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INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE miniRITE
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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 is marked (ticked off) by your hearing
care professional in relevant sections of this manual. Also see last page for a complete
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 prescription performed by your Hearing Care Professional.
If you have any questions to 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 hereby
compensate for mild to moderate–to–severe impaired hearing.

Contents
Instrument view miniRITE with speaker type “60” 7a
Instrument view miniRITE with speaker type “85” 7b
Instrument view miniRITE with speaker type ”100” 7c
Instrument view miniRITE with Power mold 7d
Warnings 9
Activating the hearing instrument for the first time 20
Changing batteries 21
Turning your instruments ON and OFF 23
Left/Right ear marking 24
Putting on your instrument 25
Push-button 26
Programs (optional) 28
Volume Control (optional) 30
Mute (optional) 31
Tamper-resistant battery door (optional) 32
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
Please familiarise 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 miniRITE Power is a powerful hearing instrument. In case you are fitted with
miniRITE Power, never allow others to wear your hearing instruments as incorrect or
wrongful usage could cause permanent damage to their hearing.

7a
Auto Phone (optional) 34
Caring for your hearing instrument 36
Daily maintenance with mold 38
Daily maintenance with domes 40
Avoiding heat and chemicals 43
Water resistance 44
Seven easy steps to better hearing 46
Common problems and their solutions 52
Wireless accessories 54
International Warranty 55
Warranty Certificate 56
Cell phone 57
Technical information 59
Settings overview for your hearing instrument 62
Instrument view miniRITE with speaker type “60”
Speaker
Sound outlet
Wax protection
Microphone openings
Push-button
Battery door
Your ear piece:
Micro mold
LiteTip (mold)
Open domes:
6 mm
8 mm
10 mm
Battery size 312

7b
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Open the battery door fully to allow air to circulate whenever you are not using your
hearing instrument, especially at night!
Instrument view miniRITE with speaker type “85”
Speaker
Sound outlet
Wax protection
Microphone openings
Push-button
Battery door
Your ear piece:
Micro mold
LiteTip (mold)
Open domes:
6 mm
8 mm
10 mm
Battery size 312

7c
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Open the battery door fully to allow air to circulate whenever you are not using your
hearing instrument, especially at night!
Instrument view miniRITE with speaker type ”100”
Speaker
Sound outlet
Wax protection
Microphone openings
Push-button
Battery door
Your ear piece:
Power domes:
6 mm
8 mm
10 mm
12 mm
Battery size 312

7d
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Open the battery door fully to allow air to circulate whenever you are not using your
hearing instrument, especially at night!
Instrument view miniRITE with Power mold
Sound outlet
+ wax protection system
Ventilation openings
Microphone openings
Push-button
Battery door
Battery size 312
Customized
mold

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IMPORTANT NOTICE
Open the battery door fully to allow air to circulate whenever you are not using your
hearing instrument, especially at night!
• 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.
Dysfunction in hearing instruments
• Hearing instruments may stop functioning, for instance if the batteries have expired or
if the speaker 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. A general advice is to follow the guideline
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 implant-
able device for information about the risk of disturbance.
• 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.
Warnings Warnings

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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.
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 exercised 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 irritations or any other unusual condition.
Please, seek consultation with a physician if these conditions occur.
Warnings 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 mobile telephones,
citizens band devices and shop alarm systems. If this occur increase the distance
between the hearing instrument and the device.
Wax protection system
• Always visually inspect your hearing instrument to ensure that there is no gap
between the wax protection flange and the tip of the mold.
If you are in any doubt of the use or replacement of your wax protection system,
contact your Hearing Care Professional.
Warnings 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 Otorhinolar-
yngologists. 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.
• 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, afterwhich 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 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

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Activating the hearing instrument for the rst time
A hearing instrument is a miniature electronic device that runs on special batteries.
To activate the hearing instrument, you must insert a fresh battery in the battery
compartment.
The hearing instrument will start up when the battery door is closed. It will take a few
seconds until sound is produced. A jingle is played while the start up process is running.
Put on the hearing instruments upon closing the battery door.
If the hearing instrument is held in the hand while activated, it may produce a whistling
sound. This will stop when properly fitted on the ear.
Changing batteries
Your hearing instrument battery size is 312.
A worn out battery should be removed immediately and
disposed according to local regulations.
You will hear 2 beeps when it is time to change the battery.
This pre-warning will be repeated in moderate intervals until
the battery runs out. The battery may run out shortly after
a pre-warning or within the next couple of hours depending
on battery capabilities and individual hearing losses.
If the battery runs out the instrument turns off.
When that happens, 4 beeps are played to indicate that
the instrument is no longer operating.
Replace the battery.

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To replace the battery, follow these instructions:
• Open the battery door completely by pushing the raised edge in the bottom of the
instrument. Remove the old battery. To assist with the handling of the batteries,
the magnet at the end of the MultiTool can be used to help you.
• Remove the sticky label from the + side of the new battery.
• The new battery may be inserted by using the magnetic end of the MultiTool.
Ensure that the positive (+) marking faces the positive (+) sign printed on the
battery door. Close the battery door.
Any moisture on the battery surface should be wiped
off before use.
When you change battery, it will take a few seconds
before the battery works.
Turning your instruments ON and OFF
Turn ON your hearing instrument by closing the battery door completely with the battery
in place. When the battery door is closed the instrument will start up by playing a jingle.
This indicates that the battery is working and the instrument is operating.
Turn OFF your hearing instrument by opening the battery door slightly until a click is felt.
To preserve the battery, make sure your hearing instrument is switched off when you are
not wearing it.
ON
Click
OFF
Click
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Open the battery door fully to
allow air to circulate whenever
you are not using your hearing
instrument, especially at night
or for longer periods of time.
MultiTool

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Left/Right ear marking
Hearing instruments are fitted to the uniqueness of each ear, which means if you have
two instruments then your left hearing instrument is programmed differently from your
right. That is why it is important to distinguish between the left hearing instrument and
the right.
In order to easily identify whether it is left ear or right ear instrument, colour markings
may be applied inside the battery door.
A blue dot marks the LEFT instrument.
A red dot marks the RIGHT instrument.
Putting on your instrument
Place the speaker, with the ear piece attached, into your ear
first (1) and then place the instrument behind your ear (2).
If the instrument has a mold as ear piece, make sure it
is positioned in the ear so it perfectly fits the ergonomics
of the ear canal in a tight and comfortable way.
Make sure that the ear piece is placed so that the tube
follows the contour of the skin.
If the instrument has an ear grip, place it in the ear as
indicated in drawing 3 and 4 so it follows the contour
of the ear.
1
2
3
4

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Push-button
Your hearing instrument has a push-button.
If you have one instrument, the push-button can be used for switching between differ-
ent programs.
If you have two instruments, the push-button can be used for both adjusting the volume
and switching between programs.
Finally, the push-button can be used to mute the instrument.
Push
The push-button on your hearing instrument can be programed to one of
3 functionalities.
Left Right
Only program shift: Press shortly to change program.
Only volume control: * Press shortly to adjust the volume.
Both volume control and program shift: *
Press shortly to adjust the volume and press long (about 2 seconds)
to shift program.
*only if you have two instruments!
Using 2 instruments
If you have two instruments the push-button on one instrument will change the status
on both hearing instruments. This means, when you adjust the program or volume for
one instrument, it automatically adjusts the other.
This is programmed by your Hearing Care Professional!

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Programs (optional)
Your hearing instrument can have up to 4 different programs.
The number and type of programs available in your hearing instrument is programmed
by your Hearing Care Professional.
When switching between the different programs, your hearing instrument will beep.
The number of beeps will indicate which program you are using.
One beep, when you switch to program 1
 Two beeps, when you switch to program 2
 Three beeps, when you switch to program 3
 Four beeps, when you switch to program 4
Press the push-button to switch forwards in the program cycle, e.g. from P1-P2.
If you have two instruments, then:
The RIGHT hearing instrument switches the program cycle forward, e.g. P1-P2.
The LEFT hearing instrument switches the program cycle backwards e.g. P2-P1.
An overview and description of the hearing programs available in your hearing
instrument is placed on the last page of this manual.

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Volume Control (optional)
Only when using two instruments a volume control can be activated. The volume control
allows you to adjust the volume of your hearing device in specific listening situations to
the level you feel comfortable with.
By pressing the push-button on one instrument, the volume is adjusted in both
instruments simultaneously.
To increase volume, give a short press to the push-button on the RIGHT ear instrument.
To decrease volume, give a short press to the push-button on the LEFT ear instrument.
You hear a click when you increase or decrease the volume.
When the hearing instrument is turned on, it starts up at a preferred volume level.
When adjusting the volume control to the preferred level, this is indicated by a beep.
Mute (optional)
Use the mute function if you need to silence the instrument while you have the
instrument on.
Push the button for a minimum of 3 seconds to mute the instrument.
To reactivate the instrument, push the button briefly again.
Push
3 sec
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Do not use the mute function as a switch off as the hearing instruments still draws
current from the battery in this mode.

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Tamper-resistant battery door (optional)
A special battery door may be installed with your hearing instrument which protects
against unintended operation of the battery door and battery.
This is strongly recommended for infants, small children and people with learning
difficulties.
The battery door is designed only to be opened by using a tool. Use a small screwdriver
to open the door by inserting it into the indent on the door side and then tip it.