Congratulations on the purchase of your new fully-digital Your ReSound Essence Hearing Instrument ....4 GN ReSound hearing instrument! On/Off Function ..........5 Low Battery Warning .
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Your ReSound Essence ES70-VI/DVI and ES80-VI/DVI Hearing Turning on and off Instruments Your ReSound Essence BTE is equipped with an on/off switch integrated into Microphone Tone tube behind cover the battery compartment. Turn your hearing instrument on Volume wheel by closing the battery door.
Low Battery Warning Changing the Battery The hearing instrument has a soft low-battery-warning signal Open the battery compartment completely, using your finger- (beep-beep) that you will hear when the battery voltage/power nail to pull back on the small ridge located at the top of the gets too low.
Battery Warning Information Inserting your instrument (ES70 and ES80 - with ear mould) Batteries contain dangerous substances and should be dispo- • Open the battery door to turn the sed of carefully in the interest of your safety and for the env- instrument off.
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• When correctly positioned turn on your instrument by clo- Removing your instrument (ES70 and ES80) sing the battery door. • Turn off the instrument by pressing the battery door in the ‘off’ position. Inserting your instrument (ES70 with ThinTube) •...
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Recognising left and right instrument • If your hearing care practioner has not already done so, you can ask him/her to mark your instruments with a coloured If you have two hearing instruments, they may be set differently. Left and Right indication: Left is blue and Right is red. One for your left ear, the other for your right.
Volume Control Programme Selector All the ReSound Essence models Your hearing instrument has a push have a volume control which allows button allowing you to use up to you to set and control the volume three different listening program- manually. The volume wheel has...
Using the telephone with induction loop. Directionality • Switch your instrument to the Certain ReSound Essence BTE instruments are equipped with telecoil programme. two microphones and offer directionality. This is a function designed to help you hear speech better in noisy situations.
Direct Audio Input (DAI) Many public places, churches, theatres and cinemas, have The ReSound Essence models all offer you the possibility of di- induction loop systems. In these particular rooms, the in- rect, uninterrupted connection to external devices such as tele-...
• The hearing instrument practioner will set one of your pro- Daily Maintenance grammes for audio input. To use this feature set the instru- Keep your hearing instrument clean and dry. Wipe the case with ment to that particular programme. a soft cloth or tissue after use to remove oil or moisture.
Cleaning the earmould Cleaning the sound tube and dome for ThinTube • First, remove the tubing and ear- The ThinTube mould from the hearing instru- ment. Keep left and right instru- The ThinTube feeds the amplified sound from the hearing in- ment separated.
Repairs General Precautions If your GN ReSound hearing instrument malfunctions, it must • Consult a physician if you find a foreign object in your ear be repaired by a qualified technician. Do not attempt to open canal, if you experience skin irritation or if excessive earwax the case of the hearing instrument since this would invalidate accumulates with the use of the hearing instrument.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE SYMPTOM CAUSE POSSIBLE REMEDY No sound • Not turned on • Turn on • Dead battery • Replace battery • Battery improperly inserted • Insert battery properly • Blocked ear mould or tube • Clean ear mould or tube blockage •...
Cleaning the instrument ........22, 23 ES70-VI 124 dB SPL (Typical) Directionality.
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Any issues relating to the EU Medical Device Directive 93/42/EEC should be directed to GN ReSound A/S. Worldwide Headquarters Australia GN ReSound A/S GN ReSound Pty. Ltd. Lautrupbjerg 7 Unit R1 Regent Park Estate DK-2750 Ballerup, Denmark 391 Park Road Tel.: +45 45 75 11 11...