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Widex FL-19 User Instructions

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  • Page 1 User’s instructions The Flash Series FL-19 Behind-the-ear...
  • Page 2 We furthermore reserve the right to make any changes considered necessary. Hearing aids and their accessories should not be disposed of with normal household waste. Please consult your national Widex distributor for advice on how to dispose of your hearing aid.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

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  • Page 4: Your New Flash Hearing Aid

    Your new Flash hearing aid Thank you for choosing a Widex hearing aid. Flash is a hearing aid that allows you to be part of the process of tailoring the sound to your individual hearing loss and lifestyle requirements. We recommend that you read the entire booklet to get full satisfaction from your new Flash hearing aid.

  • Page 5: Flash (Fl-19)

    Flash (FL-19) 1. Microphone openings, where the sound enters the hearing aid. 2. Volume control is available in some Flash models. It makes it possible to fine tune the automatically adjusted loudness. 3. Program button, which allows you to choose between different listening programs.

  • Page 6: The Battery

    The battery Battery type The recommended battery type for your Flash hearing aid is: Zinc Air battery type 13 To obtain replacement batteries, please consult your hearing care professional. Please note the expiry date and the recommendations regarding disposal of used batteries on the battery pack.

  • Page 7: Inserting The Battery

    Inserting the battery Before inserting a new battery in your hearing aid, remember to remove the adhesive tab. Do not use batteries on which there is a sticky residue from the tab or other unwanted substance.
  • Page 8 Push the nail grip downwards to swing open the battery drawer. The nail grip is located on the opposite side of the on/off switch at the bot- tom of the hearing aid. The plus (+) sign of the battery must face upwards. If the battery drawer does not close easily, the battery is incorrectly inserted.

  • Page 9: Changing The Battery

    Changing the battery If you hear four rapid beep-tones while wearing your hearing aid, it is an indication that the battery is nearly exhausted. Once the battery is totally exhausted, the hearing aid will be completely silent. Exactly how long the hearing aid will function after the beep-tones var- ies from one case to another.
  • Page 10 The hearing aid can be provided with a battery drawer lock, if re- quired. This is a particularly good idea if the hearing aid is worn by a child. A special tool for opening the lock will be included when order- ing the lock (see the drawing).

  • Page 11: Turning The Hearing Aid On And Off

    Turning the hearing aid on and off The battery drawer is placed at the bottom of the hearing aid. The battery drawer also func- tions as the on/off switch. The hearing aid is turned on when the switch is pushed up- wards, and off when the switch is pushed downwards.

  • Page 12: Right/Left Identification

    Right/left identification If you wear hearing aids on both ears, your hearing care professional can put coloured marks on your hearing aids so you can easily see which is for the right ear and which is for the left ear (red mark = right and blue mark = left).

  • Page 13: Placing Flash In/On The Ear

    Placing Flash in/on the ear Insert a battery in your hearing aid. First insert the ear- mould in the ear canal while holding the lower part of the tubing. It may also help to pull the outer ear back- wards and upwards with the opposite hand. Once the earmould has been inserted, you place the hearing aid behind the ear, so that the hook rests com- fortably on the ear, close to your head.

  • Page 14: Possible Settings When Turning On Your Hearing Aid

    Possible settings when turning on your hearing aid Your hearing aid can be set to start up in two different ways: In the standard start-up setting your hearing aid may whistle slightly while you insert the earmould in the ear. An alternative is a setting where the hearing aid actively suppresses whistling while the earmould is being inserted in the ear.

  • Page 15: Removing Flash

    Removing Flash Turn off your hearing aid before removing it. First re- move the hearing aid from its position behind the ear. Carefully pull the earmould out of the ear canal, while holding the lower part of the tubing. If it is difficult, it may help to try to move the earmould carefully from side to side while pulling it out.

  • Page 16: Automatic Adjustment Of Loudness

    Automatic adjustment of loudness Flash adjusts loudness automatically in accordance with your sound environment. Several thousand times per second, Flash analyses the surroundings and tailors its sound accordingly. With Flash you do not have to think about adjusting the volume – it happens quite automatically.

  • Page 17: Fine Tuning Loudness

    Fine tuning loudness Your hearing aid may be provid- ed with a volume control, shaped like a small lever. Push the lever upwards to raise the automatically set volume. Push the lever downwards to lower the volume. Use short touches for minor corrections of the vol- ume.

  • Page 18: Listening Programs

    Listening programs Your Flash hearing aid may be provided with up to four listening programs optimised for different listening sit- uations. Your hearing care professional can help you select the programs that are of use to you. If your needs change over time, the combination of listening pro- grams can be changed.
  • Page 19 Music: This listening program is ideal for listening to music. TV: This listening program is ideal for listening to the M+T: In this listening program you listen via the hear- ing aid microphone (M) and the telecoil (T). This listen- ing program allows you to listen to a specific sound source and still hear surrounding sounds.
  • Page 20 Listening program form Program Chosen Application: programs:...

  • Page 21: Switching Between The Listening Programs

    Switching between the listening programs You can switch between the programs by using the pro- gram button on the back of the hearing aid. If you do not want to use the program but- ton, you can consult your hearing care professional to have it disabled.
  • Page 22 The number of different beeps depends on how many programs you - together with your hearing care profes- sional - have chosen to have in your hearing aid. The se- lected listening programs are numbered 1-4. If you – in consultation with your hearing care profes- sional –...

  • Page 23: Keeping Flash Clean

    Keeping Flash clean Cleaning accessories The following accessories are available for your hearing aid: 1. Battery magnet to facilitate insertion of the battery into the battery drawer. 2. Wax removing tool for cleaning the relief vent opening and the earmould sound bore. 3.

  • Page 24: The Hearing Aid

    The hearing aid Never wash your hearing aid with water, cleaning solu- tions or other liquids. In- stead, clean your hearing aid with a dry soft cloth after use. When the hearing aid is not in use, it is a good idea to leave the battery drawer open, so as to ventilate the hearing aid and allow it to dry.

  • Page 25: The Earmould

    The earmould Make sure that your ear- mould is clean and free of earwax and moisture. If it is plugged, clear the open- ings with a wax removing tool (see illustration). Disconnect the earmould from the tubing at least once a week and wash the earmould in luke- warm water.
  • Page 26 If there is still moisture in the earmould the next time you want to use the hearing aid, use a small blower or the like to blow it dry. Never use alcohol or other cleaning solutions to clean your earmould. If your earmould tubing becomes slack, stiff, yellow or cracked, replace the tubing.

  • Page 27: Caring For Your Hearing Aid

    • When not in use, do not expose your hearing aid to extreme temperatures or high humidity. • In environments with high humidity, a Widex dry- ing kit may be used daily to reduce the amount of moisture inside the hearing aid. See the instruc-...
  • Page 28 Radiation from, for example, room surveillance equipment, burglar alarms and cellular telephones is weaker and will not damage your hearing aid. • Widex hearing aids are not certified for use in mines or other areas with explosive gases.

  • Page 29: Good Advice

    Good advice • The use of hearing aids increases the risk of accu- mulation of earwax. Contact your physician/ENT doctor if you suspect that a plug of earwax has ac- cumulated in your ear. Earwax may not only reduce your own hearing but also the effect of the hearing aid considerably.
  • Page 30 • The hearing aid is made of modern non-allergenic materials. Still, in rare cases skin irritation can occur. If you notice skin irritation in or around your ear or ear canal, contact your hearing care professional. • Please be aware that the use of any type of hearing aid/earmould may involve a slightly increased risk of infection in the ear canal.

  • Page 31: Accessories

    Accessories Audio input Your Flash hearing aid can be furnished with an audio shoe. This allows direct connection to different kinds of accessories (FM and CROS/Bi-CROS systems), as well as external audio equipment (radio, TV, etc.). In this way the sound from, for example, a radio or a speaker pro- vided with an FM microphone can be sent directly into your hearing aid.
  • Page 32 With an audio shoe connected to the hearing aid, one or more of your standard listening programs are re- placed by dedicated audio programs. In the form on the next page, your hearing care profes- sional can make a note of the audio programs you have access to and where they are located.
  • Page 33 Program Program order with audio shoe...
  • Page 34 Important: If your hearing aid is connected to equip- ment which is connected to the electrical mains, this equipment must meet the safety requirements stated in the international standard IEC 60065. Do not connect the hearing aid to sockets that are la- belled with one or more of the following symbols: For more information on the use of audio input consult your hearing care professional.

  • Page 35: Fm Systems

    Flash. The FM system makes it easier to understand speech in difficult listening situ- ations. The FM system from Widex is called SCOLA. The FM system consists of a small radio transmitter with a microphone placed near the speaker and a small radio receiver clicked onto Flash via an FM shoe.

  • Page 36: In Case Of Malfunction

    In case of malfunction Before contacting your hearing care professional, please follow the advice below: If the hearing aid is dead, it could be because: • The instrument is not turned on. Make sure the bat- tery drawer, which functions as the on/off switch, is pushed all the way upwards and that the word “OFF”...
  • Page 37 • Your hearing may have changed. Contact your hear- ing care professional. If the hearing aid whistles continuously, it could be because: • Your ear is blocked by earwax. Contact your ENT doctor/physician. • The tubing is broken. Replace the tubing. •...
  • Page 38 Listening program form Program Chosen Application: programs:...
  • Page 39 Listening program form Program Chosen Application: programs:...
  • Page 40 ¡9 514 0092 001¨¤ ¡#01v¤ Printed by HTO / 2007-01 9 514 0092 001 #01...

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