BeHear ACCESS User Manual
Page 16 of 39
Product Name: BeHear ACCESS
Product No.: ABH-120
Doc. No. BHAUM202012.31
Using BeHear ACCESS
Personal Hearing
Once powered on, the BeHear ACCESS headset operates as a personal sound amplifier. No
Bluetooth pairing is required for this type of sound amplification. Ambient sounds are amplified
and transmitted from the headset’s microphones directly to your ears.
RECOMMENDATION:
For best results we recommend turning off key tones (alerts, notification sounds, keyboard taps,
etc.) in the smartphone connected to your BeHear ACCESS headset. Alternatively, place the
phone in “vibrate” or “silent” mode. This will guarantee smooth and pleasant operation of your
BeHear ACCESS as a personal sound amplifier without undesired sound disruptions produced by
background smartphone activity.
Four different presets have been created to support optimal hearing for typical environments:
Indoor
,
Outdoor
,
Crowd
and
Live Music
. In addition, two presets have been created for T-coil
operation:
Exclusive T-coil
and
Transparent T-coil.
These presets can be used as is, out-of-the-box. They will be personalized automatically based
on the results of the BeHear ACCESS
Hearing Assessment
, which is included the
W&H BeHear
smartphone app. Furthermore, these presets can be customized by the user in real-time to suit
specific hearing situations. The customized presets can either be saved as the new default or
discarded.
Managing Personal Hearing Using the Headset Controls
Use the right-hand control box on the headset cable to manage Personal Hearing:
•
To activate Personal Hearing amplification, press and hold down . A voice prompt will be
heard as confirmation that Personal Hearing has been activated. To turn off Personal
Hearing amplification press and hold down again. A voice prompt indicates that Personal
Hearing has been deactivated.
•
To increase the volume of ambient sound press . A short tone will be heard indicating
change of volume. A long tone will be heard once you reach the maximum volume level.
•
To decrease volume of ambient sound press . A short tone will be heard indicating change
of volume. A long tone will be heard once you reach the minimum volume level.
•
To scroll through the hearing presets, quickly press . Each press will advance to the next
preset. A voice prompt naming the selected preset will be heard for each preset (
Indoor
,
Outdoor
,
Crowd
or
Live Music
).
•
To activate T-coil mode where an induction loop is present, double press . To turn off T-
coil mode and return to the standard hearing presets, double press again.
•
To scroll through the T-coil presets, quickly press when T-coil is turned on. Each press
will advance to the next preset. A voice prompt naming the selected preset will be heard
for each preset (
Exclusive T-coil
or
Transparent T-coil
).
