User Guide for the Platinum Series Sound Processor 23Telephone AdapterThe telephone adapter provides an alternative to placing the telephone receiver nextto the microphone of the headpiece or auxiliary microphone.Figure 21: Telephone Adapter.Set up the telephone adapter as follows:• Unplug the handset cord from the telephone base.• Plug the short cord into the handset jack on the telephone base.• Mount the unit in a convenient location with the adhesive pad.• Plug the handset into the modular jack on the telephone adapter.To use the telephone adapter, plug the long gray cable into the auxiliary jack on theside of the processor. Adjust your volume and sensitivity controls as needed.NOTE: Only use the telephone adapter with phones that have the dial pad inthe base. The adapter will not work with phones that have the dial padin the handset.Microphone Tester EarphonesThe headpiece microphone tester earphones allow a subjective listening assessmentof the quality of the sound as it is received by the headpiece microphone. Intermitten-cies in the headpiece cable can also be detected.To use the microphone tester earphones, turn the program switch on the processorto the microphone tester ( ) position, plug connector of the earphones into theauxiliary jack on the side of the processor and place the earphones over your ears.NOTE: Using the microphone tester earphones will disable the green LED, andthe patient will not be able to hear through his/her cochlear implantsystem. The microphone tester earphones are provided in the pediatricPlatinum Series Sound Processor Kit or may be purchased through AB.The microphone test should only be performed using the earphones sup-plied by AB to help ensure accurate sound evaluation.
