Product overview hearing solution for important and valuable everyday purposes. Basic use and wearing The Oticon Streamer is the key to connecting your hearing instruments to What is a Streamer? the expanding world of electronic media. Streamer allows Audio Sound...
Charger cradle USB charger cord Pairing to a Bluetooth device 6.9.1 Clearing stored pairings Visual indicators Audible indicators Resetting Streamer 10. Cleaning and maintenance Audio cable, 1 m (40 inches) This manual Getting Started guide 11. Trouble shooting 12. International Warranty 13.
2. Product overview Buttons and connectors Phone button – Short press: Accept incoming calls Hook off for outgoing calls Up-Down button Disconnect calls – Short press: Activate Voice Dial* – Long press: Volume control Reject call* – Long press: Last number re-dial* Program change Jack connector for Mini USB connector for...
To make sure that you receive the best What is a Streamer? signal through Streamer, it must be kept Streamer is a body-worn device that can connect your hearing instruments inside the Body Area Network. This is the wirelessly to many different sound and communication media, thus area surrounding the hearing instruments enabling your instruments to function as wireless headphones.
If a neck strap breaks, it cannot be • pocket clip to be used to attach Streamer to a pocket / inside a pocket / repaired and must be replaced. Consult your Hearing Care Professional for a replacement.
The neck strap enhances the sound quality because it has an additional antenna built-in. Streamer can be kept in a pocket when not streaming audio, however still Purpose: landline phone, mobile ready to receive a phone call.
0.5 metres (20 inches). This means that the Body Area Network The Connect range is reduced by objects between Streamer and the con- has an outer perimeter 0.5 metres from the ears and that Streamer must be nected sound sources.
The best way to preserve capacity on the battery is to charge it frequently. Streamer has a built-in rechargeable battery. Streamer should be charged every night to always ensure battery life for a Always start by charging your new Streamer for 2-4 hours until fully charged.
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Streamer can be charged during use as well. This will prolong the charging time. Please check that the device you connect Streamer to via the USB cable has been approved according to international security standards. IMPORTANT NOTICE The battery should not be drained completely.
6. Functional description If you try to operate Streamer while the keys are locked, the back light in the buttons will flash a few times to indicate the non-operational mode of keys This section provides a detailed description of each function.
6.2 General operation Streamer and a set of hearing instruments is a secure system. The hearing Some of Streamer buttons have more functions depending on the listening instrument(s) will only accept audio streaming from Streamer to which they situation and the duration of the press, i.e. how long a button is activated.
Streamer work similar to a wireless Bluetooth headset. configuration of the devices is referred to as pairing. If you have not paired Streamer to your mobile phone, you should follow the pairing guidelines in Streamer supports two phones at the same time. This allows section 6.9.
Area Network, e.g. by using the neck strap. The incoming call is also shown on Streamer by the flashing green rim light To make a phone call, you must use the mobile phone keyboard just as when around the Phone button.
6.3.4 Phone button 6.3.5 Microphone The table shows how to use Streamer for phone calls over the mobile The microphone in Streamer is active only during a phone call. In all other phone. situations the microphone is turned off. Short press A short press will answer or disconnect the incoming call, respectively.
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6.3.6 Call waiting 6.3.7 Mobile phone sounds Streamer supports call waiting by sending notification to the hearing Some mobile phones will try to send their ringing tones, key-press beeps, instruments if a second call is incoming during an active call. The audible keyboard locked beep, etc.
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Bluetooth connection These two features cannot be activated during another phone call, when From the Audio button on Streamer, you can start and stop audio streaming listening to TV or music with Streamer or when a ConnectLine Phone to the hearing instruments.
Streamer and the audio source is inside the Connect range Both a ConnectLine TV adapter and another Bluetooth audio source can connect to Streamer at the same time but only one can be activated at a time. The ConnectLine TV adapter always has priority compared to other external Bluetooth audio sources, e.g.
Since Streamer can handle multiple audio sources, the following describes 6.4.3 Audio button how Streamer will react to various operations: The table shows how to use Streamer with all types of audio streaming: • If streaming ConnectLine TV and then audio is connected to the wired...
When streaming TV, phone and music, the volume level adjusted by Streamer is memorized for each of the audio types. Next time streaming of a specific audio type is started, the memorized volume level is applied. The...
/ off (i.e. the opposite to the present state). 6.6 Connect button Connect is the wireless function that connects Streamer to the ConnectLine devices and other Bluetooth enabled audio sources like mobile phones. The Connect function must always be turned on when listening to and...
Pairing mode can - hang up or be manually terminated by a long press on the - continue the call but since not possible to transmit to Streamer, the call Connect button. is now only accessible on the mobile phone.
Set Streamer into pairing mode pairing mode. Units within range will automatically search for and find each Put Streamer into paring mode by a very long press of 5 seconds on other. (The units must be kept only a few metres apart.) the Connect button until it flashes.
After a successful pairing sequence, a symbol should appear in the a phone mobile phone display (e.g. a headphone), indicating that a headset is now connected to the phone and that the phone can only be used via Streamer Constant Active phone call and hearing instruments.
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Light Blinking State description Prerequisites Light Blinking State description Prerequisites description description Audio Constant Streaming is on Connection is Battery low Constant RED Battery low ~ 20 minutes left ORANGE light established to light wireless audio source OR wired Blinking RED Battery very low ~ 5 minutes left connection is...
8. Audible indicators Call waiting Two short beeps (Standard call waiting beeps added by phone This section describes the hearing instrument sounds that Streamer can company) initiate. Call ended Programme change beep shifting back to the standard programme in The sounds provide feedback about buttons pressed and functions the hearing instrument activated from Streamer.
9. Resetting Streamer 10. Cleaning and maintenance If, for some reason, Streamer halts in a non-functional mode, it can be Streamer is a sealed product that requires only a minimum of maintenance. reset. Any dirt, moisture or grease should be cleaned off by using a dry or damp cloth.
Pairing was Your Streamer is not in pairing Streamer’s pairing mode is active enter Bluetooth activated top of Streamer. When the key lock unsuccessful mode when your phone is for 120 seconds or until Streamer pairing mode slider reveals a GREEN label, the trying to pair with it has been paired to your device.
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The other party has Streamer’s microphone does Talk straight into the microphone. difficulties hearing me not pick up your voice clearly Be careful not to let Streamer rub on the phone against clothes or other material during calls...
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Phone button too long when (less than 1 second) Streamer blinks and accidental button activation top of Streamer. When the key lock the Phone button is you are answering a call. nothing happens slider reveals a GREEN label, the...
12. International Warranty Oticon Warranty Certificate Streamer is covered by a limited warranty issued by the manufacturer for a Name of owner: period of 12 months from the day of the original purchase. Please notice that extended warranties may apply in your country. Please contact your local Hearing Care Professional for more information.
The emission power from Streamer is below international emission limits ful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, for human exposure. For comparison, the radiation of Streamer is less than uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and...
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Directive 1999/5/EC. Declaration of conformity is available at: Streamer is not a toy and therefore should be kept out of the reach of children and anyone else who might swallow parts or otherwise cause injury Oticon A/S to themselves.
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Streamer is designed to comply with the most stringent Standards of International Electromagnetic Compatibility. However, Streamer might cause interference with other medical devices such as defibrillators and pacemakers. Please contact the manufacturer of your implantable device for information about the risk of disturbance. Interference can also be caused by power line disturbances, airport metal detectors, electromagnetic fields from other medical devices, radio signals and electrostatic discharges.
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