Interesting, Aman,
I think you're right that using two transmitters on
different channels is
the only way to get true stereo. The Telcom, handimic and
Smartlink do have
a stereo plug, but I think they combine that into a mono
transmission to
both receivers.
For most people with hearing loss, that's sufficient.
Stereo is often lost
on people with more severe hearing losses. I my case, it's
completely lost
since I'm completely deaf in my left ear.
Sounds like you've found a good solution to get stereo that
works for you.
I can listen to TV anywhere within 60 or more feet of the
TV, but usually I
watch TV while sitting in front of it. The Telcom is right
beside me on an
end-table so it's easy for me to turn the phone on or off
depending on
whether the call is for me or not. But your use of it for
an alternative
channel from the computer does present a remote control
problem.
For the remote control, you might look into a remote power
switch. I think
you might be able to get an X10 remote power switch with a
keychain sized
button for controlling the power. Then when you wanted to
cut the Telcom
off or on, you could do that remotely.
Good luck.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hearing_Aids@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:Hearing_Aids@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Aman
Singer
> Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 1:41 AM
> To: Hearing_Aids@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [Hearing_Aids] Phonak FM System
>
>
> Hi, Steve.
> You said
> As Lynn says, your hearing aid should have multiple
programs so
> that if you
> switch to some program that doesn't hear the FM, then
you won't hear the
> Telcom... you don't have to turn off the
> Telcom, just hit the button on top of it to block the
phone transmission.
> Then if someone is listening to TV they can continue
with that without
> having to hear the phone call.78
>
> Right, but that doesn't help if I want to hear the
telcom
> transmitting from the computer (what I have it hooked
up to instead of a
> TV), but not from the phone. The only way to accomplish
that
> which I know of
> is to hit the button you mention on top of the telcom,
which
> requires going
> to the Telcom's location. That's what I would like to
do remotely. If that
> button were on a small remote, the unit would be
excellent, as opposed to
> very good.
> You said
> I'm confused by your "channel 80". Both
Telcom and SmartLink are 216-217
> mHz transmitters. Your receivers on your aids should
be compatible with
> that. As far as I know Phonak uses 18 channels within
that band. So your
> transmitters and receivers should probably all be on
the same channel ...
>
> It is quite possible that, when my audiologist said
"eighteen", I
> heard "eighty". What I said to him was that I
wanted the smartlink and
> Telcom to be transmitting on the opposite ends of their
frequency
> spectrums
> since they were to transmit the left and right channels
of the same audio
> source. I wasn't sure what would happen if I put two
transmitters
> transmitting the same audio simultaneously on one
frequency, and
> didn't want
> them to interfere with each other.
> You said
> Then you would hear through both ears from either the
SmartLink or the
> Telcom; you wouldn't need to use both.
>
> You may prefer it the way you have it though?
>
> I undoubtedly do. That's why I bought the telcom,
actually. I was sick of
> receiving mono sound, and wanted my computer to be able
to transmit music,
> games, and so on, in stereo. With one transmitter
transmitting the right
> channel while the other does the left, I get real
stereo sound, and that's
> what I'm after. My situation is, granted, a bit odd. I
like to listen to
> music and plays over the FM, and also like to do audio
editing where
> separating the left and right channel of sound is
important. I
> also want to
> play games for the blind remotely, and those need a
stereo soundscape. I
> also use chat programs where participants in a specific
room are separated
> into different parts of the stereo field, which is also
possible with the
> stereo transmitters or, rather, with the setup I have
with each
> transmitter
> transmitting one part of a stereo signal.
> Aman
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hearing_Aids@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:Hearing_Aids@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of steve.barber
> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 3:13 PM
> To: Hearing_Aids@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [Hearing_Aids] Phonak FM System
>
> As Lynn says, your hearing aid should have multiple
programs so
> that if you
> switch to some program that doesn't hear the FM, then
you won't hear the
> Telcom.
>
> To add a little more about another comment regarding
how to prevent others
> from overhearing phone conversations ... you don't have
to turn off the
> Telcom, just hit the button on top of it to block the
phone transmission.
> Then if someone is listening to TV they can continue
with that without
> having to hear the phone call.78
>
> I'm confused by your "channel 80". Both
Telcom and SmartLink are 216-217
> mHz transmitters. Your receivers on your aids should
be compatible with
> that. As far as I know Phonak uses 18 channels within
that band. So your
> transmitters and receivers should probably all be on
the same channel ...
> probably labeled N1 through N18.
>
> Maybe there's something I don't understand about this,
but I didn't think
> there was a "Channel 80" related to microlink
technology.
>
> The SmartLink can change to any channel it wants from
those 18.
> The Telcom
> and your receivers are probably fixed at one of the 18.
You
> audiologist can
> send in the right parts and have them changed to the
same channel if you
> want.
>
> Then you would hear through both ears from either the
SmartLink or the
> Telcom; you wouldn't need to use both.
>
> You may prefer it the way you have it though? If
they're all on the same
> channel, then only one transmitter at a time will work.
If both
> are on, you
> will either only hear one, or maybe none because of the
conflict.
>
> But, I chose to have all my transmitters (and my one
receiver) to
> be on the
> same channel.
>
> SteveB
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Hearing_Aids@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:Hearing_Aids@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of
Aman Singer
> > Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 2:18 AM
> > To: Hearing_Aids@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: RE: [Hearing_Aids] Phonak FM System
> >
> >
> > Hi, all.
> > I, too, have and like the Telcom unit. It's a
very nice unit in many
> > ways. I just wish one could switch phone calls on
and off
> remotely. So far
> > as I know, one must go to the unit and hit a
button to change
> > from receiving
> > the phone to not receiving the phone. If anyone
knows of a way
> to do this
> > without being near the transmitter, even if it
requires some
> hacking, I'd
> > love to hear of it.
> > What I do is connect the telcom to one channel
of my sound
> > output device and the smartlink to the other.
Thus, I have true stereo
> > sound. The telcom transmits the left channel of
audio to my left hearing
> > aid's receiver, which is on channel 80. The
smartlink transmits
> the right
> > channel of audio to my right hearing aid's
receiver, which is on
> > channel 1.
> > This is great, as I get relatively good quality
sound in stereo. It's
> > wonderful for audio editing remotely through aids
which,
> > otherwise, wouldn't
> > be possible.
> > Aman
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Hearing_Aids@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:Hearing_Aids@yahoogroups.com] On
> > Behalf Of Lynn
> > Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 11:23 AM
> > To: Hearing_Aids@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: RE: [Hearing_Aids] Phonak FM System
> >
> > Lisa,
> > Yes. The TelCom is from Phonak. Steve talked about
how much he
> > likes it, so
> > I bought one and absolutely love it! They cost
about $400. I
> can hear so
> > much better on the phone with the FM than with the
t-coil. It is also
> > wonderful for listening to the TV and stereo. I
have a Bose
> > system and my TV
> > sound is run through it. The TelCom is plugged
into the audio out of the
> > Bose system so I can listen to music wherever I
am in the
> house or in my
> > yard--anywhere within range of the TelCom
transmitter. If the
> > phone rings, I
> > can hear it ring through my hearing aids.
Unfortunately, if I
> > hear the phone
> > ringing, and I'm out in the greenhouse, if I
haven't brought a phone out
> > with me, I usually can't get back in the house in
time to
> answer it before
> > the voice mail picks up. The TelCom plugs into a
phone jack, so
> > you can use
> > any phone in the house and you don't need any
special type of phone. You
> > talk into the mouthpiece of the phone, but you are
hearing through FM. I
> > usually keep my hearing aids set in the FM + M
mode so that I
> can carry on
> > normal conversations, but the FM turns itself on
automatically
> as soon as
> > the phone rings. Having the TelCom is really nice
when you make
> a call and
> > get put on hold for a long time waiting for
someone to pick up.
> > You can just
> > lay the phone down and not pick it up until they
answer.
> >
> > Lynn
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Hearing_Aids@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:Hearing_Aids@yahoogroups.com] On
> > Behalf Of Lisa Kozlik
> > Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 11:49 PM
> > To: Hearing_Aids@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [Hearing_Aids] Phonak FM System
> >
> >
> > Lynn,
> >
> > Thanks so much for this information! Your
descriptions give me a
> > better idea
> > of what I can expect from this system.
> >
> > As for the connectivity of the receiver/boot to my
CI...I could keep it
> > attached at all times, but this would prevent me
from accessing
> the slide
> > switch on the bottom of my CI processor (because
it covers the
> switch). I
> > would have to remove the receiver/boot every time
I wanted to change
> > settings. However, that really wouldn't be a
problem since I only
> > use two of
> > the three settings for specific environments (I'm
guessing only
> 10% or 20%
> > of the time).
> >
> > The TelCom you described sounds like something I
wouldn't mind
> having here
> > at home. Does Phonak make that product as well?
> >
> > Lisa
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been
removed]
> >
> >
> >
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