Bernafon VERITE 9 User manual

VÉRITÉ 9
VÉRITÉ 7
VÉRITÉ 5
Receiver-in-the-ear
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR USE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction 7
Instrumentoverview 8
Earpieceoverview 9
Batteryexchange 10
ON/OFF 12
Placement 13
Removal 15
Changingprograms 16
Changingthevolumelevel 17
Operatingtheinstrumentswithremotecontrol 18
OperatingtheinstrumentswithSoundGate 19
Dataloggingandlearning 20
Instrumentcare 21
Usingyourhearinginstruments 28
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Usingthetelephone 31
Accessories 32
Environmentalprotection 33
Productapproval,markingsandcompliance 34
Cellphoneandhearinginstrument
compatibility 36
Internationalwarranty 38
Generalwarningsandsafetyguidelines 39
Troubleshooting 43
CompliancewithrequirementsforEurope 46
Compliancewithradiocommunications
requirementsfortheUSAandCanada 48
Yourhearinginstrumentconguration 51
Service 52
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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:
Vérité Receiver-in-the-ear
VE9 MR
VE7 MR
VE5 MR
Introduction

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Instrument overview
1Programbutton
2Connectorplug
3Wire
4Left/Rightindicator
5Speaker
6Speakerunitsizemarking
1
2
3
7
6
4
5
8
910
12
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 7Shell
 8Batterydrawer
 9Windlter
10Housing
11Eargrip
12NoWaxlter

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Domes,micromoldsandpowermoldsareear
piecesusedtosecurethespeakerinyourearcanal
andtoprotectthesoundoutlet(20)fromwax.The
micromoldhasamarking(21)(red=right;blue=
left).Themarkingshouldpointupwardsintheear
canal.Theremovaltab(22)isforeasyremoval.
Ear piece overview
Opendome Tulipdome
Micromold
21
20
22
Powermold
20
20
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Battery exchange
Yourhearinginstrumentneedsasize312battery.
Toinsertanewbattery:
1)Useyourngernailtogently
swingthebatterydrawerfully
open,butdonotforceit.
2)Takeouttheusedbattery.
3)Removethestickerfrom
thenewbattery(ifapplicable).
4)Placethefreshbatteryinto
thedrawerwiththeat,smooth
sideup(“+”sign)asshown
inthedrawing.
5)Closebatterydrawersecurely.
Note: Véritéwillnotworkifthebatteryis
insertedincorrectlyandmaybedamaged.
Correctbatteryinsertionisveryimportant.

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Important battery information
•Batterylifewillvarywithconditionsofuse
(batterieswillrundownfasterinnoisyenviron-
ments).
•Alwayskeepsparebatteriesonhand.
•Ausedbatteryshouldbereplacedimmediately.
•Ifyouarenotgoingtouseyourhearinginstru-
mentsforafewdays,removethebatteries.
•Anymoisturefoundonabatteryshouldbe
wipedoffimmediatelywithasoftcloth.
•Usedbatteriesshouldbereturnedtoyour
batterysupplierorhearingcareprofessional
forsafedisposal.
•Neverdisposeofbatteriesbyburningthem.
Theymayexplodeandcauseinjury.
•Neverdisposeofbatterieswithhousehold
waste.Theycauseenvironmentalpollution.
Note: Alwaysremovezinc-airbatteriesbefore
dryingyourhearinginstrumentwithadryingkit.
Dryingoutzinc-airbatteriesshortenstheirlifetime.

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ON:
Closethebatterycompartmentcompletelyuntila
clickisfelt.Thehearinginstrumentwillthenmake
alongbeep.
OFF:
Openthebatterydoorslightlywithyournger
untilaclickisfelt.Keepyourhearinginstrument
switchedoffwhennotworn.
Forprotection,placeitintheproductcase.
ON/OFF
Important:Neverforcethebatterydrawer
openorclosed.

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Ittakespatienceandpracticetoinsertyour
speakercorrectly.Ifyouhavedifculty,please
consultyourhearingcareprofessional.
•Lookforthesidemarking:
left=blue;right=red.
•Makesurethedomeis
pushedfirmlyonto
thespeaker.
•Positionthehearing
instrumentbehindyourear.
•
Graspthespeakerbetween
thumbandindexfinger.
Thedomeormicromold
shouldpointtowardsthe
earcanalopening.
Gentlypushthespeaker into
yourearcanal,untilthewire
sitsflushagainstthesideof
yourhead.
Placement

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• Ifyouhaveaneargripattached
tothespeaker,gentlypushit
intoyourearasshown.
• Whenlookinginthemirrorthe
deviceshouldbealmostinvisible.
Important:Neverinsertthespeakerintheear
canalwithoutthedomeattached.Donotforce
thespeakertoodeeplyintoyourearcanal.Do
notapplyanylubricationtotheearpieceasthis
maydamagethespeaker.

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Toremovethespeaker,graspthewirewiththumb
andindexnger.Donotpullontheeargrip.
Gentlypullthespeakeroutofyourear.
If the dome is not correctly attached and falls
off in the ear canal, please see your medical
practitioner.
Removal
Important:Donotremovebypullingonthe
hearinginstrument,asthespeakermaybe
damagedattheconnector.

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Yourhearinginstrumentcanbeconguredwith1to
4listeningprograms(dependingonmodel).Please
seepage51tondoutwhichprogramshavebeen
conguredforyourhearinginstrument.Youcan
changeprogramsasfollows:
Push button
Apressonthebuttonwillcausetheprogramto
change.Thismaytakesomesecondsuntilyouhear
theprogramchange.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18and19forinstructions.
Changing programs

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Thehearinginstrumentautomaticallyadjuststhe
volumetothechangingsoundenvironment.If
youdesiretomanipulatethevolumeyourself,you
mayusetheoptionalRC-Premotecontrolorthe
SoundGatecommunicationdeviceforthispur-
pose.Pleasefollowthedetaileddirectionsinthe
instructionsforuseincludedwiththesedevices.
Note:Yourhearinginstrumentautomaticallyre-
turns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settings.
Changing the volume level

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Operating the hearing instruments
with the optional RC-P remote
control
Ifyouhavepurchasedaremotecontrolyoucan
useittochangeprograms,adjustthevolumelevel
upanddown,ormutethehearinginstruments.
Forcompleteoperatinginstructions,pleaseread
theseparateRC-Premotecontrolinstructionsfor
usebooklet.
1Programcyclebutton
2Volumecontrol
3Mutebutton
4Statuslight
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IfyouhavepurchasedaSoundGateyoumayuse
ittooperatefunctionssuchasprogramchangesand
volumeadjustments.Inaddition,theSoundGate
servesasalinkbetweenyourhearinginstruments
andexternalsourcessuchasmusicplayers,cell
phones,computers,etc.
Forcompleteoperatinginstructions,pleasereadthe
separateSoundGateinstructionsforusebooklet.
Operating the instruments with the
optional SoundGate communication
device (VE9MRandVE7MRinstrumentsonly)
SoundGate (optional)
1Volumecontrol
andprogramchange
2Phone
3Musicconnection
e.g.MP3player
4Bluetooth®
music/audio
5Batteryindicator
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Data logging
Thedatalogautomaticallystoresinformation
aboutyouruseofthehearinginstrumentssuch
aschangesmadetothevolumecontrol,hours
ofwear,etc.Thisinformationcanbeusedbyyour
hearingcareprofessionaltoadjustyourinstru-
ment.Ifyoudonotwantthisfeaturetobeactive,
pleaseaskyourhearingcareprofessionaltoturn
itoff.
Data learning
VE9MRandVE7MRinstrumentsareequipped
withdatalearning.Yourhearingcareprofessional
canactivatethisfeaturetohelptocustomizeyour
hearinginstrument.Whendatalearningisope-
rating,theinstrumentkeepstrackofhowoften
andhowmuchyouadjustthevolumecontroland
“learns”yourpreferredsetting.Thisnewsetting
canbemadepermanentduringyourfollow-upvisit
toyourhearingcareprofessional.
Data logging and learning