TV Ears 5.0 Speaker manual

TV E ars 5.0 Speak er User Manual V oic e Clarifying Cir cuitry ®[...]

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Important Safety Information Introduction Product Diagram What’ s Included Ideal TV Ears Placement Installation Step 1 - Place & P ower the T ransmitter Step 2 - Optical Digital Installation Step 2.1 - RCA Analog Installation Step 2.2 - 3.5mm Cord Analog Installation Step 2.3 - Coaxial Digital Installation Step 3 - Place & P ower the Spea[...]

TV Ears, Inc. asks that you read all instructions completely and heed all warnings to insure proper handling and prevent an y injuries. F ailure to act in accordance with TV Ears, Inc. ’ s instructions can lead to physical harm or injury . For safet y purposes, do not deface the prongs on the AC adapters. If the provided plug does not t into y[...]

3 Intr oduction Thank you for purchasing from TV Ears and welcome to the family! This User Manual is designed to give y ou the most information possible and answer all the questions you might hav e when installing and using your new product. In this manual, we will demonstrate the ideal set up as well as show you how to successfully install your pr[...]

Pr oduct Diagr am 4 Speak er (fr ont) T r ansmitt er Infrared Signal Lights Digital Connectivity Light Charging Lights Charging Cradles 360º Receiv er V olume Knob Headphone P orts Power P ort Music Port 360º Receiv er Speak er (back)[...]

5 What’s Included 5.0 Dual Digital T r ansmitt er W ir eless 5.0 Speak er Optical Digital A udio C or d R CA A nalo g A udio C or d 3.5mm A nalo g Audio C or d T w o A C P o w er A dapt ers[...]

Ideal TV E ars Plac ement 6 Every wireless TV Ears system utilizes infr ared technology to send audio signals from the transmitter to the speak er . Infrared technology requires a direct line-of -sight from the transmitter to the receiver (or speaker) to successfully transmit audio signals. Therefore, when installing any wireless TV Ears system, yo[...]

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St ep 1 - Plac e & P o w er the T r ansmitt er 8 This step explains where to place the transmitter for the best performance as well as how to power the transmitter . The infrared diodes on the tr ansmitter must be in direct line-of- sight with the speaker when using the system for best performance. There cannot be anything blocking the direct s[...]

9 St ep 2 - Optical Digital Installation This step will instruct you on how to connect the TV Ears transmitter to y our television, satellite, or cable box using an optical digital audio cord. • If you cannot get to the back of your TV , you can also use these instructions to install the system to your cable or satellite box. • Be aware that th[...]

St ep 2.1 R CA A nalo g Installation This step is an alternative to Step 2 on page 9. This step will explain how to connect the TV Ears transmitter to y our television, satellite, or cable box using an RCA analog audio cord. • If you cannot get to the back of your TV , you can also use these instructions to install the system to your cable or sat[...]

St ep 2.2 3.5mm C or d A nalo g Installation 11 This step is an alternative to Step 2 on page 9. This step will explain how to connect the TV Ears transmitter to y our television, satellite, or cable box using a 3.5mm analog audio cord. • If you cannot get to the back of your TV , you can also use these instructions to install the system to your [...]

12 St ep 2.3 C oaxial Digital Installation This step is an alternative to Step 2 on page 9. This step will explain how to connect the TV Ears transmitter to y our television, satellite, or cable box using an coaxial digital audio cord (not included) . • If you cannot get to the back of your TV , you can also use these instructions to install the [...]

St ep 3 - Plac e and P o w er the Speak er This step will instruct you on how to power up the speaker . • On the top of the 5.0 Speaker there is a 360º signal receiving dome for strong audio reception wherever it is placed and regardless of the direction it is facing. For best audio performance, place the speaker next to where you will be sittin[...]

Usin g the Sy st em & F eatur es The Speak er On/Off and V olume Control Knob T o turn the speaker on, rotate the large volume dial (on the front of the speaker) clockwise. When the speak er is on, a blue backlight will glow around the volume knob. R otate back and forth to your desired volume lev el. T o turn the speaker off , rotate the volum[...]

Usin g the Sy st em & F eatur es The T r ansmitt er Digital Connectivity Light The Digital Connectivity light is the rightmost light on the front of the transmitter . This light will illuminate an amber color when the transmitter is correctly connected using the digital optical or digital coaxial cords. Infrared Lights There are thirteen infrar[...]

C arin g f or y our Pr oduct Do not use or submerge TV Ears products near water , moisture, or other liquids. Clean with a dry cloth. Do not install near any heat sources such as r adiators, heat registers, stoves, or any other appar atus (including ampliers) that produce heat. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly [...]

T r oubleshootin g Why does my speak er mute when I mute the TV? Setting the TV’ s audio settings to “Fixed audio out” will allow the television volume and TV Ears speak er volume to work independently from one another . Some televisions have to be manually switched from the “V ariable” audio setting to the “Fixed” audio setting by us[...]

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W arr anty Inf ormation 5 Y ear Limit ed W arr anty This 5 year limited warr anty will cover defects in manufacturing and product failure for a period of ve years after the original purchase date. If your product fails or breaks for an y reason within 180 days of the original purchase it will be replaced with a new product of the same model at n[...]

20 Manuf actur er Declar ations TV Ears Declaration All content, marks, and brand logos are propert y of TV Ears, Inc. TV Ears, Inc. reserves the right to change product content and product specications without notice. CE Declaration of Conformit y TV Ears is in compliance with the essential safety requirements and other relevant pro visions of [...]

21 T echnic al Specifications Speaker Specications Power Supply - DC Switching P ower Supply 12V , 0.8A Max SPL - 90 dB Weight - 3.15 lbs (50.4 oz) Dimensions (H x W x D) - 4.25” x 11” x 6.5” (10.8cm x 28cm x 16.5cm) T r ansmitter Specications Audio Microphone Connection - Optical Digital/Coaxial Digital/RCA Analog/Mini Headphone Analog[...]

22 TV E ars 5.0 Pr oduct Line TV E ars 5.0 Analo g Item Number - 11641 | MSRP $129.95 This is our basic television listening system with analog connectivity . Includes one 5.0 Headset and one Analog T ransmitter . TV E ars 5.0 Digital Item Number - 11741 | MSRP 229.95 This is our mid-level television listening system with analog and digital connect[...]

Hea ring l oss c an be frust rati ng, espec ially when using the phone . It’ s not just frust rati ng f or the ind ividu al ex perien cing difficul ty hea ring on the phon e - i t ’ s fr ustra ting on bo th si des of the call . F or tunately , Hamilton Cap T el has a prov en solution - it ’ s called Captioned T elephone. More than an amplifi[...]

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