Teletypewriter (tty) devices – Casio G'zOne Brigade User Manual

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Safety

How will I know if my hearing aid will work with a
particular digital wireless phone?

You’ll want to try a number of wireless phones so that you can decide

which works the best with your hearing aids.

You may also want to talk with your hearing aid professional about the

extent to which your hearing aids are immune to interference, if they

have wireless phone shielding, and whether your hearing aid has a

HAC rating.

For more information about hearing aids and digital wireless

phones:

FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility and Volume Control

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/hearing.html

Hearing Loss Association of America

http://www.hearingloss.org/learn/cellphonetech.asp

CTIA

http://www.accesswireless.org/hearingaid/

Gallaudet University, RERC

http://tap.gallaudet.edu/voice

Teletypewriter (TTY) Devices

You can use an optional teletypewriter (TTY) device with your phone

to send and receive calls. You must plug the TTY device into the

phone’s headset connector and set the phone to operate in one of

three TTY modes.

A TTY is a communication device used by people who are hard of

hearing or have a speech impairment. TTY does not work from mobile

phone to mobile phone. Use a TSB-121 compliant cable (provided

by the TTY manufacturer) to connect the TTY device to your phone.

Your phone has a 2.5mm jack. Set the phone to Medium volume level

for proper operation. If you experience a high number of incorrect

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