3M™ PELTOR™ ComTac™ IX is a tactical communication headset that helps provide hearing protection, environmental listening, and connectivity to radio and intercom systems (select models). ComTac™ IX also features wireless headset-to-headset proximity communications (NIB).
ComTac™ IX NIB headsets offers a hands-free adaptive VOX capability allowing face to face communication in full duplex for up to four talkers and up to sixty listeners. 3M™ Natural Interaction Behavior (NIB) is designed to help improve intra-team, proximity communications. Radio audio management allow users to select one of three preset sound profiles to choose how incoming audio is presented: Mix (Radio communication(s) are heard equally in both left and right ear), Single (Radio communications will be split between the left and right ears) or Surround (The radio communications will be perceived as it is coming from different directions: 10 o’clock or 2 o’clock). With Mission Audio Profiles (MAP), ComTac™ IX offers a way to adjust the auditory settings of your headset for your mission. Traditionally, a headset has a set frequency response, and the operator can only increase or decrease the volume. The MAP function provides advanced ambient listening modes that allow access to a variety of gain settings, but with frequency shaping, to enhance auditory performance in five conditions. The MAP Profiles have been designed with a variety of combat and combat support operations in mind. ComTac™ IX helps to provide hearing protection and can also be worn in combination with earplugs, to help provide additional protection if required. In ear plug mode, it is possible to maintain a degree of auditory situational awareness, as the headset volume is boosted to help compensate for the additional attenuation provided by the ear plug.