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thank you Indications for use Thank you for choosing our product as your means to better hearing. To support your The hearing instruments are intended to amplify and transmit sound to the ear and hereby efforts, we have put great care and attention into making sure that your new hearing compensate for mild-to-severe-to-profound impaired hearing.
Instrument View CIC/MIC Instrument View ITC Instrument View ITC Power Instrument View ITE Warnings Activating the hearing instrument for the first time Changing batteries Turning your instruments ON and OFF Left/Right ear marking Inserting your hearing instruments Push-button Programs (Optional)
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Instrument View cIc/MIc Auto Phone (Optional) Caring for your hearing instruments Avoiding heat, humidity and chemicals Using your hearing instrument Microphone opening Sound outlet + wax protection Common problems and their solutions system Wireless accessories Battery door International Warranty Mobile Phone...
Instrument View Itc Push-button Sound outlet + wax (Optional) protection system Microphone openings Battery door Ventilation opening IMportant notIcE Ventilation opening Open the battery door fully to allow air to circulate whenever you are not using your hearing instrument, especially at night! Battery size: 312...
Instrument View Itc power Microphone Push-button Sound outlet + wax openings (Optional) protection system Volume Control Wheel Ventilation opening Battery door IMportant notIcE (Optional) Ventilation opening Open the battery door fully to allow air to circulate whenever you are not using your hearing instrument, especially at night! Battery size: 312 Instrument is not wireless...
Instrument View ItE Microphone Push-button Sound outlet + wax openings (Optional) protection system Volume Control Wheel Ventilation opening Battery door IMportant notIcE (Optional) Ventilation opening Open the battery door fully to allow air to circulate whenever you are not using your hearing instrument, especially at night! Battery size: 312...
Warnings You should familiarize yourself fully with the following general warnings and the entire contents 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.
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• 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 tubing is blocked by moisture or earwax.
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with international standards concerning explosive atmospheres. It is recommended Interference not to use your hearing instruments in areas where there is a danger of explosions. • Your hearing instrument has been thoroughly tested for interference, according to the most stringent international standards. However, interference with your hearing X-ray, CT, MR, PET scanning and electrotherapy instrument and other devices may occur, for example for some mobile telephones, • Remove your hearing instrument for example during X-ray, CT / MR / PET scanning...
activating the hearing instrument for the first time changing batteries A hearing instrument is a miniature electronic device that runs on special batteries. The correct battery size appears in the instrument overview in the first section of this To activate the hearing instrument, you must insert a fresh battery in the battery document.
turning your instruments on and oFF To replace the battery, follow these instructions: • Open the battery door with your fingernail and remove the old battery. To assist with Turn on your hearing instrument by closing the battery the handling of the batteries, the magnet at the end of the MultiTool can be used to door completely with the battery in place.
Left/right ear marking Inserting your hearing instruments Hearing instruments are fitted to the uniqueness of each ear, which means if you have Place the tip of the hearing instrument in your ear canal. two instruments then your left hearing instrument is shaped and programmed differ- ently from your right.
This means, when you adjust the program or volume for one instrument, it automatically adjusts the other. (This feature does not apply to CIC, MIC and ITC Power instruments.) * Does not apply to CIC, MIC and ITC Power instruments...
programs (optional) Press the push-button to switch forwards in the program cycle, e.g. from P1-P2. If you have two instruments, then: Your hearing instrument can have up to 4 different programs. The RIGHT hearing instrument switches the program cycle forward, e.g. P1-P2. The number and type of programs available in your hearing instrument is programmed The LEfT hearing instrument switches program cycle,backwards e.g.
Volume control by push-button Mute (optional) (optional for Itc* only) Only when using two instruments a Volume Control by Push-button can be activated. Use the mute function if you need to silence the instrument while you have the The volume control allows you to adjust the loudness of your hearing device given instrument on.
Volume control by Wheel The Volume Control allows you to adjust the volume in specific listening situations to (optional for ItE and Itc power) the level you feel comfortable with. Your hearing instrument may have a Volume Control wheel which always allows you to To increase volume, turn the wheel forward.
telecoil (optional) Using 2 instruments If you have two instruments the Volume Control Wheel on one instrument can be programmed to adjust the volume on both hearing instruments (Binaural Coordination). This means, when you adjust the volume for one instrument, it automatically adjusts Your hearing instrument may have a Telecoil.
auto phone (optional) The hearing instrument may have a built-in Auto Phone func tionality. When the hearing instrument is close to a telephone receiver, the Auto Phone 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.
caring for your hearing instruments Cleaning the instrument A range of dedicated cleaning tools is prepared for the special purpose of cleaning Your ear canal produces ear wax (cerumen) which may clog up the sound outlet or the the instrument. These should be used to ensure the best care and performance of ventilation opening of your hearing instrument.
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Here is how . . . • Use the cloth to wipe clean the surface of the instrument. • Clean away any traces of wax from around the • If the white wax protection system (called ProWax) placed in the sound outlet ventilation opening and sound outlet with the brush.
avoiding heat, humidity and chemicals How to replace ProWax 1. Remove the tool from the shell. The tool has two arms, one with the new filter Your hearing instrument must never be exposed to extreme heat e.g. left inside a parked and one with the removal tool.
using your hearing instrument 2. Conversation with another person Sit with someone else in a quiet room. Face each other so you can read facial expressions It takes time to adjust to a new hearing instrument. How long this adjustment takes easily.
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5. Telecoil use in church, theatre, or cinema If your hearing instrument has a telecoil (and your telephone has a built in tele-loop) An increasing number of churches, theatres and public buildings often have loop systems you can switch into telecoil program in order to improve the sound reception further. installed.
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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. *Not available for CIC , MIC and ITC Power instruments.
CIC, MIC and ITC Power instruments The above warranty does not affect any legal rights that you might have under applicable national legis lation governing sale of consumer goods. Your Hearing Care Professional may have issued a warranty that goes beyond the clauses of this limited warranty.
5 would provide “normal use;” a combined rating of 6 or greater would indicate “excellent performance.” Warranty Period: Month: Model Left: Serial no.: CIC, MIC – Model Right: Serial no.: CIC P, MIC P – ITE, ITC Battery Size: ITC P...
technical information The hearing instrument contains a radio transmitter (not applicable to MIC , MIC and ITC Power 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.
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The ITC/ITE hearing 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: u28fuITe03 IC: 1350B-fuITe03 Oticon A/S The device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules and RSS-210 of Industry Canada.
settings overview for your hearing instrument Hearing Instrument Hearing Program Description Left Right Program 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...
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