Philips ACC4100/00 AirBridge Wireless Receiver for SpeechOne and SpeechMike Premium Air

Incredibly convenient as it provides greater flexibility. Instead of lugging around your docking station between workplaces, you now only need your microphone and AirBridge. If you have a laptop and use wireless Philips microphones, this accessory is essential. I haven't encountered any problems with it. I simply plugged it in, connected it to the microphone, and it functions seamlessly.

I was a little nervous before I bought this about how well it would actually work, but it actually worked perfectly!! I move around and pace a lot while working so I took the dive to invest in this receiver just to make my life easier and I'm so glad I did.

The AirBridge is an excellent tool and makes using the Philips SMP4000 SpeechMike a breeze. We're really mobile with our laptops and take them in the room with patients so not having to carry around the docking station makes a huge difference! We highly recommend the AirBridge!

I've been using the AirBridge for the past month and the results have been phenomenal. It was very easy to pair and has remained paired despite me switching between the AirBridge and my cradle attached to my laptop docking station at home. The reception seems to be better. With the cradle, I would occasionally get a vibration from a connection issue every so often (three to four times per shift) for a split second. I'm sure it was interference from our massive telemetry network. Working in the fifth busiest ER in the nation, we have a lot of monitors that have wireless connectivity so that a patient can be in a CT scanner and their vital signs are still displayed on the monitor screen in their now vacant room and simultaneously in our telemetry monitoring station. The AirBridge has not had a single episode of interference during the entire month I've been using it. The reception has been great. I once kept dictating while walking from the doctor's area to the pharmacy area (about 20 feet away) and came back to find that DMPE4 did not miss a single word. This was through a thick wall. Several physicians in my group dictate. Some have the AirBridge and some still use the cradle. We can be sitting beside each other and dictate simultaneously without interference. Initially, I was skeptical of the SpeechMike’s battery life since I didn't have a cradle to dock the microphone into during my shift. With power settings set to never go to sleep and never power off, I was able to get two full shifts (10 hours each) out of the microphone before the red light came on indicating a low battery. I had been skeptical of changing the settings because Citrix (which we must use to connect to Epic) likes to grab hold of any USB device that is unmounted and is remounted. So, if the microphone became disconnected and then was reconnected, Citrix would mount it over the network and not allow the laptop to mount it locally. I thought if the microphone went to sleep, whenever it awakened it would be mounted by Citrix. This turned out to not be the case. I set the sleep mode timer to 10 minutes and the power off timer to 2 hours. Despite several busy shifts, I was able to go 4 shifts without the red light coming on. I started to push it further, but feared the dreaded overnight shift that was coming up and not being able to dictate. I finally caved in and charged it. I probably dictate about 10-15 minutes each hour during my 10-hour shift. The sleep mode definitely extends the battery life, and to my surprise, Citrix hasn't mounted the microphone a single time. The microphone awakens very quickly when you pick it up. It will awaken if someone bumps into the counter. It only takes a few milliseconds for it to reconnect -- I literally pick it up and immediately start dictating without it missing anything. Charging the microphone takes a few hours sitting on the cradle. You can plug a micro USB cable to the microphone for faster charging and for charging without the cradle if necessary. I highly recommend the ACC4100. You definitely will not regret your decision.