Nucleus ESPrit 3G User manual

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N94722F ISS2 JAN2002
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User Guide
for the ESPrit™3G
Speech Processor and Accessories
N94722F ISS2 JAN2002 draft 1mas
Cochlear Corporation
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User Guide
Part Number: N94722F Issue 2
January 2002
for the ESPrit™3G
speech processor and accessories
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Contents
Welcome ................................................................ 5
Your ESPrit 3G Speech Processor ........................ 7
Top Controls ...........................................................................7
Base Controls ..........................................................................7
Using the Accessories Adaptor Socket ............................... 8
Using the Mode Settings .......................................................... 8
The Battery Cover............................................................... 10
Removing the Battery Cover ...............................................10
Reading the Serial Number ...................................................10
Earhooks ................................................................................ 11
Choosing Earhooks ................................................................. 11
Changing the Earhook ............................................................11
Transmitting Coil and Cable .............................................. 12
Changing the Coil Cover ....................................................... 12
Attaching the Transmitting Coil and Cable to your
ESPrit 3G .............................................................................. 14
Batteries ................................................................................. 14
Choosing your Batteries ........................................................14
Replacing your Batteries ........................................................ 16
Accessories ........................................................... 19
Accessories Adaptor ........................................................... 20
Using the Accessories Adaptor ........................................... 2 0
Using an Accessory ................................................................. 21
Care and Maintenance.......................................... 25
Cleaning ................................................................................. 25
Cleaning External Parts .......................................................... 25
Cleaning the Microphone ...................................................... 25
Longer Term Storage ........................................................... 26
Other Do’s and Don’ts ....................................................... 26
Using Makeup and Hair Spray .............................................. 26
Avoiding Sand or Dirt ............................................................. 26
Avoiding Water ......................................................................... 27
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Troubleshooting ................................................... 29
Overview ............................................................................... 29
The Cochlear Implant System ............................................. 29
Your Programs .......................................................................... 30
Listening Environments ......................................................... 3 0
Electromagnetic Interference............................................... 30
Other Factors ........................................................................... 31
Steps to Identify the Fault .................................................. 31
Switches and Controls ........................................................... 32
Batteries ...................................................................................... 32
Transmitting Coil and Cable ................................................. 33
Microphone............................................................................... 3 3
Attached Accessory ................................................................ 34
Moisture ..................................................................................... 34
Optional Monitoring Accessories..................................... 34
Signal Check .............................................................................. 34
Monitor Earphones ................................................................. 35
Warnings and Precautions ................................... 37
Warnings................................................................................ 37
Medical Treatments Generating Induced Currents .......37
Loss of Residual Hearing ........................................................39
Long-term Effects of Electrical Stimulation by the
Cochlear Implant ............................................................... 40
Small Parts Hazard ................................................................... 40
Battery Ingestion ...................................................................... 40
Head Trauma ............................................................................. 40
Precautions............................................................................ 41
Theft and Metal Detection Systems ...................................42
Electrostatic Discharge .......................................................... 42
Mobile Telephones ................................................................... 43
Air Travel ..................................................................................... 43
Other Information................................................ 45
Registration ........................................................................... 45
Certification and Applied Standards................................. 45
International Labelling Symbols ........................................ 46
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Welcome
This guide will tell you how to use and care for your
ESPrit™3G speech processor and accessories.
Figure 1:Your ESPrit 3G Speech Processor
Transmitting coil
Transmitting cable
Top controls
Microphone ports
Earhook
Battery cover
Base controls
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Your ESPritTM 3G Speech
Processor
Top Controls
Figure 2:Top Controls
When programmed for sensitivity, the rotary control
changes the level of sound picked up by the microphone.
When programmed for volume, it adjusts the perception
of loudness.
Base Controls
Figure 3: Base Controls
Program selection
control
Volume
or sensitivity
control
Switch for
mode settings
Socket for attaching
the Accessories Adaptor
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Using theAccessoriesAdaptor Socket
Your Accessories Adaptor plugs into the socket at the base
of your ESPrit™3G.
Figure 4: Accessories Adaptor Socket
When the adaptor is not being used, a socket cover should
be inserted into the socket.
Warning:
Store spare socket covers safely.These small
parts may be hazardous if swallowed or may
cause choking if inhaled.
Using the Mode Settings
To use the particular mode setting, move the mode setting
switch at the base of the ESPrit 3G to the setting
required.
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Figure 5: Mode Settings
Microphone Setting
The ‘M’ or microphone setting is the normal operating
position, used where there are no specific or adverse
listening conditions.
Whisper Setting
The ‘W’ orWhisper Setting makes soft sounds audible.
In-built Telecoil Setting
The ‘T’ setting activates your ESPrit 3G’s in-built telecoil.
It can be programmed to operate as either a telecoil alone,
or as a mix of telecoil and microphone.
This in-built telecoil allows you to receive signals from a
hearing aid compatible telephone, a room fitted with an
induction loop,or a personal induction loop, such as a neck
loop or cushion loop.The latter are commercially available
devices.
The sound signal from an amplifier,TV or Hi-Fi can also
be conveyed from an induction loop to the telecoil.
'M' for microphone
'W' for Whisper Setting
'T' for telecoil
Mode setting switch
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