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  • Page 1 InSTrUcTIonS FOR USE cIc, mIc, ITc, HS, FS...

  • Page 2: Thank You

    Thank you Indications for Use Thank you for choosing our product as your means to better hearing. To support your The hearing instrument are intended to amplify and transmit sound to the ear and efforts, we have put great care and attention into making sure that your new hearing thereby compensate for mild to severe impaired hearing.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    contents View of size 10 battery instruments (CIC, MIC, ITC, HS) View of size 312 battery instruments (ITC, HS, FS) View of size 13 battery instruments (ITC, HS, FS) Warnings Activating the hearing instrument for the first time Replacing the battery Turning your instrument ON and OFF Left/Right ear marking Inserting your hearing instrument...
  • Page 4 View of size 10 battery instruments (cIc, mIc, ITc, HS) Autophone (optional) Caring for your hearing instrument Cleaning the instrument Replacing ProWax sound outlet filter Sound outlet with Replacing T-Cap microphone filter (Instruments with size 10 batteries) Microphone opening with ProWax wax T-Cap microphone filter Replacing O-Cap microphone filters (Instruments with size 312 and 13 batteries)
  • Page 5 View of size 312 battery instruments (ITc, HS, FS) 1 or 2 microphone Volume control wheel openings with O-Cap (optional) microphone filter Push-button Sound outlet with (optional) ProWax wax protection system Push-button (optional) Battery door Ventilation opening ImporTanT noTIce Open the battery door fully to allow air to circulate whenever you are not using your Ventilation opening hearing instrument, particularly overnight.
  • Page 6 View of size 13 battery instruments (ITc, HS, FS) 1 or 2 microphone Sound outlet with openings with O-Cap ProWax wax microphone filter protection system Ventilation opening Volume control wheel Ventilation (optional) opening ImporTanT noTIce Push-button Push-button Open the battery door fully to allow air to circulate whenever you are not using your (optional) (optional) hearing instrument, particularly overnight.

  • Page 7: Warnings

    Warnings You should familiarise yourself fully with the following general warnings and the entire content of this booklet before using your hearing instrument. Usage of hearing instruments • Hearing instruments should be used only as directed and adjusted by your Hearing Care Professional.
  • Page 8 Warnings Warnings • Batteries have occasionally been mistaken for pills. Therefore check your medicine Dysfunction in hearing instruments carefully before swallowing any pills. • Hearing instruments may stop functioning, for instance if the batteries have expired • Never put your hearing instrument or batteries in your mouth for any reason, as they or if the sound outlet is blocked by moisture or ear wax.
  • Page 9 Warnings Warnings • The included case for instrument storage may have a built-in magnet. If so, and you X-ray, CT, MR, PET scanning and electrotherapy have an implantable device, such as pacemakers or defibrillators, the instrument case • Remove your hearing instrument for example during X-ray, CT / MR / PET scanning should not be carried in a chest pocket or near to the chest.

  • Page 10: Activating The Hearing Instrument For The First Time

    Warnings activating the hearing instrument for the first time Interference A hearing instrument is a miniature electronic device that runs on special batteries. To activate the hearing instrument, you must insert a fresh battery in the battery • Your hearing instrument has been thoroughly tested for interference, according to compartment.

  • Page 11: Replacing The Battery

    replacing the battery To replace the battery, follow these instructions: The correct battery size appears in the instrument overview in the first section of this • Open the battery door with your fingernail and remove the old battery. The magnet document.

  • Page 12: Turning Your Instrument On And Off

    Turning your instrument on and oFF Left/right ear marking Turn ON your hearing instrument by closing the battery door completely with the battery Hearing instruments are fitted to the uniqueness of each ear, which means if you have in place. two instruments then your left hearing instrument is shaped and programmed differently from your right.

  • Page 13: Inserting Your Hearing Instrument

    Inserting your hearing instrument Individual right/left program control Hold the instrument so that the coloured dot faces upwards. The listening programs available in your hearing instruments are configured by your Hearing Care Professional. When the hearing instruments are turned on, they start up in Place the tip of the hearing instrument in your ear canal.

  • Page 14: Coordinated Right/Left Program Control

    coordinated right/left program control coordinated right/left volume control The listening programs available in your hearing instruments are configured by your When the hearing instruments are turned on, they start up at a preferred volume level. Hearing Care Professional. When the hearing instruments are turned on, they start up in program 1.

  • Page 15: Coordinated Right/Left Program And Volume Control

    coordinated right/left program Press the push-button briefly to adjust the listening volume. Both instruments will change volume and make a ‘click’ sound to give you an impression of volume level. and volume control A double-beep indicates that you have reached the preferred volume level. When the hearing instruments are turned on, they start up in program 1 and at a preferred volume level.

  • Page 16: Volume Control By Wheel

    Volume control by wheel The volume of the right and left instrument are controlled independently. Volume Control Wheel When the hearing instrument is turned on, it starts up at a preferred volume level. The volume control wheel can be operated with the tip of a finger and can be rotated Volume infinitely both ways.

  • Page 17: Telecoil (Optional)

    Telecoil (optional) Your hearing instrument may have a telecoil. The telecoil is a receiver for audio signals transmitted from an inductive loop installation. The telecoil is meant for telephone* conversations and for loop systems in places such as theaters, churches or lecture rooms. The telecoil is activated by the push-button.

  • Page 18: Autophone (Optional)

    autophone (optional) The hearing instrument may have a built-in autophone func tionality. When the hearing instrument is close to a telephone receiver, the autophone will activate a phone program. When the phone program is activiated you will hear a number of beeps. When you end your telephone conversation, the hearing instrument will automatically return to the previous program.

  • Page 19: Caring For Your Hearing Instrument

    caring for your hearing instrument cleaning the instrument Your ear canal produces ear wax (cerumen) which may clog up the sound outlet or the A range of dedicated cleaning tools is prepared for the special purpose of cleaning the ventilation opening of your hearing instrument. Therefore your hearing instrument may instrument.
  • Page 20 Here is how . . . • If the ventilation opening is very tiny a special tool may be required for cleansing. Your Hearing Care Professional can advise. • Clean away any traces of wax from around the ventilation openings, microphone inlets and sound outlet with the brush.

  • Page 21: Replacing Prowax Sound Outlet Filter

    replacing proWax sound outlet filter 1. Remove the tool from the shell. The tool has two arms, one for removal of the ProWax (A) and one with the new ProWax (B). 2. Push the empty removal arm into the existing ProWax filter 3.

  • Page 22: Replacing T-Cap Microphone Filter (Instruments With Size 10 Batteries)

    replacing T-cap microphone filter T_Cap_microphone cover (Instruments with size 10 batteries) 1. Remove the tool from its packaging. The tool has two ends, one for removal of the T-Cap T-Cap (A) and one with the new T-Cap (B). 2. Using the removal end, push it under the top edge of the used T-Cap. Handle 3.

  • Page 23: Replacing O-Cap Microphone Filters (Instruments With Size 312 And 13 Batteries)

    replacing o-cap microphone filters (Instruments with size 312 and 13 batteries) 1. Remove the tool from its packaging. The tool has two ends, one for removal of the O-Cap (A) and one with the new O-Cap (B). O-Cap 2. Push the removal end of the tool into the used O-Cap filter. Handle 3.

  • Page 24: Avoiding Heat, Humidity And Chemicals

    avoiding heat, humidity and chemicals eight easy steps to better hearing Your hearing instrument must never be exposed to extreme heat e.g. left inside a parked It takes time to adjust to a new hearing instrument. How long this adjustment takes car in the sun.
  • Page 25 If you find it difficult to listen to TV or radio, ask your Hearing Care Professional for more hearing instrument’s microphone opening. information regarding the Oticon ConnectLine system* and other available accessories. This way, the hearing instrument will not whistle and you ensure the best conditions to understand the conversation.
  • Page 26 If you find it difficult to obtain a good result while using your mobile telephone, ask your Hearing Care Professional for more information regarding the Oticon ConnectLine system* and other available accessories. *Not available for all hearing instruments.

  • Page 27: Common Problems And Their Solutions

    common problems and their solutions Symptom Possible causes Solutions No sound Worn-out battery Replace the battery pg. 16 Clogged sound outlet Clean sound outlet or replace ProWax pg. 34 & 36 Clogged microphone inlet Clean microphone opening or replace filter (T-Cap or O-Cap) pg.

  • Page 28: Wireless Accessories

    For detailed information on the ConnectLine system ask your Hearing Care Professional or by an unauthorized party, exposure to corrosive conditions, physical changes in your ear, visit www.oticon.com damage due to foreign objects entering the device, or incorrect adjustments are NOT covered by the limited warranty and may void it.

  • Page 29: Warranty Certificate

    Warranty certificate mobile phone Some hearing aid users have reported a buzzing sound in their hearing aids when they Name of Owner: are using mobile phones, indicating that the mobile phone and hearing aid may not be compatible. Dispenser: According to the ANSI C63.19 standard (ANSI C63.19-2007 American National Standard Dispenser Address: Methods of Measurement of Compatibility Between Wireless Communications Devices and Hearing Aids), the compatibility of a particular hearing aid and mobile phone can...

  • Page 30: Technical Information

    Technical information The hearing instrument contains a radio transmitter (not applicable to non-wireless instruments) using short range magnetic induction technology working at 3.84 MHz. The magnetic field strength of the transmitter is < -42 dBμA/m @ 10m. The emission power from the radio system is well below international emission limits for Human Exposure.
  • Page 31 Wireless instruments contains a module with: Hereby, Oticon, declares that this hearing instrument is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. Declaration of comformity is available at: FCC ID: U28FU2ITE IC: 1350B-FU2ITE Oticon A/S The device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules and RSS-210 of Industry Canada.

  • Page 32: Settings Overview For Your Hearing Instrument

    Settings overview for your hearing instrument Hearing instrument Hearing program description Program Left Right Volume control Program shift Mute Volume control indicators Beeps at min /max volume Clicks when changing volume Beeps at preferred volume Battery indicators Low battery warning...
  • Page 34 people First People First is our promise to empower people to communicate freely, interact naturally and participate actively 0000132517000001...

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