ClearSounds CS-CLA7BT User manual

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FRANÇAIS ESpAñoL ENGLISH

CS-CLA7BT

Bluetooth Amplified Neckloop Accessory

V808

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Congratulations on your purchase of the CLA7BT

Amplified Powered Neckloop from ClearSounds

®

Communications, Inc. The CLA7BT has been

developed to facilitate the use of a Bluetooth

capable cellular phone, landline phone, or

audio device with a t-coil equipped hearing aid

for hands-free wireless operation.

Features:

• 30dBAdjustableAmplification

• CompatiblewithstandardBluetoothVersion

1.2/2.1Devices

• 30footrange(maximum)

• User-friendlycontrolsandeasypairing

• Greatformobile,officeandhome

applications.

The CLA7BTgeneratesan amplified induction

(loop)signalthatispickedupbythetelecoil

ofyourhearingaid(s).ThisoptionintheHA

is activated by setting the hearing aid(s) to

the“T”or“MT”position.PleasereadthisUser

Manualcarefullyinordertogettheverybest

resultsfromyourCLA7BT.Thiswilltellyouhow

tosetuptheCLA7BTcorrectlyandexplainall

thefeaturestoyou.

The CLA7BT is compatible with most cellular

phones and audio devices which support

Bluetoothwirelesstechnology.Wehopeitwill

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give you many years of successful operation.

Pleasekeepthismanualforeasyreference.

Pleasevisitourwebsiteatwww.clearsounds.

comto:

• Registeryourproduct

• Downloadadditionalmanualsand

troubleshootingtips

PLEASE SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

This product is a mobile solution built on

Bluetooth technology. Please read the

instructionsbeforeusingyourCLA7BT.

Electromagnetic Interference/Compatibility:

Nearly every electronic device is susceptible

to electromagnetic interference (EMI) if

inadequatelyshielded,designed,orotherwise

configuredforelectromagneticcompatibility.

Facilities:Toavoidelectromagneticinterference

and/or compatibility conflicts, turn off your

CLA7BT in any facility where posted notices

instructyoutodoso.Hospitalsorhealthcare

facilities may be using equipment that is

sensitivetoexternalRFenergy.

Aircraft:Wheninstructedtodoso,turnoffyour

devicewhenonboardanaircraft.Anyuseofa

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devicemustbein accordancewithapplicable

regulationsperairlinecrewinstructions.

MedicalDevices:Ifyouuseanypersonalmedical

devices, consult the manufacturer of your

devicetodetermineifitisadequatelyshielded

fromRFenergy.Yourphysicianmaybeableto

assistyouinobtainingthisinformation.

WARNING: To avoid the possibility of electrical

shock, do not use this product near water (For

example, near a bathtub, wash basin, kitchen

sink or laundry tub, in a wet basement or near a

swimming pool) while in the bathtub or shower

or when you are wet.

WARNING: Avoid using the telephone during

electrical storms. There may be a remote risk

of electric shock from lightning. If the electrical

storm is present in your immediate area,

possibility of electrical shock exists.

WARNING: Do not use a phone if you suspect

a gas leak in the area. The phone’s electrical

contacts could create a spark, which could

ignite any heavy concentration of leaking gas.

Table of Contents

SafetyPrecautionsandInstructions ............... 3

FeatureLocation ............................................. 5

ImportantFactsonChargingtheCLA7BT ....... 6

PairingyourCLA7BTtoyourCellPhone .......... 8

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PairingyourCLA7BTtoAdditionalDevices ...10

WearingtheUnit ........................................... 10

TurningyourCLA7BTOnandOff ..................11

MakingandReceivingCallsUsingBluetooth 12

LEDIndicator ................................................16

AudioTones .................................................. 16

UsingyourCLA7BTasaPersonalAudio

Neckloop .................................................. 17

TroubleshootingGuide .................................. 18

WarrantyInformation ....................................20

FEATURE LOCATION

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IMPORTANT FACTS ON

CHARGING THE CLA7BT

FIRST TIME USE:

BeforeusingyourCLA7BTforthefirsttime,you

needtochargeitsself-containedLI-Ionbattery

for24hours.

RECHARGING:

When you hear 5 rapid beeps through your

hearingaidorrepeatedat20secondintervals

andtheLEDindicatorturnsredyouwillneedto

rechargethebattery.

After the battery is fully charged, the LED

indicatorwillturnoff.Ittakesapproximately1

to1.5hourstofullychargethebattery.Donot

chargeformorethan24hours.

Over extended periods of time, the battery

will gradually wear down and require longer

chargingtimes.Thisisnormal. Themoreyou

talkonthephoneusingyourCLA7BTtheless

standbytimeyourbatteryhas.

HOW TO CHARGE:

1 UsingACPowerSupply-Connectthe

3.5mmendoftheUSBcableintothe

chargingportoftheCLA7BT,andthen

connecttheotherendintotheUSBjack

ofthebasecharger.Plugthebasecharger

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intoastandardACwalloutlet.TheCLA7BT

isfullychargedwhenthelightgoesout.

Afterafullchargeremovethechargerfrom

thewalloutletanddetachtheUSBcable

fromtheunit.

2 UsingCarCharger-Connectthe3.5mm

endoftheUSBcableintothechargingport

oftheCLA7BT,andthenconnecttheother

endintotheUSBjackofthecarcharger.

Plugthecarchargerintothecigarette

lighterofyourvehicle.TheCLA7BTisfully

chargedwhenthelightgoesout.Aftera

fullchargeremovethechargerfromthe

cigarettelighteranddetachtheUSBcable

fromtheunit.

3 UsingaLaptop-Connectthe3.5mmend

oftheUSBcableintothechargingportof

theCLA7BT,andthenconnecttheotherend

intoaUSBjackonyourPC.TheCLA7BT

isfullychargedwhenthelightgoesout.

Afterafullchargeremovethecablefrom

thePCanddetachtheUSBcablefromthe

unit.

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NOTE: During charging you cannot use the

Amplified Power Neckloop. The batteries will

have approximately 14 hours of talk time and

200 hours of standby time before needing

recharging. Battery life will depend on actual

usage and amplification levels.

PAIRING YOUR CLA7BT TO

YOUR CELLULAR PHONE.

“Pairing” Creates a link between devices

equipped with Bluetooth wireless technology

and the CLA7BT, and allows the phone to

remembertheNeckloop’s unique ID; youcan

addittoalistofpaireddevicesinthephone.

The CLA7BT should be paired once with the

phonebeforeuse.Ifthepairinginformationor

logisdeletedfromyourphone,theunitmust

be paired again with the phone prior to use.

OnceyourCLA7BTandphonearepaired,your

CLA7BTautomaticallyconnects toyour phone

if the phone supports that protocol.  Some

phones may ask if you want to connect to a

Bluetoothdevice.Youneedtocheckwithyour

phone’smanualonhowBluetoothworkswith

thephone.

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With the CLA7BT and phone in close proximity

1 WithyourCLA7BToff,pressandholdthe

MultiFunctionButtonontheleftsideof

yourneckloopformorethan3seconds.

AftertheLEDindicatorlightsupsteadily,

theneckloopisinpairingmode.

2 Performadevicediscoveryfromyourphone

(forthedetailondevicediscoveryforyour

phone,refertoyourowner’smanual).

Whenthescaniscomplete,thephone

displaysthedevicesfound

3 SelectBT107fromthelistofdevices

discoveredandconfirmperthe

requirementsofyourphone.

4 Whenpromptedbythephone,enterthe

passkey0000.Yourphonewillconfirm

thatbondingoccurredandtheCLA7BTwill

confirmitpairedsuccessfullywith10rapid

flashes.

5 Thephoneinformationisnowstoredinthe

CLA7BTmemory.

NOTE: Make sure the neckloop and phone you

are using are no more than 10m/33 feet apart,

so they are within operable range.

Iftheneckloopisnotsuccessfullypairedwithin

2 minutes, it will automatically leave pairing

mode.Ifyoustillwantpairing,youwillneedto

repeatthestepslistedabove.

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PAIRING YOUR CLA7BT TO

ADDITIONAL DEVICES.

YourCLA7BTcanstorepairinginformationfor

uptoeight(8)differentdeviceswithBluetooth

wireless capability. Devices are stored in a

“Paired Device List” in thememory in a time

sequence.Whenanattempttopairmorethan

eightdevicesismade,theoldestpaireddevice

isremovedfromthememorylist.Anyofthe

eightpaired devicescaninitiate aconnection

totheCLA7BT.

The neckloop will automatically initiate a

connection (once turned on) with the last

devicetowhichitwasconnected.Ifyouwant

to connect the CLA7BT to another device in

the paired device list, you must initiate the

connectionfromthatdevice.Whenanyofthe

eight devices initiates a connection to your

neckloop,thatdevice thenbecomesthe “last

connected”device.

WEARING THE UNIT

1. Placethewirearoundyourneckandinsert

theroundconnectorplugintotheNeckloop

QuickDisconnectplug,formingaloop.

IMPORTANT:TohavetheNeckloopoperate

properly,youwillneedtobesurethe

QuickDisconnectconnectionjackhasbeen

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securelyclickedinplace.Therewillbetwo

distinctclicks.

2. MakesureyourCLA7BTispairedtothe

deviceyouwishtouse

3. Switchyourhearingaidto“T”or“MT”

modewhenreadytomakeorreceiveacall.

TURNING YOUR CLA7BT

ON AND OFF

To turn the CLA7BT ON

PresstheMulti-Functionbuttononthesideof

theCLA7BT.Aseriesof4tones(lowtohigh)

canbeheardfromyourhearingaidwhenitis

int-coilmodeandtheLEDflashes2times(0.1

seconds)

To turn the CLA7BT OFF

PresstheMulti-Functionbuttononthesideof

theCLA7BT.Aseriesof4tones(hightolow)

canbeheardfromyourhearingaidwhenitis

int-coilmodeandtheLEDflashes2times(0.5

seconds)andtheLEDisoff.

Receiving Volume Adjustment

The receiving volume can be adjusted during

a call. Use the volume control knob located

ontherightsideoftheunitwhenitisbeing

worn.Thevolumesettingonthecellphoneor

otherdevicewill add orremove amplification

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fromtheoverallsystem.Ifamplificationislow,

checkthevolumelevelonbothunits.Ifthere

is distortion or other interference, lower the

volumeononeorbothoftheunits.Toomuch

amplificationcancausedistortion.

MAKING AND RECEIVING

CALLS USING BLUETOOTH

The CLA7BT supports both Hands-Free and

Headset Profiles. Accessing call functions

dependsonwhichprofileyourphonesupports.

You can activate all functions for Hands Free

Profileusingthefollowingtable.

NOTE:Somephonesdonotsupportallfeatures

listed.Pleaseconsultyourphoneuser’sguide.

WhenpressingtheMulti-Functionbutton,you

can:

Press and Release– refersto duration of less

than0.8seconds.Youshould hear1 beepto

confirmtherequestedaction.

PressandHold–referstoadurationofmore

than 0.8 but less than 1.6 seconds. While

holdingthemulti-functionbuttonyouwillhear

onebeep,releasetheMulti-Functionbuttonto

confirmtherequestedaction.

Press and Extend Hold – refers to a duration

of more than 3 seconds. While holding the

multi-functionbuttonyouwillhearonebeep,

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release the Multi-Function button to confirm

therequestedaction.

Device Status Action

Function Phone CLA7BT Hands Free Profile

PowerON -- oFF PressandHold

theMulti-Function

Buttonuntilthe

Neckloopispowered

ON.Aseta4tones

plays(lowtohigh)

andLEDflashes2

times(0.1Secon,

0.5Secoff)

Pairing/

Bonding

-- oFF PressandExtend

HoldtheMulti-

FunctionButton

untiltheLEDis

steadilyON.The

neckloopcanthen

bediscoveredby

anotherBluetooth

Devicefor2minutes.

PowerOFF -- ON(idle) PressandExtend

HoldtheMulti-

FunctionButton

untiltheneckloop

ispoweredOFF.A

setof4tonesplays

(hightolow)andthe

LEDisoff.

Makea

VoiceDial

Call

ONandthe

phonemust

support

voicedialing

fromhands

freedevice

ON(idle) PressandRelease

theMulti-function,

speakthenameof

thenumberyouwant

dialed,thephone

willdialthenumber.

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Device Status Action

Function Phone CLA7BT Hands Free Profile

Redialing

Last

Number

oN ON(idle) PressandHold

theMulti-Function

buttontorecallthe

lastphonenumber

dialed,number

dialedautomatically

Receiving

ACall

oN

(ring)

ON(ring) PressandRelease

theMulti-Function

buttontoanswer

thecall.

EndingA

Call

oN

(oncall)

ON(oncall) PressandRelease

theMulti-Function

buttontoendthe

call.

Rejecting

aCall

oN

(phonering)

ON(ring) PressandHold

theMulti-Function

buttontorejectthe

call.

PutCallon

Hold

oN

(oncall)

ON(oncall) PressandHold

theMulti-Function

buttontoplace

currentcallonHOLD.

Resume

aCallOn

Hold

ON(active

callonHold)

On(activecall

onHold)

PressandHoldthe

Multi-FunctionButton

toretrievethecall.

Answering

2

nd

Incoming

Call

oN

(oncall)

oN

(oncall)

PressandHold

theMulti-Function

Buttontoputthe

1

st

callonholdand

answerthe2

nd

call.

ToSwitch

Between

2active

calls

oN

(oncall)

oN PressandHold

theMulti-Function

Buttontoplacethe

2

nd

callonholdand

returntothefirst.

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Device Status Action

Function Phone CLA7BT Hands Free Profile

Transfer

callfrom

Neckloop

toPhone

oN oN

(oncall)

PressandExtend

HoldtheMulti-

FunctionButtonto

turntheNeckloopoff

(4tonesHItoLo)

callistransferredto

phone.

Transfer

Callfrom

Phoneto

Neckloop

oN

(oncall)

OFF(previously

paired)

PressandHold

theMulti-Function

Button,once

connectionis

establishedthecall

istransferredtothe

Neckloop.

User

initiated

Reconnect

oN

(idle)

oN

(notconnected)

PressandRelease

theMulti-Function

Button,theneckloop

willtrytoreconnect

tothelastconnected

device.

Notes: If the link disconnects (for example, the

device is out of range) the neckloop tries to

re-establish the link.

Theneckloopwillautomaticallytrytoconnect

tothelastconnectedphonewhenPoweredOn

forthefirst90seconds.

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LED INDICATOR

Low Battery: once the voltage is lower than

3.4V,theLEDindicatorwillturnred.

LEDIndicatorstatuswithNoChargerAttached

LED Status Neckloop Action

oFF PowerOFF

ON(Steadily) PairingMode

10RapidFlashes PairingSuccessful

Flashesat3secondintervals(0.1

secondsON,2.9secondsOFF)

Standby(NoAudioConnection)

Flashesat8secondintervals(2.0

secondsON,6.0secondsOFF)

ConnectedtoAudio

LEDIndicatorstatuswithChargerAttached

LED Status Neckloop Action

oFF ChargingComplete

ON(Steadily) Charging

Note: When the neckloop is paired to the phone

and there is no operation for five (5) minutes,

the blue flashing LED turns off to save battery

and to make the wearer less conspicuous. To

confirm the CLA7BT is on, press and release the

Multi-Function button on the neckloop resets

the timer, and the flashing resumes.

AUDIO TONES

Audio Tone Neckloop Action

Seriesof4tone(lowtohigh) PowerON

Seriesof4tones(hightolow) PowerOFF

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Audio Tone Neckloop Action

SingleHighTone PairingSuccessful

RingTone IncomingCall

SingleHighTone EndCall

5RapidHightonesrepeatedevery

20seconds

BatteryLow

NoAudioIndication(deteriorating

audioquality)

OutofRange

SingeLowTone(dependsonphone) InitiateVoiceActivation

DualHI/LOWtoneifsupportedby

thephone.

Voicetagnotrecognized

5Rapidtonesrepeatedevery60

secondsafterthephonegoesout

ofnetworkserviceformorethan20

seconds.

NoNetwork/Services

(handsfreeprofile)

USING YOUR CLA7BT AS A

PERSONAL AUDIO NECKLOOP

YourClearSoundsCLA7BTcanalsobeusedas

anamplifiedAudioNeckloopwithanyaudioor

otherdevicethatsupportsstandardBluetooth

connections.Followthesamepairingmethods

as was done when pairing with a cell phone

and follow the pairing instructions for your

audiodevice.Yourcellphoneoraudiodevice

mayneedtohaveaconnectiontotheCLA7BT

activated when switching between devices or

there can be an automatic connection, check

with your various Bluetooth devices for their

methodofoperation. Guide

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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

No Sound

1 MakesureHearingAidT-coilisturnedon

andfunctional.

2 Batterymaybedead.

3 VerifythattheQuickDisconnectisfully

seated.

4 VerifythattheCLA7BTisturnedon.

5 Verifythatthephoneoraudiodeviceis

turnedon.

6 ChecktoverifythattheCLA7BTispaired

andconnectedwiththedevice.

Weak Sound

1 Weakbattery.

2 TurnupthevolumeontheCLA7BT.

3 Turnupthevolumeonthephone.

4 Checkyourhearingaid–weakbattery.

5 Checkyourhearingaid–weakornon-

functionalt-coil

The CLA7BT Amplified Powered Neckloop has

beendesignedtogiveyouyearsofdependable

service.Toensuretheutmostinperformance,

follow these guidelines in caring for your

CLA7BTNeckloop:

1 Keeptheunitoutofthereachofsmall

children.

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2 IftheCLA7BTisnotinusedonotstore

theCLA7BTwithbatteryunchargedforan

extendedlengthoftime.

3 StoreyourCLA7BTinadryplace.

4 DonotexposeyourCLA7BTtoexcessive

moisture,humidityorsteam.

5 Avoiddroppingorknockingtheunit.

6 AvoidelectricshockbykeepingtheCLA7BT

awayfromwater(i.e.bathroom,kitchen

sink,etc.)

7 KeepthebatteryinyourCLA7BTcharged

andbeawarethatyourCLA7BTwillstop

functioningwhenthebatteriesarenot

charged.

8 Donotcleanwithharshchemicals,cleaning

solventsorabrasivedetergents.Toclean,

wipewithasoftclothslightlydampenedin

amildsoap-and-watersolution.

Specifications

Maximum Gain:

•30dBinWideband(300to3400Hz)

•Upto40+dBwithfullcellularvolumeor

othertypedeviceatfullvolume.

•Dimensions:

•BaseSize:2.5”X1.25”X.75”

•Weight:0.10lbs.

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• PowerRequirements:

• Batteries:RechargeableLi-IonBattery–

Included

LIMITED ONE-YEAR WARRANTY

The neckloop is warranted by ClearSounds

against manufacturing defect in material

and workmanship under normal use for one

(1)yearfromthedateof purchase.Charging

Components are warranted by ClearSounds

against manufacturing defect inmaterial and

workmanshipforaperiodofninety(90)days.

Should you experience a problem, contact

our customer service department or visit our

websiteatwww.clearsounds.com.

Be sure to save your sales receipt as proof

of purchase date should you need warranty

service.

Withinaperiodofoneyearfrompurchasedate,

ClearSounds Communications® will repair or

replace (our discretion) your neckloop, if a

defect in materials or workmanship is found.

Ifwe electtoreplaceyour neckloop,wemay

replaceitwithaneworreconditionedproduct

of the same or similar design. Repair or

replacementwillbewarrantedfora periodof

90daysortheremainderofthewarrantyperiod

(from original purchase date), whichever is

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