Amplidect 250 Cordless Phones
"Can I just plug it in?"
Yes. Put the batteries in and charge in its charging pod for at least 12 hours.
"Why are there two volume controls?"
1) Up and down arrows under the display screen show you 4 easy stages of volume that is shown as a bar chart;
2) On the left-hand-side of the handset a volume control slides up and down.
3) Set your bar chart (1) to the level you want, then adjust the side volume (2) to suit you.
"I’m not clear what tone control is."
Tone helps you pick out speech and music lyrics and instruments. Our ears need a little more help than ordinary hearing. Often the result is you can hear what is said. Sitting silently will be something you don't have to do again!
"I’m getting a crackling sound, not all the time"
Tell us where the phone is in your home. If it’s next to a metal lampstand or anything electronic, including a clock, TV, hi-fi then move it and its charging pod. See if you still get the noise. Contact us on Monday to Saturday 9.00 am to 6.00 pm or email bill@hardofhearingcommunity.co.uk any time.
"I still can’t hear with everything on maximum."
1) Hard of hearing cordless phones have only existed a few years as there is a lot of technology to be packed in and you want to walk around with it
2) It just may not suit your hearing impairment. Geemarc Amplidect 250 phones suit 90% of people with high frequency hearing impairment, e.g., women’s and children’s voices.
3) For moderate and above hearing impairment you can use it with the CLA7 Neck-Loop Booster available from www.hardofhearingcommunity.co.uk to help your hearing aids.
Thank you to Valerie of Fleet for your enquiry:
"What can I use to boost my husband's hearing on the phone? He has two hearing aids."
The Neck Loop CLA7 from Geemarc is compatible with the Amplidect 250. The phone is designed for hearing and hearing-assisted people so all members of a household can use it. The neckloop cuts off background noise for hearing aid wearers.
Product Features
Hearing aid compatible
Powered by 2 AAA batteries
Compatible with AmpliDECT & CL1400
Compatible with most cellular phones (Might need to purchase connector)
Usage:
Lower end of neckloop plugs into socket base of phone. Hearing aids on loop position.
4) This is the really difficult part. Amplidect 250 is chosen by us for its high sound quality. Amplification is up to 40 dB including 10 dB on tone control. If you cannot hear after trying all of the above suggestions your life would probably be easier with hearing assistance. Independent audiologists are kind, caring people, interested in your hearing loss and will look after your hearing. We have a list of independent audiologists, also known as RHAD (Registered Hearing Aid Dispensers) whom we’ve met and would trust with our hearing. We’re growing the list so if you want to recommend yours, email us. See Find A Hearing Aid for more information.
Hearing is a little hurdle we all learn to leap. There’s the forum if you want to read or give your own answers to those questions everyone forgets to ask:
See you there!