Sarabec Crescendo 50 User Manual

sarabec c50 instructions
Personal Listening system

Operating instructions

Introduction
Thank you for choosing the Crescendo
50 personal listening system. Before
using the system, please read these
operating instructions to benefit from
all the capabilities of the system and it
will give you many hours of reliable
listening performance.
The Crescendo 50 will help you to
communicate with confidence. It is a
battery powered amplifier that can
receive sound from various sources, and
then amplify that sound to the way you
like to listen.
The Crescendo 50 has a wide-ranging
tone control that can boost the high and
low frequencies according to your
hearing needs.
There are options enabling you to use the
system with or without a hearing aid.
WARNING
The sound input from this
system can be very high:
Switch off before
changing the batteries or
plugging or unplugging any
accessories.
Precautions
The manufacturer cannot be held
responsible for damage caused by not
using the Crescendo 50 in accordance
with these safety precautions.
Do not open the casing of the
Crescendo 50 except to change
batteries or operate the mode switch.
No user-serviceable parts can be found
inside.
Ensure mains powered equipment is
switched off before connecting to the
Crescendo 50.
Do not expose the Crescendo 50 to rain
or any other forms of moisture.
Do not expose the Crescendo 50 to
direct sunlight or extreme heat such as
radiators.
Only AA batteries of the type specified
can be used.
Do not mix old and new batteries.
Use rechargeable batteries in
accordance with the instructions
supplied with them.
If the Crescendo 50 is not to be used for
a long time, remove the batteries.
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POWER
ON LIGHT
I Rotary Volume control.
I Rotary Tone control.
I Belt clip.
I Neck cord.
I Uses 2 X AA alkaline batteries giving
I Rechargeable batteries can be used.
I Input selection mode switch
I Power On Light with low battery
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Product Overview

INTERNAL
MICROPHONE
EXTERNAL
MICROPHONE
over 60 hours of use with a headset.
Battery life will depend on battery
capacity.
(Microphone, Aux, T/Loop)
indication
Input options
Internal microphone
Select M on the mode switch
For general listening without trailing
wires.
External microphone
Select M on the mode switch
For general listening using a long lead
microphone to get right to the sound
source.
Plug the microphone into the socket
with the Microphone symbol (MIC)
Direct connection
Select A on the mode switch
To listen with maximum clarity to
TV or Audio from the SCART, RCA
Phono or Jack outputs.
Plug the appropriate lead into the
socket with the Microphone symbol
(MIC)
Loop receiver
For non hearing aid users only
Select T on the mode switch
To listen to or check existing loop
systems for hearing aid users.
Use with headset or headphones
to act like a hearing aid on "T"
position.
Listening options
Stethoscope Headset
Wear this lightweight headset under
the chin for maximum sound levels.
Headphones
Wear any conventional over the head
Headphones with 32 ohm impedance
with a 3.5mm stereo jack plug.
Earphones
Any in-ear earphones with a 3.5mm
stereo jack plug.
Neck Loop
Can be worn around the neck to
transmit the sound directly to the
hearing aid on the "T setting".
Ear hook
Worn adjacent to the behind the ear
hearing aid to transmit the sound
directly to the hearing aid on the
"T setting".
Direct connection to hearing aid
Direct connection to a hearing aid
with the appropriate facility and lead.
HEADPHONES
VOLUME
CONTROL
TONE
CONTROL