Re: Using a hearing aid and voiceover together
Hello guys I just wanted to tell you that your information was very helpful regarding the hearing aids with voice over. It turns out that the lady does have a hearing aid that will let her here voiceover. My husband helped her since he is cited and can see to know what she's doing. He knows enough about voiceover to ask when he needs a little help, but he could run pretty good. He taught her some things to do, and I think she is doing better. I will keep your messages archived for a while until I know that she doesn't need the information. Regards, Gigi On Aug 8, 2013, at 5:27 PM, Maurice Mines wrote: > hello, I use a Bluetooth system that Internet onto my hearing aids that can > take the audio from a variety of devices, providing however that the our > Bluetooth capable such as the iPhone, or have a headphone jack and you can > plug a small transmitter into the device that will then transmit a Bluetooth > signal to what essentially is a Bluetooth repeater and/or Smalley Reeboks if > you will, such a system does exist with many popular hearing aid models I > just so happen to have one made by Siemens. I think it's called the Mini TAC. > What I do when I want to hear voiceover without any distractions, is I plug > the transmitter unit into the headphone jack of my MacBook Pro, and then use > the Bluetooth AV box that comes with the system change to the appropriate > channel that the Bluetooth receiver, can receive the output of the little > transmitter that I've plugged into the headphone jack of my MacBook Pro. This > works extremely well. If the person you are working with has this type of a > system what she needs to do is keep pressing the pairing button Intel B > Bluetooth AV box terrors with a transmitter that is taking the output of the > MacBook Pro and by using both of these devices one can essentially use their > hearing aids as headphones. Depending on the manufacturer the audio from the > computer can be mixed with the environmental audio that the hearing aids > would normally pick up, but what is likely to happen, is that the hearing > aids will have to turn off the environmental sound i.e. the built-in > microphones in the hearing aids in order to allow the hearing aids to receive > the output from the computer. If you need any more suggestions on how to use > the type of system I've described, and use please send me an email either on, > or off the list and I'll see if I can help you, and/or find resources to help > you. My full signature follows. > Sent from my MacBook Pro. > Sincerely Maurice mines secretary national Federation of the blind of > Washington Clark County chapter. Amateur radio call sign kd0iko. Phone > 360-524-0791. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Using a hearing aid and voiceover together
Thanks Aman. All that you said is useful, thanks for it. I will put your answer into Archives so I can use it tomorrow. Regards, Gigi On Aug 9, 2013, at 7:40 AM, Aman Singer wrote: > Hello Gigi. > My position is a bit different from that of your friend, I am totally blind > and use this sort of system all the time, in fact, I'm writing this message > with such a system. What you need to determine, if I may say so, is the > bluetooth profiles supported by the streaming device in question. The easiest > way is just to plug the name of the device (every manufacturer has their > own), into Google. If the device supports only HSP/HFP, it will probably not > work with VO when the phone is not on a call. There are some jailbreak > applications which claim to make things like VO work with HFP/HSP only > Bluetooth headsets, but they are quite unreliable in my experience even if > you do wish to jailbreak. If, on the other hand, the device supports A2DP, it > will probably work with VO whenever you use it. If the device is confirmed to > work with A2DP, then try playing music while the device is on. If that dosn't > work, you may have a defective device. If that playing of music does work, > then it may be worth contacting Apple Accessibility to see why VO is not > sending through the proper channel. > I hope all that is of use. > Aman > > > On 2013-08-08, at 7:46 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > >> Thanks Maurice. I will save your message because I am going to try to get >> somebody to work with us on this problem on Saturday. All the information >> you gave is out of my experience, but I'm sure somebody there will know >> what I'm talking about when I show them your message. >> >> >> Regards, >> Gigi Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Aug 8, 2013, at 5:27 PM, Maurice Mines wrote: >> >>> hello, I use a Bluetooth system that Internet onto my hearing aids that can >>> take the audio from a variety of devices, providing however that the our >>> Bluetooth capable such as the iPhone, or have a headphone jack and you can >>> plug a small transmitter into the device that will then transmit a >>> Bluetooth signal to what essentially is a Bluetooth repeater and/or Smalley >>> Reeboks if you will, such a system does exist with many popular hearing aid >>> models I just so happen to have one made by Siemens. I think it's called >>> the Mini TAC. What I do when I want to hear voiceover without any >>> distractions, is I plug the transmitter unit into the headphone jack of my >>> MacBook Pro, and then use the Bluetooth AV box that comes with the system >>> change to the appropriate channel that the Bluetooth receiver, can receive >>> the output of the little transmitter that I've plugged into the headphone >>> jack of my MacBook Pro. This works extremely well. If the person you are >>> working with has this type of a system what she needs to do is keep >>> pressing the pairing button Intel B Bluetooth AV box terrors with a >>> transmitter that is taking the output of the MacBook Pro and by using both >>> of these devices one can essentially use their hearing aids as headphones. >>> Depending on the manufacturer the audio from the computer can be mixed with >>> the environmental audio that the hearing aids would normally pick up, but >>> what is likely to happen, is that the hearing aids will have to turn off >>> the environmental sound i.e. the built-in microphones in the hearing aids >>> in order to allow the hearing aids to receive the output from the computer. >>> If you need any more suggestions on how to use the type of system I've >>> described, and use please send me an email either on, or off the list and >>> I'll see if I can help you, and/or find resources to help you. My full >>> signature follows. >>> Sent from my MacBook Pro. >>> Sincerely Maurice mines secretary national Federation of the blind of >>> Washington Clark County chapter. Amateur radio call sign kd0iko. Phone >>> 360-524-0791. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you a
Re: Using a hearing aid and voiceover together
Hello Gigi. My position is a bit different from that of your friend, I am totally blind and use this sort of system all the time, in fact, I'm writing this message with such a system. What you need to determine, if I may say so, is the bluetooth profiles supported by the streaming device in question. The easiest way is just to plug the name of the device (every manufacturer has their own), into Google. If the device supports only HSP/HFP, it will probably not work with VO when the phone is not on a call. There are some jailbreak applications which claim to make things like VO work with HFP/HSP only Bluetooth headsets, but they are quite unreliable in my experience even if you do wish to jailbreak. If, on the other hand, the device supports A2DP, it will probably work with VO whenever you use it. If the device is confirmed to work with A2DP, then try playing music while the device is on. If that dosn't work, you may have a defective device. If that playing of music does work, then it may be worth contacting Apple Accessibility to see why VO is not sending through the proper channel. I hope all that is of use. Aman On 2013-08-08, at 7:46 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > Thanks Maurice. I will save your message because I am going to try to get > somebody to work with us on this problem on Saturday. All the information you > gave is out of my experience, but I'm sure somebody there will know what I'm > talking about when I show them your message. > > > Regards, > Gigi Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 8, 2013, at 5:27 PM, Maurice Mines wrote: > >> hello, I use a Bluetooth system that Internet onto my hearing aids that can >> take the audio from a variety of devices, providing however that the our >> Bluetooth capable such as the iPhone, or have a headphone jack and you can >> plug a small transmitter into the device that will then transmit a Bluetooth >> signal to what essentially is a Bluetooth repeater and/or Smalley Reeboks if >> you will, such a system does exist with many popular hearing aid models I >> just so happen to have one made by Siemens. I think it's called the Mini >> TAC. What I do when I want to hear voiceover without any distractions, is I >> plug the transmitter unit into the headphone jack of my MacBook Pro, and >> then use the Bluetooth AV box that comes with the system change to the >> appropriate channel that the Bluetooth receiver, can receive the output of >> the little transmitter that I've plugged into the headphone jack of my >> MacBook Pro. This works extremely well. If the person you are working with >> has this type of a system what she needs to do is keep pressing the pairing >> button Intel B Bluetooth AV box terrors with a transmitter that is taking >> the output of the MacBook Pro and by using both of these devices one can >> essentially use their hearing aids as headphones. Depending on the >> manufacturer the audio from the computer can be mixed with the environmental >> audio that the hearing aids would normally pick up, but what is likely to >> happen, is that the hearing aids will have to turn off the environmental >> sound i.e. the built-in microphones in the hearing aids in order to allow >> the hearing aids to receive the output from the computer. If you need any >> more suggestions on how to use the type of system I've described, and use >> please send me an email either on, or off the list and I'll see if I can >> help you, and/or find resources to help you. My full signature follows. >> Sent from my MacBook Pro. >> Sincerely Maurice mines secretary national Federation of the blind of >> Washington Clark County chapter. Amateur radio call sign kd0iko. Phone >> 360-524-0791. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/gr
Re: Using a hearing aid and voiceover together
Thanks Maurice. I will save your message because I am going to try to get somebody to work with us on this problem on Saturday. All the information you gave is out of my experience, but I'm sure somebody there will know what I'm talking about when I show them your message. Regards, Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Aug 8, 2013, at 5:27 PM, Maurice Mines wrote: > hello, I use a Bluetooth system that Internet onto my hearing aids that can > take the audio from a variety of devices, providing however that the our > Bluetooth capable such as the iPhone, or have a headphone jack and you can > plug a small transmitter into the device that will then transmit a Bluetooth > signal to what essentially is a Bluetooth repeater and/or Smalley Reeboks if > you will, such a system does exist with many popular hearing aid models I > just so happen to have one made by Siemens. I think it's called the Mini TAC. > What I do when I want to hear voiceover without any distractions, is I plug > the transmitter unit into the headphone jack of my MacBook Pro, and then use > the Bluetooth AV box that comes with the system change to the appropriate > channel that the Bluetooth receiver, can receive the output of the little > transmitter that I've plugged into the headphone jack of my MacBook Pro. This > works extremely well. If the person you are working with has this type of a > system what she needs to do is keep pressing the pairing button Intel B > Bluetooth AV box terrors with a transmitter that is taking the output of the > MacBook Pro and by using both of these devices one can essentially use their > hearing aids as headphones. Depending on the manufacturer the audio from the > computer can be mixed with the environmental audio that the hearing aids > would normally pick up, but what is likely to happen, is that the hearing > aids will have to turn off the environmental sound i.e. the built-in > microphones in the hearing aids in order to allow the hearing aids to receive > the output from the computer. If you need any more suggestions on how to use > the type of system I've described, and use please send me an email either on, > or off the list and I'll see if I can help you, and/or find resources to help > you. My full signature follows. > Sent from my MacBook Pro. > Sincerely Maurice mines secretary national Federation of the blind of > Washington Clark County chapter. Amateur radio call sign kd0iko. Phone > 360-524-0791. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Using a hearing aid and voiceover together
hello, I use a Bluetooth system that Internet onto my hearing aids that can take the audio from a variety of devices, providing however that the our Bluetooth capable such as the iPhone, or have a headphone jack and you can plug a small transmitter into the device that will then transmit a Bluetooth signal to what essentially is a Bluetooth repeater and/or Smalley Reeboks if you will, such a system does exist with many popular hearing aid models I just so happen to have one made by Siemens. I think it's called the Mini TAC. What I do when I want to hear voiceover without any distractions, is I plug the transmitter unit into the headphone jack of my MacBook Pro, and then use the Bluetooth AV box that comes with the system change to the appropriate channel that the Bluetooth receiver, can receive the output of the little transmitter that I've plugged into the headphone jack of my MacBook Pro. This works extremely well. If the person you are working with has this type of a system what she needs to do is keep pressing the pairing button Intel B Bluetooth AV box terrors with a transmitter that is taking the output of the MacBook Pro and by using both of these devices one can essentially use their hearing aids as headphones. Depending on the manufacturer the audio from the computer can be mixed with the environmental audio that the hearing aids would normally pick up, but what is likely to happen, is that the hearing aids will have to turn off the environmental sound i.e. the built-in microphones in the hearing aids in order to allow the hearing aids to receive the output from the computer. If you need any more suggestions on how to use the type of system I've described, and use please send me an email either on, or off the list and I'll see if I can help you, and/or find resources to help you. My full signature follows. Sent from my MacBook Pro. Sincerely Maurice mines secretary national Federation of the blind of Washington Clark County chapter. Amateur radio call sign kd0iko. Phone 360-524-0791. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Using a hearing aid and voiceover together
Hi guys I have a voice over special interest group that is part of the Apple core of Dallas. I have a problem with one of my members. She is legally blind, and has a hearing aid. A lot of the times she doesn't need voiceover, but she would like to use it for when her eyes get tired. She is a high partial, but because of her hearing loss she is difficult sometimes to communicate with. Here's the thing. She has this Bluetooth device that pairs with her iPhone, and every time she puts that thing on I can't tell what she's doing. She says that she can't hear voice over, and I can't tell if it's because of her hearing or if the thing is not broadcasting voiceover. Do any of you know anything about these kind of devices? Any assistance with this is greatly appreciated. Regards, GG Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
