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Unitron smart alert system Installation & User Manual

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  • Page 1 installation & user guide smart alert system ™ Hear your home...
  • Page 3 See, hear and feel household alerts Thank you for choosing Smart Alert System. You’ve made a great choice: Smart Alert System provides Smart Alert System improves your awareness of household you with independence and peace of mind around your signals by integrating three technologies: home, around the clock –...
  • Page 5 Getting started Pages 7 to 10 System installation and alerting functions Pages 11 to 26 Hearing instrument functions Pages 27 to 34 Troubleshooting guide Pages 35 to 47...
  • Page 6 Visual guide Doorbell detector System Components | pages 14 to 15 Detects doorbell, transmits signal to remote. Remote then sends an alert to hearing instruments or bed shaker. Telephone detector System Components | pages 16 to 17 Detects incoming calls, transmits signal to remote. Remote then sends an alert to hearing instruments or bed shaker.
  • Page 7 Nightstand remote charger System Components | pages 20 to 21 Charges remote and works with bed shaker as primary alert when hearing instruments Hearing instrument functions are not in use. Discreet and advanced hearing instrument control at the touch of a button. See pages 27 to 33 for details Bed shaker System Components | page 22...
  • Page 9 Getting started Pages 7 to 10 What’s in the box page 8 How it works page 9...
  • Page 10 9. Batteries for detectors, remote, and back-up batteries for charger Your hearing instruments are provided separately and come with their own User Guide. They are an integral part of your Smart Alert System. Additional detectors (also referred to as transmitters) can be purchased through your hearing healthcare professional.
  • Page 11 How it How it works: • Detectors respond to specific household events and transmit identifying works signals to the Smart Alert remote • The corresponding LED icon lights up on the Smart Alert remote indicating which event is detected ™ Smart Alert System •...

  • Page 13: Table Of Contents

    System installation and alerting functions Pages 11 to 26 Smart Alert ™ remote page 12 Remote care and cleaning page 13 Doorbell detector page 14 Telephone detector page 16 Smoke detector page 18 Nightstand remote charger page 20 Bed shaker page 22 ™...

  • Page 14: Smart Alert Remote

    Smart Alert What it does ™ Your Smart Alert remote is the communications hub of your system. It acts as a remote receiver of signals from the detectors, as well as sends signals to your hearing instruments and activates bed shaker. It, itself, is an alerting device: LED lights and vibration make you aware of a detector going off in the household.

  • Page 15: Remote Care And Cleaning

    Replacing the battery This warning will occur every 30 seconds Caring for your remote when the battery is approaching end of life. The battery compartment is located on • If the remote control will not be used for the back of the remote. long periods of time, open the battery Caring for batteries compartment and remove the battery.

  • Page 16: Doorbell Detector

    Doorbell What it is The Smart Alert doorbell detector detects the sound of your doorbell, and transmits detector the signal to your remote, which alerts you through the remote’s LED door icon and vibration alerts. The remote also sends beep signals to your hearing instruments or activates your bed shaker (when placed in the nightstand charger).
  • Page 17 What you need to do: insert batteries, test and install 1. Open the battery cover (5). Insert supplied 9V Max 3cm battery by connecting the battery contacts and close the battery cover. Your doorbell detector should 2. Press the test button (2). LED light be able to detect most doorbells, on detector (1) will illuminate, as will green including electromechanical ones...

  • Page 18: Telephone Detector

    Telephone What it is The Smart Alert telephone detector recognizes incoming calls and transmits detector a signal to your remote, which alerts you through the remote’s LED telephone icon and vibration. The remote also sends beep signals to your hearing instruments or activates your bed shaker (when placed in the nightstand charger).
  • Page 19 What you need to do: 3. To install, position on wall or any insert battery, connect adaptor, level surface. Use either supplied test and install screws to suspend from key hole, or self-adhesive velcro tape. 1. Open the battery cover (8). If tape is used, the wall on which Connect the telephone cable to detector is to be positioned can...

  • Page 20: Smoke Detector

    Smoke detector IMPORTANT NOTES For urgent alerts from the smoke detector, beeping, vibration and LED icon on remote can be stopped only by addressing cause of smoke alarm. A smoke detector containing a low battery will continue to alert you until the battery is replaced. The alerts are a supplementary notification to the autonomous operation of the smoke alarm.
  • Page 21 What you need to do: remote will continue for 30 seconds. • Confirm that the remote remains insert battery, test and install (If this does not work as described, within smoke detector’s coverage area: please see troubleshooting section). have someone else press the test 1.

  • Page 22: Nightstand Remote Charger

    Nightstand What it is The nightstand remote charger is used to recharge your remote. Place your remote remote in the charger every night before you go to sleep. This combination will ensure that you continue to receive alerts when you remove your hearing instruments at night. charger The remote will provide LED icon alerts and will signal the connected bed shaker if any of your Smart Alert detectors should activate during the night.
  • Page 23 What you need to do: • A steady LED light indicates the charger is being powered by an plug in, activate and connect bed shaker external power supply. 1. Connect power plug into the charger and then plug charger into an •...

  • Page 24: Bed Shaker

    Bed shaker What it is The bed shaker is placed between mattress and box spring of your bed. When connected to the nightstand (with remote placed in charger), it provides a motion alert at night if one of your detectors should go off. This helps ensure that you are made aware of important alerts even when you are sleeping and your hearing instruments are not in use.

  • Page 25: Customizing Your Smart Alert System

    Additional Bellman & Symfon detectors In addition to the detectors that come with your Smart Alert System, Bellman & Symfon offers a wide variety of alerting products, including baby monitors, which may be added to your Smart Alert System. Talk to your hearing healthcare professional for more information about customizing the system to meet your needs.
  • Page 26 Pairing remote with detectors 6. Press the test button of any of the 4. Press the test button on the detectors to check if the pairing doorbell detector. 1. Ensure all of your detectors are set was successful. Your Smart Alert to the same radio key.
  • Page 27 Disabling the magnetic detection on the doorbell detector If the doorbell is mechanical and therefore does not emit an TIPS electromagnetic field, the internal You can train your doorbell detector electromagnetic coil inside the detector to differentiate between up to 2 can be disabled using the function doorbells, provided that each switch inside the battery compartment.
  • Page 29 Hearing instrument functions page 28 Visual guide page 29 Turning remote on and off page 30 Hearing instrument selection and adjustment page 31 Scroll wheel, volume control and program change page 31 Buttons and accessories page 32 Hearing instrument functions Pages 27 to 34...
  • Page 30 Hearing In addition to your alerting functions, your Smart Alert remote includes controls for your hearing instruments. It allows you to manage their performance in any instrument situation, to best suit your listening needs. While your hearing instruments do adjust automatically, you may find in some circumstances that your personal adjustments functions further improve your listening experience.
  • Page 31 Visual guide Legend 1 On-off switch 2 Left-both-right switch 3 Left (blue) indicator light 4 Right (red) indicator light 5 Clarity / Comfort scroll wheel 6 Volume control buttons 7 Home button 8 Program change button ™ 9 LearnNow button 10 Battery compartment...
  • Page 32 Turning your remote on and off Your remote has an on-off switch (or travel lock) on the left side of the device. This does not effect alerting functions. To turn the remote on, slide the switch into the on or unlocked position To turn the remote off, slide the switch into the off position .
  • Page 33 Selecting which hearing instrument Adjusting your hearing instruments Volume control buttons to adjust Your remote provides backlighting when To increase the volume on At the top of the remote, there is a left- it is first turned on and each time a your hearing instruments, both-right switch.
  • Page 34 LearnNow ™ button Home button The learnNow button teaches Pressing the home button your hearing instruments returns your hearing instruments the volume and smartFocus to their start-up program, similar settings you prefer in different listening to when you first turn on your hearing environments.
  • Page 35 Accessories Your remote can be used with a lanyard so that you can carry the device around your neck or wrist. It also comes with a beltclip. Attach the lanyard to your remote like this:...
  • Page 37 ™ Smart Alert remote – alerting functions page 36 Smart Alert ™ remote – hearing functions page 37 Doorbell detector page 37 Telephone detector page 39 Bed shaker page 40 Smoke detector page 40 Warnings page 42 Declarations page 43 Troubleshooting guide Pages 35 to 47...

  • Page 38: Remote - Alerting Functions

    ™ Smart Alert remote – alerting functions PROBLEM POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS Indicator lights on Smart Alert remote not flashing • Not turned on • Turn on (travel lock) • Low/dead battery • Recharge battery in charging station • Poor battery contact •...

  • Page 39: Remote - Hearing Functions

    PROBLEM POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS Indicator lights on Smart Alert remote not flashing • Not turned on • Turn on (travel lock) • Low/dead battery • Recharge battery in charging station • Poor battery contact • Consult your hearing healthcare professional • Battery upside down •...
  • Page 40 Doorbell detector PROBLEM POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS The LED light on door detector lights up yellow when the doorbell detector is activated • Low battery • Replace battery. Only use 9V alkaline 6LR61 or a lithium 6F22 type battery. The LED light on door detector lights up green when the doorbell detector is activated, but remote is not signaling •...

  • Page 41: Telephone Detector

    Telephone detector PROBLEM POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS Nothing happens when the telephone detector is activated with the test button • Low battery • Replace battery. Only use 9V alkaline 6LR61 or lithium 6F22 type battery. • The remote is not paired with the detector. Follow the instructions to pair. The LED lights up yellow when the telephone detector is activated •...

  • Page 42: Bed Shaker

    Bed shaker PROBLEM POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS The bed shaker does not vibrate when a detector is triggered • Remote is not placed in charger • Check that bed shaker is correctly connected to charger and remote is correctly inserted in charger. Check that both lights are illuminated on charger.
  • Page 43 NOTE! For any problems not referenced in this troubleshooting guide, please contact your hearing When any of your non-urgent healthcare professional. If you do not detectors are activated, the LED have a hearing healthcare professional, on the detector will illuminate in please contact the nearest office listed green, indicating the battery is in on the back page of this booklet.

  • Page 44: Warnings

    Smart Alert remote not expressly Smart Alert remote uses a low-power, Because of this code, your Smart approved by Unitron may void the digitally coded inductive transmission Alert remote will not affect hearing user’s authority to operate the to communicate to your hearing instruments worn by others.

  • Page 45: Declarations

    Declaration of Conformity Labeling Hereby, Unitron declares that Smart Alert The serial number and year of System is in compliance with the manufacture are located inside the essential requirements and other battery compartment. Please fill out the relevant provisions of Directive contact information sticker provided with 93/42/EEC.
  • Page 46 Guidance and manufacturer’s declaration – electromagnetic emissions The Model Smart Alert remote is intended for use in the electromagnetic environment specified below. The customer or the user of the Model Smart Alert remote should assure that it is used in such an environment. Emission test Compliance Electromagnetic environment –...
  • Page 47 Guidance and manufacturer’s declaration – electromagnetic immunity The Model Smart Alert remote is intended for use in the electromagnetic environment specified below. The customer or the user of the Model Smart Alert remote should assure that it is used in such an environment. Immunity test IEC 60601 test level Compliance level...
  • Page 48 Guidance and manufacturer’s declaration – electromagnetic immunity The Model Smart Alert System is intended for use in the electromagnetic environment specified below. The customer or the user of the Model Smart Alert remote should assure that it is used in such an environment.
  • Page 49 The Model Smart Alert remote is intended for use in an electromagnetic environment in which radiated RF Disturbances are controlled. The customer or the user of the Model Smart Alert System can help prevent electromagnetic interference by maintaining a minimum distance between portable and mobile RF communications equipment (transmitters) and the Model Smart Alert System as recommended below, according to the maximum output power of the communications equipment.
  • Page 50 Your Smart Alert System ™ The Smart Alert remote is a MEDICAL ELECTRICAL Hearing Healthcare Professional: EQUIPMENT and needs special precautions regarding EMC and needs to be put in service according to the EMC information provided. Portable and mobile RF communications equipment can affect MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT! Warning: Telephone:...
  • Page 51 Unitron Distributors Manufacturer Denmark Spain 20 Beasley Drive, P.O. Box 9017, Nitivej 10, DK-2000 Frederiksberg Avenida de la Industria nº13/15, Kitchener, ON N2G 4X1 Canada Polígono de Canastell, European Representative 03690 Sant Vicent del Raspeig. Australia Daimlerstrasse 22, 70736 Alicante, España...
  • Page 52 ™ Hear your home powered by At Unitron, we care deeply about people with hearing loss. Bellman & Symfon We work closely with hearing healthcare professionals to make advanced, purpose-driven solutions available to everyone. www.unitron.com/smartalert 09-061 029-5800-02...

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