DIY - Self Programming the Oticon Opn – How To

Thanks for sharing about the firmware info for the SP1 update.

I’m curious if anybody knows the details of the SP1 update.

I also remember seeing some rumor about the upcoming firmware 6 update on this forum but I can’t seem to find that thread anymore.

Maybe they pre-release for brave beta testers and then push the updates through Genie Updater at a later time. If you want to watch which updates are getting applied then set you preferences to not Automatically install updates;

Then you can look at the software version before;

You can watch it being downloaded. btw> This is not a full installation like some other fitting software (inspire, Target, others?). It is only the updates;

You can watch it being updated;

Then view the final results of the update;

Yeah, I had it set to “Automatically install updates” but I was still able to watch it install because it asked me for permission, so I knew about it before the installation anyway.

Does anyone have any information about Genie 2018?
Today a China audiologist asked me for help.When he was programming a new pair of OPN, Genie warned that hearing aids had been programmed by the Genie 2018 beta versions and could not continue programming.
Oticon hearing aids are can not programming by older versions software after programmed by a new versions software.
Now Oticon branch cannot provide to him the beta versions software, He can only return the OPNs to Oticon branch.

@Timothy said:

Where, exactly, do I find the “Power Bass” setting? Are you talking about an iPhone?

@pvc said:

Likely these settings at Genie 2 / END FITTING / Tab = TV ADAPTER.

It’s not just in the TV Adapter page but it’s also in the Phone page and the Connect Clip page as well.

The original post in this thread claims to be step-by-step instructions, but there are no instructions other than links to the cables and programmer needed. Where are the instructions?

(Oh, I get it - I have to go find the Oticon Alta instructions at Programming the Oticon Alta Pro miniRITE - the link for Alta in the original post is broken.)

Yikes! You are right @jonat. The original link to Programming the Oticon Alta Pro miniRITE 1 is broken. I don’t know why? Thanks for pointing to an equivalent new link.

Yes, Genie 2 is what I am using.

did you manage to connect?

Unfortunately I could not contact and had to send back
your noahlink

I can’t seem to make my OPNs eliminate background noise in noisy environment as well as my Siemens Pure 7BXs do.
Voices are louder and clear but the background noise is louder also, sort of eliminating any advantage.
The OPNs should be better, but not for me, so far at least.

Any tips on eliminating background noise??

Thanks in advance.
Mike

You just have the wrong expectation of the OPN, that’s all. Like I did when I first got my OPN and nobody explained to me properly what to expect, including my own provider and the Oticon sales rep who attended one of my fittings. Probably because they didn’t even understand it themselves, believe it or not.

The OPN is designed to include all sounds you hear, including what you deem to be background noise. That’s on purpose. It’s not because it doesn’t know how to do it or doesn’t do it well. But on top of that, it also helps make you understand speech better in noisy environments. But you will need to learn to tune out what you don’t want to hear and focus on what you want to hear.

The best tip I can give is to make sure both your noise reduction settings for simple and complex listening environments are both set to max values. Then have a positive attitude about trying to tune out the noise and focus on the desired sounds.

In other words, Opn’s are designed to not suppress background noise unless someone is speaking to you. Here’s a visual aid from the fitting software with the reddish color representing speech;

Thanks,
Wasn’t explained well to me either.
Even after I told Audi they didn’t lower background noise.
Guess it is what it is.

Mike