
Cochlear ESPrit 3G
List of required parts
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ESPrit 3G speech processor
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FM 3G adapter
3
MLxi or MicroMLxS
Pre-Fitting
Enable auto sensitivity control (ASC) and use an audio
mixing ratio of 1:1 for the dedicated FM program. Keep
the pre-processing e.g. ADRO strategy when used in the
default program.
It is recommended that the monitoring earphones are
disabled in P1 to conserve power for the FM system.
Failure to do this may result in intermittency for CI of FM.
The headphones may still be used in P2.
When using MLxi, it should be programmed for the
Cochlear ESPrit 3G (see page 32).
Fitting with the user
1. Turn all equipment Off.
2. Set the switch at the bottom of the 3G to the “M” position.
3. Plug in the FM 3G adaptor into the socket at the bottom
of the 3G.
4. Move the switch On the FM 3G adaptor to position
“FM+M”.
5. Attach the receiver to the FM 3G adaptor. If MicroMLxS is
used, move the switch to the double green dot position.
6. Switch the speech processor into program 1 (P1 on the dial).
a. For children: disable sensitivity control
b. For adults: enable sensitivity control to achieve FM only
7. Now turn the FM transmitter On.
8. Test the patient’s speech recognition in quiet at normal
sensitivity with the CI alone and then through the wireless
FM system only (out of range of the processor microphone).
Performance should be similar between these two condi-
tions. If the FM is too loud or too soft, the FM programming
software from Phonak may be required to optimize the
FM volume level.
9. Evaluate FM benefit as well as the appropriateness of FM
settings through speech-recognition assessment in the
clinic and standardized questionnaires completed by the
recipient, family members and teachers.
Listening check
Attach the Cochlear monitoring headphones to the
receptacle at the side of the FM 3G adaptor. Typically P2
is designated for the monitoring headphones and allows
you to listen to both, the processor microphones and the
FM signal. If you do not hear anything when using the
monitoring phones turn the processor Off and On to P2
and try again. Note that the headphone cable may pick
up some interference and therefore may be noisier than
the actual input to the recipient.
Plug the MLxi or MicroMLxS into the headset checker
(see page 12). Turn On the headset checker and FM
transmitter and you should hear the FM signal.
Plug the MLxi or MicroMLxS into an audioshoe attached
to a hearing instrument. Turn On the hearing instrument
and switch it to the FM program if required.
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