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Sennheiser Launch Mikroport 2015 System
Sennheiser UK have announced the launch of Mikroport 2015, a brand-new personal FM system for the hearing impaired. Incorporating the same technology used in Sennheiser stage and professional sound products, Mikroport 2015 operates in the predominantly interference-free UHF range and offers professional audio quality and unprecedented flexibility in the choice of channels.
The Mikroport 2015 personal FM system provides anyone who has a serious hearing impairment — especially children and adolescents — with a direct link to a contact person such as a parent or teacher, thus allowing them to clearly hear what is being said. The system is fully compatible with all standard hearing aids and cochlear implants. Wearers of hearing aids simply connect a small, sturdy receiver to their hearing aid via a cable or an induction loop. The contact person talks into the microphone of an equally compact transmitter that transmits the sound by radio almost directly into the hearing aid.
The system’s special automatic priority circuit then takes over: as soon as it receives an audio signal from the transmitter, the automatic filter system lowers the sensitivity of the hearing aid microphones. As a result, the ambient sound is attenuated, making it easier for the contact person to be heard. This is an extremely valuable benefit especially when children are learning to speak. When an audio signal is no longer being received, the hearing aid microphones are turned up again and ambient sounds can once again be heard at their original volume.
The Mikroport 2015 is a particular asset for schools as the system’s intelligent frequency management allows many Mikroport systems to be used simultaneously. Up to 20 channels (from up to 160 freely selectable channels) per frequency version can be used at any one time without any interference and in optimum audio quality (80-16,000 Hz). An LED on the transmitter shows the teacher whether the child is receiving their voice.
Both the transmitter and the receiver use standard batteries or special accupacks that can be fully recharged within about 2.5 hours. The system comes with a clip-on mic, but other types of microphone such as plug-on microphones or headmics can also be used. Two different menus ensure simple and comfortable operation for the user while providing the hearing aid supplier with every possibility for professional adjustment including channels, squelch and automatic priority circuit. The Mikroport 2015 personal system is fully compatible with the EMP 2015 Soundfield System for improving speech audibility in the classroom.
The Mikroport 2015 is supplied as a complete system with SK 2015 transmitter with clip-on microphone, EK 2015 receiver, two BA 2015 rechargeable accupacks, L 2015 charger, two belt pouches with neck strap, a system bag and smaller transport bags for the receiver and transmitter.
21st October 2004
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