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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE...
  • Page 2 Congratulations Contents Instrument View BTE We at Oticon would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Turning your instrument ON and OFF you on selecting the most advanced Hearing Instrument on Standby the market today. Putting on your instrument Left/Right ear marking...

  • Page 3: Instrument View Bte

    Instrument View BTE Sound Hook Microphone Plastic tube Openings Sound outlet Ventilation opening Earmould Push-button Battery door...

  • Page 4: Turning Your Instrument On And Off

    Turning your instrument ON and OFF Turn ON your hearing instrument by closing the battery door completely with the battery in place. When the battery door is closed the instrument will start up by playing a jingle. This indicates that the battery is working and the instrument is operating.

  • Page 5: Standby

    Standby Putting on your instrument Push the button for a minimum of 3 seconds to set the Place the tip of the earmould in your instrument in standby mode. ear canal, twisting slightly, making sure that the top part of the earmould To reactivate the instrument, push the button shortly again.

  • Page 6: Left/Right Ear Marking

    Left/Right ear marking Hearing instruments are fitted to the uniqueness of each ear, which means if you have two instruments then your left hearing instrument is programmed differently from your right. That is why it is important to distinguish between the left hearing instrument and the right. In order to easily identify whether it is left ear or right ear instrument, colour markings may be applied inside the battery door.

  • Page 7: Push-Button

    The push-button on your hearing instrument can be Push-button programmed to one of 3 functionalities. Your hearing instrument has an ergonomic designed push- button for volume adjustment and switching Left Right between different programs. The push-button can be pressed and activated on either Program shift: the upper part (UP) or the lower part (DOWN).

  • Page 8: Programs (Optional)

    Below you can see a description of the programs available in Programs (Optional) your hearing instrument. Prg. 1: __________________________________ Your hearing instrument can have up to 4 different programs. Prg. 2: __________________________________ When switching between the different programs, your hearing instrument will beep.

  • Page 9: Volume Control

    Volume Control (Optional) Volume Control (Optional) Using 2 instruments A volume control may be activated For ease of use, the push-button can be programmed to The volume control allows you to adjust the volume in specific adjust the volume in the other instrument equivalently, by listening situations to the level you feel comfortable with.

  • Page 10: Changing Batteries

    Changing batteries Your hearing instrument battery size is 312 To replace the battery, follow these instructions: A worn out battery should be removed • Open the battery door completely by pushing the raised immediately. edge in the bottom of the instrument. Remove the old battery.

  • Page 11: Tamper-Resistant Battery Door (Optional)

    Tamper-resistant battery door Tamper-resistant battery door Telecoil (Optional) Telecoil (Optional) (Optional) (Optional) The hearing instrument may have a build-in telecoil. This is strongly recommended for infants, small children and people with learning difficulties. The telecoil is a receiver for audio signals transmitted Instructions: from an inductive loop installation.

  • Page 12: Auto Phone (Optional)

    Auto Phone (Optional) Auto Phone (Optional) The Auto Phone is only activated when the hearing instrument is close to a telephone receiver. If you have a telecoil in your instrument, the Telecoil Phone program is activated. If you do not have a telecoil, the Acoustic Phone program is activated. When the Phone program is activated, you will hear a number of beeps.

  • Page 13: Dai (Direct Audio Input)

    DAI (Direct Audio Input) If you would like the DAI program alone, you can switch If your hearing instrument is connected by means of a DAI to the next program by using the program switch button. shoe with an external sound source, like a discman or hand mic, the signals of these devices will be directly transferred Two new programs will automatically place themselves after the to your hearing instrument.

  • Page 14: Daily Care Of Your Hearing Instrument

    Daily care of your hearing instrument Cleaning the instrument Your ear canal produces ear wax (cerumen) which may clog up the sound output or the ventilation opening of your A range of cleaning tools is prepared for the special purpose of cleaning the instruments.

  • Page 15: Using Your Hearing Instrument

    Here’s how • Clean away any traces of wax Use the cloth to wipe clean the surface of the instrument. from around the sound outlet with the brush. Replace brush when necessary. Just pull it out of the handle and insert a new fresh brush. Press the new one firmly into the handle.
  • Page 16 Cleaning the earmoulds • Make sure the earmould and tubing are completely dry The earmoulds should be washed regularly: before they are reconnected to the hearing instrument. Be careful that left ear earmould and tubing are connected to • Disconnect the earmould and the tubing from the sound the hearing instrument with left ear marking and vice versa hook of the hearing instrument.
  • Page 17 Avoiding heat, humidity and chemicals Using your hearing instrument Your hearing instrument must never be exposed to extreme It takes time to adjust to a new hearing instrument. How heat e.g. left inside a parked car in the sun. They must never long this adjustment takes differs from person to person.
  • Page 18 to be able to listen for longer periods of time. Soon, you 4. In group conversations will be able to wear your hearing instrument comfortably Group situations are usually accompanied by a greater all day long. degree of background noise, and are, therefore, naturally more difficult to cope with.
  • Page 19 in this position, remember to speak directly into the micro- If you find it difficult to obtain a good result while using your phone on the telephone in order to ensure good understanding mobile telephone, your Hearing Care Professional should be in the opposite “end of the line”.
  • Page 20 resulting from a physiological condition. What they will give you, however, is help towards making better use of the hearing ability that you have. If you have two hearing instruments always wear both. The most important benefits of wearing two hearing instruments are: •...

  • Page 21: Common Problems And Their Solutions

    Common problems and their solutions Eff ect Cause Solution Ear wax accumulated in ear canal Have ear canal examined by your doctor Squealing noise Hearing instrument inserted improperly Reinsert hearing instrument (pg. 9) Clogged sound outlet Clean sound outlet or, if necessary, No sound have wax protection system changed by your Hearing Care Professional...
  • Page 22 Common problems and their solutions Eff ect Cause Solution Dirty or corroded battery Open and close the battery door Whirring contacts several times or replace battery (pg. 18) noise or beeping Dirty or corroded battery Clean battery surfaces with dry cloth or replace battery (pg.

  • Page 23: International Warranty

    International Warranty of this limited warranty. Please consult him/her for Oticon hearing instruments are covered by a limited further information. warranty issued by the manufacturer for a period of 12 months from the date of delivery. This limited warranty If you need service...
  • Page 24 Product approval, precautions and Oticon Warranty Certifi cate markings Name of Owner: The hearing instrument contains a radio transmitter using short range magnetic induction technology working at 3.714 Dispenser: MHz. The emission power from the radio system is extremely low and is guaranteed harmless. For comparison, the radia-...
  • Page 25 2. this device must accept any interference received, DK-2765 Smørum including interference that may cause undesired www.hear-it.org operation. www.oticon.com Changes or modifications made to the equipment not expressly approved by Oticon may void the FCC’s authorization to operate the equipment.
  • Page 27 Warnings Hearing instruments and batteries can be dangerous if swallowed or used improperly. Such actions can result in severe injury, permanent hearing loss, or can even be fatal. You should familiarise yourself fully with the following general warnings and the entire contents of this booklet before using your hearing instrument.
  • Page 28 • Most Oticon hearing instruments can be supplied with a tamper-resistant battery compartment upon request. This is strongly recommended for infants, small children, and people with learning diffi culties.
  • Page 29 Battery use Interference • Always use batteries recommended by your hearing care • Your hearing instrument has been thoroughly tested for professional. Batteries of low quality may leak and cause interference, according to the most stringent international bodily harm. standards. But new technical developments constantly bring new products into society, and some may emit elec- •...
  • Page 30 Possible side eff ects Safety requirements regarding Direct Audio Input (DAI) • Hearing instruments may cause an accelerated accumulation of cerumen (ear wax). • The safety of hearing instruments with DAI (Direct Audio Input) is determined by the external signal •...

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