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- Page 1 THE OTICON ACTO SUCCESS MANUAL The Complete Guide to Fitting Oticon Acto using Genie 2010.2...
- Page 2 Table of Contents Reading this manual Introducing the Oticon Acto Family Fitting Oticon Acto instruments is easy and full of possibilities Customising miniRITE and RITE Genie 2010.2 or a later version must be used to program Alternatively to the standard programming process, Oticon Acto instruments.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Streamer and the TV Adapter or Medium Receiver Fitting Corda with Moulds in Genie Alternative Custom Moulds for Standard The Complete Oticon Acto fitting Range Streamer and the Phone Adapter and Medium RITE Receivers CIC to Power Connecting Oticon Acto to Genie... - Page 4 Oticon Acto Pro Oticon Acto Main Features Binaural Synchronisation Oticon Acto is the high performance mid-market hearing Acto is powered by Oticon’s industry leading RISE 2 platform fitting rationales Binaural Coordination instrument. Available in the miniRITE style and built on the and 8 kHz of bandwidth.
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Page 5: Style Overview Of Oticon Acto
Style overview of Oticon Acto Feature-Style Quick Overview Styles Styles miniRITE miniRITE RITE RITE BTE 13 BTE 13 BTE 13 Corda BTE 13 Corda BTE Power BTE Power Battery 312 Battery 312 Battery 312 Battery 312 Battery 13 Battery 13... -
Page 6: The Complete Oticon Acto Fitting Range Cic To Power
The Complete Oticon Acto fitting Range CIC to Power Customising the miniRITE and RITE Fitting Range To get the best performance, best cosmetics dB HL and most comfortable fit consider the following: • Determine whether the miniRITE or RITE is the best style solution based on features (T-coil, FM option, etc.),... -
Page 7: Selecting And Fitting Receiver Units
Selecting and Fitting Receiver Units Power: The Oticon Acto Receiver selection allows for 6 fitting Five Receiver lengths are available for Standard, Medium Custom Mould – Power Dome possibilities using just two instruments and Power Receivers. No. 1 is the shortest and No. 5 is the Open Dome –... -
Page 8: Receiver Markings
Selection Step. When the mini RITE or RITE is selected, a pull down menu appears so the fitter Power Custom Mould is can assign the proper Receiver to the instrument. marked P and includes serial number OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE... -
Page 9: Attaching The Receiver Unit
Insert the Ear Grip in the slot in the Receiver. Press the Receiver locking lever through the hole to release the Receiver unit and gently pull the Receiver unit out. Receiver with Adapter OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE... -
Page 10: Removing The Ear Grip
Receiver wire sticking out. 3. If necessary add the ear grip for extra retention. Pull the ear grip until its top is positioned in the slot. During insertion, the top should point away from the dome as illustrated. OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE... -
Page 11: Shaping The Receiver Unit
Receiver wire to either straighten it a little or to change the insertion depth. This is not difficult, but the following steps are important to avoid damaging the Receiver unit: Bend into the canal OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE... -
Page 12: Earpieces
The Power Dome is available in three different sizes: Receiver unit as illustrated. hold the Receiver. 8 mm, 10 mm and 12 mm. Power Dome Power Dome 8 mm 8 mm 10 mm 10 mm 12 mm 12 mm OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE... -
Page 13: Rite Micro Moulds For The Standard Or Medium Receiver
Custom RITE Moulds can be ordered in the following styles: Canal, canal with lock, skeleton or half shell. Up/Down Indicator Canal Canal lock WaxStop Adapter Skeleton lock Half shell OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE... -
Page 14: Short Vents
Micro Moulds use tube-shaped vents, as in traditional ear Canal RITE Moulds use tube-shaped vents just like Micro Moulds. When fitting Oticon Acto RITE hearing devices with Micro Moulds, but the length is shorter than standard vents. There- However, the vent is a little longer. Still, the canal’s vent effect... -
Page 15: Taking Off The Micro Mould
Note: Make sure that the Receiver is not angled when inserted into the Mould. An odd angle will prevent the Receiver from engaging the Adapter. The click sound indicates that the Receiver is placed correctly, and it should be done with only a little force. Don’t force the two units together! OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE... -
Page 16: Rite Power Fittings
2. Insert the gauge into the ear canal (with the plane side up) until the size indicator is fully surrounded by the ear canal. If the size indicator fits easily within the ear canal, the client is an excellent candidate for RITE Power. OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE... -
Page 17: Removing The Power Mould
Grasp the Receiver unit as illustrated and pull straight out from the Power Mould. Using the screwdriver, turn the locking plate counterclockwise by approx. 45 degrees. You will feel a slight release and then remove the plate. OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE... -
Page 18: Power Micro Mould
It is easy to maintain and very robust. Due to the Adapter placed inside the Mould, the minimum size will be larger than the Power Mould. Therefore the candidacy of clients must be assured by judging sufficient ear canal space. OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE... -
Page 19: Changing From Mould To Dome
Slide the Receiver gasget along. Do not roll it. 3. Mount the transparent dome housing onto Receiver unit. 4. Fix the Receiver unit by a locking plate. 5. Place the transparent cover on the dome housing. OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE... -
Page 20: Bte 13 With Corda
589-25-120-00 (10x) 589-25-133-00 (5x) 570-07-432-00 (10x) 589-25-143-00 (5x) • Service tool and extra pins for Adapter/hook attachment Skeleton Canal 890-22-270-00 (1x) Please refer to the corda Quick guide for complete 3-0.9 3-0.9 502-15-191-00 (3x) information. Half Shell OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE... -
Page 21: Fitting Corda 2 With Moulds In Genie
Moulds in Genie 1. Select Corda instead of ear Mould. Oticon Acto is programmed using the Genie fitting software compatible with NOAH 3.0 and Oticon programming cable #3 (right and left) 2. Go to the fitting step and verify the vent size of the Moulds. -
Page 22: Custom Products
2. Close the battery door and attach the HI-PRO or NOAHlink cable. NOAH link cable. 2. Close the battery door and attach the HI-PRO or NOAHlink cable. NOAHlink cable. OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE... -
Page 23: Nearcom
Instruments which have never been programmed must be To identify the instrument place it in the middle of the cables to fit Oticon Acto instruments. 1. Switch on the instruments using fresh batteries. assigned to the correct side – left and right – in Genie. -
Page 24: Programming Oticon Acto
Click Continue to go to the selection screen. Note: You can simulate a fitting by selecting ‘Oticon Acto’ from the Family circle. Select Oticon Acto or Oticon Acto Pro from the second level screen that opens. -
Page 25: Selection Step
In the Personal Profile you can provide extra information Oticon Acto comes in all styles from CIC to BTE Power including and thereby get a more individualized fitting for your client. The connection bar indicates whether the instrument is either;... - Page 26 End Fitting Step. The volume control ranges 30 dB: -20 dB to maximum + 10 dB If you are fitting ConnectLine to your Oticon Acto instruments, Adjust the gain controls in 1 dB steps in the selected fields.
- Page 27 Automatic Adaptation Manager Automatic Features The three step Adaptation Manager helps clients gradually the Multiband Adaptive Directionality in Oticon Acto Pro is adjust to the full response of hearing instruments. synchronized between right and left hearing instruments. Set the Adaptation Manager triState noise Management uses VoiceFinder to detect if 1.
- Page 28 Feedback Manager: The greater the hearing loss, the higher the risk of feedback. All Oticon Acto instruments have Dynamic Feedback Cancel- Therefore, Genie sets the Feedback Manager at a suitable level lation that contributes to the instruments’ superb sound to prevent feedback when you enter the Fitting step.
- Page 29 The Amplification tab shows the actual aided response noise Management shows how much noise is reduced by Oticon Acto evaluates the listening environments in several (output) vs. the unaided input, as well as both (input and gain). the Noise Management system in each fitting channel and dimensions.
- Page 30 Loud) and content (Speech, Speech in Noise and Noise) and automatically adapt to the preferred setting. Oticon Acto does not log information while connected to Genie. configuration: Under configuration you can disable Life Learning and Memory by deselecting the checkboxes.
- Page 31 Ambient noise level is measured by the instrument With Oticon Acto instruments, Genie supports in-situ audio- microphones. In case of too much noise, the red noise level metry for making precise fittings using the client’s own Moulds indicator will light up.
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Page 32: End Fitting
The Save and Exit screen contains information about the match the purpose of the measurement. Oticon Acto instruments. It also gives you the possibility to link one or two Streamers to the instruments. In order to compare your measurement to target and simulated curves in Genie, make sure that the Genie curves are based on To link a Streamer to the instruments, click “Read serial... - Page 33 In the User instruction task you can print the button configu- ration and include it into the Instructions For Use to provide the information for your client. OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE...
- Page 34 Instructions For Use before handing it out to the client. in the Instructions For Use Discuss with your client which operation should be included Discuss with your client which operation should be included in the instruments. in the instruments. OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE...
- Page 35 The ‘sound quality’ trimmer is used to correct the emphasis of the audio response by adjusting the tonal balance. The response can be made brighter (more HF) or fuller (more LF) according to client preferences. OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE...
- Page 36 TV should be equal (0 dB) in order to easily hear General Perception conversations when watching TV. M rel. to Phone: Normally, the level for the hearing instrument microphone should be lower (softer) than the phone in order to focus on the phone conversation. OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE...
- Page 37 On the DAi/fM tab you can choose to boost the DAI/FM signal in situations where both DAI/FM and the microphones on the instruments are active. OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE...
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Page 38: Connectline Concept
ConnectLine Concept User Instructions This tool indicates how the buttons are configured on the Oticon Acto instruments. Use this tool to instruct the client in the operations possible on each instrument. It is possible to print the information. OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE... - Page 39 • Sound and music from TV, radio, music players, computers and other devices • Operate the volume control and program change on the Oticon Acto instruments Streamer wirelessly transmits sound from phones, TV etc. to both hearing instruments thereby improving the overall sound quality and speech understanding.
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Page 40: Pairing Guide/Daily Use
If the neck strap breaks it microphones are default active. To mute the microphones e.g must be replaced. to pay full attention to a phone conversation press and hold the Volume button for 2 seconds (up or down). OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE... -
Page 41: Streamer And Mobile Phones
‘Streamer x.y’ will appear in the display. to prolong battery lifetime. return to the previous program. 5. Go to ‘Streamer x.y’ in the mobile phone display and press select. OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE... -
Page 42: Streamer And The Tv Adapter
— The orange STATUS indicator on the TV Adapter shows — Streamer disconnects from TV Adapter. Music Connection e.g. MP3 a solid light. — All orange lights turn off and the hearing instruments return to the standard program (P1). Power OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE... -
Page 43: Streamer And The Phone Adapter
Press Streamer’s Phone button shortly. Streamer answers light for 5 seconds and then shows slow fading light. the call and the green rim light will switch to constant light. Pairing is done only once and will normally not have to be repeated. OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE... -
Page 44: Audio Streaming
Starting wireless audio streaming the audio transmission, the hearing instruments will return to Audio streaming can always be started from Streamer with the General program (P1). a long push on the Audio button. If no TV Adapter has been OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE... - Page 45 Do not shorten or modify the neck strap in any way, for example, do not tie a knot in it to shorten it. Note: The green light disappears when Streamer is disconnected from the charger. OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE...
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Page 46: Streamer Firmware Upgrade Tool
• No existing pairings will be lost. Selecting “Streamer Firmware upgrade” in the tools menu gives access to upgrade a Streamer to the latest available version, without losing existing pairings. OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE... -
Page 47: Service And Maintenance
If there is no sound in the instrument or the sound output is reduced, it may be caused by a clogged Damper and it must be replaced. Replace the Damper as shown. Notice: The Damper is not used with BTE Power instruments. OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE... - Page 48 Replace the wax filter in case it is — Medium Receivers clogged or if there is no sound in the instrument. Replace the wax filter in case it is clogged or if there is no sound in the instrument. OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE...
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Page 49: Minirite Top Shell Exchange
Necessary tools 1. Push locking pin 2. Remove locking pin Push pin out with multi tool. Remove the locking pin with tweezers. Tweezers Multi tool New top shell (pre-assembled with push button) Oticon Acto miniRITE OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE... - Page 50 Mount the new top shell. It’s important to mount the top Insert the locking pin with tweezers. Finally push the pin in position, use the back end shell in the bottom end first and then rotate the top shell of tweezers. in place. OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE...
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Page 51: Changing Battery Door On Minirite
Changing battery door on miniRITE The battery door can be exchanged if damaged or if Battery door On: a tamper-resistant door should be installed. Battery door Off: OticOn ActO FITTING GUIDE... -
Page 52: Faq's
A package of Domes is enclosed 5. How frequently should the Receiver unit be changed? Receiver type when the Acto RITE instrument is selected. with the device. Advise your clients how they can obtain The Receiver unit is designed to function for a long time The old Receivers will be phased out and should in replacement domes. - Page 53 People First People First is our promise to empower people to communicate freely, interact naturally and participate actively www.oticon.com...