Oticon EduMic Quick Start Guide

How to use EduMic

User guide for teachers

EduMic sends your voice directly to your students’ hearing aids.

FM Connector for

Microphone

Button

ON, OFF, mute,

telecoil and

clear pairings

3.5 mm jack
input

Universal Receiver

How to turn EduMic ON/mute

Turn ON

Turn EduMic ON by pressing the

1

button for 2 seconds until both
indicators turn WHITE. Then, release
the button.

Wait for 10 seconds until the status

2

indicator turns GREEN.

EduMic is now ON.

3

LED

Power

indicator

Micro USB

charging

Mute/unmute

To mute EduMic, briefly press the

1

button.

To unmute, briefly press the button

2

again.

LED

Status

indicator

Rotating clip

Attaches to the

lanyard or clothes

Turn OFF

Press the button for 2 seconds until the
status indicator turns OFF.

EduMic is ON EduMic is muted

Getting started: Pairing the hearing aids

Audio connections

EduMic and the hearing aids need to be paired before use.
You only need to pair the hearing aids once.

Ensure EduMic is ON.

1

Turn hearing aids OFF and then ON

2

again. For non-rechargeable hearing
aids, this is done by opening and
closing the battery drawer. For
rechargeable hearing aids, this is
done by first pressing the lower part
of the push button for 3 seconds
(OFF) followed by pressing the lower
part of the button for 2 seconds (ON).

Place the hearing aids within 7-8

3

inches of EduMic. The status indicator
flashes BLUE during pairing.

When the status indicator turns GREEN,

4

EduMic is paired with the hearing aids.

Confirm the student can hear your voice

5

in both hearing aids through EduMic.

Max 7-8

inches

Use of the lanyard

The distance from your mouth to the microphone on EduMic
should be a maximum of 7-8 inches.

Attach EduMic to the lanyard.

1

Hang the lanyard around your neck

2

and adjust the distance to your
mouth.

Use the jack cable

Plug in the 3.5 mm jack cable to send

1

sound to the students’ hearing aids
from external sound sources like
sound field systems, smartboards or
PC/tablets, etc.

When the cable is connected, the

2

status indicator turns YELLOW, and
the EduMic microphone is disabled
(OFF). Unplug the cable from EduMic
to use the microphone.

Use of FM connection

Plug in the FM receiver (not included)

1

to send sound to the students’
hearing aids from classroom
microphone systems like Oticon
Amigo. Ensure the EduMic is placed
within 9.5 feet from the hearing aids.

LED indicator overview

Status indicator

A steady light indicates you are sending
sound. A flashing light indicates that
EduMic is muted.

Mute/unmute connection

To mute the connection, press the

1

button briefly. The status indicator
flashes YELLOW.

To unmute, press the button again

2

briefly.

EduMic is connected

with cable or FM

receiver

Power indicator

Charging time for full charging is 2.5 hours.
A quick 30 minute charge during a break
provides approx. 2.5 hours of use.

When the power indicator flashes RED, there
is approx. 2 hours of battery life remaining.

Connection is muted

For the comfort of the student

! Be aware that when touching EduMic,

noise is sent to the hearing aids. Mute
EduMic while you are handling it.

! EduMic should not be worn close to

pieces of jewelry or other hard
objects.

Max 7-8
inches

White Start-up

Flashing blue Pairing in progress

Green ON/microphone mode

Flashing green

Yellow Jack/FM mode

Flashing yellow Mute in jack/FM mode

Red Pairings cleared

Magenta Telecoil mode

Flashing magenta Mute in telecoil mode

Mute in microphone
mode

White Start-up

Green Fully charged

Flashing yellow Charging

Flashing red Battery low