User manual

Adjusting the Listening Controls
The speech processor features both a microphone
sensitivity and a volume control.
• The microphone sensitivity controls the softest
level of sound picked up by the microphone.
Reduce the microphone sensitivity to filter out
background noise. Increase the sensitivity in
quiet environments to hear very soft sounds.
• The volume controls your perception of
loudness.
Reduce the volume if loud sounds are
uncomfortably loud. Increase the volume if
speech, including your own voice, is too soft.
Your clinician may choose to disable your volume
control. If both the microphone sensitivity and the
volume controls are available, press the Select ( )
button to alternate between them. The LCD panel
displays the active control.
Adjusting the Microphone Sensitivity
If you use the microphone sensitivity control, the
speech processor displays a small ‘M’ at the top of the
LCD panel. Underneath, the LCD panel displays the
microphone sensitivity as a number between 0 and
20. For normal conversation, you would typically set
the sensitivity to approximately 8.
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Microphone sensitivity
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