HM Electronics ion AIO Operating Instructions Manual

HM ELECTRONICS, INC. 14110 Stowe Drive, Poway, CA 92064 USA

Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Website: www.hme.com

HME# 400G653
Rev D 5/28/14

Figure 1. All-In-One Headset

power button and light

Figure 2. Headset buttons

A2 Λ A1 V B

Power
button

Power

light

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

SETUP

Power On/Off

To turn the power on

Press and release the red power button on the headset
earpiece. A voice message in the earpiece will say
“Headset #, Battery Full/Half/Low” and the red power
light will come on and then begin blinking green and
change to steady green.

To turn the power off

Press and hold the power button for approximately
3 seconds. A voice message in the earpiece will say
“Headset off,” and the power light will go off.

ion AIO

All-In-One Headset

Configure Headset

Start with power OFF and then press and hold any of the following button combinations while turning the
power ON. Immediately release all buttons after pressing the power button. Each of these settings has
an associated voice prompt. Listen to the voice prompt to confirm the setting.

Hands Free (HF) on/off – Press and hold B and the

UP arrow “Λ” while you press the power button to turn
the headset on in the HF mode. With the power off,
press and hold B and the DOWN arrow “V” while you
press the power button to turn off the HF mode.

Auto HF (AHF) – Press and hold A1 or A2 and the

UP arrow “Λ” while you press the power button to turn
the headset on in the Auto HF mode. When you turn
the unit off, the AHF mode will not be saved.

“B” Channel HF (BHF) – Press and hold B and A2

while you press the power button to turn the headset
on in the BHF mode. This will keep the B channel
open to allow hands-free communication with other
crew members. If a customer arrives, B-channel
communication will automatically be interrupted to
allow communication with the customer on A1 or A2.

Language selection – To change between English and another language, press and hold A1 and the

DOWN arrow “V” while you press the power button to turn the headset on. Doing this again changes
back to the first language.

Play status – Press A2 and the DOWN arrow “V” while you press the power button to turn the headset on.

An example of the status you will hear is: “Headset #, Battery Full/Half/Low, English/Espanol, Hands-free

A on/off (or Hands-free B on/off), firmware version #.”

If you have any problems with your All-In-One Headset:

In the USA, call or Fax HME Customer Support at the numbers shown below.
Outside the USA, call your local HME® representative for help.

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Figure 4. Registration buttons and indicators in base station

Communicator ID display

K1 switch

RESET button

CLEAR ALL REGISTRATION button

START REGISTRATION button

Status light

Figure 3. Wireless IQ™ and ionIQ™ base stations

Wireless IQ™ base station ionIQ™ base station

If your base station looks like this If your base station looks like this
see registration instructions below see registration instructions on page 3

Headset Registration

Each All-In-One Headset must be registered for use with a specific base station. The base station thereby
recognizes all headsets registered to it when their power is on, and will be able to tell the difference between
them and other electronic equipment operating on similar frequencies. A maximum of 15 headsets can be
registered. If one is replaced, you must register the new one before you use it. When a headset is replaced,
the old one remains in memory. Register all active headsets the same way, one at a time.

NOTE: Headsets must be within 6 feet (1.83 meters) of the base station while being registered.

For Wireless IQ™ Audio Systems, Register each All-In-One Headset as follows:

NOTE: If the maximum number of 15 is exceeded, an “F” for Full will appear on the Communicator ID

display. You must clear all current registrations and re-register all active headsets. Refer to Figure 4.
Open the base station and press the CLEAR ALL REGISTRATION button and the RESET button at the
same time. Continue holding the CLEAR ALL REGISTRATION button after releasing the RESET
button, until “c” appears on the display.

Be certain all headsets to be registered are turned off and the base station power is on. Other

headsets can be on or off.

Open the base station and locate the items shown in Figure 4.

If no headsets are on, the status light will be blinking red. If any headsets are on, the status

light will be on steady green.

Press the START REGISTRATION button. The Communicator ID display will show a small

“o” for open, and the status light will be blinking green.

Either press and hold the B button on the headset while pressing and releasing the power button

to turn the headset on, and then release the B button, or press the power button and hold it for
approximately 10 seconds. This will cause the headset to enter the registration mode.

The status light in the base station will be blinking green and the Communicator ID display will

continue to show a small “o” for open.

The headset power light will be blinking amber.

When the registration is
successfully completed:

The green status light in the base

station will be on steady and the
Communicator ID display will show
the ID number assigned to this headset.
ID numbers are assigned sequentially
as 0 thru 9, A, b, C, d and E.

The power light on the headset will

remain on steady green.

If registration failed:

A message in the headset will say “Headset #, Battery Low/Half/Full, Registration …” The power

light will blink red and after a delay of up to 1.5 minutes you will hear “Registration failed.”

Note the condition of the STATUS light in the base station. Press the RESET button. The STATUS

light may blink and change colors. When the STATUS light returns to its previous condition, press
the START REGISTRATION button and repeat the registration procedure.

If the registration fails again - In the USA call HME Customer Support at 1-800-848-4468.

Outside the USA, call your local HME representative for help.

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For ion IQ™ Audio Systems, register each All-In-One Headset as follows:

On the ion IQ base station STATUS display, press the Menu button.
On the MAIN MENU display, press the Register button.

The REGISTRATION display indicates the number of headsets already registered and how many more

can be registered.

If you would like to unregister some of your headsets, turn OFF all the headsets you want to
unregister and turn ON all the headsets you want to remain registered, and then press the Clear
Inactive button on the REGISTRATION display to unregister all the headsets that are not turned on,
and press the Clear Inactive button on the CLEAR INACTIVE REGISTRATIONS display.

If you would like to unregister all of your headsets, press the Clear All button on the REGISTRATION
display and then press the Clear All button on the CLEAR ALL REGISTRATIONS display.

CAUTION:

When clearing all headsets, the base station will shut down and re-start.

To register headsets, press the Register Headset button on the REGISTRATION display.
On the TO REGISTER HEADSETS display, follow the instructions in the box.
To register only one headset, press the Register Single button.

To register more than one headset, press the Register Multi button.

When each registration is successfully completed:

The ID number assigned to this headset will be shown.

ID numbers are assigned sequentially as 0 thru 9, A, b, C, d and E.

The power light on the headset will remain on steady green.
When you have finished registering headsets, press the Back button to exit the registration mode. You

can repeat pressing the Back button until you return to the MAIN MENU or STATUS display.