Feature Validation
Feature Validation provides you the opportunity to see the actual performance
of the adaptive features available in the hearing instrument. Each icon
represents a particular feature and will light up with an outline color
and animate when that feature is active in response to an input. If an
icon is selected, the adjustment options as well as a detailed real-time
display of the adaptation that is occurring will be visible in the control
panel.
Quiet |
Represents the
response to quiet environments. |
Other Sounds |
Represents
the response to noisy environments. |
Mechanical Sounds |
Represents
the response to mechanical sounds. |
Wind |
Represents
the response to windy environments. |
Directional |
Represents
the response of the directional microphones. |
Speech |
Represents
the response of the hearing instruments to speech. |
Speech in Noise |
Represents
the response of the hearing instruments to speech in noise. |
Noise |
Represents the
response of the hearing instruments to noise only. |
Feature Validation Information Icon
The Feature Validation icon
provides
a description of the function of Feature Validation,
as well as its use with Surround Town. The icon is always
present on the Feature Validation screen. When you hover the mouse directly
over the icon, general information is displayed.
When Surround Town is open
and Feature Validation is displayed in the bottom adjustment panel, two
different scenarios can occur. In the first scenario, when there is no
active Surround Town macro, an explanation of using Feature Validation
and Surround Town together is displayed.
For the second scenario,
when a Surround Town macro is active, an explanation of the macro and
specific scene is displayed. Some examples of these messages include:
