ReSound be 9 User manual

User Guide
- be 9 by ReSound
- be 7 by ReSound

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Your be by ReSound has been adjusted
according to your individual hearing loss
and needs. In order for you to obtain
maximum benefit from your hearing in-
strument, please familiarize yourself with
this booklet and follow the advice that is
found inside.
be by ReSoundTM is a trademark of GN ReSound A/S.
Congratulations on the purchase of your
new fully digital be by ReSound hearing
instrument!
ReSound’s innovative technology and
design, as well as the customized set-up
selected by your hearing care professio-
nal, will make hearing again an enjoyable
experience. You will be able to hear much
better in many areas of your life, including
family, social, and professional.

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Additional Maintenance ............15-17
Handling Precautions ................18
Telephone Use .....................19
Repairs and Warranty ................20
General Precautions .................21
Warnings .......................22-23
Troubleshooting Guide............24-27
Key Word Index .....................28
Technical Data......................29
Your Selected Model ................29
Hearing Instrument Disposal Precaution 31
GN ReSound Contact Information .....32
Contents Page
Cover .............................. 1
Introduction .........................2
Contents ...........................3
The parts of Your Hearing Instrument ...4
Additional Items Included .............4
On/Off Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
SmartStart..........................5
Inserting and Removing the Instrument6-10
Changing the Battery ................10
Additional Battery Information ........12
Battery Warning Information ..........13
Daily Maintenance (Cleaning) .........14

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1. Body
2. Sound Outlet/Receiver
(under wax filter)
3. Wax Filter
4. Battery Door
5. Microphone Tubing
6. Microphone
7. Sound Inlets
8. Model and Serial Number
Additional Items Included
• HardCase
• WaxFilterReplacementKit(seepage16)
The Parts of Your be Hearing Instrument
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wearing the hearing instrument, remember
to turn it off to reduce battery consumption.
SmartStart
The SmartStart delays the switch-on time
of your hearing instrument 10 seconds after
you have closed the battery compartment.
As you insert the instrument in your ear, you
may hear beeps at one second intervals.
After the instrument beeps ten times, it will
turn on.
This feature has been turned on for your com-
fort while inserting your instrument. However,
if you find you do not like this feature, your
hearing care professional can turn it off.
On/Off Function
Your hearing instrument is equipped with an
on/off switch that is integrated into the bat-
tery compartment. It has two positions:
• On,whenthebatterydooris
fully closed. Note: the battery
door may not appear fully
closed when a battery is not
in the battery compartment.
• Off,whenthebatterydooris
open.
To turn your instrument off, grasp the bat-
tery compartment door with a fingernail and
gently pull downward. When you are not

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LEFT (BLUE) RIGHT (RED)
Insertion:
1. Determine if you have a left or right
instrument in your hand. With the bat-
tery compartment open, you will see
either a RED or BLUE marker:
• ThehearinginstrumentwiththeRED
marker is always for the RIGHT ear.
• ThehearinginstrumentwiththeBLUE
marker is always for the LEFT ear.
Insertion and Removal of Your Hearing Instrument

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Notice that the battery door is pointing
up. This is the correct way to insert the
instrument.
Insertion continued…
2. Check that the body of the hearing
instrument feels smooth before insert-
ing into your ear canal. If the surface
feels spiky or rough, contact your
hearing care professional.
3. Grasp the instrument near the base,
where the tubing connects to the
battery compartment, with your index
finger on top and your thumb on bot-
tom.

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7. After the microphone is in place, push
the tubing into place.
Insertion continued…
4. When properly lined up, gently push
the hearing instrument into the ear
canal until it is flush with the opening
of the ear canal.
5. After the hearing instrument has been
properly seated in the ear canal, locate
microphone and tubing.
6. Gently push the microphone into the
creased area of the ear that is located
above the ear canal entrance.

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Insertion continued…
8. This drawing shows how the hearing
instrument should look when inserted
properly into the ear canal. It is im-
portant that the microphone tube fits
correctly in your ear. If the microphone
tube irritates your ear, please contact
your hearing care professional.

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2. Once you have located the tubing,
GENTLY grasp and pull, and the hear-
ing instrument should come out of the
ear.
3. Each time the hearing instrument is
removed from the ear canal, make
sure that the wax filter is still attached
to the instrument. If not, contact your
hearing care professional immediately.
Changing the Battery
Your be by ReSound hearing instrument
comes with a low battery warning:
Removal:
1. Find the microphone and tubing in the
crease of the ear that is located above
the ear canal entrance.