A breakthrough for demanding listening situations

Beltone. Helping the world hear better
Beltone was founded on the act of helping a friend to enjoy life more.
Since 1940, we have provided knowledge, tools, service and training to the
professionals servicing the hearing impaired. Beltone makes quality hearing
care available to more people. To do so, we develop technically optimal
hearing solutions without ever losing focus on the individual’s needs.
It is our belief that no individual should be denied the possibility of an improved
life with better hearing.
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A breakthrough for demanding
listening situations
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Sheila’s story:
“I hope I don’t
wind up with one
of those clunky
hearing aids!”
Sheldon’s story:
“When I hug them,
the hearing aids
whistle.”
Susan’s story:
“It’s not loud
to me.”
Joyce’s story:
“I think you’re
supposed to hold
the phone earpiece
up higher...”
Michael’s story:
“It’s really
important that
I hear what they’re
saying...”
Eugene’s story:
“It’s a real
inconvenience
not to have them
available.”
Demanding situations
Sophisticated solutions
“We asked them about the situations
they find most demanding.”
“Now we have the technology it takes.”
During development of Beltone True, we spent a lot of time
listening to people with hearing impairments. We asked them about
the situations they find most demanding.
New Beltone True helps solve serious problems like feedback, hearing in noise, telephone
and TV use, and too much time at the repair shop. How? With a brand-new integrated circuit that’s the
fastest on the market. With one-of-a-kind wireless technology. And with manufacturing processes
that significantly lower breakdown rates.
Their true stories gave us the name for our product – True – and invaluable
insight into when people need the most help. Personally, I can relate to each
of their stories since I’ve been wearing hearing aids for over 30 years.
That’s also why I’m particularly pleased to tell you that now we have the
technology it takes to address their most serious problems.
But don’t just take it from me, read the stories and learn why
new Beltone True offers superior performance even in the most
demanding situations.
Steve Hannibal
Vice President, Beltone Brand
HPF80 NanoBlock
for ultimate protection
The world’s smallest
Receiver-in-the-Ear
Feedback Eraser
eliminates feedback
Spatial Directionality
and Speech Spotter Pro for
complete acoustic awareness
Direct TV Link for
wireless connection to
TV and stereo
Auto-Phone and Direct
Phone Link with Bluetooth
for worry-free conversation
Beltone True
offers true wireless
fitting, too!
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• World’s smallest Receiver-in-the-Ear
• P
ractically invisible
Sheila’s story
• T hin for extra comfort
• F eather light
“I hope I don’t
wind up with one
of those clunky
hearing aids!”
• C
hoice of colors and styles
Talking to clients
about cosmetics
The Beltone True story
Sheila has started to sit up front at meetings
– and she asks people to repeat things a lot.
But she has doubts about hearing aids.
“To me, hearing aids are associated with the
elderly,” she says, “And I don’t want to look elderly.”
When Sheila sees people with “those really big
clunky things in their ears,” she thinks, “Oh no!
I’m not that old. Down the road!”
In many ways, Beltone True tells its own
visual story better than we can, so why not
let it speak for itself:
The world’s smallest Receiver-in-the-Ear
Like Sheila, most people would rather wear
a completely inconspicuous hearing aid.
That’s why Beltone True was designed to be
remarkably small and discreet. And it’s based
on our breakthrough new integrated circuit,
which is as tiny as it is powerful. So clients
can enjoy the ultimate in discreet design
without sacrificing the advanced features that
set Beltone True apart in the most challenging
situations.
Still designed to disappear
The Beltone True lineup is ultrathin – the
thinnest on the market – and includes the
world’s smallest Receiver-in-the-Ear.
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ear Beltone True during the consultation. Point out that you have it on and ask if they noticed.
“How does this look to you? Can you
see it? Would you like to try it?”
Every element was deliberately crafted with
invisibility and comfort in mind:
Beltone True is feather light. It closely follows
the curves of the human ear. And it comes in
a variety of colors that blend in with hair and
skin tones. The result? Your clients just might
forget they’re wearing it – and the people
around them might never even know.
Beltone True 63DW
Ultrathin and discreet
• H
ave them try it on themselves and
show them how they look. “You can
hardly see it, can you?”
Width 6.20 mm
Beltone True 62D
Feather light and
comfortable
Volume 748 mm3
Name: Sheila
Interests: Yoga, swimming and lakefront bike rides
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old Beltone True in your hand and ask.
“See how small it is? Would you like it
to match your skin tone or hair color?”
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• Feedback Eraser eliminates feedback
Sheldon’s story
• More stable gain than ever before
The Beltone True story
• No artifacts, no distortion
“When I hug them,
the hearing aids
whistle.”
Feedback Eraser: The algorithm
that eliminates feedback
Sheldon says he’d have one problem if he ever
finds a hearing aid that doesn’t whistle: His grandkids.
“When I hug them, the hearing aids whistle. They love
the whistling … they’d miss that.”
For people like Sheldon, the difference will
be dramatic. How did we do it? By rethinking
feedback suppression entirely.
Sheldon’s grandkids even come up behind him and
put their hands over his ears to make it happen.
But ask Sheldon if he’d miss the whistling himself,
and he shakes his head no: “I’ve never been without
the whistling,” he says. But that doesn’t mean he’ll
miss it.
Name: Sheldon
Occupation: Golf enthusiast and grandpa
• Fits individual needs
Talking to clients
about feedback
We call our new solution the Feedback
Eraser. It’s based on a sophisticated new
algorithm that, frankly, calls for more pure
computing power than we’ve had available
before now.
18 dB of added headroom with no
compromise on sound quality
The Feedback Eraser accurately targets
feedback and removes it from the amplified
signal. It gives an average of 18 dB added
headroom, which provides access to all
available gain. Only clean, undistorted sound
reaches your clients’ ears. And what’s even
more remarkable is that the stability of the
signal is dynamically monitored to keep gain
consistently optimal. This means that the
Feedback Eraser eradicates feedback while
allowing more gain and more open fittings.
With no compromise to sound quality.
Tailored to individual needs
Choosing the right feedback settings is a
matter of balancing gain, sound quality and
feedback suppression for different listening
situations. The Feedback Eraser offers a
choice of settings to let you match that
balance to clients’ needs.
Moderate and Strong
The Moderate setting will be appropriate for
the average client, while the Strong setting
fine-tunes feedback suppression for people
with more severe hearing loss or particularly
open fittings.
Mild for music
Listening to music is about pure sound. So
is Beltone True’s Mild setting. It ensures that
high tones aren’t filtered out as feedback.
Music lovers enjoy the smooth, stable sound
they’re meant to hear.
WhistleStop for the toughest times
Beltone’s new WhistleStop setting assures
a feedback-free signal especially when
feedback paths change fast – like when
people pick up the phone. WhistleStop
reduces feedback in dynamic situations
without affecting gain in static situations.
With Beltone True, new clients will probably
never experience feedback, so there’s
almost no need to bring it up. But for those
who have experienced it – or heard of
it – show them that you can give them the
amplification they need with no whistling:
• P ut on a Beltone True hearing aid
yourself, turn off the Feedback Eraser,
and tell them you’re deactivating the
anti-whistling feature*.
• P ut your hand in front of your ear. “Do
you hear that?”
dB SPL
• “ Now I’m turning on the anti-whistling
feature.” Put your hand up to your ear
again, and show them how close you
can come without feedback.
All settings, without hand close to ear
• “ Now you can hug, put on a hat, and
talk on the phone with no whistling.”
Feedback Eraser off, with hand close to ear
WhistleStop setting, with hand close to ear
Frequency
Real ear effect on output level from
Feedback Eraser settings with and without
hand close to the ear.
The hearing aid should be calibrated in advance with
the gain set above the natural maximum gain stability.
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•Direct wireless connection to TV
and stereo
Susan’s story
The Beltone True story
“It’s not
loud to me.”
With wireless Direct TV Link, the volume
is perfect for everyone
Susan says that when she watches TV with her
husband, she’s “constantly hitting the volume button
to bring it up higher.” If she doesn’t, she’s constantly
asking what she missed. And she can’t seem to listen
to two things at once.
Beltone True, with the Beltone Direct TV Link,
is the first direct-to-the-ear solution to the
television challenge. It’s the easy, comfortable
way to solve an everyday problem for clients
like Susan and the people in her life.
If the TV is on and the phone rings, for example, she
has to hit the mute button to take the call, and her
husband has to watch TV in another room.
A stable connection to great sound
The Direct TV Link uses the first 2.4 GHz
wireless system in a hearing aid. Yet it’s
proven technology that’s employed in leading
wireless products everywhere. The TV Link
transmits up to seven times more data than
competitor systems, providing better signal
quality and reducing delays: It sends stable
sound directly into clients’ ears in high-quality
stereo.
“It’s just an aggravation for the people in your life
– especially a spouse,” she says. “It’s heartbreaking.”
Directly to the ears
All people need is a small transmitter near
their TV. Because the signal travels across
longer distances, sound goes directly into
their hearing aids – with no need for an
awkward, electronic “necklace.” They can
even wander up to seven meters from the
transmitter.
Switch between sound sources
The Direct TV Link can also be connected
to other audio sources, including stereos
and PCs. Since up to three TV Links can be
paired to one set of instruments, clients can
connect to different media devices and switch
between them as they please.
One button. That’s it.
This is how it works: People turn on the
television, press a button on the hearing aid
or the user-friendly remote control, sit back
– and enjoy. It’s that easy.
Watch with friends and family
– and hear them too
The Direct TV Link can be set so people can
hear other sounds too.
Name: Susan
Free time: Enjoys long walks, live theatre and
feeding the birds in her yard
Beltone Direct TV Link
•Great sound quality – and so
easy to use
• Enjoy entertainment with others
• Absolutely no “necklaces”
Which means they can enjoy entertainment
with others. What’s more, an unlimited
number of people wearing Beltone True can
use a single Direct TV Link.
Talking to clients about
the Direct TV Link
With this little device, you get sound from
the TV or stereo directly in your hearing
aids. You won’t have trouble understanding
or have to turn up the sound, and you’ll be
able to watch with others.
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et up the Direct TV Link in your office
and show it to them. “Look at this. It
goes on this stand or on the wall near
the TV.”
Television
• “ Then you just turn it on like this. See
how easy it is? Try it.”
Beltone Direct TV Link
• “ I can set it so you can talk to your
spouse at the same time.”
• “ You can have up to three in your home,
and I can set it up for you so all you
have to do is plug it in.”
Non-hearing-impaired
person
Beltone True user
Beltone True user
Direct-to-the-ears with the Beltone Direct TV Link
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•Auto-Phone and Bluetooth for
worry-free conversation
Joyce’s story
The Beltone True story
“I think you’re
supposed to
hold the phone
earpiece up
higher.”
Easy phone use with Auto-Phone
and Direct Phone Link
“Of course then you can’t hear,” Joyce continues.
“But if you forget and put the phone up against
your ear, the person on the other end hears the
‘whistleback.’ It takes your ear out!”
Beltone True takes the buzzing – and the
fumbling – out of talking on the phone. For
Joyce and for all your clients. Whether they’re
on a home, office or cell phone, they’ll feel
relaxed and comfortable and be able to stay
connected with friends and loved ones with
ease.
Joyce finds feedback on the phone embarrassing
– “very uncomfortable” – and she worries about it
happening. “It’s like announcing that you just got a
hearing aid,” she says. “It’s bad.”
Name: Joyce
Interests: Computer projects and babysitting
for her 6 grandkids
Put an end to feedback with
Auto-Phone and WhistleStop
Beltone True is equipped with a new
Auto-Phone program that instantly turns
on feedback-quashing WhistleStop when
people pick up the phone. There’s no need
to manually change programs or activate a
telecoil.
A small magnet is placed on the phones
people use often. When they put the phone
to their ears, Beltone True automatically
switches to the acoustic phone program,
which optimizes gain and enhances speech
frequencies. The new WhistleStop feature is
simultaneously enabled to control feedback.
When the call is over, Beltone True returns to
its previous setting, so the amplified signal
is always at the best possible level. And
feedback is simply an unpleasant memory.
•WhistleStop eliminates phone
feedback
•Hands-free with the wireless
Direct Phone Link
•Binaural Bluetooth sound for
better-than-normal hearing
Beltone True user
• Auto-Phone
• WhistleStop
Easy phone use with Auto-Phone
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Talking to clients about
Auto-Phone, WhistleStop
and the Direct Phone Link
Show your clients how well Auto-Phone,
WhistleStop and the Phone Link work:
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ttach a magnet to the cell phone
you’ve prepared* and hand it to your
client.
Direct Phone Link for cell phones
For carefree conversation anywhere, there’s
our new wireless hands-free for cell phones.
The Beltone Direct Phone Link is a small,
lightweight Bluetooth accessory that clips
right onto shirts or jackets – for a truly elegant
and easy-to-use solution.
The Direct Phone Link also means your clients
will never miss a call because they’ll hear the
ring tone as soon as it begins – right in their
ears. A microphone on the Direct Phone Link
picks up and transmits their own voices – so
the phone can remain conveniently in the
client’s pocket or bag.
Beltone True user
• “ Hold the phone to your ear. Hear the
Auto-Phone melody? You’re ready to
use the phone. Do you hear feedback?
No? That’s WhistleStop!” Mention that
these features work with home or office
phones too.
• Show them the Direct Phone Link. “This
is a hands-free for your cell phone. It
makes it easier to answer and hear.”
When the phone rings, clients simply press
a button on the Direct Phone Link to hear the
call clearly – in both ears. Because sound is
transmitted binaurally, Beltone True wearers
actually have an advantage over people with
normal hearing.
• Clip it on. “Doesn’t it look nice? Is it
comfortable?”
• Hand them a cell phone. Call it. Press
answer. “Did you hear the ring? Do you
hear my voice? Is there feedback?”
• “It’s easy to set up. I can do it for you.”
*
Before you start: Pair a working cell phone with
a Beltone Direct Phone Link. Enable Auto-Phone
in the hearing aids your client is trying out, and
pair the Phone Link with them.
Direct Phone Link
Beltone Direct Line
Forget the cords
and the complications
Just connect. That’s all your clients have
to do to get high-quality sound directly into
their ears from TVs, stereos and computers
or from their Bluetooth-enabled cell phones.
Or to adjust their hearing aids with our new
remote control.
Beltone Direct Line features the first 2.4 GHz
wireless system ever in a hearing aid. And
it’s the first real solution for some really
demanding situations – like watching TV
or conversing hands-free and feedback-free
on a cell phone.
uncomfortable devices to wear around their
necks or on their heads. And there are
absolutely no wires or strings to get in the
way.
Want to learn more about all of the Beltone Direct Line
accessories? Just ask your Beltone representative
for a copy of the Beltone Direct Line brochure or visit
www.beltone-hearing.com.
Beltone Direct Remote Control
Setting up the Beltone Direct Line
accessories is super simple and easily taken
care of once and for all before clients walk
out your door (or they can do it themselves
at home). There are no delays, no feedback,
and no clumsy,
Beltone Direct Phone Link
Cell Phone
Beltone Direct TV Link
Beltone Direct Phone Link
Easy phone use with Direct Phone Link
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Michael’s story
•Spatial Directionality and Speech Spotter Pro for complete
acoustic awareness
The Beltone True story
“It’s really
important that
I hear what
they’re saying ...”
Directionality solutions with
no compromises
“... if I have to respond to a call and there’s noise
out there,” Michael says. Background noise makes
it really hard. And in his job, missing something can
have serious consequences.
Beltone True offers a choice of two
excellent strategies for unparalleled speech
understanding in noise, Spatial Directionality
and Speech Spotter Pro. Spatial Directionality
provides outstanding understanding in
background noise, while maintaining
localization cues. Speech Spotter Pro
provides definitive focus on speech, while
excluding background noise.
Michael feels it can be difficult to hear at the
station too, but the problem isn’t critical. Out on
the streets, understanding takes on a different
urgency: “That can be another situation,” he says.
Spatial Directionality and Speech Spotter
Pro use a brand new, unique band-splitting
technique. With this technique, input to the
hearing aid is split into high and low frequency
bands. This allows increased speech to noise
ratio without losing important localization cues.
Name: Michael
Occupation: Chicago police sergeant
and trumpet player
Both strategies work in concert with our
improved Environmental Classifier system.
The result is matchless speech understanding
and comfort in every situation – including
noisy ones where getting every word is
crucial.
Cutting-edge Spatial Directionality
Our cutting-edge Spatial Directionality option
is a binaural fitting strategy that supports a
natural phenomenon called auditory scene
analysis. It lets the brain prioritize important
sounds, while retaining awareness of
less important ones. Spatial Directionality
is the optimal solution when your clients
require good speech understanding and
environmental awareness, such as at family
gatherings.
•Breakthrough solutions for unparalleled speech understanding
•Matchless speech-to-noise ratio
• Comfort they’ll notice
Auditory scene analysis
As you know, the head and body affect how
and when people hear the same sound in
each of their ears. Such asymmetry helps the
brain separate sounds to determine where
sound is coming from and to “choose” what
to focus on – and what to tone down.
However, with traditional directionality (or a
single hearing aid), this capability is hindered
because focus is on speech alone. And
while traditional directionality vastly improves
speech understanding, it also sacrifices many
“unimportant” sounds outside of the speech
beam.
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Talking to clients
about hearing in noise
Determine which directionality option is
best for your client. If you choose Spatial
Directionality, tell them:
Spatial Directionality
• B
eltone True helps you catch every
word even when it’s noisy. You’ll hear
background sounds but they won’t be
distracting.
The intelligence of the human auditory
system – by design
Spatial Directionality produces a realistic
listening environment by applying directional
technology in one ear while monitoring
sounds from all around with the other ear. The
addition of band-split processing maintains
inner-aural cues to improve localization. The
brain can thus separate and localize sounds
and once again focus on speech, while still
remaining aware of other sounds.
New Speech Spotter Pro
New Speech Spotter Pro with Automatic
Smart Beam Steering and Adaptive
Directionality allows the hearing aid to
automatically change between omni and
directional processing. This is made possible
by Beltone’s effective speech-detection
and noise-attenuating algorithms with new
technology that keeps speech sounding
pleasant. Speech Spotter Pro is more
appropriate for environments where noise
reduction is most important, such as at
restaurants.
Environmental Classifier
– what’s the hearing environment like
now?
The improved Environmental Classifier works
with your chosen directionality strategy. It
determines which one of seven hearing
environments your clients are in. And it
provides detailed information to our new
and improved Smart Gain Pro and Sound
Cleaner Pro features, which allows them to
adjust gain and fine-tune noise removal more
comfortably than ever.
• T urn on a recording of music behind
them. “Can you understand me?
You can hear the music, but it’s not
distracting, right?”
Spatial Directionality provides outstanding
understanding in background noise while
maintaining localization cues.
Smoother adjustments
– comfort they’ll notice
As people move between environments,
Smart Gain Pro smoothly balances gain and
noise reduction to reflect each environment.
There are no abrupt, uncomfortable “jumps”
in sound or noise reduction levels. And that
means the only thing people will notice is how
comfortable they feel – and how well they can
hear.
Doorbell
Telephone ringing
Lawn mower
Background conversation
Speech Spotter Pro
If you choose Speech Spotter Pro, tell them:
• B
eltone True helps you hear speech
clearly because it blocks out
background noise.
• W
ith the client’s hearing aids set to
omni-directional, turn on a recording of
music behind them. Ask, “Can you hear
me clearly now?”
• C
hange the hearing aid to the Speech
Spotter Pro directional setting with a
narrow beam width. Ask, “Isn’t my
voice clearer now?”
Speech Spotter Pro provides
definitive focus on speech.
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• HPF80 NanoBlock
• Gore filters
Eugene’s story
The Beltone True story
“It’s a real
inconvenience
not to have them
available.”
HPF80 NanoBlock – the ultimate
in hearing instrument protection
• Keeps out moisture and dirt
•All components shielded from
corrosion
Eugene and people like him shouldn’t have to do without their hearing aids. That’s why every component of Beltone True
is coated with HPF80 NanoBlock. It completely seals the instrument. And protects it by repelling liquids and particulates.
Even so, nano-coating is only our first layer of defense.
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“Deaf. It’s like being deaf in one ear.” Eugene
counts himself lucky because he’s never had both
of his hearing aids “go out” at the same time. When
one has to be repaired, he manages. “It has to be
repaired, so it gets repaired,” he shrugs. “It takes a
week – two sometimes.”
Beltone True is made to stay where it
belongs – in their ears, not at the repair
shop:
Specially engineered microphone cover
The microphone cover locks out moisture, dirt
and debris like dust, wax and oil.
Gore filters
High-tech Gore filters add protection against
moisture and debris while allowing sound to
pass through.
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HPF80 NanoBlock coated exterior
A layer of nano-coating seals off exterior
parts, causing moisture to bead and
roll off. The coating is a layer of polymer
1000 times thinner than a human hair.
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HPF80 NanoBlock
coated microphone
The microhone is coated with an
additional layer of nano-coating
to keep it like new.
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Acoustic seal and microphone
suspension system
The acoustic seal and microphone
suspension system protect the
electronics and guard against internal
feedback from vibrations.
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Name: Eugene
Free time: Never misses a chance to take his
1962 Corvette out for a spin
Robust receiver
The replaceable receiver is protected against shock
by its low weight and suspended construction.
Domes with built-in wax guards as well as replaceable
wax guards protect against wax.
• S
how them the instrument. “It’s
covered by a special barrier called
NanoBlock that locks dirt and moisture
out.”
• “ Every inside part of the instrument
is sealed too.”
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5
“Last time it dropped dead on me it took a week
and a half to get it back.”
Talking to customers
about quality
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Vital electronics protected
Gold plating and HPF80 NanoBlock on
all contacts to prevent corrosion.
• “ What it means is that your hearing
aids are protected – so you won’t have
problems with them. They’ll stay like
new for a long time.”
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Our brand-new integrated circuit is the
secret behind Beltone True. It’s super
quiet and smaller than small. Yet it’s
twice as fast and has four times as
much memory as its predecessor.
New Solus Pro
– with true wireless fitting!
Without our new integrated circuit, we
could never have packed the breakthrough
technology into Beltone True that makes it
the very best hearing aid for the very worst
listening conditions.
The processor circuit:
Super computer for the ears
The processor circuit has the computing
“clout” to run more powerful, more
sophisticated algorithms than ever before:
Algorithms like the Feedback Eraser and
Speech Spotter Pro that set Beltone True
apart in some extremely challenging
situations.
True wireless fitting is an industry
first. Say goodbye to the hassle and
inconvenience of programming cords.
Just plug in the new Airlink and you’re
ready to fit with Solus Pro.
There are no fitting cables – and absolutely no
“necklaces” or “loops” for clients to wear. Just
precision fitting that’s much easier.
the Fit screen features a toolbar that makes it
faster – and easier – to find the functions you
use most.
So go ahead. Make the move to new Solus
Pro. It really is easy.
(And you won’t miss those cords one bit.)
Which is really what Solus Pro is all about.
Every aspect of the graphical interface was
designed to make Solus Pro easier and more
intuitive. Yet still familiar.
For example, Solus Pro is based on the
same four main screens as always. But now
New Solus Pro is easier on your clients
too. For example, feedback calibration isn’t
an ordeal for them anymore. It’s faster and
much, much quieter now. In fact, over 90%
of participants in a recent Beltone True
clinical trial were satisfied with the calibration
loudness.
Want to learn more about Solus Pro? Just ask your Beltone
representative for a copy of the Solus Pro brochure or visit
www.beltone-hearing.com.
The fastest
integrated circuit
you’ll never see
The audio circuit:
The widest dynamic range ever
and top sound quality
The audio circuit powers a new class
d-stage amplifier that’s as sophisticated
as the amplifier in a state-of-the-art hi-fi
system. It provides the widest dynamic
range ever – a full 118 dB. And an output
stage that’s so quiet that our most sensitive
lab equipment could measure no noise.
The wireless circuit:
Direct connection with zero strings
attached
Plus, the wireless circuit represents the first
2.4 GHz wireless system ever in a hearing
aid. It’s why Beltone True is the only hearing
aid that can communicate directly with
wireless devices from up to seven meters
away with no delays and no auxiliary devices.
Small enough for the world’s
smallest Receiver-in-the-Ear
Simply put, our new integrated circuit is the
fastest, most powerful hearing “engine” yet
– tucked neatly away into some of the most
effective and smallest hearing aids in the
world.
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Feature overview
There’s more than
one way to disappear
62D
63DW
Beltone True 17
Beltone True 9
Beltone True 6
Hearing restoration
Curvilinear WDRC
Correct gains for different input levels
Compressor Time Constants
Improves sound quality by optimizing compressor for the environment
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Syllabic, Normal, AVC
Syllabic, Normal, AVC
Fixed
Sound Processing Channels
Multi-Channel MPO Bands
Frequency response shaping
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Mapping of individual’s dynamic range across channels
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9
Environmental Programs
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Push-button option for different environmental programs
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Speech Spotter Pro
Speech Spotter Basic
Speech intelligibility
Personalize Beltone True
with exchangeable side panels,
microphone cover and battery door.
Directional Auto-Steering
Focuses the gain forward when speech is detected in noise
Speech Spotter Pro
Binaural Auditory Steering
Provides binaural sound separation to focus only on what you want to
Spatial Directionality
Band-split Directionality
Splits the sound into speech bands and environmental bands
Mixing-point Frequency (adjustable)
Mixing-point Frequency (adjustable)
Fixed
Adaptive Directionality
Continuously removes multiple noise sources interfering with speech
15 Point – Smart Beam
6 Point – Adaptive
3 Point – Adaptive
Beam Width
Automatically adjusts the focus when multiple speakers are detected
Smart Beam Steering
Fixed – Wide
Fixed – Wide
Fixed Directionality
Forward focused pinna-like effect to assist front/back association in noise
Auto-Phone
Automatically switches to optimized acoustic phone program
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Sound Cleaner Pro (5 choices)
Sound Cleaner (4 choices)
SPD Extra (3 choices)
Feedback Eraser w/ WhistleStop (5 choices)
Feedback Eraser (4 choices)
Feedback Eraser (2 choices)
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Hypercardioid
Hearing comfort
Noise Reduction
Noise-reduction system for increased listening comfort
Feedback Eraser
More headroom without distortion, while eliminating feedback
Silencer
Improves comfort in quiet by reducing low level background noise
Environmental awareness
Beltone True comes in a wireless and a non-wireless model,
and you can choose between three different feature levels to
suit the individual needs and preferences of more clients.
There’s also a range of colors that match and blend in with
different complexions and hair colors.
Environmental Gain Steering
Automatic adjustment of volume and noise reduction in changing conditions
Smart Gain Pro (7 environments)
Smart Gain (4 environments)
Datalogging
Improves counseling support by showing individual usage parameters
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Musical Audio Alerts
Pleasant and easy-to-remember notifications
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Solus Pro
Intuitive fitting software quickly and accurately tuned to your clients’ needs
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Quick MSG Calibration
Fast and precise MSG calibration without discomfort
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Airlink Wireless Fitting
World’s first direct-to-the-hearing-aid fitting. True wireless fitting!
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Speedlink Fast Fitting
Still the fastest fitting link. 400% faster than HI-Pro
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Beltone Direct TV Link
Direct-to-the-ears, wireless stereo connection to the TV
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Beltone Direct Phone Link
Bluetooth, hands-free cell phone connection
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Beltone Direct Remote Control
Easy and discreet volume, program, and status control of your hearing aids
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Balance between mic and TV/Phone Link
Listen to TV or cell phone without missing what is going on around you
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Ease of fitting
Connectivity
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