General Advice - Cochlear Baha 5 SuperPower User Manual

General processor care
Your Baha sound processor is a delicate electronic
device. Follow these guidelines to keep it in proper
working order:
• When not in use, turn off your sound processor
and store it free from dust and dirt.
• If you will not be using your sound processor
for a long period, remove the battery. Remove
your sound processor before applying hair
conditioners, mosquito repellent and or similar
products.
Water, sand and dirt
Your sound processor is resistant to water, sand
and dust. However, it is still a precision electronic
device so the following precautions should be
taken.
1 If your processor ever gets wet, dry it with a
soft cloth, change the microphone protectors
and place it in the dry aid kit for eight hours.
2 If sand or dirt ever enter the processor, shake
the components carefully to remove it and
change the microphone protectors.
Warnings

General advice

A sound processor will not restore normal
hearing and will not prevent or improve a hearing
impairment resulting from organic conditions.
• Infrequent use of a sound processor may not
enable a user to attain full benefit from it.
• The use of a sound processor is only part of
hearing rehabilitation and may need to be
supplemented by auditory and lip reading
training.
• The patient is an intended operator of the
device.
• The Model reference is Baha 5 SuperPower
Sound Processor.
Warnings
• The sound processor is a digital, electrical,
• The sound processor is not waterproof!
• Never wear it in heavy rain, in the bath or
• Do not expose the sound processor to extreme
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• Contains small parts that may present a choking
• This product is not suitable for use in flammable
• The sound processor and other external
• The sound processor must be removed before
• If you are to undergo an MRI (Magnetic
• Portable and mobile RF (radio frequency)
• The sound processor is suitable for use in
• Interference may occur in the
medical instrument designed for specific use. As
such, due care and attention must be exercised
by the user at all times.
shower!
temperatures. It is designed to operate within
the temperature ranges +5 °C
(+41 °F) to +40 °C (+104 °F).
The processor should not
be subjected, at any time,
to temperatures below
-10 °C (+14 °F) or above
+55 °C (+131 °F).
hazard.
and/or explosive environments.
accessories should never be brought into a room
with an MRI machine, as damage to the sound
processor or the MRI equipment could occur.
entering a room where an MRI scanner is
located.
Resonance Imaging) procedure, refer to the MRI
Reference Card included in the document pack.
communications equipment can affect the
performance of your sound processor.
electromagnetic environments with mains
power of typical commercial or hospital quality,
and power frequency magnetic fields of typical
commercial or hospital levels. It is intended for
use in an electromagnetic environment in which
radiated RF (radio frequency)
disturbances are controlled.
vicinity of equipment with the
symbol to the right.
English
+55 °C
(+131 °F)
-10 °C
(+14 °F)
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