Phonak Exelia Art BTE User manual

Exélia Art BTE
User Guide
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Contents
Welcome 5
Description Exélia Art 6
Short introduction
Inserting the battery 8
Switching ON / OFF 8
Controlling the volume 9
Selecting a hearing program 9
Preparation
Replacing the battery 10
Tamper proof battery compartment 13
Identifying left and right instruments 15
Inserting your hearing system with
earmold into your ear 16
Inserting your hearing system
with Fit’nGo slim tube into your ear 20
Fine tuning based on your personal preferences 24
Operation
Switching ON / OFF 25
Controlling the volume 26
earing programs 28
Synchronized manual control 29

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ZoomControl 30
Telecoil (optional) 30
EasyPhone (optional) 31
Wireless accessories (optional)
myPilot 34
iCom 36
iView 38
Remote control (optional) 39
FM communication (optional) 41
Dynamic FM transmitters 42
Multi-frequency FM receivers 43
Attaching and removing
MicroLink FM receiver
ML9S and AS9 audio shoe 44
MyLink (optional) 46
EasyFM 47
Manual selection of an FM program 47
Maintenance
Wind and Weather Protector 48
Fit’nGo slim tube 51
Important points 55

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The Exélia Art user guide describes features, functions
and accessories of the Exélia Art M, P and SP models.
Warning 58
Service and Warranty 59
Phonak distributors worldwide 62
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Your new Exélia Art hearing system uses the very
latest advances in digital wireless hearing technology.
Exélia Art offers you, automatically, the highest sound
quality, speech understanding and listening comfort in
all your hearing situations. igh-tech has turned
highly sophisticated hearing systems into convenient
devices that are easy to use.
Please read this manual carefully to benefit from
all the features of your new hearing system. Ask your
hearing care professional if you have any questions.
Exélia Art is a quality product developed by the Swiss
company Phonak, a world leader in hearing technology,
innovation and reliability. With proper care and
usage, your hearing system will support your hearing
and communication needs for many years.
For further information, please visit the Phonak website
www.phonak.com
Phonak – life is on
Welcome

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Descri tion
Hearing system with earmold
햲Microphone inputs with
Wind and Weather Protector
햳Program switch
햴Volume control
햵Battery compartment with
ON / OFF switch
햶ook/sound output
햷Individual earmold
햲햶
햷
햳
햴
햵

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Hearing system
with Fit’nGo
slim tube and dome
햲–햵see page 6
햶Slim tube/
sound output
햷Dome
햸Retention
Hearing system
with Fit’nGo
slim tube and SlimTip
햲–햵see page 6
햶Slim tube/
sound output
햷Individual SlimTip
햸Removal handle
햶
햸
햷
햲
햳
햴
햵
햴
햵
햶
햷
햸
햲
햳

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Short introduction
nserting the battery
Details see page 11
Switching ON/OFF
Details see page 25
ON OFF ON

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Controlling the volume
Details see page 26
Volume up Volume down
Selecting a hearing program
Details see page 28

Replacing the battery
Use battery size 13 for your instruments.
Using the nail grip, open the battery compartment
completely and remove the old battery.
Remove the protective foil from
the new battery and wait 2 minutes.
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Insert the new battery with the “+” sign (flat side
of the battery) in line with the “+” marked on
the battery compartment and close it. The correct
battery orientation can also be seen on the inside
of the battery compartment.

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Handle the battery compartment with care and
do not use excessive force.
f there is any resistance when closing the
compartment, ensure that the battery is
inserted correctly. The compartment may not
close properly if the battery is upside down,
and the instrument will not work.
When your hearing system is not in use, leave
the battery compartment open to allow any
moisture to evaporate.
Low battery warning
An acoustic signal gives you an early warning that
the battery is approaching exhaustion. You have
approximately 30 minutes to replace the battery after
hearing the signal. This reserve may be higher
and the hearing system will repeat the low battery
warning approximately every 30 minutes.
Please note that the battery consumption increases
with regular use of the myPilot command center,
the iCom communication interface or the remote
controls KeyPilot2 or WatchPilot2.
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Tamper proof battery compartment
To protect children from the dangers of playing with
batteries, a special locking system may be mounted on
the instruments. This locking system can also be used
for identifying left and right instruments (see page 15).
To lock the battery compartment, after it is closed:
Use a small screwdriver and turn the screw to its
middle position (slot vertical).
To unlock the battery compartment: Turn the screw to
its horizontal position.

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Please make sure that the screw is in the unlocked
position when you close the battery compartment.
Locked Unlocked
The ON / OFF switch is not available when the
battery compartment is locked.
To switch the hearing system OFF, it is necessary
to unlock the tamper proof battery compartment.
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dentifying left and right instruments
It is important to use the correct hearing system for
each ear.
Your hearing care professional can mark the hearing
systems for you. The color code on the housing will
identify left and right hearing systems.
The color code is as follows:
red = right
blue = left

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nserting your
hearing system
with earmold into
your ear
Using the hand on the same side you wear your hearing
system, grasp the earmold between the thumb and
index finger.
Raise your hand to your ear making sure the canal
portion of the earmold faces your ear. Tilt your hand
slightly forward.
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Place the canal portion of the earmold inside your ear
canal. If it is difficult to get it into place, stretch your ear
by pulling it gently backwards and upwards with your
other hand. When the canal portion is in place, twist the
earmold backwards so that it fits into the concha and
the helix portion is under the fold.

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Now position the hearing system behind the ear.
Be careful not to twist the tubing.
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Check the placement of the earmold by tracing the
contour of the ear with your finger.
To remove your hearing system, grasp the earmold,
not the tubing, and pull it out of your ear gently but
firmly.

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햲
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nserting your hearing system with Fit’nGo
slim tube into your ear
Open domes and SlimTip
Place the hearing instrument over the top
of your ear 햲.
old the slim tube where it attaches to the dome
or SlimTip 햳and gently push the dome or SlimTip
into your ear canal.