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Hearing Aid Compatibility in the US
IntheUS,specifichearingaidcompatibility(HAC)performanceratingscanhelpclarifyhowcertain
wirelessphonesandhearingaidsmayperformtogether.HACcompliantwirelessphonesare
capableofworkingwithhearingaidsthathaveaminimalimmunityratingofatleast2.
Theimmunityratingindicateshowsusceptibleahearingaidistopickingupinterferencefroma
digitalwirelessphone.Itcanratetheperformanceofthehearingaidforeithermicrophoneand/or
telecoilcoupling.Somehearingaidsaremoreimmunethanotherstothisinterferencenoise,and
phonesalsovaryintheamountofinterferencetheygenerate.TheUSperformanceratingsystem
forHACcompliantwirelessphonesisasfollows:
The“M”(microphone)indicatesthattheproducthasbeentestedandratedforacousticcoupling.
The“T”(telecoil)representsthattheproducthasbeentestedandratedforinductivecoupling.The
higherthe“M”or“T”rating,thelesslikelythehearingaiduserwillexperienceinterferencewhenthe
hearingaidissettotherespectivemicrophoneortelecoilmode.Thehighestvaluestodateare3
and4(e.g.,“M4”or“M3/T3”).
TodetermineifaproductisratedforHAC,pleaselookfortheHACratingorlogoonthephone’s
packaging.ForalistofcurrentHACmodels,visitmotorola.com/hacphones.
Resultswillvarydependingontheuser’shearingaidandhearingloss.Ifyourhearingaidhappens
tobevulnerabletointerference,youmaynotbeabletousearatedphonesuccessfully.Tryingout
thephonewithyourhearingdeviceisthebestwaytoevaluateitforyourpersonalneeds.Tocouple
thedevicetoyourtelecoilequippedhearingaid,switchyourhearingaidtothe“T”ortelecoilsetting.
Then,enablethe"HearingAid’modefeatureonyourMotorolaphonewiththefollowingsequence:
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Fromhome,tapApps >Phone > >Settings>Call Settings>Hearing aids.
MotorolaMobilityhearingaidcompatiblephoneshavebeentestedandratedforusewithhearing
aidsforsomeofthewirelesstechnologiesthatituses.However,theremaybesomenewer
wirelesstechnologiesusedinthisphonethathavenotbeentestedyetforusewithhearingaids.Itis
importanttotrythedifferentfeaturesofthisphonethoroughlyandindifferentlocations,usingyour
hearingaidorcochlearimplant,todetermineifyouhearanyinterferingnoise.Contactyourservice
providerorMotorolaforinformationonhearingaidcompatibility.Ifyouhavequestionsaboutreturn
orexchangepolicies,contactyourserviceproviderorphoneretailer.
Software Copyright
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semiconductormemoriesorothermedia.LawsintheUnitedStatesandothercountriespreserve
forMotorolaandthird-partysoftwareproviderscertainexclusiverightsforcopyrightedsoftware,
suchastheexclusiverightstodistributeorreproducethecopyrightedsoftware.Accordingly,any
copyrightedsoftwarecontainedinMotorolaproductsmaynotbemodified,reverse-engineered,
distributed,orreproducedinanymannertotheextentallowedbylaw.Furthermore,thepurchase
ofMotorolaproductsshallnotbedeemedtogranteitherdirectlyorbyimplication,estoppel,or