Siemens 32 Hearing Aid User Manual
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1. Nitro BTE User Guide SIEMENS Introduction 1 Dear customer Congratulations You have selected a hearing instrument from Siemens This hearing instrument was individually designed for your hearing impairment and is fitted specially to your personal hearing profile These instructions together with guidance from your Hearing Care Professional will help you understand how your new hearing instrument works If you have any further questions please contact your Hearing Care Professional n oO c e U 2 Gel Rl El do El Ei BE HNB HAEE 3 Your Nitro hearing instrument Nitro SP battery type 675 Earhook 2 Battery compartment Microphone openings 4 Audio input Volume control with onloff function Program button with on off function D LED Cover for program ming socket Typeplates red right hearing instrument blue left hearing instrument Intended use 4 Hearing instruments are intended to improve the hearing of hearing impaired persons Diagnosis and prescription of a hearing instrument must be performed by hearing health specialists e g ENT doctors audiologists or acou sticians Read and follow the instructions of this user guide to avoid injuries or damage to the hearing instruments Symbols Be aware of information marked with the warning sym bol WARNING CAUTION or NOTICE2. A WARNING points out a situation that could lead to serious injuries CAUTION indicates a situation that could lead to minor and moderate injuries NOTICE indicates possible propert NOTICE a damage il Advice and tips on how to handle your hearing instruments better Instruction Indicates that something has gt to be done General notes on safety NOTICE Your hearing instruments are sensitive to extreme heat high humidity strong magnetic fields gt 0 1T X rays and mechanical stress Do not expose your hearing instruments to extreme temperature or high humidity Do not leave them in direct sunlight Do not wear your hearing instruments in the shower or when you apply make up perfume aftershave hair spray or suntan lotion Do not wear your hearing instruments when you are exposed to short waves a strong magnetic field a high frequency field or X rays Do not place your hearing instruments in a microwave oven IN WARNING Choking hazard posed by small parts Keep hearing instruments batteries and accessories out of children s reach If swallowed consult a physician or hospital immedi ately If small children or mentally disabled persons need to wear hearing instruments ensure adequate supervision General notes on safety 5 il In some countries restrictions for the usage of wireless eguipment exist Refer to local authorities for further information NOTICE for batteries
3. Leaking batteries damage the hearing instruments Remove batteries when the hearing instruments are not in use for a prolonged period of time Turn your hearing instruments off when not in use to preserve the battery ZN WARNING Risk in explosive environments e g mining areas Don t use your hearing instruments and remote con trol in areas where there is a danger of explosions 10 Handling batteries Use standard batteries in your hearing in struments Always use the right size batteries original size il Remove the tab on your Y O batteries only when you are ready to use them gt The positive side of the batteries is always the smooth side Always keep spare batteries with you Low battery indicator Your Hearing Care Professional can activate an acoustic signal to inform you when the battery is nearly empty If you hear an acoustic signal or experience low amplifica tion power replace the battery Handling batteries Inserting the battery Open the battery compartment completely using your fingernail as shown in the illustration kur es Insert the proper size battery so that the symbol on the battery aligns with the marked on the battery compartment Close the battery compartment by gently pressing the bottom of the door upward with your finger tip Do not force the door shut If it does E not close easily check to see if the bat a TALL
4. how to position the magnet Use only the Siemens magnet Ask your Hearing Care Professional for this accessory Manual telephone program Select the telephone program manually by using the program button The telephone program can be set to microphone mode or telecoil mode Your Hearing Care Professional will program your hearing instrument to fit your individual require ments Telephoning ZA CAUTION Magnets may interfere with the operation of life suppor ting systems e g pacemakers magnetic valves Use a magnet only if not in doubt about the safe di stance The safe distance between pacemaker and magnet should be at least 10 cm 4 inches UN CAUTION Choking hazard posed by magnets Keep magnets out of the reach of children If swal lowed consult a physician or a hospital NOTICE Magnets pose risks to electronics and magnetic storage mediums when placed in close proximity Do not to set magnets near computers color monitors television sets floppy discs video audio tapes and other electronic equipment When operating the hearing instrument in T coil mode the wireless function may cause a pulsing noi se In this case use the remote control with a distance greater than 10 cm 4 inches lio e2e wireless 2 0 Your hearing instruments are equipped with e2e ear to ear wireless 2 0 technology Advantages of the wireless functionality Automatically adjusts both hearing instruments simulta neousl
5. input only to device conform to IEC 60065 IEC Norm for audio video and other elec tronic devices Audio input Attaching the audio shoe p Open the battery compartment D Open the audio shoe cover O Close the battery compartment Align the contacts of the audio shoe with the contacts of the hearing in strument gt Slide the audio shoe over the hearing instrument until it snaps into the end position Your Hearing Care Professional can program your hearing systems so that they switch automatically to the audio shoe program if an audio shoe has been attached Removing the audio shoe Slide the audio shoe in the opposite di rection to that for attachment and take it off Close the audio shoe cover 5 0 Telephoning AutoPhone function With the AutoPhone function your hearing instrument will automatically switch to the telephone program when you hold a telephone handset near your hearing instru ment It will return to the previously used hearing program after you have finished speaking and have moved the handset away from the hearing instrument AutoPhone magnet accessory Not all telephones produce a magnetic field strong en ough to activate the AutoPhone function In this case use the AutoPhone magnet which is available as accessory and attach it to the telephone receiver to activate the AutoPhone function o gt See the AutoPhone magnet user guide for instruc tions on
6. off or the battery must be replaced Sd il To check if sufficient battery power is available use a battery tester or place the switched on hearing instruments in your closed hand and listen if it re sponds with feedback whistling Check the instrument sound regularly with a stetho clip particularly if your child is not able to express verbally if something is wrong with the hearing instruments 16 Changing the hearing program Via push button Your hearing instruments offerup to 5 hear ing programs for specific listening environ oJ ments Each time you press the program button your hearing instruments switch to the next program confirming each change with an acoustic signal ae Example Turn your hearing instruments on It is automatically in program 1 You want to change to program 2 Press the program button once You hear the acoustic signal for program 2 You are now in program 2 o Press the program button shortly to change the program Pressing the program button too long will switch off the hearing instruments Via remote control Refer to the remote control user guide Your Hearing Care Professional can write down the per sonal program configuration of your hearing instrument on page 32 Your Hearing Care Professional can activate or deactivate the acoustic signals in your hearing instruments Changing the volume 10 The volume of your hearing instruments is
7. solution Sound is weak Replace recharge empty battery Clean earmold Increase volume Instrument Try reinserting the earmold until it fits emits whistling securely sound Lower volume Sound is Lower volume distorted Replace recharge empty battery Clean earmold Instrument Gently close battery compartment emits signal completely tones Replace recharge empty battery 27 28 Troubleshooting tips Problem Possible solution Instrument does not work Check if the hearing instrument is tur ned on Gently close battery compartment completely Replace recharge empty battery Make sure battery is inserted correctly Wait 18 seconds and check again If you still encounter problems after trying these sugge stions consult your Hearing Care Professional Technical information Operating frequencies F 3 28 MHz This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Sie mens Audiologische Technik GmbH could void the users authority to operate the equipment Siemens Nitro 700 SP Nitro 300 SP FCC ID SGI WLOO2BTE IC 267AB WLOO2 N14203 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and with RSS 310 of Industry Canada Operation is subject to the following conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interfere
8. controlled au tomatically and there is no need to manually adjust it Via volume control Should you prefer manual vol gt ume control your Hearing Care A louder Professional can program the hearing instrument for manual ch ia adjustment gt Rotate the volume control with your index finger to select the desired listening volume Perle softer For easier handling your Hearing Care Professional may have activated the volume control only on one side With e2e wireless the second hearing instrument is automati cally adjusted Via remote control Refer to the remote control user guide o J When using a remote control the volume control is deactivated Audio input Your hearing instrument is eguipped with an audio input Together with an audio shoe it enables the connection between the hearing instrument and e g an FM system tape recorder television or an infrared device This way the sound is coming directly from the sound source That can be useful for adults in difficult listening situations and for children in classrooms NOTICE Use only the M5 audio shoe labelled inside the audio shoe They are designed exclusively for the your hea ring instruments With the audio shoe M5 attached the battery compart ment switch is disabled and the hearing system can only be switched off via push button or remote control ZN WARNING Risk of injuries caused by electric shock Connect audio
9. ent does not have a push botton a has a typeplate that can not be detached by a child a has a battery compartment lock that can only be opened with a special tool All these precautions help to prevent the child from deta ching and swallowing small parts 24 Accessories 5 Remote control The wireless function of your hearing instruments allows you to use a remote control to change the program and volume of your hearing instruments For further information about the remote control contact your Hearing Care Professional or refer to the remote con trol user guide il In the event your hearing instruments can be controlled by another person s remote control re turn hearing instruments and remote control to your Hearing Care Professional 25 1 5 Accessories 26 Tek wireless enhancement Your hearing instruments together with the Tek Connect remote control will al low you to connect your hearing instru ments to the growing world of technol ogy Via a special Bluetooth connection itis possible to receive audio signals from your mobile your television or your mp3 player For detailed information and instructions refer to the Tek user guide or ask your Hearing Care Professional Troubleshooting tips 16 Your hearing instruments are extremely reliable devices Should a problem occur it can usually be corrected quickly Use these troubleshooting tips to resolve simple issues Problem Possible
10. ind it helpful to lightly SE push your ear from the back 13 14 Turning your hearing instrument on and off Via battery compartment Fully close the battery compartment to turn the hearing instrument on Press the battery compartment downward to the first stop to turn the hearing instru ment off Via push button Press the push button for about 2 seconds to turn the hearing instrument to stand by Press the push button for about 2 seconds to turn the hearing instrument back on Via volume control Rotate the volume control upwards to turn the hearing instrument on Rotate the volume control completely down to turn the hearing instrument OFF Via remote control Refer to the remote control user guide Power on delay Your hearing instrument is equipped with a power on delay feature which can be activated by your Hearing Care Professional This allows you to turn the hearing instru ment on with an automatic delay of 6 12 or 18 seconds so that you may insert the hearing instrument into your ear without experiencing unpleasant feedback whistling Turning your hearing instrument on and off Checking the hearing instrument s performance The LED shows whether the hearing instru ments work properly NME ge E The LED shines continuously 11 The hearing instruments are switched on 4 and sufficient battery power is available The LED is off The hearing instruments are switched
11. instrument according to national regulations www siemens com hearing With the CE marking Siemens confirms compliance C with the European Directive 93 42 EEC concerning medical devices For the products with e2e wireless 2 0 Siemens additi onally confirms compliance with the European Directive 99 5 EC R amp TTE concerning radio and telecommunica tions terminal equipment 19 Your hearing instrument configuration Hearing instrument 32 Model Serial number Battery yes no Power on delay yes no yes no Volume control yes no yes no Push button yes no Signal tones on off Low battery warning on off on off Volume control limit on off on off Volume control change on off SEE u Description of the hearing program program Model Serial number Notes 33 34 Notes Siemens AG 09 2009 SB Document No A91SAT 00944 99T 1 7600 Order ltem No 105 970 12 Printed in Germany
12. nce that may cause undesired operation Technical information This eguipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reason able protection against harmful interference in a residen tial installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harm ful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a par ticular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit differ ent from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Disposal information 18 Within the European Union the marked equip a ment is covered by Directive 2002 96 EC of A the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on waste electrical and elec ji tronical equipment Amended by Directive 2003 108 EC WEEE il Recycle your hearing
13. tery was inserted properly Ea er When the battery door is completely closed your hearing instrument is ready for use 11 Handling batteries Removing the battery Open the battery compartment com pletely Normally the battery drops out when the compartment is completely open If the battery does not come out lightly tap the instrument or push the battery out with a pencil as shown il Batteries contain harmful substances that pollute the environment Do not throw used batteries into household trash Return them to your Hearing Care Professional for environmentally correct disposal 12 Inserting and removing your hearing instrument 7 Inserting your hearing instrument Turn your hearing instrument off gt Hold the earmold between your thumb and index finger and insert it Pen E carefully into the ear canal y PS 4 You may find it helpful to pull your MAs ear slightly upward or to the back gt Place your hearing instrument behind your ear Turn your hearing instrument on il Ask your Hearing Care Professional to apply colored typeplates for side recognition If the typeplate of your hearing instrument is red the hearing instrument is intended for the right ear If the typeplate is blue the hearing instrument is for the left ear Removing your hearing instru ment Hold the earmold between your thumb and index finger and ca refully pull it out O And You may f
14. y to different listening situations Allows use of accessories e g a remote control Provides synchronization of the settings in the system If you change the volume or program on one hearing in strument the other hearing instrument is automatically adjusted Your Hearing Care Professional can activate or deactivate the wireless functionality of your hearing instruments il The performance of e2e wireless 2 0 may be affected by electromagnetic interference e g from a compu ter monitor or halogen lamp system controlled by a switching power supply Move away from the source of interference if you experience difficulty Maintenance and care 14 Your hearing instruments are highly sensitive systems Proper care and handling will ensure the best possible performance Clean instruments regularly to prevent damage to the hearing instruments and to avoid health problems NOTICE Do not put the hearing instruments in water Clean your hearing instruments with a soft dry tissue as necessary Place your hearing instruments in a dry aid kit with a special moisture attracting capsule overnight Ask your Hearing Care Professional for special care sets and further information on how to keep your hearing instruments in good condition 23 1 5 Accessories SafeFit Kit Your Hearing Care Professional can convert this hearing instrument to be child proof The child proof version of the hearing instrum
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