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** can also act like a standard Starfleet communicator in that it can generate a signal for a transporter lock | ** can also act like a standard Starfleet communicator in that it can generate a signal for a transporter lock | ||
** incoming communications to the EARS units can only be heard by the individual | ** incoming communications to the EARS units can only be heard by the individual | ||
* Built-in Universal Translator | * Built-in Universal Translator (receiver ''ONLY'') | ||
* Minor adjustments to settings can be made mentally by individual | * Minor adjustments to settings can be made mentally by individual | ||
** can adjust volume as necessary | ** can adjust volume as necessary | ||
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* 5 nanosecond delay allows incoming sounds to be analyzed and filtered if necessary before being transmitted to the individual's brain | * 5 nanosecond delay allows incoming sounds to be analyzed and filtered if necessary before being transmitted to the individual's brain | ||
** individual cannot be "overcome" by sonic disruptions | ** individual cannot be "overcome" by sonic disruptions | ||
===Second Generation=== | ===Second Generation=== | ||
The second gen E.A.R.S. functioned identically to the first gen system, but were reduced in size even further. The external receptors behind each ear are now roughly 3 centimetres in diameter, and can be hidden underneath hair. | The second gen E.A.R.S. functioned identically to the first gen system, but were reduced in size even further. The external receptors behind each ear are now roughly 3 centimetres in diameter, and can be hidden underneath hair. | ||