Options For Hearing Impaired Users - Honeywell A700 Hardware Reference Manual

4. Press the + or — button to hear the next speaker.
The device says, "This is female" when it toggles to the female voice, or "This is male" to
indicate the male voice.
NOTE
You can exit this menu without changing the settings by pressing the Play/Pause
button before you press the Operator button.
5. When you hear the speaker you want to use, press the Operator button to select that
speaker.

Options for Hearing Impaired Users

Honeywell products are designed for persons with average levels of hearing. Operators who use
assistive hearing devices may need to consider some adjustments when using Honeywell
headsets in a production warehouse environment.
Honeywell recommends experimenting with combinations of several basic changes to Talkman
device operation to improve audibility:
Change language voices using VoiceConsole (see VoiceConsole Online Help)
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Adjust the pitch of the voice lower or higher
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Adjust the volume of the voice louder or softer
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Adjust the speed of the voice slower or faster
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Change the gender of the voice to male or female
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Users may find that their assistive devices are passing through additional background noise that
makes it difficult to hear the Talkman device prompts. In this case, Honeywell recommends using
a cupped headset to help eliminate distracting input from the assistive devices.
If a user continues to have problems hearing the Talkman device after trying these options,
Honeywell strongly recommends consulting a medical professional. Hearing loss is a medical
condition that requires the attention of a qualified audiologist. The audiologist should be made
aware of the options that Honeywell products offer with pitch, volume, and sidetone so that he or
she can make appropriate recommendations that may benefit the user without possible side
effects. Honeywell Technical Support can talk with the user's audiologist to explain these options
and make changes in the Talkman device configuration based on the specific recommendations
of the audiologist.
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