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INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE IIC-CIC-MIC-ITC-HS-FS
Thank you
Thank you for choosing our product as your means to better hearing. To support your
eorts, we have put great care and attention into making sure that your new hearing
instrument is of the highest quality and it is easy to use and maintain.
We recommend that you read this manual carefully to achieve the full benet of your new
hearing instrument.
To meet your needs, various functions may be congured to your hearing instrument.
The actual conguration of your instrument is marked (ticked o) by your Hearing Care
Professional in relevant sections of this manual. Please also refer to the last page for a
complete overview of all functions congured to your hearing instrument(s).
The hearing instrument amplication is uniquely adjusted and optimised to your personal
hearing capabilities using the prescription provided by your Hearing Care Professional.
If you have any questions on the use or maintenance of the hearing instrument, please
contact your Hearing Care Professional.
Indications for Use
The hearing instrument is intended to amplify and transmit sound to the ear and thereby
compensate for mild to severe impaired hearing.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Please familiarise yourself with the entire content of this booklet before using your
hearing instrument. It contains instructions and important information about the use
and handling of your hearing instrument and batteries.
CAUTION
Hearing instruments can be tted to powerful output levels. Never allow others to
wear your hearing instrument as incorrect usage could cause permanent damage to
their hearing.
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View of size 10 battery instruments (IIC, CIC, MIC, ITC, HS) 7a
View of size 312 battery instruments (ITC, HS, FS) 7b
View of size 13 battery instruments (ITC, HS, FS) 7c
Warnings 9
Activating the hearing instrument for the rst time 14
Turning your instrument ON and OFF 15
Replacing the battery 16
Right/Left indicator 18
Inserting your hearing instrument 19
Inserting a small instrument (IIC and CIC) 20
Removing your hearing instruments 22
Independent program control with push-button 23
Right ↔Left program control with push-button 24
Right ↔Left volume control with push-button 25
Right ↔Left program and volume control with push-button 26
Right ↔ Left program and volume control with push-button and volume wheel 28
Contents
7a
Volume control by wheel 30
Telecoil (optional) 33
Autophone (optional) 34
Caring for your hearing instrument 36
Cleaning your hearing instrument 38
Replacing ProWax sound outlet lter 40
Replacing T-Cap microphone lter (Instruments with size 10 batteries) 42
Replacing O-Cap microphone lter (Instruments with size 312 and 13 batteries) 44
Avoiding heat, humidity and chemicals 46
Eight easy steps to better hearing 47
Common problems and their solutions 52
International warranty 54
Warranty certicate 55
Mobile phone 56
Wireless accessories 58
Technical information 59
Settings overview for your hearing instrument 62
View of size 10 battery instruments (IIC, CIC, MIC, ITC, HS)
Microphone inlet with
T-Cap microphone lter
Battery door
with nail grip
Pull-out string
Pull-out string
Right/left and
up-indicator
Ventilation canal
Sound outlet with
wax lter (ProWax)
Ventilation canal
Push-button
(optional)
IIC = Invisible-In-the-Canal
CIC = Completely-In-the-Canal
MIC = Mostly-In-the-Canal
ITC = In-The-Canal
HS = Half-Shell
7b
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Open the battery door fully to allow air to circulate whenever you are not using your
hearing instrument, particularly overnight.
View of size 312 battery instruments (ITC, HS, FS)
Battery door
with nail grip
Ventilation canal
Ventilation canal
Push-button
(optional)
Push-button
(optional)
1 or 2 microphone
inlets with O-Cap
microphone lter
Sound outlet with
wax lter (ProWax)
Volume wheel
(optional)
ITC = In-The-Canal
HS = Half-Shell
FS = Full-Shell
7c
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Open the battery door fully to allow air to circulate whenever you are not using your
hearing instrument, particularly overnight.
View of size 13 battery instruments (ITC, HS, FS)
1 or 2 microphone
inlets with O-Cap
microphone lter
Push-button
(optional)
Volume wheel
(optional)
Ventilation
opening
Sound outlet with
wax lter (ProWax)
Ventilation
opening
Push-button
(optional)
ITC = In-The-Canal
HS = Half-Shell
FS = Full-Shell
9
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Open the battery door fully to allow air to circulate whenever you are not using your
hearing instrument, particularly overnight.
You should familiarise yourself fully with the following general warnings and the entire
content of this booklet before using your hearing instrument.
Use of hearing instruments
• Hearing instruments should be used only as directed and adjusted by your Hearing
Care Professional. Misuse can result in sudden and permanent hearing loss.
• Never allow others to wear your hearing instrument, as incorrect usage could cause
permanent damage to their hearing.
Choking Hazards
• Hearing instruments, their parts and batteries are not toys and should be kept out of
reach of children and anyone who might swallow these items or otherwise cause injury
to themselves.
• Never replace the battery or adjust the controls of the hearing instrument in front of
infants, small children or people with learning diculties.
• Discard batteries carefully in a place where infants, small children or people with
learning diculties cannot reach them.
Warnings
10 11
• Batteries have occasionally been mistaken for pills. Therefore check your medicine
carefully before swallowing any pills.
• Never put your hearing instrument or batteries in your mouth for any reason, as they
are slippery and could be swallowed by accident.
• Most hearing instruments can be supplied with a tamper-resistant battery door upon
request. This is strongly recommended for infants, small children, and people with
learning diculties.
If a battery or hearing instrument is swallowed, see a doctor immediately.
Battery use
• Always use batteries recommended by your Hearing Care Professional. Batteries of low
quality may leak and cause bodily harm.
• Never attempt to recharge your batteries. They may explode and cause serious injury.
• Never dispose of batteries by burning them. There is a risk that they will explode and
cause serious injury.
Warnings
Dysfunction in hearing instruments
• Hearing instruments may stop functioning, for instance if the batteries have expired
or if the sound outlet is blocked by moisture or ear wax. You should be aware of this
possibility, in particular when you are in trac or otherwise dependent on warning
sounds.
Active Implants
Caution must be taken with active implants. General advice is to follow the guidelines as
recommended by manufacturers of implantable debrillators and pacemakers regarding
use with mobile phones:
• If you wear an active implant, then keep the hearing instrument more than 15 cm away
from the implant e.g., do not carry them in a breast pocket.
• If you have an active brain implant, please contact the manufacturer of your
implantable device for information about the risk of disturbance.
• The MultiTool has a built-in magnet. If you have an implantable device, such as a
pacemaker or debrillator, the MultiTool should not be carried in a breast pocket
or near the chest.
Warnings
12
Explosives
• The power source in your hearing instrument has insucient energy to cause re in
normal conditions of use. The hearing instrument has not been tested for compliance
with international standards concerning explosive atmospheres. It is recommended
not to use your hearing instrument in areas where there is a danger of explosions.
X-ray, CT, MR, PET scanning and electrotherapy
• Remove your hearing instrument during X-ray, CT / MR / PET scanning electrotherapy or
surgery, as your hearing instrument may be damaged when exposed to strong elds.
Power instrument
• Special care should be exercised in selecting, tting and using a hearing instrument
where maximum sound pressure capability exceeds 132 dB SPL (IEC 711), as there may
be a risk of impairing the remaining hearing of the hearing instrument user.
Possible side eects
• Hearing instruments may cause an accelerated accumulation of ear wax.
Warnings
• The otherwise non-allergenic materials used in hearing instruments may, in rare cases,
cause a skin irritation or another unusual condition.
Please see a doctor if these conditions occur.
Interference
• Your hearing instrument has been thoroughly tested for interference, according to
the most stringent international standards. However, interference with your hearing
instrument and other devices may occur, for example with some mobile phones,
citizens band devices and shop alarm systems. If this occurs, increase the distance
between the hearing instrument and the device.
Wax lter
• If the instrument sound outlet is equipped with a ProWax lter, follow the directions
specied in the section “Replacing ProWax lter”.
• Always use the same type of wax lter like that which was originally supplied with
the instrument.
If you are in any doubt about the use or replacement of wax lters, contact your Hearing
Care Professional.
Warnings
14 15
Activating the hearing instrument for the rst time
A hearing instrument is a miniature electronic device that runs on special batteries.
To activate the hearing instrument, you must insert a new battery in the battery drawer.
The hearing instrument will start up when the battery door is closed. It will take a few
seconds until sound is produced. A jingle is played while the start-up process is running.
This indicates that the battery is working and the instrument is operating.
You may insert the hearing instrument immediately upon closing the battery door.
If the hearing instrument is held in the hand while activated, it may produce a whistling
sound. This will stop when properly tted in the ear.
Turning your instrument ON and OFF
The instrument do not have a power button, it is turned on and o by opening and closing
the battery door.
Turn ON your hearing instrument by fully closing the battery door with the battery in
place. When the battery door is closed the instrument will start up by playing a jingle.
Turn OFF your hearing instrument by opening the battery door with your nger nail.
To preserve the battery, make sure your hearing instrument is switched o when you are
not wearing it.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Open the battery door fully to allow air
to circulate whenever you are not using
your hearing instrument, particularly
overnight or for longer periods of time.
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