oticon minirite Speaker 60 User manual

miniRITE
Instructions for use

Model overview
This booklet is valid for the following hearing aid models:
Oticon Opn 1 miniRITE with NFMI and 2.4 GHz radio functionality.
• Speaker 60
• Speaker 85

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. The hearing aid is not intended
to be used by infants/children <36 months.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
The hearing aid amplification is uniquely adjusted and optimized
to your personal hearing capabilities during the hearing aid fitting
performed by your hearing care professional.
Introduction to this booklet
This booklet shows you how to use and maintain your new hearing
aid. Please read the booklet carefully including the Warning section.
This will help you to get the most out of your new hearing aid.
Your hearing care professional has adjusted the hearing aid to meet
your needs. If you have further questions, please contact your
hearing care professional.
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For your convenience this booklet contains a navigation bar to help
you navigate easily through the different sections.

Table of contents 1/2
About
Identify your hearing aid speaker and earpiece 10
Your hearing aid - What it is 12
What it does 13
Identify left and right hearing aid 14
Battery (size 312) 15
MultiTool for handling batteries and cleaning 16
Start up
Turn the hearing aid ON and OFF 18
When to replace a battery 19
Replace the battery 20
Handling
Put on the hearing aid 22
Caring for your hearing aid 24
Replace ProWax miniFit filter 26
Standard earpieces: dome or Grip Tip 28
Replace dome or Grip Tip 29
Customized earpieces: MicroMold or LiteTip 30
Clean MicroMold or LiteTip 31
Options
Flight mode 32
Optional features and accessories 33
Change volume (optional) 34
Mute the hearing aid (optional) 35
Change program (optional) 36
Quick reset 38
Using hearing aids with iPod, iPhone and iPad 39
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Pairing hearing aid with iPhone 40
Oticon ON App 43
Wireless accessories (optional) 44
Other options (optional) 45
Warnings
Usage of hearing aids 46
Choking hazards & risk of swallowing batteries 46
Battery use 47
Dysfunction 48
Active implants 48
X-ray, CT, MR, PET scanning and electrotherapy 49
Heat and chemicals 49
Possible side effects 50
Interference 50
Use on Aircraft 51
Warning to hearing instrument dispensers 52
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Additionals
Troubleshooting guide 56
Water resistant (IP68) 58
Conditions of use 59
Warranty certificate 60
International warranty 61
Mobile phone 62
Technical information 64
Technical Data 66

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About
Identify your hearing aid speaker and earpiece
This will make it easier for
you to navigate through
this booklet.
Speakers
miniRITE hearing aid comes
with two different speakers:
Earpieces
The speaker uses one of the
following earpieces:
Speaker
(60 shown)
Ear grip
(optional)
MicroMold or LiteTip
Grip Tip
Dome (open dome shown)*
VarioTherm® MicroMold or LiteTip
60 85
* Please see details for replacing the dome or Grip Tip in section: Replace dome
or GripTip ® VarioTherm is a registered trademark of Dreve

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Your hearing aid - What it is
Push button Change
program and
volume, and
mute the
hearing aid
Microphone
openings
Sound in
What it does
Battery drawer Contains the battery.
Battery drawer is also
the on/off switch
Wax protection
of speaker
Wax filter
Sound out
Speaker
(60 shown)

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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 differently. You can find left/right
color indicators in the battery drawer, on 60 and 85 speakers, on
the MicroMolds or on LiteTips.
Battery (size 312)
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.
A RED indicator marks
the RIGHT hearing aid.
A BLUE indicator marks
the LEFT hearing aid.
Battery drawer
Pull out to open
Make sure the
plus is visible

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MultiTool for handling batteries and cleaning
The MultiTool contains a magnet which makes it easier to replace
the battery in the hearing aid. It also contains a brush and a wire
loop for cleaning and removing ear wax. If you need a new MultiTool
please contact your hearing care professional.
Brush
Wire loopMagnet
IMPORTANT NOTICE
The MultiTool has a built-in magnet. Keep the MultiTool 30 cm away
from credit cards and other magnetically sensitive devices.

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Turn the hearing aid ON and OFF
The battery drawer is used to switch the hearing aid on and off.
To save battery life, make sure your hearing aid is switched off
when you are not wearing it.
When to replace a battery
When it is time to replace the battery you will hear three beeps
repeated at moderate intervals until the battery runs out.
Three beeps
= The battery is running low
Four beeps
= The battery has run out
Battery tip
To make sure the hearing aid is always working, bring spare
batteries with you, or replace the battery before you leave home.
Turn ON
Close the
battery
drawer with
the battery
in place.
Turn OFF
Open the
battery drawer.
Start up

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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 bat-
tery into the battery
drawer. Make sure
the + side faces up.
1. Remove
MultiTool
Close the battery drawer.
The hearing aid will play a jingle
through the earpiece.
Hold the earpiece close to your
ear to hear the jingle.
The MultiTool can be used for
battery change. Use the magnetic
end to remove and insert batteries.
The MultiTool is provided by
your hearing care professional.
4. Close Tip

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The speaker brings the sound
into your ear. The speaker should
always be used with an earpiece
attached. Use only parts
designed for your hearing aid.
If the speaker has an ear grip,
place it in the ear so it follows
the contour of the ear (see
step 3).
Put on the hearing aid
Ear grip
(optional)
Ear grip
Speaker
(60 shown)
Place the hearing
aid behind your ear.
Hold the bend of
the speaker wire be-
tween your thumb
and index finger.
The earpiece should
point towards the
ear canal opening.
Gently push the
earpiece into your
ear canal until the
speaker wire sits
close against the
side of your head.
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3
Handling

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Caring for your hearing aid
When handling your hearing aid, hold it over a soft surface
to avoid damage if you drop it.
Clean the microphone openings
Carefully brush away debris from the openings. Gently brush the
surface. Make sure the brush is clean and that it is not pressed into
the openings.
Wax filter
The speaker has a white wax filter attached to the end where the
earpiece is attached. The wax filter will avoid wax and debris from
damaging the speaker. If the filter becomes clogged, please replace
the wax filter (see section Replace ProWax miniFit filter) or contact
your hearing care professional. IMPORTANT NOTICE
Use a soft, dry cloth to clean the hearing aid. It must never be washed
or immersed in water or other liquids.
Microphone
openings
Wax filter

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Replace ProWax miniFit lter
2. Remove 3. Insert
Remove the tool
from the shell. The
tool has two pins,
one empty for re-
moval and one with
the new wax filter.
Push the empty pin
into the wax filter in
the speaker and pull
it out.
Insert the new wax
filter using the other
pin, remove the tool
and throw it out.
1. Tool
The speaker should look like
above when you have replaced
the wax filter.
Note:
If you use a mold it requires that the hearing care professional replace
the wax filter in the speaker.
4. Final
New
filter
Old
filter

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Open
dome
Power
dome
Grip Tip Available in small and large,
with and without vent.
Bass dome,
single vent
Bass dome,
double vent
Standard earpieces: dome or Grip Tip
Both domes and Grip Tip are made of soft rubber material. There
are 4 different types of domes. Check your dome type and size
below.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
If the earpiece is not on the speaker when removed from the ear,
the earpiece might still be in the ear canal. Consult your hearing care
professional for further instructions.
Replace dome or Grip Tip
The earpiece (dome or Grip Tip) should not be cleaned. If the
earpiece is filled with wax, replace it with a new one. Grip Tip
should be replaced at least once a month.
Hold on to the
speaker and then
pull off the earpiece.
Insert the speaker
exactly into the
middle of the ear-
piece to obtain a
firm attachment.
Push firmly to ensure
that the earpiece is
fastened securely.
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3
6 mm5 mm* 8 mm 10 mm 12 mm**
* only for speaker 60
** not for open dome

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LiteTip VarioTherm
LiteTip*
MicroMold VarioTherm
MicroMold*
Customized earpieces: MicroMold or LiteTip
There are 2 different types of molds: MicroMold and LiteTip, which
are available in different materials. The earpieces are customized
for your ear.
Wax filter
Clean MicroMold or LiteTip
The earpiece should be cleaned
regularly.
The earpiece contains a wax
filter which should be replaced
when clogged or when the
hearing aid does not sound
normal.
Always use the wax filter
delivered by your hearing care
professional.
The vent is cleaned
by pressing the brush
through the hole,
twisting it slightly.
Vent
* VarioTherm MicroMold and LiteTip do not have a wax filter

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Optional features and accessories
The features and accessories described on the following pages are
optional. Please contact your hearing care professional to find out
how your hearing aid is programmed.
If you experience difficult listening situations, a special program
may be helpful. These are programmed by your hearing care
professional.
Write down hearing situations where you may need help.
Options
Flight mode
When boarding a flight or entering an area where it is prohibited
to radiate radio signals, ex. during flight, flight mode must be
activated. The hearing aid will still be working.
To activate and deactivate
flight mode. Press the
push button for at least
7 seconds and a jingle is
played.
Opening and closing the battery drawer will deactivate the flight mode.
See section: Quick reset.

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You will hear
2 beeps at
the starting
level
Change volume (optional)
When you have two hearing aids, the push button allows you to
adjust the volume in both ears. You will hear a click when you turn
the volume up or down.
MAXIMUM
STARTING
LEVEL
MINIMUM
A short press on the
RIGHT hearing aid in-
creases the volume.
A short press on the
LEFT hearing aid
decreases the volume
Mute the hearing aid (optional)
Use the mute function if you need to silence the hearing aid while
wearing it.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Do not use the mute function as an off switch, as the hearing aid still
draws current from the battery in this mode.
Apply a very long press (3-4 seconds)
to the button to mute the hearing aid.
To reactivate, push the button briefly.

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Press the button to change program
Note that if you have two hearing aids,
the RIGHT hearing aid switches forwards
from e.g. program 1 to 2 and the LEFT
hearing aid switches backwards from
e.g. program 4 to 3.
Change program (optional)
Your hearing aid can have up to 4 different programs.
These are programmed by your hearing care professional.
To be filled out by the hearing care professional
Program Sound you will
hear when
activated
When to use
1“1 beep”
2“2 beeps”
3“3 beeps”
4“4 beeps”
Program change: Short press Long press

Oticon Opn is compatible with iPhone SE, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 6s,
iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5, 9.7-inch iPad
Pro, 12.9-inch iPad Pro, iPad Air 2, iPad Air, iPad (4th generation), iPad
mini 4, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 2, iPad mini, and iPod touch (5th and 6th
generation). Devices must be running iOS 9.3 or later.
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Quick reset
If you wish to return to the standard settings of the hearing aid
programmed by your hearing care professional, simply open and
then close the battery drawer.
Open Close
Using hearing aids with iPod, iPhone and iPad
Your hearing aid is a Made for
iPhone® hearing aid and allows
for direct communication and
control with an iPhone, iPad®
or iPod touch®.
For assistance in pairing and
using these products with your
hearings aid, please contact
your hearing care professional
or visit our support site at:
www.oticon.com