Bernafon Alpha miniRITE Series User manual

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miniRITE T R
Instructions for use

Model overview
This booklet is valid for the Bernafon Alpha™ family in the following
hearing aid models:
FW 1
Bernafon Alpha 9 MNR T R 05714464011346
Bernafon Alpha 7 MNR T R 05714464011353
Bernafon Alpha 5 MNR T R 05714464011360
The following speakers are available for the above model:
Speaker 60
Speaker 85
Speaker 100 (Power Instrument)
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Power mould speaker 100 (Power Instrument)
Power mould speaker 105 (Power Instrument)

Introduction to this booklet
This booklet guides you on how to use and maintain your new hearing
aid. Ensure you read this booklet carefully, including the Warnings
section. This will help you get the most benefit from your hearing aid.
Your hearing care professional has adjusted the hearing aid to meet
your needs. If you have additional questions, contact your hearing care
professional.
A hearing care professional (hearing aid professional, audiologist, ENT
(ear, nose and throat) doctor, and hearing aid dispenser) is a person who
is appropriately educated, and has proven competency in professionally
assessing hearing, selecting, fitting and delivering hearing instruments
and rehabilitation care to persons with hearing loss.
The education of the hearing care professional is in accordance with
national or regional regulations.

For your convenience, this booklet contains a navigation bar to help you
navigate through the different sections.
About Start-up Handling Options Tinnitus Warnings More info

Intended use
Intended use The hearing aid is intended to amplify and transmit sound
to the ear.
Indications for use Bilateral or unilateral impaired hearing of sensorineural,
conductive or mixed type ranging from a slight (16 dB HL*)
to profound (95 dB HL*) degree of hearing loss, with an
individual frequency configuration.
Intended user Person with hearing loss using a hearing aid and their
caregivers. Hearing care professional responsible for
adjusting the hearing aid.
Intended user group Adults and children older than 36 months.
Use environment Indoor and outdoor.
Contraindications Not suitable for infants below 36 months. Users of active
implants must pay special attention when using the hearing
aid. For more information read the Warnings section.
Clinical benefits The hearing aid is designed to provide better speech
understanding to help ease communication with the aim of
improving quality of life.
*As specified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, asha.org, using pure-tone average
of 0.5, 1 and 2 kHz.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
The hearing aid amplification is uniquely adjusted and optimised for your
personal hearing capabilities during the hearing aid fitting performed by your
hearing care professional.

In short
Charging
Ensure you charge the hearing aid every night. The LED light on the
hearing aid turns ORANGE when the hearing aid is charging and GREEN
when fully charged.
It takes three hours to fully charge the hearing aid.
ON/OFF
The hearing aid turns ON when you remove it from the charger.
The hearing aid turns OFF when you place it in the charger.
Ensure you always leave the charger connected to a power source when
the hearing aid is seated in the charging port.
Turning OFF the charger makes the hearing aid turn ON and start using
battery power.

Table of contents
About
Your hearing aid, speaker and earpiece 12
Hearing aid 14
Start-up
Charging time 16
Battery performance 17
Turn hearing aid ON / OFF using the charger 18
Turn hearing aid ON / OFF using the push button 19
Low battery indication 20
Identify left and right hearing aid 21
Put on hearing aid 22
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Handling
Cleaning 24
Replace standard earpieces 26
ProWax miniFit filter 28
Clean customised earpieces 30
Replace ProWax filter 31
Hearing aid storage 32
Flight mode 34
Options
Optional features and accessories 36
Change volume 37
Change programme 38
Mute your hearing aid 40
Using your hearing aid with iPhone, iPad and iPod 41
Using your hearing aid with Android devices 42
Pairing and compatibility 43
Wireless accessories and other options 44
Table of contents

Tinnitus
Tinnitus SoundSupport™ (optional) 46
Sound options and volume adjustments 48
Limitation on use time 50
Tinnitus SoundSupport warnings 53
Warnings
General warnings 54
More info
Troubleshooting 60
Water & dust resistant (IP68) 64
Conditions of use 65
Technical information 66
Warranty 73
Your individual hearing aid settings 74
Sound and LED light indicators 77

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About
Your hearing aid, speaker and earpiece
60 85 100 100
105
Ear grip
(optional)
Standard
speakers
The hearing aid uses one of the following speakers:
Power mould
speakers

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The speakers use one of the following earpieces:
Standard earpieces Customised earpieces
LiteTip
VarioTherm® LiteTip
Micro mould
VarioTherm® micro mould
Note
For details on replacing the dome, see the Replace
standard earpieces section.
VarioTherm® is a registered trademark
of Dreve.
Power dome
Grip Tip
Available in small and large, left and
right, with or without vent.
OpenBass dome
Bass dome, double vent
*Only as OpenBass dome for speaker 60
6 mm5 mm* 8 mm 10 mm 12 mm
Dome sizes

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Hearing aid
What it is and does
Rechargeable battery
Can only be replaced by the
hearing care professional
Wax filter
Protects the
speaker from
earwax
damage
Speaker
Sound out
Ear grip
Holds the speaker
in place (optional)
Push button
Upper part:
Volume up,
programme change
Lower part:
ON, OFF, Flight mode,
volume down,
programme change
Microphones
Sound in
LED light
Charging, ON, OFF,
Flight mode status

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Charging time
Ensure you fully charge your hearing aid before first time use.
Charge your hearing aid every night. That ensures you start your
day with a fully charged hearing aid. If your hearing aid’s battery is
completely drained, the normal charging time is:
3 hours 1 hour 0.5 hour
Fully charged 50% charged 25% charged
When the battery is fully charged, the charging process stops
automatically. Leave the hearing aid in the charger when you do not use
it and remember to keep the charger connected to a power source at all
times.
Be aware that charging time may vary depending on the remaining
capacity of the battery and between the left / right hearing aid.
For instructions on how to use your charger, see the charger’s
Instructions for use.
Start-up

17
Battery performance
The daily battery performance varies depending on your individual use
and hearing aid settings.
Streaming sound from e.g. TV, mobile phone or connectivity devices can
influence daily battery performance.
If your hearing aid runs out of battery, ensure you recharge it by placing
it in the charger. Be aware that restarting the hearing aid does not give
you more usage time.
For the best charging conditions, ensure the room temperature is in the
range of +10°C and +35°C (50°F and 95°F).
If your hearing aid does not perform for a full day, you may need to
replace the battery. If so, contact your hearing care professional.

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Turn hearing aid ON / OFF using the charger
Your hearing aid automatically turns ON when removed from the
charger.
The hearing aid LED light turns GREEN after approximately two seconds,
confirming that it is ready for use. Depending on your hearing aid
settings, you may also hear a start-up jingle.
Your hearing aid automatically turns OFF when placed in the charger and
starts charging. The hearing aid LED light turns ORANGE.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Ensure you always leave the charger connected to a power source when the
hearing aid is seated in the charging port. Turning the charger OFF makes the
hearing aid turn ON and start using battery power.

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Turn hearing aid ON / OFF using the push button
The hearing aid can be turned ON / OFF using the push button.
To turn ON
Press and hold the lower part of the push button for
approximately two seconds.
Release the button and wait until the hearing aid LED light
turns GREEN.
The hearing aid is now turned ON. Depending on your
hearing aids’ settings, you may hear a start-up jingle.
To turn OFF
Press and hold the lower part of the push button for
approximately three seconds until the hearing aid LED
light turns ORANGE. The hearing aid plays four descend-
ing tones. Release the push button and the hearing aid is
turned OFF.
For information regarding tones, see the Sound and LED light
indicators section.

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Low battery indication
When the battery is running low, you hear three alternate beeps. This
gives you approximately two hours before the hearing aid runs out of
battery.
The beeps are repeated every 30 minutes. Just before the battery runs
out, you hear four descending tones.
Be aware that if you are streaming audio to your hearing aid (from e.g.
TV or mobile phone) and you hear three alternate beeps, you have
approximately one hour before the hearing aid runs out of battery.
To extend battery performance, ensure you stop any streaming taking
place.
Three alternate beeps
= The battery is running low.
Four descending tones
= The battery has run out.
LED light (optional)
Continuous ORANGE blinks indicate low battery.