Programs

Programs customizes the patient's hearing aid based on his/her lifestyle (e.g., music listener, television watcher, etc.). Based on the hearing aid connected or simulated, determine the programs (e.g., Music, Television, etc.) and the number (e.g., 2, 4, etc.) available. The program selected modifies the frequency shaping and/or compression characteristics based on the *Personal program; therefore, at least one program must be set to *Personal.

 

Programs can be configured in two ways. Configure Phone Options or Configure Phone and Loop Options selects the programs, configures telephone Offsets, microphone attenuation Offsets for Telecoil, Autocoil, or Loop signals, and enables/disables the microphone and telecoil, if applicable. Additional Configuration Options copy, move, and link programs and enable/disable program button functionality (e.g., Telephone Release time, Include program 4 in rotation, etc.).

 

Telephone ProgramsTelephone Programs

 

Custom ProgramsCustom Programs

1. Connect and select the desired hearing aid(s) to configure via Connect.
2. Click Connect.
3. Click Programs from the Left Navigation Menu.
4. Pro Fit automatically defaults to a binaural view if applicable. To configure only the right or left hearing aid, click  or .

   Note:  If fitting wireless products binaurally but viewing monaurally, the environment selected for one program is automatically assigned to the opposite ear side because the setting must match between devices. If fitting CROS/BiCROS devices, only the receiver aid can be configured; therefore, the side cannot be selected.

5. Click to expand the Configure Phone Options or Configure Phone and Loop Options section if not currently expanded.

   Note:  Only one section can be expanded at a time; therefore, if Additional Configuration Options is expanded and then Configure Phone Options or Configure Phone and Loop Options is expanded, Additional Configuration Options is automatically collapsed.

6. Select the desired program from the drop-down list. For a description of each program and a recommendation based on the patient's lifestyle, click herehere. These programs are not available for all products.

   Note:  The program cannot be changed if the patient's indicators are currently displaying. Click to redisplay the program names.

   Program	Description
   Personal	Default program that is customized based on the patient's audiogram. It's the active program when the hearing aid is powered on.
   Meeting	Suitable for patients who regularly attend meetings or meet in small groups. Defaults to an adaptive directional response that adapts to the input level and signal-to-noise ratio to provide the best response for the environment.
   Crowd	Designed for patients who spend a lot of time in large groups with increased background noise. Defaults to an adaptive directional response that adapts to the input level and signal-to-noise ratio to provide the best response for the environment and assist with speech understanding.
   Restaurant	Ideal for patients who are frequently in environments with high background noise. Defaults to an adaptive directional response that adapts to the input level and signal-to-noise ratio to provide the best response for the environment and assist with speech understanding.
   Car	Optimal for patients who travel by car periodically. Defaults to an automatic directional or omni-directional response (based on the hearing aid connected or simulated) to amplify inputs from all directions equally. It also provides a slight reduction in the mid frequencies.
   Tinnitus	Intended for patients with tinnitus. If selected, either Audiogram-shaped or White Noise defaults via Tinnitus, and the stimulus is automatically paused.
   Auditorium	Ideal for patients who spend time in large venues such as theatres or auditoriums. Boosts the overall loudness level of the hearing aid and uses an omni-directional response to amplify sounds from all directions equally.
   Music	Suitable for patients who enjoy listening to music or playing an instrument. Automatically sets up behind-the-scenes features that are more useful for musicians to provide a richer sound. This program's overall soft music gain can be adjusted, and the Bass, Mid, and Treble overall music gains can be adjusted at specific frequencies via Quick Fit.
   Television	Ideal for patients who spend a lot of time watching television. Boosts the frequency range transmitted via televisions to enhance speech understanding from the television. Defaults to an automatic directional response to capture the input from the television’s speakers.
   Outdoors	Suitable for patients who want to take in all of the sounds of nature. Defaults to an omni-directional response to amplify inputs from all directions equally. It also adjusts the advanced features settings, particularly Wind, to maximize comfort.
   Mute	Designed for patients who want to turn the mic off in the hearing aid without removing the aid from their ear. A "Mute Program Mic Off" watermark appears across the frequency response curve if selected.
   Telephone	Designed for patients who spend a lot of time talking on the phone. Adjusts the frequency response to match that of the telephone handset, improving audibility when talking on the phone. It also disables the automatic telephone response and induction coil, if applicable.
   Autophone	Ideal for patients who want the hearing aid to automatically switch to telephone mode when a phone is placed near it. This environment is available only if the hearing aid has an automatic telephone response. This program cannot be selected for Program 1.
   Telecoil	Optimal for patients who spend a lot of time talking on the phone or using an assistive listening device. This program activates the telecoil and is only available if the hearing aid contains an induction coil. In addition, this program provides the option to reduce the phone hearing aid's microphone by various degrees to minimize distraction from environmental sounds when talking on the phone, or to enable or disable both the microphone and telecoil. This program cannot be selected for Program 1.
   Autocoil	Ideal for patients who want the hearing aid to automatically activate the telecoil electromagnetically when the phone is placed near the aid. This program activates the telecoil and is available only if the hearing aid has an induction coil. In addition, this program provides the option to reduce the phone hearing aid's microphone by various degrees to minimize distraction from environmental sounds when talking on the phone, or to enable or disable both the microphone and telecoil. This program cannot be selected for Program 1.
   Offset	Designed for patients who prefer to use one ear when talking on the phone. Reduces microphone gain by various degrees in the non-phone hearing aid to minimize distraction from environmental sounds when talking. This program is only available if binaurally fitting wireless products except for CROS/BiCROS and right only or left only was selected for a telephone program.
   Receive Signal	Designed for patients who use a landline phone and prefer binaural listening (Ear-to-Ear phone streaming) when talking. Reduces the microphone level in the receiving hearing aid by various degrees to minimize distraction from environmental sounds when talking on the phone. This program is only available if binaural fitting selects wireless products and right sends signal to left or left sends signal to right was selected for a telephone program. This program cannot be selected for Program 1.
   Loop	Designed for patients who spend time in venues equipped with hearing loop systems. This program is only available for select products that contain an induction coil. In addition, this program provides the option to reduce the microphone by various degrees to minimize environmental sound distraction when this program is active, or to enable or disable both the microphone and telecoil.
   Disabled	Ideal for patients who don't need all of the available programs. Deactivates the program, so it's excluded from rotation. This program cannot be selected for Program 1.

   Tip:  To view the frequency response of a particular program, click on the specific program.

7. Click to expand the Additional Configuration Options section.
8.  Select the From or origination program from the drop-down list to copy or move programs.

   Note:  Custom programs can only be copied From but not To.

9. Select the To or destination program from the drop-down list.

   Note:  The From and To program cannot be the same number, and the To program cannot be linked. If the From and To programs selected will result in removing *Personal, the copy will be disallowed. Ear to Ear phone streaming programs (Send Signal and Receive Signal) cannot be copied or moved to Program 1 in wireless products. If moving programs, the From and To programs selected may not necessarily be switching places. For example, if the From program selected is 2 and the To program selected is 4, then Program 3 will be moved to Program 2, Program 4 will be moved to Program 3, and Program 2 will be moved to Program 4 when the move is complete.

10. Click Copy or Move.

    Note:  All settings in the origination program were automatically copied or moved to the destination program. If a custom program was copied to any program except *Personal, the destination program was changed to 'Personal'.

11. To link programs two-way, click the desired checkboxes or click  to link all programs.

    Note:  If Enable One-Way Program Linking is selected via General Preferences, all acoustic programs are automatically linked to *Personal (Program 1); therefore, the checkboxes are disabled. If a program is linked either one-way or two-way , the link icon displays to the right of the program. The program cannot be changed for any program that is linked two-way. All one-way linked programs will also be adjusted whenever a gain or output adjustment is made to *Personal. Whenever an adjustment or feature change is made to any two-way linked program, all two-way linked programs will also be adjusted or changed.

    Tip:  Click or to disable or enable one-way program linking respectively, or click to unlink all programs. If one-way program linking is disabled , the checkboxes are enabled; therefore, specific programs can be linked.

12. Select the desired Telephone Release time from the drop-down list, which is when the hearing aid will return to the previous program after engaging the Autophone or Autocoil program.
13. Enable or disable program button program button functionality if applicable.

    Field Name	Description	Details
    Include program 4 in rotation	Denotes whether or not Program 4 should be included in the rotation when cycling through programs.	This feature is only available for select products that contain 4 programs and is only enabled if Program 4 is not Disabled. This feature is automatically unchecked if Autophone or Autocoil was selected for Program 4.
    Include Custom program in rotation	Denotes whether or not the Custom program should be included in the rotation when cycling through programs.	This feature is only available for select products.