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GETTING READY TO PROGRAM
BTE HEARING AIDS:
• BTE hearing aids are Quick Fit to a
50 dB flat hearing loss
• Remove battery during programming
• Lift programming port cover and
insert cable
• Connect other end of the cable to the
HI-PRO box or NOAHlink
• Program button, manual volume
control and automatic options are
deactivated during programming
GETTING READY TO PROGRAM
CUSTOM HEARING AIDS:
• Custom hearing aids are Quick Fit if
an audiogram is supplied
• Hearing aids with a manual volume
control must be turned to the 'on'
position by turning the volume
control wheel
• Remove battery door and insert
appropriate right or left cable
• Connect other end of the cable to the
HI-PRO box or NOAHlink
• Program button, manual volume
control and automatic options are
deactivated during programming
Programming Guide
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Dual Directional
Microphones
Microphone Protection
Programming Port Cover
Volume Control
Dual Directional
Microphones
Battery Door
Ear Hook
Program Button
Battery Door
Program Button
Volume Control
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Summary of Contents for Unitron Element
- Page 1 Element Programming Guide ™ GETTING READY TO PROGRAM Dual Directional Ear Hook BTE HEARING AIDS: Microphones • BTE hearing aids are Quick Fit to a Microphone Protection 50 dB flat hearing loss Program Button • Remove battery during programming Programming Port Cover •...
- Page 2 Quick Fit is limited to a stable condition. To For Element Moxi: All Moxi hearing aids have onBoard ™ control. This remove the gain limits for the Quick Fit, uncheck the box allows you to configure the push button either as a toggle between Limit gain when no feedback threshold has been measured.
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Page 3: Client Screen
Element Programming Guide Client Screen The client screen is only available in the Standalone version of U:fit. To enter a new client: 1. Click Add New Client . 2. Enter the client information in the appropriate fields. The minimum required information is the client’s last name. -
Page 4: Instruments Screen
2. Depending on the hearing aid options, the Setup screen allows you to customize the hearing instrument acoustics: • For Element Moda™ and Element 13 BTE no VC slim tube fittings, turn on the slim tube checkbox to prepare the software for slim tube fittings. - Page 5 To simulate a hearing aid fitting: Click Simulate or Simulate from the left navigation menu. 2. Select the desired Element shell style 3. Click Right Ear Only, Left Ear Only or Both Ears to assign the chosen hearing aids to the appropriate ears.
- Page 6 Fitting Screen The Fitting screen allows you to configure Element’s various features. You may select the various fitting options from the left navigation menu under Fitting or by hovering over the Element menu in the center of the screen.
- Page 7 Element Programming Guide Feedback Optimization Screen At the initial fitting, the first step is to run the Feedback Optimization test to activate the phase canceller. This test will take approximately 15 seconds per ear. To run the Feedback Optimization test: 1.
- Page 8 Quick Tuning Screen The Quick Tuning screen is designed to address the first sound impression during a fitting. The hearing aid’s global parameters, occlusion manager and adaptation manager, as well as overall gain adjustments for individual programs can be accessed from this screen.
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Page 9: Configure Screen
Changes made to one program will also be applied to the linked program. For Element 8 and 4 Choose the program you wish to adjust by selecting one of the manual programs. The active program will be highlighted in orange. - Page 10 5. Select the desired program from the STARTUP PROGRAM drop-down list. AutoPro2 is the default for Element 16, AutoMic for Element 8 and Quiet/Match target for Element 4.
- Page 11 Element Programming Guide Fitting Advice Screen The Fitting Advice screen fine tunes the hearing aid based on the clients’ comments, complaints and observations. The currently active program is highlighted in orange. Changes are only applied to the currently selected program.
- Page 12 Advanced Control view (two screwdrivers) to adjust the MPO and CR settings. Depending on the Element model you selected, some or all of the described controls may be accessible within the Fine Tuning screen. The Basic view groups all bands into three predefined frequency regions: Low, Mid and High.
- Page 13 Element Programming Guide AutoPro2 / AutoMic Controls Screen There are two controls to adjust how autoPro2 or autoMic responds to changes in the environment: sensitivity control and transition control. Sensitivity control determines how sensitive the hearing aids are to changes in the environment and how rapidly the hearing aids respond to those changes.
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Page 14: Data Logging Screen
Data Logging Screen At the initial fitting, no data logging information will be available. When saving to the hearing aid(s), data logging is activated by default. If you do not wish to have data logging enabled: 1. Select End Fitting from the left navigation menu. - Page 15 When you hover the mouse over the pie chart, a tool tip appears, displaying the actual settings and percentages of each program and destination. The table beside the pie chart shows how much time the client has spent in autoPro2 (for Element 16), autoMic (for Element 8) and the assigned manual programs.
- Page 16 End Fitting Screen To configure the End Fitting screen: 1. Use the controls to adjust the Beep Frequency and Beep Intensity, if required. 2. Check on or off for low battery warnings, program beeps, ideal volume indicator beep and OnBoard control VC beeps by selecting and deselecting the appropriate check boxes.
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