Connevans FmGenie User Manual - Battery Options
Sound present threshold
This control provides adjustment for the
dynamic muting and auto power off features.
Mute level balance
This control adjusts the volume of
the transmitter during muting.
Standard/long range power output
This switch changes the transmitter range.
500 Hz test tone enable
A useful facility for fault finding.
High or Low level audio output
High level for headphone and neck loop.
Low level for hearing aid direct audio input
– in order to offer direct input hearing aid
microphone muting the fmGenie uses
unattenuated direct input leads.
Autotune enable
When chosen, this facility allows a receiver to
automatically tune to a transmitter.
Battery options
The fmGenie uses standard AA sized batteries.
Rechargeable nickel metal hydride batteries give
approx. 40 hours use and can be recharged safely
‘in situ’ using the intelligent internal charger or
removed for external charging.
For those preferring non recharargeables, alkaline
batteries give approximately 120
hours use.
Power
The ON/OFF button has a press
and hold operation to prevent
accidental switching.
The fmGenie will automatically
detect when no sound is going
through the system and turn
itself off after an hour to save
battery life.
Dynamic microphone
muting
The fmGenie receiver has
optional dynamic muting.
When selected the dynamic
muting facility will mute
environmental sound pickup
while the lecturer is
speaking thus reducing the
effect of ambient noise.
Star function features
A number of special functions are accessed using
the star button –
.
Manual microphone muting
– A press of the star
function button will mute the microphone.
For the fmGenie receiver, the direct input hearing
aid microphone or the fmGenie environmental
microphone is muted.
For the fmGenie transmitter, its own
microphone is muted; a very useful
facility for use with TV’s or when
holding aside conversations.
The
Autotune facility
allows users to
quickly and easily
tune to the
correct
transmitter
channel. When
the fmGenie star
button is pressed
on both
transmitter &
receiver the receiver
will automatically tune
to the transmitter
channel. This facility is
disabled shortly after
turning on.
are tailored to suit the needs of the user