6. Sound outlet, through which the amplified sound from the hearing aid reaches your ear. 7. Widex wax guard We hope you will be pleased with your new Widex 8. Relief vent for ventilation of the ear canal. (Not in hearing aid.
Inserting the battery Low battery indication Before inserting a new battery in In the standard setting, the hearing aid will produce a the hearing aid, remember to re- spoken message when the battery is nearly exhausted move the adhesive tab on the bat- (see page 6).
Turning the hearing aid on and off Placing the hearing aid The battery compartment cover of your hearing aid Close the battery compartment cover completely. also functions as the on/off switch. 1. Hold your hearing aid with your thumb and forefin- 1.
Removing the hearing aid Possible start-up settings Hold the hearing aid with your The hearing aid can be set to start up in two different thumb and forefinger and pull ways. In the standard start-up setting the hearing aid gently. minimises whistling while it is being placed in the ear.
Fine tuning volume Each time you operate the volume control, you will hear a beep-tone – unless you have chosen to have the tone indication deactivated (see page 6). When you Your hearing aid may be provided with a volume con- raise the volume, you will hear a higher beep-tone for trol, shaped like a small lever.
Listening programs T: In this program you listen via the telecoil (T) and not via the hearing aid microphone (M). The telecoil is used where a loop system is installed. If you activate the tel- Depending on how your hearing care professional has ecoil program, you listen to a specific sound source and programmed your hearing aid, you can have up to six shut out surrounding sounds.
Switching between the Up to two listening programs with one Zen style each listening programs can be programmed for Zen. Furthermore, a special Zen program can be made available. This is called Zen+ You can switch between the lis- and can contain up to three Zen styles. tening programs by using the program button on the battery compartment cover.
Cleaning If you have chosen the tone indication setting, the vari- ous sounds tell you which program you have chosen: The following accessories are available for cleaning the • Program 1: One brief beep hearing aid. • Program 2: Two brief beeps •...
The hearing aid We recommend that every time you take the hearing aid out of your ear, you inspect the sound outlet and Your hearing aid is an in-the-ear instrument, which the relief vent openings to ensure that no wax or dirt means it is worn in your ear canal.
The sound outlet The relief vent It is important that the sound outlet is not blocked by If earwax has accumulated in and/or around the relief earwax. If it is blocked, do as follows: vent opening, it should be removed: Remove any visible earwax Clean any earwax from the from around the sound out-...
Insert the removal hook into the used wax guard The wax guard helps protect the hearing aid against placed in the sound outlet. Pull the wax guard straight earwax. Always use Widex wax guards with your hear- out. ing aid. Otherwise the warranty for your hearing aid 1.
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1. Turn the holder around so that the new wax guard 4. After inserting the new wax guard, discard the is in position to be inserted. holder with the used wax guard attached to the 2. Insert the holder into the opening of the sound removal hook.
Good advice • 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 • The use of hearing aids increases the risk of accumu- canal, contact your hearing care professional.
In case of malfunction If the hearing aid volume is not powerful enough, it could be because: The following pages include some quick advice in case • The sound outlet is blocked. Clean the area around the you experience problems. Before contacting your hear- sound outlet of the hearing aid with the provided ing care professional, please follow the advice below: small brush or cloth (see page 24).
If the hearing aid is uncomfortable to wear, it could be Your hearing aid because: (To be filled out by the hearing care professional) • The hearing aid is not correctly placed in your ear canal. Consult your hearing care professional on how to Date: ____________________ place the hearing aid correctly in your ear canal.
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