Telephone Use; Using Assistive Listening Systems; Repairs - ReSound 10 CIC User Manual

Telephone Use

Your hearing instrument may be equipped with an induc-
tion coil (telecoil) which picks up magnetic emanations from
a hearing instrument compatible telephone. Your hearing
care professional can programme one of your listening pro-
grammes to take advantage of the telecoil. By selecting the
telecoil programme, the hearing instrument will only pick up
the sounds coming from the telephone.
When using the telecoil programme, the receiver of the tele-
phone should be held as shown in the drawing. You may
need to move the handset around slightly to find the best
reception.
If you do not wish to have a telecoil programme, you may
still use the phone while wearing your hearing instrument.
Many hearing instruments will whistle (feedback) when in
close proximity to a telephone. To reduce the potential for
this problem, your hearing instrument is equipped with an
adaptive digital feedback suppression (DFS) system which
allows for use of the telephone while greatly reducing the
chance of feedback. Hold the phone close to the hearing
instrument, but not directly on it. If there is feedback, it may
take a few seconds for the instrument to adapt.
Using the telephone, while wearing your hearing instrument,
may require some practice.
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Using Assistive Listening (Tele-loop) Systems
(optional on ITC & ITE)
Many gathering places are equipped with assistive listening
(Tele-loop) systems, e.g. in schools, theaters and houses of
worship. To take advantage of a Tele-loop system, select
the telecoil programme. When the telecoil programme has
been selected, you will be able to hear a clean sound signal
via the Tele-loop system. If the instrument goes dead in the
telecoil programme, this may be because the loop system is
not operat ing. If a school, theater or house of worship does
not have a Tele-loop system, try and sit as close as possible
to the front.

Repairs

If your GN ReSound hearing instrument malfunctions, it
must be repaired by a qualified technician. Do not attempt
to open the case of the hearing instrument since this would
invalidate the warranty. If your GN ReSound hearing instru-
ment requires service, please contact your hearing care
professional for assistance.
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