User's Guide Part 2

59Hearing Aid Compatibility
Hearing Aid
Compatibility
Your phone is designed for Hearing
Aid Compatibility (HAC) and uses
many settings for optimized use with
hearing aids.
HAC Settings
You can choose the setting in the
phone to match the setting in your
hearing aid before making or receiving
calls in HAC operation.
To choose HAC setting
• From standby select Menu > Settings
> the General tab > Accessibility > HAC
and choose an option.
Hearing Aid Compatibility
Rating
This model handset was designed to
comply with the requirements set forth
in Section 20.19 of the Federal
Communication Commission's rules
governing hearing aid compatibility
(HAC), for the reduction of RF
interference and magnetic coupling (T-
coil) to hearing aids. The Microphone
(M) rating and T-coil (T) rating is
defined and labeled on the handset
box. Devices meeting HAC
compliance must have a minimum M3
and/or T3 rating or above as defined in
the ANSI Standard C63.19-2006. The
(M) rating refers to lower RF emissions
levels of the handset. The (T) rating
refers to the magnetic coupling
between the handset and the T-coil
compatible hearing aid. Some hearing
aids are also provided an (M) rating,
and are more immune than others to
interference. To determine the (M)
rating of your hearing aid, please
contact your hearing health
professional. More information about
digital wireless devices and hearing
aid compatibility can be found at
www.sonyericsson-snc.com.