformity , please contact your local repr esentative from the list of U nitron Distributors. This device complies with part[...]

Emission test RF emissions CISPR 11 RF emissions CISPR 11 Harmonic emissions IEC 61000-3-2 V oltage fluctuations/ flicker emissions IEC 61000-3-3 Compliance Gr oup 2 Class B Class A Complies Electromagnetic environment – guidance The Model S mart Alert r emote must emit electromagnetic energy in or der to perform its intended function. N earby el[...]

Guidance and manufactur er ’s declaration – electr omagnetic immunity The Model S mart Alert remote is intended for use in the electromagn etic environment specified belo w . The customer or the user of the M odel Smart Alert remote should assur e that it is used in such an environment. Immunity test Electrostatic dischar ge (ESD) IEC 61000-4-2[...]

Guidance and manufactur er ’s declaration – electr omagnetic immunity The Model S mart Alert System is intended for use in the electr omagnetic environment specified belo w . The customer or the user of the M odel Smart Alert remote should assur e that it is used in such an environment. Electromagnetic environment – guidance P ortable and mob[...]

Recommended separation distances betw een portable and mobile RF communications equipment and the Model Smart Alert ™ System The Model S mart Alert remote is intended for use in an electromagnetic envir onment in which radiated RF Disturbances are controlled. The customer or the user of the M odel Smart Alert System can help pr event electromagne[...]

Hearing H ealthcare P rofessional: T elephone: M odel: Serial N umber: Replacement B atteries: W arranty: Date of P urchase: The Smart Alert remote is a MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT and needs special precautions r egarding EMC and needs to be put in service according to the EMC information pro vided. P ortable and mobile RF communications equipment[...]

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Distributor Printed in Canada 09-061 029-5800-02 www.unitron. com/smartalert At Unitron, we c are deeply about people w ith hearing loss. W e work closely with he aring healthcare prof ession als to make advanc ed, purpose-driven solutions av ailable to everyone. Hear your home smar t aler t ™ system powered by Bellman & Symfon[...]