Method for adjusting a volume level of a communications unit and a communications unit

A communications unit comprising:

• at least one microphone;
• at least one loudspeaker;
• and
• a control unit,
• wherein the communications unit is configured for communication between a medical operator and a patient during a magnetic resonance examination,
• wherein the control unit comprises a volume adjustment unit configured to adjust a volume level of the communications unit, and
• wherein the communications unit is configured to:
• detect, by the at least one microphone, of communication signals;
• measure an ambient volume level by a volume measurement;
• transmit the detected communication signals to the control unit;
• automatically adjust a volume level of the at least one microphone or the at least one loudspeaker using the detected communication signals and the measured ambient volume level;
• and
• output an acoustic output of the detected communication signal at the adjusted volume level.

A magnetic resonance device comprising:

• a communications unit comprising:
• at least one microphone;
• at least one loudspeaker;
• and
• a control unit,
• wherein the communications unit is configured for communication between a medical operator and a patient during a magnetic resonance examination,
• wherein the control unit comprises a volume adjustment unit configured to adjust a volume level of the communications unit, and
• wherein the communications unit is configured to:
• detect, by the at least one microphone, of communication signals;
• measure an ambient volume level by a volume measurement;
• transmit the detected communication signals to the control unit;
• automatically adjust a volume level of the at least one microphone or the at least one loudspeaker using the detected communication signals and the measured ambient volume level;
• and
• output an acoustic output of the detected communication signal at the adjusted volume level.

In a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions executable by one or more processors to adjust a volume of a communications unit, wherein the communications unit is configured for communication between a medical operator and a patient during a magnetic resonance examination and comprises at least one microphone, at least one loudspeaker, and a control unit, the instructions comprising:

• detect, by the at least one microphone, communication signals;
• measure an ambient volume level by a volume measurement;
• transmit the detected communication signals to the control unit;
• automatically adjust a volume level of the at least one microphone or the at least one loudspeaker using the detected communication signals and the measured ambient volume level;
• and
• output an acoustic output of the detected communication signal at the adjusted volume level.