PROVOX TruTone Emote Manual De Instrucciones página 10

Unsteady tone
• Try a mode with a lower sensitivity (TTE/P)
Unsteady volume
• Try a mode that is not a volume mode. (TTE/P)
9. Electrolarynx neck placement
• Place the sound head (A) against your neck and activate the talk button. Do
not cover the stoma.
• Speak as sound is carried into your mouth. Do not force air out.
• Ensure an airtight seal between the sound head and your neck.
• Try different positions until you get the best sound. NOTE: Even a 1/8"
(3mm) position change can have a great impact on the sound volume.
• Try cheek placement, or use the oral adapter in cases of a tender neck or
excess buzzing.
• Adjusting the base tone up or down may produce a better voice.
• Mid-range tones are easier to hear for most people.
10. Optional oral adapter and oral tubes
Installation (Illustration B)
1. Insert oral tube (I) into top of oral adapter (J). NOTE: Do not insert oral tube
beyond stop. Ensure that the tube does not protrude into the cap area.
2. Place oral adapter over sound head (A) (Do not twist it on)
3. Place oral tube into mouth, at corner of mouth.
4. Activate electrolarynx. Speak around oral tube.
• NOTE: The tube is optional. You may also hold the device with the oral
adapter to the corner of your mouth!
10a. Oral adapter use tips
• The larger rigid oral tubes do a very good job of getting sound into your
mouth, but can be more difficult to speak around.
• The soft clear oral tubes are easier to speak around, but may not get as much
sound into your mouth. If your tongue blocks the sound, you may want to cut
an angle on the end to prevent blockage.
• You may hear excess "buzzing" (soft clear tubes). Try getting a better seal
between the oral adapter and the tube. Remove the oral tube from the oral
adapter and push it back in again.
• Practice talking with the oral tube. Form words around the tube before
turning on the electrolarynx.
• A good position for many people is found by placing the tip of the tube just
behind your front teeth, and to one side, or toward the back of the mouth just
ahead of where the tongue touches the roof of your mouth when you make the
"G" sound (i.e. "GO").
• Oral adaptor use may require reduced volume settings.
• To keep the device clean and moisture free, an extra-large finger cot or a
large unlubricated condom may be placed on the sound head before installing
the oral adapter. Alternatively, a small square of kitchen plastic wrap,
approximately 3" x 3" (75mm x 75mm), can be placed on the sound head and
smoothed down before installing the oral adapter.
11. Using the pressure sensitive Emotion™ button to increase
intelligibility—it's easy! (TTE/P)
Why learn this? By increasing and decreasing pressure on the button you will
be able to add emotion to your speech. This can help your voice sound more
natural, and can help the listener understand you better, so you will have greater
intelligibility—a benefit proven in a study by the University of Minnesota. Small
changes in tone are enough to remove the "robotic edge" to your voice, and will
help your listener connect to you better.
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