Bernafon CHRONOS 9 User manual

CHRONOS 9
CHRONOS 7
CHRONOS 5
Micro and Compact Power BTEs
Behind-the-ear hearing instruments
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR USE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction 7
Descriptionoffeatures 8
Insertinginstrumentswithanearmold 10
Removingearmoldandhearinginstruments 12
InsertinginstrumentswithaSpiraFlex
soundtube 13
RemovingyourinstrumentsandSpiraFlex
soundtube 14
Operatingyourinstruments(ON/OFF) 15
Changingthevolumelevel 16
Changingprograms 17
Muting 18
Telecoilfunction 19
Telephoneuse 20
Changingthebattery 22
Dataloggingandlearning 25
DirectAudioInputandFM 26

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Operatingthehearinginstruments
withtheoptionalRC-Premotecontrol 28
Operatingtheinstrumentwiththeoptional
SoundGatecommunicationdevice 29
Instrumentcare 30
Usingyourhearinginstruments 36
Usingthetelephone 39
Environmentalprotection 40
Productapproval,markingsandcompliance 41
Cellphoneandhearinginstrumentcompatibility43
Internationalwarranty 45
Yourhearinginstrumentconguration 46
Accessories 49
Generalwarningsandsafetyguidelines 50
Commonproblemsandsolutions 54
CompliancewithrequirementsforEurope 58
Compliancewithradiocommunications
requirementsfortheUSAandCanada 60
Service 62

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Congratulationsonthepurchaseofyournew
Bernafonhearinginstruments.Withalittlepractice,
youwillsoonbeonyourwaytobetterhearing.
Pleasereadtheentirecontentsofthisbooklet
beforeusingyourhearinginstruments.Itcontains
instructionsandimportantinformationaboutthe
useandhandlingofyourhearinginstruments
andbatteries.

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Thefollowinginstrumentsarecoveredinthese
instructions:
Chronos Chronos
MicroBTE CompactPowerBTE
Introduction
Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE
VR_ILU_microBTEwithHook_BW_HI
Bernafon Veras IFU compact BTE
VR_ILU_compactBTEwithHook_BW_HI
CN9CPx/CN9CP
CN7CPx/CN7CP
CN5CPx/CN5CP
CN9M
CN7M
CN5M
Note:Theinstrumentsareavailableeitherwith
earhooksorSpiraFlexsoundtubes.

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Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE
VR_ILU_microBTEwithSpira_BW_HI
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Description of features
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Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE
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1 Multicontrol
2 Microphone
2a Secondmicrophone
3 Adapter
4 SpiraFlexsound
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5 Soundoutlet
6 Dome
7 Conchaclip
8 Batterydrawer
9 DirectAudioInput
 (withanoptional
 DAIadapter)
Left/Rightearmarking
Acolormarkinginsidethebattery
drawercanhelpyoutodistinguish
betweentheleftandrightinstruments.
Red=right;Blue=left
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Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE
VR_ILU_microBTEwithHook_BW_HI
2a
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1 Multicontrol
2 Microphone
2a Secondmicrophone
3 Earhook
4 Soundoutlet
5 Batterydrawer
6 DirectAudioInput
 (withanoptional
 DAIadapter)
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21 Canal
2 Soundoutlet
3 Tubing
4 Helix
5 Vent
Description of features
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Earmold(usedwithearhook)
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Ittakespatienceandpracticetoinsertyour
earmoldcorrectly.Ifyouhavedifculty,please
consultyourhearingcareprofessional.
•Holdtheearmoldbythe
tubingsothatthehelix
partispointingstraight
upandthecanalpartis
pointingattheearcanal
entrance.
•Insertthecanalpartinto
yourearcanal,twisting
slightlytoeasethehelix
portionintoplace.Itmay
helptopulltheearlobe
downwiththeotherhand,
orpullthetopoftheear
backandup.
Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE
VR_ILU_InsertingMicroBTEhook1_BW_HI
Inserting instruments with
an earmold

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•Runyourindexnger
downtheskinjustinfront
ofyourear.Ifyoucan
touchthehelixpartofthe
earmold,itisnotinserted
correctly.Gentlypushit
behindthefoldofyourear.
•Liftthehearinginstrument
intoplacebehindyourear.
Becarefulnottotwistthe
tubing.
VR_ILU_InsertingMicroBTEhook2_BW_HI
Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE

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•Lifttheinstrumentfromyourearrst.
•Pushthebackofyourearwithyourthumb
toloosenthehelixpartoftheearmold,then
useyourindexngertoremoveit.
•Graspthehelixpartoftheearmoldandtwist
itforward.
•Gentlypulltheearmoldstraightoutofthe
ear,holdingontothehelixpartofthemold.
Important:Donotremovetheearmoldby
pullingonthehearinginstrument.This
coulddisconnecttheinstrumentfromthe
earmoldordamagethetubing.
Removing earmold and hearing
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Inserting instruments with
a Spira Flex sound tube
Practiceinsertingyoursound
tubecorrectly.
•First,positionthehearing
instrumentbehindyourear.
•Graspthebendofthesound
tubeandgentlypushthe
domeintoyourearcanaluntil
thetuberestsagainstthe
sideofyourhead.
•Pushtheeargripintothe
bowlofyourear.
•Ifthesoundtubeisstick-
ingoutfromyourear,
insertthedomefurther.
Iftheeargripissticking
out,ithasnotbeen
positionedcorrectly.
Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE
VR_ILU_InsertingMicroBTEspira1_BW_HI
Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE
VR_ILU_InsertingMicroBTEspira2_BW_HI
Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE
VR_ILU_InsertingMicroBTEspira3_BW_HI

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Removing your instruments
and Spira Flex sound tube
•Graspthebendofthesoundtubeandgently
pullthetubeanddomeoutofyourear.
•Lifttheinstrumentfrombehindyourear.
Important:Donotremovethesoundtubeand
domebypullingonthehearinginstrument.
Thismightdisconnecttheinstrumentfromthe
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Important:Neverforcethebatterydrawer
openorclosed.
ToturntheinstrumentON
Closethebatterydoorcompletely.Thehearingin-
strumentwillemitonelongbeepwhenitstartsup.
ToturntheinstrumentOFF
Openthebatterydoorslightlyuntilaclickisfelt.
Operating your instruments (ON/OFF)
Click“ON” Click“OFF”
Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE
VR_ILU_OnOffFunctionMicroBTE_BW_HI

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Toincreasethevolume
Giveashortpress(lessthan1sec-
ond)totheupperbuttononthe
MultiControl,repeatinguntilyou
reachthedesiredloudnesslevel.
Thehearinginstrumentwillclickto
conrmthatthevolumehasbeen
changedandthenwillbeepwhen
youreachtheprogrammedmaximum.
Todecreasethevolume
Giveashortpress(lessthan1second)tothelower
buttonontheMultiControl,repeatinguntilyou
reachthedesiredloudnesslevel.Thehearinginstru-
mentwillclicktoconrmthatthevolumehasbeen
changedandthenwillbeepwhenyoureachthe
programmedminimum.
Note:Yourinstrumentautomaticallyreturnsto
apresetloudnesslevelwhenitstarts,thebattery
islow,orwhentheprogramischanged.Ifyound
thatyoufrequentlyneedtoturnthevolumeupor
down,yourhearingcareprofessionalmayneedto
adjustyourhearinginstrumentsettings.
Changing the volume level
Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE
VR_ILU_MultiControlMicroBTE_BW_HI

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Yourhearinginstrumentcanbeconguredwith
upto4listeningprograms.Pleaseseepage46to
ndoutwhichprogramshavebeencongured
foryourhearinginstruments.Youcanchangepro-
gramsasfollows:
MultiControl
Amediumpress(about1second)oneitherthe
upperorlowerbuttonwillchangetheprogram.
Thenumberofbeepsyouhearwilltellyouwhich
programyouarein.
RC-PorSoundGate
Theprogramcanbechangedwitheitherofthese
devices.Pleaseseepages28and29forinstructions.
Note:Yourhearingcareprofessionalcanprogram
theMultiControltohaveoneormorefunctions.
Pleasegotopage47toseehowyourMultiControl
hasbeencongured.
Changing programs

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Yourhearinginstrumentscanbemutedbygiving
eithertheupperorlowerbuttonalongpush(about
2seconds)onthehearinginstrumentorviathe
optionalRC-Premotecontrol.
Pleaseseepage47toseehowtheMultiControlhas
beenconguredortheInstructionsforUsethat
areincludedwiththeoptionalRC-Premote.
Toun-mutethehearinginstrumentsgiveanycon-
trolontheinstrument,RC-PorSoundGateapush.
Note:Donotusethemutefunctiontoturnoff
thehearinginstrumentsduetothefactthatinthis
modetheinstrumentsarestilldrawingcurrent
fromthebattery.
Muting

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Thetelecoilhelpsyouhearbetterwhenusinga
telephoneorinbuildingswhereinductiveloop
systemsareinstalled(placesofworship,halls,
theatres,etc.).Whenthetelecoilisactive,you
heardirectlythroughthetelephoneorinductive
loop.Toaccessthetelecoil,gotothetelecoil
program.Seepage48.
Thissymbolorasimilarsignshould
bedisplayedwhereverapermanent
loophasbeeninstalled.
Note:Notalltelephonesarecompatiblewith
hearinginstruments.
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AutoTelephone
YourinstrumenthasanAutoTelephonefunctio-
nality.Whenthehearinginstrumentiscloseto
atelephonereceiver,theAutoTelephonewill
activateaphoneprogram.Whenyouendyour
conversation,thehearinginstrumentwillauto-
maticallyreturntothepreviousprogram.
Note:Alltelephonescan
activatetheAutoTele-
phone.Thetelephone
receivermayneedto
haveaspecialmagnet
tted.Pleasefollowthe
separateinstructions
formountingthemagnet,
whichareavailablefrom
yourhearingcareprofes-
sional.
Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE
VR_ILU_AutophoneControlMicroBTE_BW_HI
Telephone use