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INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE BTE

Thank you
Thank you for choosing our product as your means to better hearing. To support your
efforts, we have put great care and attention into making sure that your new hearing
instrument has the highest quality and is easy to use and maintain.
We recommend that you read this manual carefully to achieve the maximum benefit
of your new hearing instrument.
To meet your needs, various functions may be configured to your hearing instrument.
The actual configuration of your instrument may be marked (ticked off) by your Hearing
Care Professional in relevant sections of this manual. Also, see the last page for a com-
plete overview of all functions configured to your hearing instrument(s).
The hearing instrument amplification is uniquely adjusted and optimized to your personal
hearing capabilities by the fitting performed by your Hearing Care Professional.
If you have any questions on the use or maintenance of hearing instruments, please
contact your Hearing Care Professional.

Indications for Use
The hearing instrument is intended to amplify and transmit sound to the ear and thereby
compensate for mild to severe-to-profound hearing impairment.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
Please familiarize yourself with 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.
CAUTION
The BTE Power is a powerful hearing instrument. If you have been fitted with BTE
Power, never allow others to wear your hearing instruments as incorrect usage could
cause permanent damage to their hearing.

Contents
Instrument view BTE with hook 7a
Instrument view BTE with Corda2 7b
Warnings 9
Activating the hearing instrument for the first time 19
Changing batteries 20
Turning your instrument ON and OFF 22
Left/Right ear marking 23
Putting on your instrument with ear mold 24
Putting on your hearing instruments with a Corda2(thin tube) 25
Push-button 26
Programs (optional) 28
Volume control (optional) 31
Mute (optional) 32
Tamper-resistant battery door (optional) 34
Telecoil (optional) 35
Continues on next page

Auto Phone (optional) 36
DAI Direct Audio Input (optional accessory) 38
FM (optional accessory) 40
Caring for your hearing instrument 42
Handling of Corda2 47
Cleaning your hearing instrument with Corda2(thin tube) 48
Daily maintenance with Corda2(thin tube) domes 49
Changing the Corda2dome 50
Water resistance 52
Avoiding heat and chemicals 54
Eight easy steps to better hearing 55
Common problems and their solutions 60
Wireless accessories 62
International Warranty 64
Warranty Certificate 65
Cell phone 66
Technical information 68
Settings overview for your hearing instrument 72

7a
Instrument view BTE with hook
Battery size: 13
Microphone
openings
Push-button/
Volume control
(optional) Ear mold
Battery door
Sound hook Plastic tube
Sound outlet
Ventilation
opening

IMPORTANT NOTICE
Open the battery compartment fully to allow air to circulate whenever you are not
using your hearing instrument, especially at night!

7b
Instrument view BTE with Corda2
Not available for BTE Power
Thin tube
Dome
Ear grip
Microphone openings
Battery door
Push-button/
Volume control
(optional)
Your ear piece:
Micro mold
Domes:
Type: Size:
Open Small
Closed Medium
Large
Plus dome
Battery size: 13

IMPORTANT NOTICE
Open the battery compartment fully to allow air to circulate whenever you are not
using your hearing instrument, especially at night!

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You should familiarize yourself fully with the following general warnings and the entire
contents of this booklet before using your hearing instrument.
Usage of hearing instruments
• Hearing instruments should be used only as directed and adjusted by your Hearing
Care Professional. Misuse can result in sudden and permanent hearing loss.
• Never allow others to wear your hearing instrument as incorrect/wrongful usage
could cause permanent damage to their hearing.
Choking hazards
• Hearing instruments, their parts, and batteries are not toys and should be kept out
of reach of children and anyone who might swallow these items or otherwise cause
injury to themselves.
• Never change the battery or adjust the controls of the hearing instruments in front
of infants, small children or people with learning difficulties.
• Discard batteries carefully in a place where infants, small children or people with
learning difficulties cannot reach them.
Warnings

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• Batteries have occasionally been mistaken for pills. Therefore check your medicine
carefully before swallowing any pills.
• Never put your hearing instrument or batteries in your mouth for any reason, as they
are slippery and could be swallowed by accident.
• Most hearing instruments can be supplied with a tamper-resistant battery compart-
ment upon request. This is strongly recommended for infants, small children, and
people with learning difficulties.
If a battery or hearing instrument is swallowed, see a doctor immediately and call the
National Poison Center, collect [phone].
Battery use
• Always use batteries recommended by your Hearing Care Professional. Batteries of low
quality may leak and cause bodily harm.
• Never attempt to recharge your batteries. They may explode and cause serious injury.
• Never dispose of batteries by burning them. There is a risk that they will explode and
cause serious injury.
Warnings

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Dysfunction in hearing instruments
• Hearing instruments may stop functioning, for instance if the batteries have expired or
if the tubing is blocked by moisture or earwax. You should be aware of this possibility,
in particular when you are in traffic or otherwise dependent on warning sounds.
Active implants
Caution must be shown with active implants. General advice is to follow the guidelines as
recommended by manufacturers of implantable defibrillators and pacemakers
regarding use with cell phones:
• If you wear an active implant, then keep the hearing instruments more than 15 cm
away from the implant e.g. do not carry them in a breast pocket.
• If you have an active brain implant, please contact the manufacturer of your implantable
device for information about the risk of disturbance.
Warnings

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• The included case for instrument storage may have a built-in magnet. If so, and you
have an implantable device, such as pacemakers or defibrillators, the instrument case
should not be carried in a chest pocket or near to the chest.
If you are in doubt of details of your instrument case, contact your
Hearing Care Professional.
• The MultiTool has a built-in magnet. If you have an implantable device, such as
pacemakers or defibrillators, the MultiTool should not be carried in a breast pocket or
near the chest.
Explosives
• The power source in your hearing instrument has insufficient energy to cause fire in
normal conditions of use. The hearing instrument has not been tested for compliance
with international standards concerning explosive atmospheres. It is recommended
not to use your hearing instruments in areas where there is a danger of explosions.
Warnings

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X-ray, CT, MR, PET scanning and electrotherapy
• Remove your hearing instrument, for example, during X-ray, CT / MR / PET scanning
electrotherapy or surgery as your hearing instruments may be damaged when
exposed to strong fields.
Power Instruments
• Special care should be excercised in selecting, fitting and using a hearing instrument
where maximum sound pressure capability exceeds 132 dB SPL (IEC 711) as there may
be risk of impairing the remaining hearing of the hearing instrument user.
Possible side eects
• Hearing instruments or ear molds may cause an accelerated accumulation of ear wax.
• The otherwise non-allergenic materials used in hearing instruments may in rare cases
cause a skin irritation or any other unusual condition.
Please, seek consultation with a physician if these conditions occur.
Warnings

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Interference
• Your hearing instrument has been thoroughly tested for interference, according to
the most stringent international standards. However, interference with your hearing
instrument and other devices may occur, for example for some cell phones,
citizens band devices and shop alarm systems. If this occurs increase the distance
between the hearing instrument and the device.
Warnings

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Warnings
Warning to hearing instrument dispensers
A hearing instrument dispenser should advise a prospective hearing instrument user
to consult immediately with a licensed physician (preferably an ear specialist) before dis-
pensing a hearing instrument if the hearing instrument dispenser determines through
inquiry, actual observation, or review of any other available information concerning the pro-
spective user, that the prospective user has any of the following conditions:
(i) Visible congenital or traumatic deformity of the ear.
(ii) History of active drainage from the ear within the previous 90 days.
(iii) History of sudden or rapidly progressive hearing loss within the previous 90 days.
(iv) Acute or chronic dizziness.
(v) Unilateral hearing loss of sudden or recent onset within the previous 90 days.
(vi) Audiometric air-bone gap equal to or greater than 15 decibels at 500 Hertz (Hz),
1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz.
(vii) Visible evidence of significant cerumen accumulation or a foreign body in the ear canal.
(viii)Pain or discomfort in the ear.

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Special care should be exercised in selecting and fitting a hearing instrument whose
maximum sound pressure capability exceeds 132 dB SPL as there may be risk of impairing
the remaining hearing of the hearing instrument user.
Important notice for prospective hearing instrument users
• Good health practice requires that a person with a hearing loss have a medical evalua-
tion by a licensed physician (preferably a physician who specializes in diseases of the
ear) before purchasing a hearing instrument. Licensed physicians who specialize in dis-
eases of the ear are often referred to as Otolaryngologists, Otologists or Otorhi-
nolaryngologists. The purpose of medical evaluation is to ensure that all medically
treatable conditions that may affect hearing are identified and treated before the
hearing instrument is purchased. Following the medical evaluation, the physician
will give you a written statement that states that your hearing loss has been medically
evaluated and that you may be considered a candidate for a hearing instrument.
The physician will refer you to an audiologist or a hearing instrument dispenser, as
appropriate, for a hearing instrument evaluation.
Warnings

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• The audiologist or hearing instrument dispenser will conduct a hearing instrument
evaluation to assess your ability to hear with and without a hearing instrument. The
hearing instrument evaluation will enable the audiologist or dispenser to select and
fit a hearing instrument to your individual needs. If you have reservations about your
ability to adapt to amplification, you should inquire about the availability of a trial,
rental or purchase-option program. Many hearing instrument dispensers now offer
programs that permit you to wear a hearing instrument for a period of time for a nomi-
nal fee, after which you may decide if you want to purchase the hearing instrument.
Federal law limits the sale of hearing instruments to those individuals who
have obtained a medical evaluation from a licensed physician.
• Federal law permits a fully informed adult to sign a waiver statement declining the
medical evaluation for religious or personal beliefs that preclude consultation with a
physician. The exercise of such a waiver is not in your best health interest and its use
is strongly discouraged. A hearing instrument will not restore normal hearing and will
not prevent or improve a hearing impairment resulting from organic conditions.
A hearing instrument is only part of hearing rehabilitation and may need to be supple-
mented by auditory training and lip reading.
Warnings

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Children with hearing loss
In addition to seeing a physician for medical evaluation, a child with a hearing loss should
be directed to an audiologist for evaluation and rehabilitation, since hearing loss may
cause problems in language development and educational and social growth of a child.
An audiologist is qualified by training and experience to assist in the evaluation and
rehabilitation of a child with a hearing loss. If the user is an infant, small child, or person
of mental incapacity, it is recommended that the hearing instrument be modified with a
tamper-resistant battery compartment.
Warnings