Typical listening height try to locate ceiling loops approximately 1 2m above the listener s head listening height with the hearing aid user sitting or standing is normally 1 2 to 1 8m from the floor.
Hearing loop cable.
The loop cable a wire placed around the perimeter of a specific area i e.
What is more common is improving the acoustics and sound system such that the hearing aid can pick up the natural sound without any further assistance.
See our cable spec sheet for more cable specs.
That might be a loop it could be headphones and an rf transmitter receiver or these days it could be a bluetooth system direct to their hearing aids.
The hearing loop consists of a microphone to pick up the spoken word.
The wire can be use with echo megaloop echo megaloop dac or echosl.
To determine the best loop cable for a particular application or room size download our afils loop calculator from our software apps page.
Depending upon the coverage area it may be required to run two or more loops to get the desired coverage.
The la 397 hearing loop cable is a 16 gauge stranded copper cable with a colored red r or green g outer jacket that is installed in an area in a specific layout i e.
A meeting room a church a service counter etc to act as an antenna that radiates the magnetic signal to the hearing.
Magnetic field strength requirements.
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Phased arrays interwoven loops can also be considered.
Magnetic field strength in audio induction loops for hearing aid.
Do not mount the loop cable behind dado rails as the loop signal will be uncomfortably strong for the hearing aid user.
The cable generates an electromagnetic field throughout the looped space.
Ideal for use as a floor or ceiling loop in audio frequency induction loop systems.
The most important part of setting up an induction loop is the strength of the magnetic field.
Spoken words and an amplifier which processes the signal which is then sent to a loop cable.
A 100m reel of white 1 5mm2 single core cable.
An amplifier which processes the signal which is then sent through the final piece.
Fortunately international agreement has been reached on the most appropriate field strength for hearing aid purposes and this specification is the subject of a british standard bs 6083 pt 4.
The loop system consists of a microphone to pick up the sound e g.
The echo loop wire is 38m in length and will cover a room of approximately 100sqm.
A loop cable is a fixed wire that is placed around the perimeter of a specific area.
Simple perimeter loop or more complex phased array loop.
