I would piggy back of of this suggestion - I have been running into situations where stereo/mono seems to be a problem.  I don't know if the plug on the Tobii is stereo or mono.  The Pillow Swtich is mono - if the port on the Tobii is stereo, then you could try a stereo to mono splitter (not stereo to stereo) and that may solve the problem.

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Subject: RE: question for group[no phi]
From: Edward Hitchcock <xxxxxx@ric.org>
Date: Mon, January 25, 2016 1:58 pm
To: "'xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com'" <xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com>

I do know that occasionally the jack on a given switch does not play well with a given plug.  I would certainly make sure that Margarets suggestions are tried first.  But then maybe try and extension cable or something to get a different jack into it?
 
Ed Hitchcock OT/L
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From: xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com [mailto:xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com] On Behalf Of Margaret Cotts
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 1:47 PM
To: xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com
Subject: Re: question for group
 
It's possible that she has already tried this, but...
 
1. Has she tried different pillow switches,  to make sure it's not just a problem with that one switch?
2. Has she tried that pillow switch to activate other items?
 
I would think that a switch is just a switch (the activation component), regardless of what type of switch it is.
 
I could be wrong, but just wanted to put it out there....
 
Margaret Cotts
 
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From: Alisa Brownlee <xxxxxx@alsa-national.org>
To: at listserv <xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com>
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 9:13 AM
Subject: question for group
 
Why does a pillow switch not work with a Tobii?  Anyone know?
 
I received a message from an SLP that she’s tried a pillow switch with a Tobii twice and that particular switch doesn’t work.  Others do, just not the pillow switch.
 
Anyone else encounter this issue?
 
Thanks,
 
 
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