oticon BTE Alta2 Pro User manual

Instructions for use BTE
Alta2 Pro Ti
Nera2 Pro Ti
Ria2 Pro Ti

Model overview
This booklet is valid for Oticon BTE in the following hearing aid families:
Alta2 Pro Ti Nera2 Pro Ti Ria2 Pro Ti
BTE is available in ttling level 85.

Introduction to this booklet
This booklet guides you in how to use and maintain your new hearing
aid. Please read the booklet carefully including the Warning section.
This will help you to achieve the full benet of your new hearing aid.
Your hearing care professional has adjusted the hearing instrument
to meet your needs. If you have additional questions, please contact
your hearing care professional.
For your convenience this booklet contains a navigation bar to help
you navigate easily through the dierent sections.
About Startup Handling Options Tinnitus Warnings More info

IMPORTANT NOTICE
The hearing aid amplication is uniquely adjusted and optimised to your
personal hearing capabilities during the instrument tting performed by
your hearing care professional.
Intended use
The hearing aid is intended to amplify and transmit sound to the
ear, and thereby compensate for impaired hearing within mild to
moderate-to-severe hearing loss. This hearing aid is intended for use
by adults and children older than 36 months.

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About
Identify your hearing aid style and earpiece 10
BTE with sound hook and mould 12
BTE with thin tube (Corda miniFit) 14
Identify left and right hearing aid 16
Battery 17
Start up
Turn the hearing aid on and off 18
When to replace a battery 19
Replace the battery 20
Handling
Caring for your hearing aid 22
MultiTool for handling batteries and cleaning 23
Sound hook with mould 24
Put on the hearing aid with mould 25
Clean the mould 26

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Wash the mould 27
Thin tube (Corda miniFit) 28
Put on the hearing aid with thin tube 29
Clean the thin tube 30
Standard earpieces: dome or Grip Tip 32
Replace dome or Grip Tip 33
Thin tube with Micro mould or LiteTip 34
Clean Micro mould or LiteTip 35
Replace ProWax filter 36
Options
Optional features and accessories 38
Mute the hearing aid 39
Change programs 40
Change volume 42
Tamper-resistant battery drawer 44
Wireless accessories 46

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Other options 48
Tinnitus
Tinnitus SoundSupport™ (optional) 50
Guidelines for tinnitus sound generator users 51
Sound options and volume adjustment 52
Limitation on use time 55
Important information for hearing care professionals about Tinni-
tus SoundSupport 56
Warnings related to Tinnitus 59
Warnings
General warnings 60

More info
Troubleshooting guide 66
Water resistant 68
Conditions of use 69
Technical information 70
Warranty 81

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Identify your hearing aid style and earpiece
There are two dierent
attachments and several
dierent earpieces which
classify your hearing aid style.
Please identify your attachment
and earpiece. This will make
it easier for you to navigate
through this booklet.
BTE with sound hook
and mould
A hearing aid with a sound
hook will have a mould as
earpiece.
Mould
Tube
Sound
hook
About

11
BTE with thin tube
(Corda miniFit)
Earpieces
A hearing aid with a thin tube
will have one of the following
earpieces:
Ear grip (optional)
Thin
tube
Micro mould or LiteTip
Dome (open dome shown)*
GripTip*
* Please see details for replacing the dome or Grip Tip in section: “Replace dome or GripTip”.

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BTE with sound hook and mould
What it is
Push button
Battery drawer
Sound hook Microphone
openings

13
What it does
Change
programs,
volume and
mute the
hearing aid
Contains the battery.
Battery drawer is the
on/o switch
Sound in
Sound out

14 About Startup Handling Options Tinnitus Warnings More info
BTE with thin tube (Corda miniFit)
What it is
Push button
Microphone
openings
Battery drawer
Thin tube

15
What it does
Change
programs,
volume and
mute the
hearing aid
Contains the battery.
Battery drawer is also
the on/o switch
Sound in
Sound out

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Identify left and right hearing aid
It is important to distinguish between the left and the right hearing
aid as they might be programmed dierently.
A RED indicator inside the
battery drawer marks the
RIGHT hearing aid.
A BLUE indicator inside the
battery drawer marks the
LEFT hearing aid.

17
Battery
Your hearing aid is a miniature electronic device that runs on special
batteries. To activate the hearing aid, you must insert a new battery in
the battery drawer. See how in the “Replace the battery” section.
Battery drawer
Your hearing aid
battery size is 13
Pull out to open

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Turn the hearing aid on and o
The battery drawer is also used to switch the hearing aid on and o. To
preserve the battery, make sure your hearing aid is switched o when
you are not wearing it.
Turn ON
Close the
battery
drawer with
the battery
in place.
Turn OFF
Open the
battery drawer.
Start up

19
When to replace a battery
When it is time to replace the battery you will hear two beeps
repeated in moderate intervals until the battery runs out.
Two beeps
= The battery is running low
Four beeps
= The battery has run out
Battery maintenance tip
To make sure the hearing aid is always working bring spare batteries
with you, or replace the battery before you leave home.

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Replace the battery
2. Uncover 3. Insert
Fully open the
battery drawer.
Remove the
battery.
Remove the
sticky label from
the + side of the
new battery.
Insert the new
battery into the
battery drawer.
Make sure the
+ side faces up.
1. Remove