GE Telligence Patient-Staff Communications System Operation Manual page 69

Telligence Patient-Staff Communication System Operation Manual
Smart pillow speaker controls
Smart pillow speaker buttons and capabilities differ depending upon
the model, but all smart pillow speakers place nurse calls in a similar
manner. This section introduces smart pillow speaker functionality,
using the smart pillow speaker in Figure 1 above as an example.
• TV volume control
The large thumb wheel on the side of the smart pillow speaker
adjusts entertainment audio volume only. It does not control
nurse call intercom volume. The volume of audio
communications from the nurse and/or from the patient can be
adjusted only at the staff console or annunciator.
Turn the thumb wheel counter-clockwise to increase
entertainment audio volume. Turn it clockwise to decrease
entertainment audio volume.
• Nurse call button
Press this button to place a call to the nurses' station staff
console. The nurse call button is backlit for use in darkened
rooms. See "Placing a call from a smart pillow speaker" on page
65 for more about placing nurse calls from smart pillow
speakers.
• TV on/off button
Press this button to control television functions. Depending on
system configuration, it turns the TV on/off and steps through
the channels, or it only turns the TV on/off. In the latter case,
press the up/down arrow buttons to change channels.
• TV channel up/down arrow buttons
Depending on your system configuration, pressing these
buttons may change television channels or control lights; or,
they may have other assigned functions.
• Closed-captioning button or auxiliary button
A feature of some smart pillow speakers, the
internationally recognized button that turns the TV closed-
captioning function on and off. On other smart pillow speakers,
this button is labeled "CC" for Closed Captioning. If a button is
not labeled on a Smart Pillow Speaker, it is not functional.
Note: Closed captioning translates TV audio into visual text, and
often provides more information than just the audio translation.
It allows the hearing-impaired, and those in a noisy
environment, to understand what is happening on their TV sets.
• Ancillary button
For the standard Telligence Smart Pillow Speaker, this button is
labeled with a light bulb, indicating that it controls one or two
low voltage lights in the room. If a button is not labeled on a
Smart Pillow Speaker, it is not functional.
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