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Safety Guidelines
The ratings are not guarantees. Results will
vary depending on the user’s hearing device and
hearing loss. If your hearing device happens to be
vulnerable to interference, you may not be able
to use a rated phone successfully. Trying out the
phone with your hearing device is the best way to
evaluate it for your personal needs.
M-Ratings: Phones rated M3 or M4 meet FCC
requirements and are likely to generate less
interference to hearing devices than phones that
are not labeled. M4 is the better/higher of the
two ratings.
Hearing devices may also be rated. Your
hearing device manufacturer or hearing health
professional may help you find this rating. Higher
ratings mean that the hearing device is relatively
immune to interference noise. The hearing aid
and wireless phone rating values are then added
together. A sum of 5 is considered acceptable for
normal use. A sum of 6 is considered for best use.
In the above example, if a hearing aid meets the
M2 level rating and the wireless phone meets the
M3 level rating, the sum of the two values equal
M5. This should provide the hearing aid user with
“normal usage” while using their hearing aid with
the particular wireless phone. “Normal usage” in
this context is defined as a signal quality that’s
acceptable for normal operation.
The M mark is intended to be synonymous
with the U mark. The T mark is intended to be
synonymous with the UT mark. The M and T
marks are recommended by the Alliance for
Telecommunications Industries Solutions (ATIS).
The U and UT marks are referenced in Section
20.19 of the FCC Rules. The HAC rating and
measurement procedure are described in the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
C63.19 standard.
When you’re talking on a cell phone, it’s
recommended that you turn the BT (Bluetooth)
mode off for HAC.
According to HAC policy(KDB 285076), we state
this handset has not been rated for hearing aid
compatibility with respect to the WiFi capability.
For information about hearing aids and digital
wireless phones
Wireless Phones and Hearing Aid Accessibility
http://www.accesswireless.org/Home.aspx
FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility and Volume Control
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/
hac_wireless.html