Meditech AlphaTrainer Professional Manual

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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Lateral Training – what‘s that?....................3 1.2. Product content ........................3 1.3. Necessary accessories ......................4 1.4. Differences between the AlphaTrainer PROFESSIONAL and AlphaTrainer HOME ....5 Safety instructions ..........................6 Top view of the AlphaTrainer ....................... 7 3.1. Top view ..........................7 3.2.
Page 3: Introduction
This manual for the AlphaTrainer addresses users with and without educational/therapeutic back- ground. It describes the functionality of both AlphaTrainer Professional and Home. Those functions, which are available only in the Professional version, are marked as such. In this ma- nual you will ﬁ...
Page 4: Necessary Accessories
Note that – for safety reasons – you may only use headphones, microphones and shutter glasses - as well as corresponding splitter devices – from MediTECH’s accessories supply. Only these were developed for use with the AlphaTrainer and correspond to the technical and legal safety require- ments of such training systems.
Page 5: Differences Between The Alphatrainer Professional And Alphatrainer Home
If you use an AlphaTrainer Home and you also want to have access to the additional functions of the Alpha- Trainer Professional, please get in contact with the MediTECH or your domestic MediTECH representative. Your device can be upgraded to become an AlphaTrainer Professional. We will gladly assist you in the process.
Page 6: Safety Instructions
Make sure that the client at least 1.5 m far away from the CD player is. Note: For actions, which offend against these safety references and the instructions of this document, on the part of the MediTECH no warranty or adhesion is taken over. Thoroughly review this manual prior to using the device!
Page 7: Top View Of The Alphatrainer
Chapter 3 – View on device 3. Top view of the AlphaTrainer The following diagram shows all elements of the AlphaTrainer which you can apply when using this lateral training device. 3.1 Top view Position the AlphaTrainer in front of you in order to easily be able to compare the graphic with the actual device.
Page 8: Back View And Connection Facilities
View on device – Chapter 3 3.2 Back view of the AlphaTrainer Attach the components necessary for training (headphone, microphones, CD player, shutter glasses) to the AlphaTrainer. Make sure that headphones and microphones in particular are allocated correctly to client(s) and trainer.
Page 9: How To Operate The Alphatrainer
Chapter 4 – Operation Allgemein 4. Operation of the AlphaTrainer This guidance is to facilitate the employment of the AlphaTrainer for you. It enables you to get to know the functions time efﬁ cient. 4.1 Start-up The AlphaTrainer is power pack-claimant device. Thus 230 V must be attached a plug socket to, before thereby can be trained.
Page 10: Functions In The Main Menu
Operation – Chapter 4 In General 4.3 Functions in the main menu The main menu is the AlphaTrainer’s main control panel. From here, you can launch all submenues, start individual functions and adjust the available settings. This manual is structured in such a way that each submenu is described in consecutive order. The main menu contains the following submenus: Settings for lateralization (auditory/visual) Audio settings...
Page 11: General Information On Submenus
Limitation for AlphaTrainer HOME: This function is only available with the AlphaTrainer PROFESSIONAL Save settings Changed settings or parameters will be active until you switch clients or turn off the AlphaTrainer. If you...
Page 12: Menu Volume
Operation – Chapter 4 Menu: Volumes Volumes You are in the volumes menu. In this chapter you learn how you adjust volumes with the AlphaTrainer. The volumes, which are important during the use of the AlphaTrainer, can be adjusted in the volumes submenu.
Page 13 Chapter 4 – Operation Menu: Volumes How to proceed per volume option 1. Select the option, for which you wish to adjust the (chart - column Menu). 2. Make the desired changes by pressing the suggested key sequences from the chart. Menu Explanation Symbol Procedure (key sequence)
Page 14 Operation – Chapter 4 Menu: Volumes Further background information and hints for volume settings Volume headphones: • Usually the volumes should be identical for both ears. If different values should appear to be neces- sary and a peripheral hearing impairment has not yet been determined, it is highly recommended to clarify any ﬁ...
Page 15: Menu Lateralization / Lateral Movement From Side To Side
Chapter 4 – Operation Menu: Lateralization / lateral movement from side to side Lateralization / lateral movement from side to side You are in the lateralization menu. In this chapter you learn how to adjust the auditory and visual laterali- zation of the AlphaTrainer.
Page 16 Operation – Chapter 4 Menu: Lateralization / lateral movement from side to side How to adjust lateralization settings 1. Select the option for which you wish to adjust the settings (Chart - column menu). 2. Make the desired changes by pressing the suggested key sequences from the chart (chart - column procedure) Menu Explanation...
Page 17 Employment and settings for the LCD shutter glasses ... Limitation - AlphaTrainer HOME: With the AlphaTrainer HOME the shutter glasses can be used. With the AlphaTrainer Professional, the level of darkness intensity is scalable. •...
Page 18: Menu Audio Settings
Operation – Chapter 4 Menu: Audio-Settings Audio Settings You are in the audio settings menu. In this chapter you learn how you can assign predeﬁ ned microphones and headphones to clients and trainers. Furthermore, in this submenu you can deﬁ ne settings for con- sonant enhancement, MCVF (Multi Channel Voice fusion) and mono/stereo modes.
Page 19 Chapter 4 – Operation Menu: Audio Settings How to deﬁ ne the audio settings 1. Select the option for which you wish to adjust the settings (Chart - column menu). 2. Make the desired changes by pressing the suggested key sequences from the chart (chart - column procedure) Menu Explanation...
Page 20 Mono / Stereo ... • CD and MP3 material produced by MediTECH usually is recorded in dummyhead stereophony. This recording methods creates a very realistic, 3D-like hearing impression in which differences in distance and direction are made audible. Recordings for lateral training usually are done in such a way that...
Page 21: Menu Mp3 Control
Chapter 4 – Operation Menu: MP3 control MP3 control You are in the MP3 player menu. In this chapter you learn how you can • administrate and play audio ﬁ les stored as MP3 on the AlphaTrainer • play audio ﬁ les stored on an external USB stick as MP3 Submenu: Choice of source x/xx...
Page 22 Operation – Chapter 4 Menu: MP3 control 5. Consider the following functions, if you liked to intervene in the rendition Start MP3 player Play selected ﬁ le from the beginning Pause MP3 Pause playing the selected title. Continue by pressing the same button player again.
Page 23 Anleitung zum AlphaTrainer Chapter 4 – Operation Menu: MP3 control How to operate the AlphaTrainer with MP3 ﬁ les 1. Select the option for which you wish to adjust the settings (Chart - column menu). 2. Make the desired changes by pressing the suggested key sequences from the chart (chart - column procedure) Menu Explanation...
Page 24 Operation – Chapter 4 Menu: MP3 control Further background information and advice to MP3-ﬁ les and -lists MP3 lists Important: Lists are a collection of linkages to ﬁ les. Provided and stored list refers to the USB stick, which was put in with the production. If this stick is no longer put in or if the ﬁ les or the ﬁ le became, in which the ﬁ...
Page 25: Menu Personal Data Management
Chapter 4 – Operation Menu: Personal data management Personal data management Limitation – AlphaTrainer HOME: With the AlphaTrainer HOME exactly one client and one trainer can be stored. With the AlphaTrainer PROFESSIO- Client administration NAL the number of clients and trainers is unlimited. The procedures for administrating clients and trainers are identical.
Page 26 Operation – Chapter 4 Menu: Personal data management Enter client respectively edit client: All menu commands are identical for trainer administration. Only the symbols on the display are different. Hence the descriptions from this manual for client administration also apply to administrating trainers with the AlphaTrainer.
Page 27 (press T8 once). This will erase that letter. Advice: If you have the MediTOOLs software full version, you can also elegantly enter clients there using your computer keyboard and transmit them onto the AlphaTrainer Professional using the USB connection.
Page 28: Menu Perception Discrimination Trainer
Operation – Chapter 4 Menu: Perception discrimination training PDT Control menu (PDT = Phoneme Discrimination Training) Limitation – AlphaTrainer HOME: This function is just available in the professional version of the AlphaTrainer. You are in the PDT control menu. In this chapter you learn how you can adjust and apply the PDT to your client’s speciﬁ c needs. You may choose from more than 400 syllables and deﬁ...
Page 29 Additional langu- ages can be purchased and licen- sed from MediTECH. Currently addi- tional word packages are available for German, English, Polish. Further languages are under preparation 3. Press the T9 key in order to return to the main menu.
Page 30 Operation – Chapter 4 Menu: Perception discrimination training Special settings * VCV = Vowel-Consonant-Vowel words, Submenu: PDT edit i.e. (e-f-i, a-m-u) In this sub chapter you learn how you can individually adjust the training to your clients speciﬁ c needs Menu Explanation Symbol Procedure (key sequence) >...
Page 31 Chapter 4 – Operation Menu: Perception discrimination training Start Training (PDT training sequence) In this sub chapter you learn how to conduct a PDT training sequence with a client and how to interpret the corresponding analysis afterwards. You may conduct a training with any given setting of the AlphaTrainer. Depending on your clients needs and abilities all kinds of difﬁ...
Page 32 In the AlphaTrainer you can arrange training arbitrarily difﬁ cult. Whereupon constructing also a test and a training with the Wedemark present themselves perception discrimination test. Here it concerns a PC program, with which also the response time of the client can be measured and evaluated. (www.wwtt.meditech.de)
Page 33 Chapter 4 – Operation Menu: Extra Extra They are in the audio settings menu. In this chapter you experience, how you can change training-inde- pendent settings. In addition among other things the date and clock settings, indicator options belong such as display brightness, parameter announcement, in addition, the reaction rate with lasting branch printing.
Page 34: Menu Extras
Operation – Chapter 4 Menu: Extras Approach for the extra settings 1. Select the option, which you would like to change (table - column menu). 2. Make the desired changes (table - column procedure (key sequence) Menu Explanation Symbol Procedure (key sequence) > Press: Clock settings Change the date and the time - im- T1 (switch to clock settings submenu)
Page 35: Menu Help
Press any key to return to the help menu) version and the device number. You will be asked about this infor- mation when contacting MediTECH support. Please always include this informa- tion when contacting MediTECH in writing. 3. Press T9 to return to the main menu.
Page 36: Trouble Shooting
Operation – Chapter 4 Trouble shooting 4.14 Trouble shooting In this chapter you learn how to overcome potential obstacles when using the AlphaTrainer. Problem Solution MP3: After selecting a Playlists are a table ﬁ le consisting of links to speciﬁ c ﬁ les. An individually play list and starting it created playlist refers to ﬁ...
Page 37 In order to replace the battery it is mandatory to send the device to the aut- perly before. horized MediTECH service department as you cannot conduct such service procedures on your own. Please contact our service department to discuss the details of how to proceed.
Page 38: Technology And Maintenance
The headphones foam pads and the pads for the LCD shutter eyeglasses (B 00242 and/or B 00243) must be replaced per client. Cleaning foam pads is not foreseen. Replacements can be bought in typical specialist shops or directly from MediTECH – the contact details are in the back of this manual.
Page 39: Identifi Cation Lable
Chapter 5 – Technology and maintenance 5.4 Identiﬁ cation plates Identiﬁ cation plate of the AlphaTrainer Manufacturing year Manufacturer (name and contact details) Article number 2012 Device name/type Device version (as marked off) Serial number 123XXX -- See explanation below -- Regarding power adapter Application components: This symbol indicates that further components are necessary (not included in the unit’s scope...
Page 40: Technical Data
Technology and maintenance – Chapter 5 5.5 Technical data Power supply: 12 V (provided by the ofﬁ cial power adapter model type L.G. 7556M/12) Power pack data: Input: 220-240 V/50-60 cycles per second/400 mA Output: 12 V/1.5 A Working current: 650 mA Life span: approx.
Page 41: Technical Requirements At Accessories
Attention! An air and a leakage path of at least 4 mm to all live parts within the person range is being ensured. For safety reasons only use accredited headphones from MediTECH’s product ran- ge. A selection of suitable headphones is available from MediTECH or your dome- stic MediTECH distributor. Please contact us at any time for assistance. MediTECH-headphone...
Page 42: Service
6 Service 6.1 Service garanty With the acquisition of the AlphaTrainer made by MediTECH Electronic GmbH - Wedemark you receive a warranty of two years for unit functionality* Apart from this warranty we offer a telephone hotline service to you for questions and problems around lateral training for the entire time in which you work with the device.
Page 43: For Your Memos
Chapter 6 – Service 6.3 For your memos ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________...
Page 44 For questions about operation, in case of problems, if you want to report about experiances the the devide or the method: Please contact us: MediTECH Electronic GmbH Langer Acker 7 D-30900 Wedemark (Germany) Tel.: +49 - (0) - 51 30 - 9 77 78-0...

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