Microphone Placement; Operating The Battery Powered Headset - Bose Aviation Headset X Owner's Manual

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SING OUR EADSET
Figure 17
Properly placing the micro-
phone, (a) wide side nearly
touching your mouth, not
(b) farther away or (c) tilted

Operating the battery powered headset

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Microphone placement

Proper microphone placement is important for clear communica-
tions. With the headset on your head, make these adjustments:
1. Grasp the boom with your fingers and move the microphone up
or down so it is level with your mouth (Figure 17).
(a)
2. Pull the microphone in toward your lips. Position the microphone
with its label side facing in. Though it will be slightly off center,
the microphone should be
3. Make sure the broad side of the microphone is facing your lips.
Do not purse your lips.
If your headset is battery powered, read the control information
below. If your headset is aircraft powered, refer to "Operating the air-
craft powered headset" on page 23.
The battery powered headset uses AdaptiSense™ headset
technology to supply the power your headset needs at any given
time. Smart shutoff turns off the circuitry several minutes after you
remove the headset.
This maximizes available energy for longer life from the two batteries.
A tri-color LED provides real-time battery status. Its brightness is
adjustable for day/night operation.
(b) Mic is too
far away
Mic label
(c) Mic label
is not facing
mouth
1 /
Mic is inch
2
from mouth
1 / inch from the opening of your lips.
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