Beltone Celebrate XC User manual

XC
Beltone Celebrate
User guide
Receiver-In-Ear hearing aids, Rechargeable

XC
User guide
Receiver-In-Ear hearing aids, Rechargeable

Hearing aid information
Left hearing aid Right hearing aid
Serial number Serial number
Model number Model number
Battery type £Rechargeable
Dome/earmold
type
Closed dome
£Small
£Medium
£Large
Open dome
£Small
£Medium
£Large
Power dome
£Small
£Medium
£Large
£Tulip dome £RIEearmold
Program Beep Description
1 One beep
2 Two beeps
3 Three beeps
4 Four beeps
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Table of Contents
Introduction 5
Your hearing aid 6
Preparing your hearing aids for use 8
Placing your hearing aids in your ears 11
Removing your hearing aids from your ears 16
Using your hearing aids 18
Using a telephone 21
Advanced options 25
Wireless accessories 29
Cleaning and caring for your hearing aids 31
General warnings and precautions 41
Hearing aid expectations 43
Troubleshooting 44
Warnings to Hearing Aid Dispensers (US only) 48
Tinnitus Management 51
Regulatory information 61
Technical specifications 68
Additional information 72
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4

Introduction
Thank you for choosing our hearing aids. We recommend that you use your hearing aids every day. This way
you will fully benefit from them.
NOTE: Read this booklet carefully before you start using your hearing aids.
Intended use
Generic air-conduction hearing aids are wearable sound-amplifying devices intended to compensate for
impaired hearing. The fundamental operating principle of hearing aids is to receive, amplify, and transfer
sound to the eardrum of a hearing impaired person.
For devices including a Tinnitus Sound Generator module
The Tinnitus Sound Generator module is a tool to generate sounds to be used in a tinnitus management
program to temporarily relieve patients suffering from tinnitus.
For devices including a dome
The dome is intended to be connected to a receiver tube on the hearing aid. The dome is intended to ensure
that the sound outlet of the hearing aid is placed in the ear canal.
This accessory is intended to be used by the same age group as the hearing aid. The accessory is intended to
be used by lay persons.
Introduction 5

Your hearing aid
1. Receiver wire
2. Receiver
3. Dome (an open dome is shown)
4. Push button
5. LED (green light)
6. Microphone inlets
7. Left/right indicator
8. Serial number and model
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6Your hearing aid

Domes and earmolds
Tulip dome Closed dome Open dome Power dome Custom earmold
The closed, open and power domes are available in different sizes. Tulip domes are one size.
Domes are all light grey.
Only use domes supplied by the manufacturer.
Your hearing aid 7

Preparing your hearing aids for use
Charging the hearing aids
NOTE: We recommend that you fully charge your hearing aids before using them.
WARNING:Refer to the user guide for your hearing aid charger for a full instruction on how to use it.
Battery warnings
•Do not attempt to open the product or replace the battery; that will terminate the warranty.
•The battery is built-in and cannot be replaced. Use of other batteries may present a risk of fire, explosion, or
chemical burn. Dispose of rechargeable product according to local regulations. Please recycle when
possible. Do not dispose the rechargeable product as household waste or attempt to burn it as it may
explode.
•Batteries are harmful to the environment. Therefore, never try to burn them – dispose of your used batteries
according to your country’s regulations or return them to your hearing care professional.
8Preparing your hearing aids for use

NOTE:
•Do not attempt to charge your product with anything other than the AC adapter provided. The use of
any other types may damage or destroy the product and could be dangerous.
•For safety reasons, use only the charger supplied with your hearing aids
•Use of other chargers may invalidate any approval or warranty.
•To save battery power, turn off your hearing aids when they are not in use.
Low battery warning
When the batteries are low on power, your hearing aids reduce the volume, and play a melody every
15minutes, until they are empty and turn off.
Low battery warning when paired with wireless accessories (optional)
NOTE: The batteries drain faster when you use wireless functionalities like streaming from your
smartphone or from your TV via our TV streamer. As the battery power goes down, the wireless functions
stop working. A short melody every five minutes indicates that battery power is too low. The table below
shows how the hearing aid functions are affected as the power level declines.
Preparing your hearing aids for use 9

Battery level Signal Hearing aid Remote control Streaming
Fully charged P P P
Low
4 even tones
P P x
Depleted
3 even tones and
1 longer tone
Px x
You can check the battery status by placing the hearing aid in the hearing aid charger. (Premium charger only).
You can also check the battery status in the BeMore app.
10 Preparing your hearing aids for use

Placing your hearing aids in your ears
How to tell left from right
If you have two hearing aids, they may be programmed differently. One for your left ear, the other for your right.
Do not swap them. Please pay attention to this when cleaning, storing and inserting the hearing aids.
Left hearing aid Right hearing aid
You might want to ask your hearing care professional to mark your hearing aids with a colored Left and Right
indication: blue for left and red for right.
Placing your hearing aids in your ears 11

Inserting the receiver dome into your ear
If your hearing aids have domes, follow these instructions:
1. Hang the hearing aid over the
top of your ear.
2. Hold the receiver wire where it
bends and gently place/push
the receiver dome into your
ear canal.
3. Push the dome far enough into
your ear canal so that the wire
rests against your head. You
can check in a mirror.
NOTE: To avoid whistling, ensure that the wire and dome fit correctly into your ear. If you continue to
experience whistling, check the troubleshooting guide for other possible reasons and solutions.
12 Placing your hearing aids in your ears

CAUTION: Never attempt to modify the shape of the receiver wire yourself.
Sport lock
If you lead an active life, your hearing aids may come loose. To avoid this
situation, your hearing care professional can attach and adjust a sport lock
to the receiver.
To insert a hearing aid with a sport lock:
1. Insert the hearing aid as usual
2. Tuck the sport lock into the bottom part of the indentation above your earlobe
NOTE: Sport locks may become stiff, brittle, or discolored over time. Contact your hearing care
professional for a replacement.
Placing your hearing aids in your ears 13

Inserting earmolds into your ears
If your hearing aids have earmolds, follow these instructions:
1. Hold the earmold between
your thumb and index fin-
ger and position the sound
outlet into your ear canal.
2. Slide the earmold into your ear with
a gentle, twisting movement. Move
the earmold up and down and
press gently. Opening and closing
your mouth may assist.
3. Place the hearing aid behind
your ear and ensure it is
secure. When properly inser-
ted, your hearing aids should fit
snugly and comfortably.
NOTE: When inserting an earmold, it may help to pull your ear up and outward with the opposite hand.
14 Placing your hearing aids in your ears

CAUTION: Never attempt to modify the shape of the hearing aids, earmolds, domes or receiver wires
yourself.
Placing your hearing aids in your ears 15

Removing your hearing aids from your ears
Removing receiver domes from your ears
If your hearing aids have domes, follow these instructions:
1. Lift the hearing aid off your ear. 2. Hold the receiver wire with your thumb and
forefinger where it bends and pull the dome out of
your ear canal.
16 Removing your hearing aids from your ears

Removing earmolds from your ears
If your hearing aids have earmolds, follow these instructions:
1. Lift the hearing aid from behind your
ear. Let it hang beside your ear
momentarily.
2. Using your thumb and index finger, gently pull the earmold
(not the hearing aid or the wire) loose from your ear. If your
earmold has a removal cord, pull it gently to assist. The
removal cord is a separate line that is additionally attached to
the earmold if requested. Remove the earmold completely
by twisting it gently.
Removing your hearing aids from your ears 17

Using your hearing aids
Turning your hearing aids on and off
Once you have placed the hearing aids on your ears, you can turn them on.
1. To turn on: Press and hold the button for 5 seconds
2. To turn off: Press and hold the button for 5 seconds
When the hearing aid turns on, the LEDlights up. When the hearing aid turns off, the LED flashes 3 times.
Your hearing aids also turn off automatically when you place them in the charger (while it is active), and they
turn on automatically when you remove them from the charger.
Your hearing aids always start on program 1 at the pre-set volume.
Power-on-delay
Power-on-delay delays the time before your hearing aid turns on after you remove the hearing aid from the
charger. With this function activated, you will hear a beep for each second of the delay period (this is either 5 or
10 seconds).
NOTE: If you do not want to use this function, ask your hearing care professional to deactivate it.
18 Using your hearing aids

The push button
The push button gives access to the features that your hearing care professional and you decide to apply to
your hearing aids. By default, the push button allows you to use up to four different listening programs, and
three wireless accessory programs.
•Short press the push button (beep) to switch between programs. You
will then hear one or more beeps. The number of beeps indicates
which program you have selected
•Press and hold for 1second (short melody) until streaming begins. If
your hearing aids have been paired with more than one wireless
device, pressing for one more second will switch to the next device. A
short press will end streaming and start the program you left.
•Press and hold for 5 seconds to turn your hearing aid ON or OFF.
When you turn the hearing aids off and then back on, they always return to
the default setting (program one and preset volume).
Your hearing care professional can configure your push button so that you can also use it to control the volume
and switch between listening programs.
Using your hearing aids 19