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WSAUD A/S Nymoellevej 6, DK-3540 Lynge, Denmark
www.widex.com
Manual no.:
9 514 0562 091 02
Issue:
2023-09 9 514 0562 091 02
USER INSTRUCTIONS
Sound Assist
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USER INSTRUCTIONS
WIDEX Sound Assist
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GB USER INSTRUCTIONS ....................................................................... 4
CZ VOD K POUŽITÍ .......................................................................... 27
EE KASUTUSJUHEND ..........................................................................50
FI YTTÖOHJE ..................................................................................73
GR ΟΔΗΓΙΕΣ ΧΡΗΣΗΣ ............................................................................. 96
HU HASZNÁLATI UTASÍTÁS ................................................................ 120
LT NAUDOJIMO INSTRUKCIJOS .........................................................144
LV LIETOTĀJA INSTRUKCIJA ..............................................................167
NO BRUKSANVISNING .........................................................................191
RU ИНСТРУКЦИЯ ПО ЭКСПЛУАТАЦИИ ...................................................214
SE BRUKSANVISNING ........................................................................237
FCC AND ISED STATEMENTS .................................................................260
COPYRIGHT WS AUDIOLOGY DENMARK A/S ....................................... 263
APACHE LICENSE ..................................................................................264
MADE FOR IPHONE - IPAD ....................................................................270
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USER INSTRUCTIONS
YOUR WIDEX SOUND ASSIST DEVICE....................................................... 6
Welcome...........................................................................................................6
Intended use....................................................................................................6
Warnings...........................................................................................................7
Sound Assist at a glance................................................................................9
USING SOUND ASSIST..............................................................................10
Pairing the device..........................................................................................10
Range...............................................................................................................12
Turning Sound Assist on and o................................................................. 12
Changing the operating mode.................................................................... 12
Adjusting stream volume............................................................................. 13
Button lock......................................................................................................13
Wearing the Sound Assist............................................................................13
Remote microphone features......................................................................14
Bluetooth streaming features......................................................................14
Handsfree phone calls...............................................................................15
Audio streaming.........................................................................................16
Telecoil streaming..........................................................................................16
Remote control features...............................................................................17
Changing program.....................................................................................17
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Adjusting the sound...................................................................................17
Charging..........................................................................................................18
The app............................................................................................................18
Overview of in-use light indicators.............................................................18
MAINTENANCE.........................................................................................21
TROUBLESHOOTING................................................................................22
REGULATORY INFORMATION.................................................................. 24
EU Directives..................................................................................................24
Directive 2014/53/EU................................................................................24
Information regarding disposal.............................................................. 24
SYMBOLS.................................................................................................25
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YOUR WIDEX SOUND ASSIST DEVICE
Welcome
Thank you for choosing this product to further enrich your audio experi-
ence.
Before you start using this device, please read these instructions carefully
to learn about features and functionalities.
NOTE
Your device may not look exactly as illustrated. We reserve the right to make
any changes considered necessary.
Intended use
The device is intended to transmit audio from the built-in microphones
to supported hearing aids to improve speech understanding in noisy
situations.
The device can also receive audio from multiple sources (analog and
digital) and transmit the audio wirelessly to the supported hearing aids.
Further, the device can be used as a remote control to adjust the suppor-
ted hearing aids to dierent listening situations.
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Warnings
Strangulation hazard when neck loop or charging cable gets entangled
in moving mechanical parts of machines for example.
- Use only the delivered breakaway neck loop. It will automatically
detach when entangled.
- Do not use neck loop or charging cable for children under the age of
twelve.
Your device should be stored and transported within the temperature of
-20 °C to +55 °C (-4 °F to 131 °F) and humidity ranges of 10-95 % RH.
Your device is designed to operate at temperatures during charging of
+0 °C to +40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F) and during use at temperatures of
-10 °C to +40 °C (14 °F to 104 °F), at humidity ranges of 10-95 % and
under atmospheric pressures of 750-1060 mBar.
Risk of injury or electrical shock caused by damaged devices. Do not
use obviously damaged devices and return them to point of sale.
Never dry your devices in the micro-wave or oven.
Keep the device protected from dust or external particles.
We recommend using a 5 V up to 500 mA micro USB adaptor.
Do not leave the device unattended while charging.
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Do not dispose of this device into fire or a hot oven and do not crush or
cut the device, as this can result in an explosion.
Do not use or wear the device in mines or other areas with explosive
gases, including while refuelling a vehicle.
Do not leave the device in an extremely high temperature surrounding
environment, as this can result in an explosion or the leakage of
flammable liquid or gas.
Do not subject the device to extremely low air pressure, as this can
result in an explosion or the leakage of flammable liquid or gas.
When the device is connected via micro USB cable to external mains-
operated equipment such as a charger, PC, audio source or similar, this
equipment must comply with IEC 60950-1, IEC 62368-1, IEC 60601-1 or
equivalent safety standards.
Only the accessories and cable that are included in the sales box must
be used. Using cables other than those specified or provided may result
in increased electromagnetic emissions or decreased electromagnetic
immunity of this equipment and result in improper operation.
You can find more information on www.widex.com.
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Sound Assist at a glance
Illustration 1
1.1 Volume buttons (+/-)
1.2 Program button
1.3 Microphones
1.4 Push-button
1.5 In-use light indicators
1.6 Power/mode button
1.7 Battery light indicator
1.8 Mode light indicators
1.9 Micro USB port
1.10 Integrated metal clip for attachment/stability on tabletop
Illustration 2
2.1 Micro USB cable
2.2 Neck loop
2.3 User instructions
2.4 Power adapter
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USING SOUND ASSIST
All instructions are supported by illustrations found in the folded front and
back covers.
Pairing the device
Sound Assist must be paired to your hearing aids before you pair with
other devices.
Pairing to your hearing aids:
1. Make sure that Sound Assist is turned o.
2. Restart your hearing aids. The hearing aids will then be in pairing
mode for 3 minutes.
3. Press the volume up button (+) and the power/mode button (1.6)
simultaneously for 3 seconds until the in-use light indicators (1.5) are
glowing blue.
4. Make sure that the Sound Assist and your hearing aids are within 1 m
range of each other.
5. The pairing sequence will start automatically.
6. The in-use light indicators (1.5) will light green, when the pairing is
successfully completed.
After pairing the Sound Assist will start in Mic mode. The Sound Assist can
only be paired to one set of hearing aids. To pair a new set of hearing aids,
you must perform the same steps and the new pairing will overwrite the
existing one.
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Pairing to your smartphone or other device:
1. Turn o your Sound Assist.
2. Activate Bluetooth on your smartphone/device.
3. Press the volume up button (+) and the power/mode button (1.6)
simultaneously for 3 seconds until the in-use light indicators (1.5) are
glowing blue.
4. Make sure that Sound Assist and your phone/device are within 1 metre
range of each other.
5. Go to the Bluetooth menu on your smartphone/device and pair by
selecting Sound Assist from the list of available devices.
6. The in-use light indicators (1.5) will briefly flash white, when the
pairing is successfully completed.
After pairing the Sound Assist will start in Bluetooth mode. Sound Assist
can be paired with up to 8 Bluetooth devices and actively connected to 1
Bluetooth device.
To reset hearing aid and phone/device pairings:
1. Turn o your Sound Assist.
2. Press the volume down button (-) and the power/mode button (1.6)
simultaneously for 5 seconds.
3. When the pairing list is resetting, the in-use indicators (1.5) will start
flashing yellow.
4. When the reset is completed, the Sound Assist will turn o.
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Range
8 meters from hearing aid to Sound Assist.
10-15 meters from Bluetooth device to Sound Assist.
Function Max ranges
Partner microphone 20 cm from speaker to the device
Tabletop microphone 1.5 m from speaker to the device
Turning Sound Assist on and o
To turn on and o, press and hold the power/mode button (1.6) for 2
seconds.
Changing the operating mode
The Sound Assist has three operating modes: Remote Microphone, Blue-
tooth and Telecoil. The current operating mode is shown by the three
mode light indicators (1.8).
When the device is turned on, press the power/mode button (1.6) briefly
to toggle between the device modes.
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Adjusting stream volume
Turn the volume of streamed sound up (+) and down (-) by briefly
pressing one of the two volume buttons (1.1). Adjusting streamed volume
can be done in all three modes, when streaming sound via Bluetooth,
Telecoil and Remote Microphone.
Room o, i.e. is the possibility of shutting out surrounding sounds in the
room by muting the hearing aid microphones while streaming audio from
your device. The function is activated by a long press on the volume down
button (-) and deactivated by a long press on the volume up button (+).
Button lock
The buttons on the device can be locked to prevent them from being
unintentionally activated. Press volume up (+) and program button (1.2)
simultaneously to lock and unlock the buttons.
The in-use light indicators (1.5) flash white twice to indicate that the
buttons have been locked or unlocked.
Wearing the Sound Assist
Sound Assist can be carried by use of the integrated metal clip (1.10).
It can be attached directly on to the garment or on the neck loop (2.2)
(illustration 4).
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Remote microphone features
Partner microphone (illustration 5): When a single speaker is wearing the
Sound Assist, the device automatically streams the voice of the conversa-
tion partner to the hearing aid.
Tabletop microphone (illustration 6): For a setting with multiple speak-
ers, Sound Assist can be used as a tabletop microphone. When placing
the device on a flat surface, e.g. on the table at a dinner party, it will
automatically stream the voices to the hearing aid.
If you want to focus on a single speaker, it is possible to lock the listening
direction and manually point at the speaker you want to listen to. To lock
the listening direction, press and hold the push-button (1.4) until the top
in-use light indicator is solid green. The direction will be locked regardless
of device orientation. Press and hold the push-button again to unlock the
listening direction.
Muting the microphones
In all remote microphone scenarios, the microphones can be muted and
unmuted by briefly pressing the push-button (1.4).
Bluetooth streaming features
In Bluetooth mode, the Sound Assist can be used for handsfree phone
calls and audio streaming from a connected Bluetooth device to your
hearing aid (illustration 3).
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Handsfree phone calls
The Sound Assist will allow you to accept, decline and end phone calls and
the built-in microphones (1.3) will pick up your voice during a call.
Incoming calls
Answer Press push-button (1.4) briefly and speak into Sound As-
sist's microphone (1.3).
End Press push-button (1.4) briefly.
Reject Press and hold push-button (1.4) for 2 seconds.
Outgoing calls
Call up Start the call on the connected phone or make a request
via the phone's voice assistant. Once connected, speak
into Sound Assist's microphone.
How to activate the Voice Assistant
In Bluetooth mode, you can activate the Voice Assistant on a connected
device, except for when you are in an active phone call.
Sound Assist must be connected to a Bluetooth device with a Voice
Assistant enabled to activate the Voice Assistant support.
Press and hold the push-button (1.4) for 2 seconds, and make your voice
command.
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Audio streaming
You can use Sound Assist to stream audio from any Bluetooth source to
your hearing aid. Simply activate streaming on your connected device.
Play/pause Press the push-button (1.4) briefly
Next track Press the push-button (1.4) twice
Previous track Press the push-button (1.4) three times
NOTE
Handsfree phone calls and audio streaming from connected Bluetooth sources
is only possible in Bluetooth mode.
Telecoil streaming
When Sound Assist is in Telecoil mode, it will stream sound from any
Telecoil nearby. This means that users of hearing aids without Telecoil can
connect to Telecoil systems.
When streaming Telecoil audio it is important that the device is oriented
with the power/mode button (1.6) pointing upwards. Wearing the Sound
Assist by the neck loop is advised.
To suspend the stream, press the push-button (1.4) briefly. Press again to
resume the stream.
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Remote control features
When not used for streaming, Sound Assist can be used as a remote
control for your hearing aids, if you want to change program or adjust
volume. To use your Sound Assist for this, first select Bluetooth mode.
Changing program
Press the program button (1.2) briefly to change program on your hearing
aid.
If your hearing aid is programmed with the special Zen+ program, you
access this by a long press on the program button (1.2). Short presses
on the program button will then allow you to choose from among any
available Zen styles.
You return to the standard listening programs with a long press of the
program button.
Adjusting the sound
For adjusting the volume, press the volume up button (+) briefly to raise
the volume, and press the volume down button (-) briefly to lower the
volume.
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Charging
Connect the micro USB cable (2.1) to your Sound Assist and the power
supply. We recommend that you use the micro USB cable included.
It takes approximately 3 hours to charge your device, and the first 30-60
minutes of charging will give a significant boost in battery life.
NOTE
The device is usable during charging.
The app
Download the MOMENT app from Apple App Store or Google Play Store
and use this for notifications to upgrade the firmware. Control the settings
such as volume and program selection on the hearing aids.
Simply follow the instructions in the app.
Overview of in-use light indicators
Light indicator Indicator
behaviour Meaning
1.7 Solid green The battery level is full or high
1.7 Solid yellow The battery level is medium
1.7 Solid red The battery level is low
1.7 Flashing green The device is charging
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Light indicator Indicator
behaviour Meaning
1.5 Rotating white The device is not paired to any hear-
ing aids and has no functionality
1.5 Glowing blue The device is in pairing mode
1.5 Flashing yellow The pairing list is being reset
1.8 Solid green Current device mode
1.5 All 4 indicators
are solid green The device is working as a remote
microphone and is listening in all di-
rections
1.5 1 indicator is sol-
id green The device is working as a remote
microphone and is in listening in the
respective direction
1.5 All 4 indicators
are red The device microphones are muted
1.5 All 4 indicators
are flashing blue There is an incoming phone call
1.5 All 4 indicators
are solid blue The device is streaming audio from a
connected Bluetooth device
1.5 All 4 indicators
are flashing
white
The device buttons are locked or un-
locked
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Light indicator Indicator
behaviour Meaning
1.5 All 4 indicators
are flashing red The device buttons are locked and the
action cannot be performed. Unlock
the buttons to perform the desired
action
1.5 All 4 indicators
rotating green The device firmware is being updated
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