Phonak microSavia Art User manual

microSavia Art™
User Guide
0459

Contents
Welcome 4
Description 5
Preparation 6
Replacing the battery 6
Identifying left and right hearing systems 10
Inserting microSavia Art hearing system with
micro tube into your ear 11
Inserting microSavia Art hearing system
with earmold into your ear 15
Fine tuning your microSavia Art
hearing systems 18
Operation 20
Switching ON/OFF 20
Remote control (optional) 21
Wireless Systems – MyLink (optional) 25
Maintenance 29
Microphone Protector 29
Micro tube and dome 30
Important points 35

Warning 37
Service and Warranty 38
Phonak distributors worldwide 40

4
Welcome
Congratulations on choosing the microSavia Art
hearing system, one of the smallest and most
sophisticated behind-the-ear instrument from Phonak.
microSavia Art uses the latest advances in digital
hearing technology to offer you the ultimate combination
of hearing miniaturization, hearing performance and
comfort. This inconspicuous hearing system provides
you – in a fully automatic manner – with the highest
sound quality, speech understanding and listening
comfort in all your personal hearing situations.
microSavia Art is a quality product developed by the
Swiss company Phonak, a world leader in hearing
technology, innovation and reliability. Please read
this manual carefully to benefit from all features of
your new hearing system. With proper care and
usage, your microSavia Art will support your hearing
and understanding for many years.
If you want additional information about microSavia
Art, please visit the Phonak website www.phonak.com
Phonak – your partner for good hearing!

5
Description
microSavia Art
hearing system with
micro tube
Microphone inputs
with Microphone
Protector
Battery compartment
with ON/OFF switch
(two sizes: 312 standard,
10 option)
Micro tube (sound output)
Dome
Retention
microSavia Art
hearing system with
earmold
–see above
Hook/sound
output
Individual
earmold










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Preparation
Replacing the battery
Using the nail grip , open the battery compartment
completely and remove the old battery .
Remove the protective
foil from the new
battery .




7
Insert the new battery with the “+” sign (flat
side of the battery) in line with the “+” marked on
the battery compartment  and close it .




8
Preparation
Replacing the battery
Handle the battery compartment with care and
do not use excessive force.
If there is any resistance when shutting 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.
We recommend to only use batteries which your
hearing care professional approves and sells.

9
Low battery warning
An acoustic signal gives you an early warning that the
battery is approaching exhaustion. Usually you have
at least 30 minutes to replace the battery. With very
high quality batteries, this reserve may be much
higher and the hearing system will repeat the low
battery warning approximately every 30 minutes.
Note:
Your microSavia Art hearing system offers the unique
possibility to be operated either with size 312 (standard)
or size 10 batteries (option). Your hearing care
professional may modify the devices accordingly. The
312 battery lasts longer and is easier to handle,
the 10 battery creates an even small overall instrument
size (refer to picture below).
312 battery10 battery

10
Preparation
Identifying left and right hearing systems
It is important to use the correct hearing system for
each ear.
Your hearing care professional can mark the hearing
systems for you with a color code placed on the case
under the nail grip of the battery compartment. The color
code is visible when the battery compartment is opened.
It will identify left and right instruments as follows:
red = right hearing system
blue = left hearing system

11
Inserting microSavia Art hearing system with micro
tube into your ear
Open domes:
Place the hearing system over the top of
your ear .


12

Preparation
Hold the micro tube where it attaches to the dome 
and gently push the dome into your ear canal. The
dome should be placed far enough into the ear so that
the micro tube lies flush with your head.
Place the retention tail of the micro tube into the bowl
of your concha .


13
Closed domes:
The closed dome has a different design than the open
dome, refer to picture (page 14). The closed dome
consists of two fins overlapping each other. Before
inserting the closed dome into the ear canal it is
important to check the position of these fins. The bigger
fin must be positioned over the smaller fin, see
picture . If the position is incorrect , you can easily
adjust it with one finger, just bend smoothly the
bigger fin forwards and then back again so that it is
overlapping the smaller one, see picture .
Make also sure that the slit of the closed dome is in a
horizontal position on the tube unit, as shown in
picture . Your closed dome and external receiver unit
is ready to be inserted into the ear, refer to page 11.

14
Correct position

Wrong position

Moving the fins

Preparation

15
Inserting microSavia Art 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.

16
Preparation
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.

17
Check the placement of the earmold by tracing the
contour of the ear with your finger.
To remove your hearing system, grasp the earmold and
not the tubing and pull it out of your ear gently but
firmly.

18
Fine tuning based on your personal preferences
The fitting process has limited capabilities of reproducing
the full spectrum of your personal sound environments.
This limitation is now overcome by the ability of
microSavia Art hearing system to learn from your real
life volume adjustments. microSavia Art hearing system
offers a unique functionality called “Self Learning”. In
every environment, it logs your personal volume changes
within the hearing instrument. This means that every
time you change the volume of your microSavia Art
hearing system, this correction is taken into account to
apply your preferred volume automatically when you
are in a similar environment next time.
Preparation

19
Self Learning cleverly ensures that your volume
corrections in each environment contribute to a fully
personalized volume setting.
To fully benefit from this Self Learning feature please
ask your hearing care professional to demonstrate to you
the available remote controls for your hearing system.

20
Operation
Switching ON/OFF
Switching OFF
Using the nail grip,
slightly open the
battery cover until it
snaps into its OFF position.
Switching ON
Close the battery
compartment
by pressing on
the base of
the instrument.
Your hearing care professional may have delayed the
start-up of your microSavia Art hearing system (9 or 15
seconds once it is switched on), in order to avoid any
disturbance when placing it on your ear. The start-up
is confirmed by an acoustic signal.