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Table of Contents Warnings .................................................................................. 1 Training ........................................................................................... 1 Smart Earplug ................................................................................. 1 picoTera Companion Smartphone App ........................................... 2 Terms of Use............................................................................ 3 Use with Limitation .......
Smartphone Companion App ................................................. 11 Disclaimer & Tutorial ..................................................................... 11 Unlimited Range Push to Talk (URPTT) ....................................... 11 Registered Groups .................................................................................. 11 My Groups .............................................................................................. 12 Emergency Broadcast ..........................
S A F E T Y N O T E S For Your Safety Warnings To prevent damage to your picoTera products or injury to yourself or to others, read the following safety precautions in their entirety before using this equipment. Keep these safety instructions where all those who use the product will read them. This icon marks warnings. To prevent possible injury, read all warnings before using this product.
S A F E T Y N O T E S picoTera Companion Smartphone App picoTera Companion App is intended to customize your picoTera Device and provide you with extra safety and communication features. To achieve that picoTera Companion iOS and Android app requires following permissions: 1. Permissions are required to access and enable the Bluetooth system. a. In addition, the Android app requires location permission to be able to scan for devices and phone permission to be able to notify a user of an incoming call.
L E G A L N O T E S Warranty Terms of Use picoTera Electronics Inc. offers its products with the terms, conditions and notices as follows. The following terms and conditions apply to all sales and uses. Please review carefully. These terms and conditions include limited warranties and disclaimers of liabilities. Keeping, using or allowing use of picoTera Electronics Inc.’s products indicates your agreement to these terms.
L E G A L N O T E S Entire Obligation The PRODUCT LIABILITY DISCLAIMER document states the entire obligation of picoTera Electronics Inc. with respect to the products.
S M A R T H E A R I N G P R O T E C T I O N At a Glance Smart Hearing Protection Device The Smart Hearing Protection Device is designed to act not only as a hearing protection but also provide situational awareness to the user. Smart detection algorithms are designed to aid in notifying user of any alert sounds that the user might otherwise not be able to hear with a traditional hearing protection device. picoTera’s Smart Hearing Protection Device offers the following main features: 1.
S M A R T H E A R I N G P R O T E C T I O N Products Smart Hearing Protection The Smart Hearing Protection Device is intended to protect users’ hearing while keeping them aware of their surroundings and allowing for better communication between workers in noisy environments. The Smart Hearing protection device is typically paired with the picoTera Companion app to customize settings while enabling longer range communications and receiving related notifications.
S M A R T H E A R I N G P R O T E C T I O N On/Off Switch The ON/OFF switch is located on the side of the Smart Hearing Protection Device as indicated in Figure 1. When in the ‘OFF’ position, all active functionality is stopped, though the hearing protection devices will continue to reduce noise with NRR 29 dB The battery can be charged while device is off and doing so will turn on a RED LED. USB Charging User needs to know: 1.
S M A R T H E A R I N G P R O T E C T I O N Input Port The input port on the bottom of the device is for plugging in a 2-way radio. This allows a user to use a 2-way radio while being protected with the Smart Hearing Protection Device. Logo Button The logo button on the front of the device will toggle streaming audio from the built-in front microphone, allowing the user to hear what is going on around them. Having streaming turned off will prevent the user from hearing surrounding sounds.
S M A R T H E A R I N G P R O T E C T I O N The maximum range of detection (i.e. sensitivity) can be adjusted through the Digital Ear settings in the Smartphone app, using the Sensitivity Level setting: Low: up to 1 m (3 ft) Medium: up to 3 m (10 ft) Range High: up to 10 m (33 ft) *Standard of measurement: NIOSH. Measured in no background noise. ** Examples of where background sound may hinder digital ear from notifying user are as follows: 1.
S M A R T H E A R I N G P R O T E C T I O N High Medium Low Incoming call voice prompt, Battery status and power saving voice prompts, Push to Talk Streaming Voice prompts for changes in settings Firmware update voice prompts Visual Indicator Located on the front of the device is an array of RGB-LEDs (Red Green Blue-Light Emitting Diode). LED flashing and color schemes can be used to indicate battery level, audio mode, charging status, BLE connection status, among many other applications.
S M A R T H E A R I N G P R O T E C T I O N Solid Blue: Receiving PTT Voice Prompts: Solid Blue and Solid Green: Receiving voice prompt Social Distancing Alert The Social Distancing Alert feature enables the device to detect other devices within an approximate 2-meter radius of line of sight using Bluetooth signals. The user will be notified of a social distancing alert by blue and red LEDs flashing twice on the device and a voice prompt will be sounded.
S M A R T H E A R I N G P R O T E C T I O N Listening to multiple groups at the same time may result in missed communications if a message is received while another is already being sent. My Groups The “My Groups” tab allows a user to create groups containing other people in the same company. Groups can be used to separate communications between different groups of people (i.e. Managers, Front desk, etc.). To create a group, press the “Create Group” button and give the group a name.
S M A R T H E A R I N G P R O T E C T I O N In order to stop auto-reconnecting with the paired device, manually disconnect the device in the ‘My Device page (See Disconnecting the Device) and the app will unpair the device and stop auto-reconnecting to it. My Device Info Screen Over the Air Updates Updates the connected device with the latest software. A red exclamation mark at the top right indicates that a new update is available for the device. Steps To Performing OTA Updates: 1.
S M A R T H E A R I N G P R O T E C T I O N • Increased time taken to establish connections with other devices, emergency broadcast, and Find Me broadcast. • Device LEDs will light up less often. • Number of allowed connections will be limited to 1. If the Power Saving Mode is enabled on the phone, the device will remain connected only to the phone.
S M A R T H E A R I N G P R O T E C T I O N Enable Social Distancing Alert Enable/Disable the social distancing alert feature for the device. When disabled, the user will NOT be notified if another user with a device is within an approximate 2-meter radius. Registration Users will register their devices on this page. The steps for registration are as follows: 1. Enter the company registration key. 2. Enter the name of the company. 3. Enter the employee ID of the person that will be using the device. 4.
S M A R T H E A R I N G P R O T E C T I O N a. The hearing protection device will not notify you when the sound detection is disabled through the app. You will not be alerted if there are any presence of dangers. 2. Disabling both the speaker and the sound detection means that your hearing is attenuated, and the hearing protection device will not notify you if there is any danger. This setup makes your hearing protection device a regular passive hearing protection device. 3.
S M A R T H E A R I N G P R O T E C T I O N Commented [Kk6]: Just added here we can use it later @daniel 17
