A&M XTM S P4 User manual

XTM S P4/P6, XTM M P6,
XTM P P6
User Guide

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Content
Welcome 4
Your hearing in󰄋ruments 5
In󰘵rument type 5
Getting to know your hearing in󰘵ruments 5
Components and names 6
Controls 10
Settings 12
Batteries 13
Battery size and handling tips 13
Replacing batteries 14
Daily use 15
Turning on and o󰘯 15
Inserting and removing the hearing in󰘵ruments 16
Adju󰘵ing the volume 18
Changing the hearing program 19
Locking the controls (optional) 19
Special li󰄋ening situations 20
On the phone 20
Audio induction loops 21
Audio input (FM sy󰘵em) 22

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Maintenance and care 24
Hearing in󰘵ruments 24
Ear pieces and tubes 25
Professional maintenance 27
Further information 28
Safety information 28
Symbols used in this document 28
Troubleshooting 28
Country-speci󰘰c information 30
Service and warranty 31

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Welcome
Thank you for choosing our hearing in󰘵ruments to
accompany you through everyday life. Like anything new,
it may take you a little time to become familiar with them.
This guide, along with support from your Hearing Care
Professional, will help you under󰘵and the advantages
and greater quality of life your hearing in󰘵ruments o󰘯er.
To receive the mo󰘵 bene󰘰t from your hearing
in󰘵ruments, it is recommended that you wear them every
day, all day. This will help you get adju󰘵ed to them.
CAUTION
It is important to read this user guide and the safety
manual thoroughly and completely. Follow the
safety information to avoid damage or injury.

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Your hearing in󰄋ruments
This user guide describes optional features that
your hearing in󰘵ruments may or may not have.
Ask your Hearing Care Professional to indicate the
features that are valid for your hearing in󰘵ruments.
In󰄋rument type
Your hearing in󰘵ruments are BTE (Behind-The-Ear)
models. A tube delivers the sound from the hearing
in󰘵rument into the ear. The in󰘵ruments are not intended
for children under the age of 3 years or persons with a
developmental age of under 3 years.
Getting to know your hearing in󰄋ruments
It is recommended to familiarize yourself with your new
hearing in󰘵ruments. With the in󰘵ruments in your hand
try using the controls and note their location on the
in󰘵rument. This will make it easier for you to feel and
press the controls while wearing the hearing in󰘵ruments.

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Components and names
This user guide describes several types of hearing
in󰘵ruments. Use the following pictures to identify
the type of hearing in󰘵rument that you use.
Your hearing in󰘵ruments are either attached to an
earhook and a cu󰘵om-made ear piece or to a 󰘵andard
tube (ThinTube) and a 󰘵andard ear piece (Open Tip).
XTM S
ᆿ
ᆿ
ᇀ
ᇀ
➊
Ear piece (Open Tip)
➋
Retention 󰘵rand
(optional)
➌
Tube (ThinTube)
➍
Adapter for ThinTube
➎
Earhook
➏
Microphone openings
➐
Push button (control)
➑
Battery compartment
(on/o󰘯 switch)

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XTM M
ᆿ
ᆿ
ᆿ
➊
Ear piece (Open Tip)
➋
Retention 󰘵rand
(optional)
➌
Tube (ThinTube)
➍
Adapter for ThinTube
➎
Earhook
➏
Microphone openings
➐
Rocker switch (control)
➑
Battery compartment
(on/o󰘯 switch)

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XTM P
ᆼ
ᆿ
ᆿ
ᆿ
ᆿ
ᆿ
ᆿ
➊
Ear piece (Open Tip)
➋
Retention 󰘵rand
(optional)
➌
Tube (ThinTube)
➍
Adapter for ThinTube
➎
Earhook
➏
Microphone openings
➐
Push button (control)
➑
Rocker switch (control)
➒
Battery compartment
(on/o󰘯 switch)

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You can use 󰘵andard ear pieces together with a
󰘵andard tube or cu󰘵om-made ear pieces together
with an earhook and tube.
You can easily exchange the 󰘵andard ear pieces
and clean the 󰘵andard tube. Read more in section
"Maintenance and care".
Standard ear pieces / tubes Size
Open Tip open or closed
Open Tip semi-open
Open Tip double
ThinTube
Cu󰄋om-made ear pieces
Examples:

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Controls
With the controls you can, for example, adju󰘵 the volume
or switch hearing programs. Your hearing in󰘵ruments
have a push button or a rocker switch or both.
Your Hearing Care Professional has programmed your
desired functions to the controls.
Control Left Right
Push button
Rocker switch

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Rocker switch function L R
Press briefly:
Program up/down
Volume up/down
Sound mixer (audio input)
Press long:
Standby/turn on
Program up/down
Press very long:
Standby/turn on
L = Left, R = Right
Push button function L R
Press briefly:
Program change
Sound mixer (audio input)
Press long:
Standby/turn on
L = Left, R = Right

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Push button and rocker switch function L R
Lock/Unlock the controls
Read more in section
"Locking the controls".
L = Left, R = Right
Settings
Hearing programs
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Read more in section "Changing the hearing program".
Features
Power-on delay enables whi󰘵le-free insertion of
hearing in󰘵ruments.
Read more in section "Turning on and o󰘯".
A telecoil is built into the in󰘵rument, so it can
connect with audio induction loops.
Read more in section "Audio induction loops".

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Batteries
When the battery is low the sound becomes weaker
or you will hear an alert signal. The battery type will
determine how long you have to replace the battery.
Battery size and handling tips
Ask your Hearing Care Professional for recommended
batteries.
Battery size: 312 13
- Always use the correct battery size for your hearing
in󰘵ruments.
- Remove the batteries if you intend not to use the
hearing in󰘵ruments for several days.
- Always carry spare batteries.
- Remove empty batteries immediately and follow your
local recycling rules for battery disposal.
- For certain hearing in󰘵rument types, a special battery
compartment is available that cannot be opened
unintentionally.
Ask your Hearing Care Professional for the
tamperproof battery compartment.

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Replacing batteries
Removing the battery:
> Open the battery compartment.
> Use the magnet 󰘵ick to pull out the
battery. The magnet 󰘵ick is available
as an accessory.
Inserting the battery:
> If the battery has a protective 󰘰lm, remove it
only when you are ready to use the battery.
> Insert the battery with the "+" symbol
facing up (refer to the picture).
> Carefully close the battery compartment. If you feel
resi󰘵ance, the battery is not inserted correctly.
Do not attempt to close the battery compartment by
force. It can be damaged.

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Daily use
Turning on and o󰓐
You have the following options to turn your hearing
in󰘵ruments on or o󰘯.
Via battery compartment:
> Turning on: Close the battery compartment.
The default volume and hearing program are set.
> Turning o󰘯: Open the battery compartment to the 󰘰r󰘵
catch.
Via push button or rocker switch:
> Turning on or o󰘯: Press and hold the push button or
the rocker switch for several seconds. Refer to section
"Controls" for the settings of your controls.
After turning on, the previously used volume and
hearing program remain set.
When wearing the hearing in󰘵ruments, an alert tone can
indicate when an in󰘵rument is being turned on or o󰘯.
When the power-on delay is activated, the hearing
in󰘵ruments turn on after a delay of several seconds.
During this time you can insert the hearing in󰘵ruments
into your ears without experiencing unpleasant feedback
whi󰘵ling.
The "power-on delay" can be activated by your Hearing
Care Professional.

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Inserting and removing the hearing in󰄋ruments
Your hearing in󰘵ruments have been 󰘰ne-tuned for your
right and left ear. Colored markers indicate the
side:
- red marker = right ear
- blue marker = left ear
Inserting a hearing in󰘵rument:
> Hold the tube close to the ear piece.
> Carefully push the ear piece
into the ear canal ➊.
> Twi󰘵 it slightly until it
sits well.
Open and close your mouth
to avoid accumulation of air
in the ear canal.
> Lift the hearing in󰘵rument
and slide it over the top of
your ear ➋.
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CAUTION
Risk of injury!
> Insert the ear piece carefully and not too deeply
into the ear.

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- It may be helpful to insert the right hearing
in󰘵rument with the right hand and the left
hearing in󰘵rument with the left hand.
- If you have problems inserting the ear piece,
use the other hand to gently pull your earlobe
downwards. This opens the ear canal and eases
insertion of the ear piece.
The optional retention 󰘵rand helps to securely retain the
ear piece in your ear. To position the retention 󰘵rand:
> Bend the retention 󰘵rand and
position it carefully into the
bottom of the bowl of your ear
(refer to the picture).

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Removing a hearing in󰘵rument:
> Lift the hearing in󰘵rument
and slide it over the top of
your ear ➊.
> Hold the tube close to
the ear piece and pull the
ear piece out carefully ➋.
CAUTION
Risk of injury!
> In very rare cases the ear piece could remain in
your ear when removing the hearing in󰘵rument.
If this happens, have the ear piece removed by
a medical professional.
Clean and dry your hearing in󰘵ruments after usage.
Read more in section "Maintenance and care".
Adju󰄋ing the volume
Your hearing in󰘵ruments automatically adju󰘵 the volume
to the li󰘵ening situation.
> If you prefer manual volume adju󰘵ment, press the
rocker switch briefly.
Refer to section "Controls" for the setting of the
rocker switch.
An optional signal tone can indicate the volume change.
Once the maximum or minimum volume has been
reached, you may hear an optional signal tone.

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Changing the hearing program
Depending on the li󰘵ening situation, your hearing
in󰘵ruments automatically adju󰘵 their sound.
Your hearing in󰘵ruments may also have several hearing
programs which allow you to change the sound, if
needed. An optional signal tone can indicate the program
change.
> To change the hearing program, press the push button
or the rocker switch.
Refer to section "Controls" for the setting of your
controls. Refer to section "Settings" for a li󰘵 of your
hearing programs.
Locking the controls (optional)
To prevent any accidental operation you can lock the
controls. When the controls are locked, both push button
and rocker switch are disabled.
> To lock the controls, press the top of the rocker switch
and hold it. Simultaneously press the push button on
the same hearing in󰘵rument for 3 seconds.
> To unlock the controls, press the bottom of the
rocker switch and hold it. Simultaneously press the
push button on the same hearing in󰘵rument for
3 seconds.
Whether this function is con󰘰gured for your hearing
in󰘵ruments is li󰘵ed in section "Controls".

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Special li󰄋ening situations
On the phone
When you are on the phone, hold
the telephone receiver slightly above
your ear. The hearing in󰘵rument and
telephone receiver have to be aligned.
Turn the receiver slightly so that the
ear is not completely covered.
Telephone program
You may prefer a certain volume when using the phone.
Ask your Hearing Care Professional to con󰘰gure a
telephone program.
> Switch to the telephone program whenever you are on
the phone.
If a telephone program is con󰘰gured for your hearing
in󰘵ruments, it is li󰘵ed in section "Settings".