User Guide for the Platinum Series Sound Processor 31engages into place on the processor. Do not force the battery. It is designed tobe inserted in only one direction; forcing may jam or damage the slide mechanism.• Perform the system check sequence, Steps 1-3, as described at the beginning ofthis section.To Replace the AA Battery Compartment:• Unsnap the AA battery compartment utilizing the thumb recess on the top ofthe compartment.• Insert AA batteries into the battery compartment, making sure that the positiveand negative contacts are in the correct orientations, as labeled inside the cover.• Replace the cover by hooking the case together at the bottom and gentlysnapping it closed.• Align the slide track on the top of the replacement battery compartment withthe slide track on the underside of the processor.• Guide the battery compartment onto the processor slide track and slide until itengages into place on the processor. Do not force the battery compartment, itis designed to be inserted in only one direction. Forcing the battery compartmentmay jam or damage the slide mechanism.• Perform the system check sequence, steps 1-3, as described in the beginning ofthis section.The CableThe cable transfers signals between the headpiece and the processor. At one end ofthe cable is a single-pin (coaxial) plug that is inserted into the headpiece jack. Thejack is located at the top of the processor. At the other end of the cable is a two-pinplug that is inserted into the headpiece. A strain relief portion near the two-pin plugis designed to protect the cable from damage during handling.To Replace the Cable:• Turn the program control to the off (o) position.• Remove the headpiece from the cable by holding the cable at its strain reliefportion and gently pulling the cable away from the headpiece. Disconnect thecable from the processor.• Insert the single-pin plug of the replacement cable into the headpiece jack on theprocessor, and insert the two-pin plug into the headpiece connector. Take care tomatch the larger pin on the plug to the larger hole of the headpiece connector.• Repeat the system check, steps 1-3. If the microphone function is not restored,reconnect the first cable, and replace the headpiece.