ComPilot and AB myPilot

Question 1

Benefits from using ComPilot

Answer 1

Stream audio (listening to music)
Stream FM/DM
Stream Bluetooth phone (talking on phone)
Stream TV, movies, YouTube 
Stream speech 

Connect with world around you!

Question 2

Phonak RemoteMic

Answer 2

Takes strain out of 1-on-1 conversations in noisy places by streaming speech directly to both ears up to 20 meters away (~65 feet)

Can clip to speaker’s clothes
Streams from RemoteMic to ComPilot

Can also place close to TV loudspeaker for SNR improvement (if don’t have TVLink)

Question 3

ComPilot

Answer 3

Remote control functions
Wireless streaming and connectivity, using HIBAN technology. Can use bimodally
Only accessory with VoiceAlerts

Question 4

ComPilot remote functionality

Answer 4

Adjust volume
Change programs (main button)
Go to startup program (home button)

Question 5

Phonak RemoteMic duration

Answer 5

8 hours of streaming time

Question 6

Required setup for ComPilot

Answer 6

Use out of the box
Stream bimodally
VoiceAlerts set up to English

Question 7

Required setup for Phonak RemoteMic

Answer 7

Use right out of the box

Question 8

AB myPilot use

Answer 8

User-friendly

remote control (change programs, volume, and sensitivity)
status reader (view battery status)

Question 9

AB myPilot modes

Answer 9

Standard
• Remote control and status reader

Direct control
• Much more simplistic
• Program and volume changes only

Question 10

ComPilot compatibility

Answer 10

Naída CI Q70

Phonak Quest, Spice+, and Spice hearing instruments

Phonak accessories: TVLink and RemoteMic

Question 11

AB myPilot bidirectional remote operating range

Answer 11

Remote control= 60 cm (~2 feet)

Status readout= 30 cm (~1 foot)

Question 12

AB myPilot pairing window

Answer 12

The time the Naída CI will allow pairing to AB myPilot

Occurs 1st 5 minutes after Naída CI powered on

Pairing window doesn’t cause significant battery drain as doesn’t enter into higher power mode

Question 13

AB myPilot pairing identification

Answer 13

Left Naída CI- 4 green blinks

Right Naída CI- 5 red blinks

Question 14

AB myPilot device pairing options

Answer 14

1. Dynamic Pairing
   - Use the AB myPilot to pair
   (During pairing window, select Pairing from main menu to scan for devices.)
   - One AB myPilot for multiple recipients
2. Hardwire Pairing
   - Use SW 2.2 software to pair
   - Update to AB myPilot software
   - Select language
   - Pair to specific patient with patient file open.

Question 15

AB myPilot Program Adjustments

Volume and Sensitivity

Answer 15

Volume and sensitivity can be changed

• for both processors
• for only one side

Volume and Sensitivity can also be reset to the original level

Question 16

AB myPilot ZoomControl Adjustments

Answer 16

Requires audiologist to set ZoomControl program on recipient’s processors

• Default direction set in programming software
• Can adjust direction of ZoomControl

Question 17

Listening Check with AB myPilot

Answer 17

Listen to each sound source independently:

• Microphones (front, rear, HP, and T-Mic 2)
• FM receiver
• T-Coil
• Internal alarms
• UltraZoom
• Input from ComPilot

Question 18

How to activate Listening Check with AB myPilot

Answer 18

When listening check attached to Naída CI and CI communicates with AB myPilot, AB myPilot enters listening check mode.

If doesn’t automatically engage, perform status readout by pushing on/off button.

Question 19

AB myPilot Status Information

Answer 19

Supports bidirectional communication with sound processor to read out the system status info

• device status
• battery check

Question 20

AB myPilot Device Status

Answer 20

Reads from closest-paired Naída CI. If bilateral, move one further away for readout.

• battery status
• program
• volume level
• sensitivity level
• pairing id
• ear for which Naída formatted
• locked status
• current lock count (how many times HP falls off head and is put back on)(doesn’t carry info over if change program or replace battery)

Question 21

AB myPilot Battery Status

Answer 21

Make take up to 15 minutes to receive accurate battery info when using zinc air battery

Battery status of AB myPilot and of Naída CI(s)

Question 22

ComPilot and T-Coil

Answer 22

Copilot has no t-coil antenna so can’t receive or transmit t-coil signal

Uses HIBAN signal (Hearing Instrument Body Area Network)

Question 23

ComPilot for Bimodal Streaming

Answer 23

• Can stream to Spice+, Spice, CORE, and Quest HAs

* Must not be paired to stream bimodally.

Question 24

ComPilot battery life

Answer 24

~5 hrs of active use time (per Phonak)

Question 25

AB myPilot and SPs

Answer 25

Customized by AB for EXCLUSIVE use with Naída CI Q70/90