LifeEar CORE User manual

core
user manual

LifeEar®CORE puts you in control, helping you
optimize your hearing with ease. The CORE creates
an accurate, unique prole, instantly personalizing
your hearing aids, in the privacy of your own home.
Advanced digital sound technology adapts to the
noise level around you, so conversations and sounds
stay crisp, sharp, and clear — year after year.
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table of contents
box contents •••••••••••••••••2
CORE diagram •••••••••••••••5
quick start •••••••••••••••••••6
insert battery/turn on •••••••••8
place on ear•••••••••••••••••10
volume & program control •••12
replacing tips & tubing•••••••14
high volume kit •••••••••••••18
ordering replacement parts••20
care & cleaning••••••••••••••22
telephone use•••••••••••••••25
troubleshooting •••••••••••••26
warnings••••••••••••••••••• 30
important notice ••••••••••••32
FCC regulations •••••••••••••34
technical specs••••••••••••••35
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core
user manual
app manual
quick start guide
box contents
CORE hearing aid(s)
assembled with thin tubing
and open ComfortTIP™
size 312 batteries
CORE manuals
user manual, app manual,
and quick start guide
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microber cloth
cleaning tool
carrying case
high volume kit(s)
earhook, 13PLUS tubing,
and closed ComfortTIP
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4

stabilizer bar
corediagram
tubing base
volume/program
(push button)
battery door
(on/off control)
thin tubing
snap
end
microphones
ComfortTIP™
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Three easy steps for using your LifeEar®CORE.
01. Insert battery to turn on.
02. Place CORE on your ear.
03. Adjust volume and/or program.
quick start
note: The app is required to personalize your LifeEar.
See the app manual for personalization instructions.
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note: Tubing and tips are left and right ear specic. The CORE body
becomes left/right specic once it’s personalized with the LifeEar app.
Hold an aid upright in each hand, with the controls facing you.
The tips/tubing point toward each other when in the correct hand.
left CORE in
left hand
right CORE in
right hand
identifying your left and right CORE
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note: If battery door does not close easily,
battery may be inserted upside down.
insert battery/turn on
Battery Type: Size 312 zinc-air (brown tab)
01. Remove brown adhesive tab. Wait one (1)
FULL minute for battery to fully activate.
02. Hold CORE with the push button
facing right. Use the nail grip to open
battery door. Insert battery “+” side up.
03. To turn CORE on, close battery door.
(To turn off, open battery door.) nail
grip
01.
02.
03.
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•Open battery door when
not in use.
•Store batteries in original
packaging.
•Do not use expired, unsealed,
or corroded batteries.
•Do not leave exhausted
batteries in your CORE.
caution: Be sure to keep batteries out of reach from children
and pets. If a battery is accidentally swallowed, seek medical
attention immediately, or call the National Battery Hotline
at 1-800-498-8666.
Low Battery Warning: A voice prompt indicates “low battery”.
You will have about ve (5) minutes before losing power.
Battery Tips:
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place on ear
01. Place CORE body behind ear. The
curve of thin tubing should rest on top
of your ear comfortably (next to glasses).
02. Hold thin tubing at stabilizer bar
junction. Gently insert ComfortTIP™
into ear canal.
note: Steps 1 and 2 may be reversed if
you nd it is easier to insert the tip rst.
03. Tuck stabilizer bar in the outer
bowl of ear. It may be trimmed to
suit the size of your ear.
01.
02.
03.
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product safety and handling
the CORE in
nal position
Prevent tip from coming off in ear:
The end of tubing should be visible through the
opening of the ComfortTIP. Otherwise, tubing
may detach from tip when removing from ear.
Prevent whistling:
Whistling may be heard if CORE is not positioned
securely in your ear. Once ComfortTIP is properly
inserted, whistling will stop.
If you experience whistling at higher volumes,
remove open ComfortTIP and replace with
closed ComfortTIP (see page 16).
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volume and program control
important! When turned on, CORE will take ve (5) seconds to begin
amplifying sound. Raise the volume SLOWLY to avoid a sudden blast.
The CORE uses a multi-function push-button.
Top of button — raises volume and program.
Bottom of button — lowers volume and program.
Change volume: Press and quickly release.
There is a single beep with every increment.
A voice prompt indicates minimum and
maximum volume.
Change program: Press and hold.
A voice prompt indicates the program number.
raises
lowers
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4. Restaurant
3. Conversation
2. Quiet
1. Automatic “Program
one”
“Program
two”
“Program
three”
“Program
four”
“out and about”, it automatically
adapts to the noise level around you.
in a constant “quiet” environment,
like at home watching TV.
having conversation in small groups
of three to five people.
in a noisy restaurant or loud place, to
provide maximum noise reduction.
best when you’re . . .program prompt
program selection
note: When CORE is turned off and back on, it will reset to Program 1.
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replacing tips and tubing
open closed
ComfortTIPs™: Left and right specic.
Open (default):Allows natural sound
and better air ow.
Closed: Allows highest volume
without feedback.
Tubing:
Thin tubing (default): Left and right specic.
13PLUS tubing: Allows higher output/
more volume or a custom tube length
(included in the High Volume Kit,
see page 18).
right
left
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Thin Tube
+ Open
ComfortTIP
Thin Tube
+ Closed
ComfortTIP
13PLUS Tube
+ Open
ComfortTIP
lower output higher output
high volume kitinitial assembly other combinations
13PLUS Tube
+ Closed
ComfortTIP
tip and tubing combination chart
Experiment to nd which combination works best for you.
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replacing tips
01. Hold tubing at stabilizer bar junction
with one hand and remove ComfortTIP™
with other hand.
02. Align new ComfortTIP so vented end
is lined up with stabilizer bar. Push tip
over the ridges on end of tubing.
03. important! The end of the tubing
should be visible through the opening
of the ComfortTIP to prevent tip from
detaching (see page 11). stabilizer
bar
vented
end
note: ComfortTIPs are left and right specic (see page 14).
01.
02.
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