Radio Aids

Radio Aid - How it works

A radio aid works with hearing aids or cochlear implants to make it easier for pupils to concentrate on the sounds and voices they need to hear in school.

A radio aid system is made up of two parts: a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter picks up sounds from teachers and other pupils and sends them wirelessly to the receiver so that the pupil can hear them clearly over the usual background noise in a classroom.

In Aberdeen City the Minimic, Roger EasyPen, Roger On Transmitter systems are used in schools.

These transmitters transmits the users voice directly into the ear of a deaf pupil via their hearing equipment.

RogerOn Transmitter

Roger Pen Transmitter

Minimic

A receiver(s) either attaches to the hearing aids or cochlear implants, or is worn around the neck on a loop system. It allows the speaker’s voice to be transmitted directly into the hearing equipment.

The Roger EasyPen or On can also be used by pupils with a hearing loss who do not wear hearing equipment. This can be done by attaching headphones or earbuds to the neck loop above.

How do Radio Aids Help?

Radio aids help to overcome problems which can prevent pupils from hearing well in a classroom situation such as:

· Background noise.

· Reverberation or sounds echoing off hard surfaces.

· Distance from speaker to pupil.

Wearing a Radio Aid for a student? What to remember

Remember:

Turn it off when you are having a private conversation with another learner or staff member. If it is still on, the deaf student will hear every word of the conversation.
Don't wear lanyards or long jewellery as the ‘clinking’ will be very loud and drown out your speech.
Do ask for it if the child is building up their self-advocacy skills.

If you would like to know more about Radio Aids or would like some advice or troubleshooting support, please contact a member of the team who will be more than happy to help you.

Roger On and MyLink Receiver

How to use…

Roger On

Slide the on/off button on the side to switch on.

The speaker wears the Roger On around their neck (using the lanyard provided).

MyLink

Hang the MyLink around the neck ensuring both ends of the neck loop are attached to the receiver.

Slide on/off button on the side of the receiver.

To connect the Roger On to the MyLink receiver (this should only need to be done once on initial set up – but is worth trying if the system does not appear to be working!).

Make sure that the Roger On and the MyLink are both switched on.

Hold the Roger On within 10cm of the MyLink.

Press the connect button on the back of the Roger On. The display will show the connect symbol and a tick if this has been successful.

If there are problems connecting the Roger On and MyLink, try charging both parts – the system work best when fully charged.

Roger MyLink receiver – the pupil wears this around their neck with either the headphones or earbuds.

Roger On – this is a microphone, used by the teacher (or other pupils during group discussions etc).

Roger On and NeckLoop Receiver

How to use…

Roger On

Slide the on/off button on the side to switch on.

The speaker wears the Roger On around their neck (using the lanyard provided).

NeckLoop

Hang the NeckLoop around the neck ensuring both ends of the neck cable are attached to the receiver.

Slide on/off button on the front of the receiver.

To connect the Roger On to the NeckLoop receiver (this should only need to be done once on initial set up – but is worth trying if the system does not appear to be working!).

Make sure that the Roger On and the NeckLoop are both switched on.

Hold the Roger On within 10cm of the NeckLoop.

Press the connect button on the back of the Roger On. The display will show the connect symbol and a tick if this has been successful.

If there are problems connecting the Roger On and NeckLoop, try charging both parts – the system works best when fully charged.

Roger NeckLoop receiver – the pupil wears this around their neck.

Roger On – this is a microphone, used by the teacher (or other pupils during group discussions etc).

Roger Pen and MyLink Receiver

How to use…

Roger Pen

Press the on/off button button for one second until the indicator light turns green.

The speaker wears the Pen around their neck (using the lanyard provided).

MyLink

Hang the MyLink around the neck ensuring both ends of the neck loop are attached to the receiver.

Slide on/off button on the side of the receiver.

To connect the Roger Pen to the MyLink receiver (this should only need to be done once on initial set up – but is worth trying if the system does not appear to be working!).

Make sure that the Pen and the MyLink are both switched on.

Hold the pen within 10cm of the MyLink.

Press the connect button on the Roger Pen. The indicator light will turn purple then green to confirm a successful connection.

If there are problems connecting the Pen and MyLink, try charging both parts – the system works best when fully charged.

Roger MyLink receiver – the pupil wears this around their neck with either the headphones or earbuds.

Roger Pen – this is a microphone, used by the teacher (or other pupils during group discussions etc).

Roger Pen and MyLink Receiver with headphones

How to use…

Roger Pen

Press the on/off button button for one second until the indicator light turns green.

The speaker wears the Pen around their neck (using the lanyard provided).

MyLink

Hang the MyLink around the neck ensuring both ends of the neckloop are attached to the receiver.

Plug the headphones / earbuds into the MyLink headphone socket at the bottom of the receiver.

Slide on/off button on the side of the receiver.

To connect the Roger Pen to the MyLink receiver (this should only need to be done once on initial set up – but is worth trying if the system does not appear to be working!).

Make sure that the Pen and the MyLink are both switched on.

Hold the pen within 10cm of the MyLink.

Press the connect button on the Roger Pen. The indicator light will turn purple then green to confirm a successful connection.

If there are problems connecting the Pen and MyLink, try charging both parts – the system works best when fully charged.

Roger MyLink receiver – the pupil wears this around their neck with either the headphones or earbuds.

Roger Pen – this is a microphone, used by the teacher (or other pupils during group discussions etc).

Phonak MyLink Headphones

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