ReSound RIE Mini-BTE-AL560-DR User manual

USER GUIDE
RECEIVER-IN-EAR
HEARING INSTRUMENT

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radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user
is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
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radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
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List of countries:
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requirements:
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persons
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Introduction
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technology and design, combined with the customised device programming selected by your
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With proper care, maintenance, and usage, your hearing instruments will aid you in better communi
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ReSound is a registred trade mark of ReSound A/S
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CONTENTS
Introduction ........................6
Description of the hearing instruments ...10
Getting started .....................12
On/Off function ....................12
SmartStart ........................12
Inserting/Replacing the battery .........13
Low battery indicator ................14
Inserting/removing hearing instruments ...16
Operation of the hearing instrument .....19
Push button (Alera 61 only)............19
Flight mode .......................21
Telephone use ....................21
Listen to radio or TV .................23
Care and maintenance ...............26
Daily maintenance ..................27
Cleaning the receiver tubes and domes . .29
Cleaning RIE moulds ................29
Replacing the wax filter
(receiver in-the-ear models)............30
How to apply domes ................34
General precautions .................36
General warnings ...................37
Battery warning Information ...........40
Troubleshooting guide ...............42
Technical data .....................50
Warranty and repairs ................51

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RIE Mini-BTE - AL960-DR, AL760-DR, AL560-DR
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Getting started
On/Off function
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turn them on just prior to placing them on your ear, your hearing care professional can activate
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Sports lock
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Insertion (domes)
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NPWFNFOU
 .PWFUIF3*&NPVMEVQBOEEPXOBOEHFOUMZQSFTTUPFOTVSFJUJTQPTJUJPOFE
DPSSFDUMZJOUIFFBS0QFOJOHBOEDMPTJOHZPVSNPVUIDBOFBTFJOTFSUJPO
 .BLFTVSFUIFIFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUJTTFBUFECFIJOEUIFFBS
#ZFYQFSJNFOUJOHBOFBTJFSNFUIPENBZCFEJTDPWFSFE8JUIQSPQFSJOTFSUJPO
IFBSJOH JOTUSVNFOUT TIPVME mU TOVHMZ CVUDPNGPSUBCMZ*G IFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUT
DBVTFJSSJUBUJPOPGUIFFBSTDPOUBDUZPVSIFBSJOHDBSFQSPGFTTJPOBM
/FWFS BUUFNQU UP NPEJGZ UIF TIBQF PG UIF IFBSJOH JOTUSVNFOU 3*&
NPVMETPSUVCJOHZPVSTFMG

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Removal (RIE moulds)
 (SBTQUIFSFNPWBMTUSJOHBOEQVMMUIF3*&NPVMEPVUXBSE
 $POTVMU ZPVS IFBSJOH DBSF QSPGFTTJPOBM JG ZPV IBWF EJGmDVMUJFT SFNPWJOH UIF IFBSJOH
JOTUSVNFOU
Removal (domes)
 )PMEUIFSFDFJWFSUVCFXJUIZPVSUIVNCBOEGPSFmOHFSBOEQVMMUIFUVCF
 PVUXBSE
 $POTVMUZPVSIFBSJOHDBSFQSPGFTTJPOBMJGZPVIBWFEJGmDVMUJFT
 SFNPWJOHUIFIFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOU
Operation of the hearing instrument
Push button (Alera 61 only)
%FQFOEJOHPOZPVSFYQFSJFODFMFWFMXJUIIFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUTJO
dividual hearing needs, and the type of listening environments you
FYQFSJFODFZPVSIFBSJOHDBSFQSPGFTTJPOBMNBZBDUJWBUFBEEJUJPOBM
QSPHSBNNFT*GBEEJUJPOBMQSPHSBNNFTIBWFCFFOBDUJWBUFEUIF
GPMMPXJOHMJTUFYQMBJOTIPXUIFZXPSL
 :PVDBOTXJUDICFUXFFOQSPHSBNNFTCZQVTIJOHUIFQVTICVUUPOPODF
 :PVXJMMUIFOIFBSPOFPSNPSFCFFQT5IFOVNCFSPGCFFQTJOEJDBUFTXIJDIQSPHSBNNFZPV
IBWFTFMFDUFEPOFCFFQQSPHSBNNFPOFUXPCFFQTQSPHSBNNFUXPFUD
 8IFO UIF IFBSJOH JOTUSVNFOUT BSF UVSOFE PGG BOE UIFO CBDL PO UIF IFBSJOH JOTUSVNFOU
BMXBZTSFUVSOTUPUIFEFGBVMUTFUUJOHQSPHSBNNFPOF

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1SPHSBNNF %FTDSJQUJPOPGXIFOUPVTF
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Flight mode* (Alera 61 only)
When boarding a flight wireless functionality must be deactivated, as it is not allowed to radiate
SBEJPTJHOBMTEVSJOHnJHIUT
*UJTQPTTJCMFUPEJTBCMFXJSFMFTTPQFSBUJPOCZPQFOJOHBOEDMPTJOHUIFCBUUFSZDPNQBSUNFOUPG
UIFIFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUXIJMFBUUIFTBNFUJNFQSFTTJOHUIFQVTICVUUPO
8IFOEJTBCMFENBOVBMMZXJSFMFTTPQFSBUJPONBZCFSFFOBCMFECZPQFOJOHBOEDMPTJOHUIFCBU
UFSZDPNQBSUNFOUOPSNBMMZJFXJUIPVUBUUIFTBNFUJNFQSFTTJOHUIFQVTICVUUPO
Telephone use
*GZPVSIFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUTBSFmUXJUIBSFDFJWFSPQFOEPNFPSSFDFJWFSUVMJQEPNFZPVDBO
QSPCBCMZVTFUIFUFMFQIPOFBTZPVOPSNBMMZXPVMECZIPMEJOHJUVQUPZPVSFBSDBOBMPQFOJOH*G
*Instruments paired with accessories only

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Listen to radio or TV
8IFOMJTUFOJOHUPUIF57PSUIFSBEJPTUBSUPVUCZMJTUFOJOHUPOFXTDPNNFOUBUPSTTJODFUIFZ
VTVBMMZTQFBLDMFBSMZUIFOUSZPUIFSQSPHSBNNFT
*GZPVmOEJUEJGmDVMUUPMJTUFOUP57PSSBEJPZPVSIFBSJOHDBSFQSPGFTTJPOBMXJMMCFBCMFUPHJWFZPV
BEWJDFPOBWBJMBCMFBDDFTTPSJFTUPFOIBODFZPVSMJTUFOJOHDBQBCJMJUJFTGPS57BOESBEJP
Cellular phones
:PVSIFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUJTEFTJHOFEUPDPNQMZXJUIUIFNPTUTUSJOHFOU4UBOEBSETPG*OUFSOBUJPOBM
&MFDUSPNBHOFUJD$PNQBUJCJMJUZ)PXFWFSOPUBMMDFMMQIPOFTBSFIFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUDPNQBUJCMF
5IFWBSZJOHEFHSFFPGEJTUVSCBODFDBOCFEVFUPUIFOBUVSFPGZPVSQBSUJDVMBSDFMMVMBSQIPOFPS
PGZPVSXJSFMFTTUFMFQIPOZTFSWJDFQSPWJEFS
*GZPVmOEJUEJGmDVMUUPPCUBJOBHPPESFTVMUXIJMFVTJOHZPVSDFMMVMBSQIPOFZPVSIFBSJOHDBSF
professional will be able to give you advice on available accessories to enhance listening
DBQBCJMJUJFT
ZPVSIFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUTBSFmUXJUIBSFDFJWFSQPXFSEPNFPS3*&
NPVMEmOEJOHUIFPQUJNBMQPTJUJPOGPSIPMEJOHBUFMFQIPOFXIJMFVTJOH
a hearing instrument may require practice for some individuals, and one
PSNPSFPGUIFGPMMPXJOHTVHHFTUJPOTNBZCFIFMQGVM
 )PMEUIFUFMFQIPOFBTZPVXPVMEOPSNBMMZ
 )PMEUIFUFMFQIPOFUPXBSETUIFUPQPGUIFFBSDMPTFSUPXIFSFUIF
 NJDSPQIPOFTBSFMPDBUFE
 *GXIJTUMJOHPDDVSTJUNBZUBLFBCSJFGNPNFOUPGIPMEJOHUIFUFMFQIPOFJOUIFTBNFQPTJUJPO
CFGPSFUIFIFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUBEBQUTBOESFEVDFTUIFGFFECBDL
 "OZXIJTUMJOHNBZBMTPCFEFDSFBTFECZIPMEJOHUIFUFMFQIPOFTMJHIUMZBXBZGSPNUIFFBS
 %FQFOEJOH PO ZPVS JOEJWJEVBM OFFET ZPVS IFBSJOH DBSF QSPGFTTJPOBM NBZ BDUJWBUF B QSP
HSBNNFTQFDJmDBMMZGPSUFMFQIPOFVTF

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6TFPOMZSFDPNNFOEFEDMFBOJOHBHFOUUPDMFBOUIFUFMFQIPOFQSJPSUPQMBDJOHUIFNBHOFU
POUIFQIPOF
PhoneNow usage
5FMFQIPOFTDBOCFVTFEJOBOPSNBMNBOOFS"TIPSUNFMPEZXJMMJOEJDBUFUIBUUIF1IPOF/PX
GFBUVSF IBT BVUPNBUJDBMMZ TXJUDIFE UIF IFBSJOH JOTUSVNFOU UP ZPVS UFMFQIPOF QSPHSBNNF
*OJUJBMMZZPVNBZOFFEUPNPWFUIFUFMFQIPOFSFDFJWFSTMJHIUMZUPmOEUIFCFTUQPTJUJPOGPSSFMJBCMF
1IPOF/PXBDUJWBUJPOBOEHPPEIFBSJOHPOUIFUFMFQIPOF
PhoneNow precautions
 ,FFQNBHOFUTPVUPGSFBDIPGQFUTDIJMESFOBOENFOUBMMZDIBMMFOHFEQFSTPOT*GBNBHOFUJT
TXBMMPXFEQMFBTFTFFLBEWJDFGSPNBNFEJDBMQSBDUJUJPOFS
 5IF NBHOFU VTFE UP TUSFOHUIFO UIF NBHOFUJD mFME PG B UFMFQIPOF SFDFJWFS NBZ BGGFDU
PhoneNow
5IF1IPOF/PXGVODUJPOBMMPXTZPVSIFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUUPBVUPNBUJDBMMZTXJUDIUPZPVSUFMF
QIPOFQSPHSBNNFXIFOBUFMFQIPOFSFDFJWFSJTSBJTFEUPUIFFBS8IFOUIFUFMFQIPOFSFDFJWFS
is removed from the ear, the hearing instrument automatically returns to the previous listening
QSPHSBNNF
Placement of PhoneNow magnets
*OPSEFSUPQMBDF1IPOF/PXNBHOFUTQSPQFSMZ
 $MFBOUIFUFMFQIPOFSFDFJWFSUIPSPVHIMZ
 )PMEUIFUFMFQIPOFWFSUJDBMMZJOBQPTJUJPOTJNJMBSUPXIFONBLJOH
BUFMFQIPOFDBMM
 1MBDF UIF NBHOFUT KVTU CFMPX UIF UFMFQIPOF SFDFJWFS *G OFDFTTBSZ NPWF UIF NBHOFU UP
BOPUIFSQPTJUJPOUPJNQSPWFFBTFPGVTFBOEDPNGPSUXIJMFTQFBLJOH

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 /FWFSJNNFSTFIFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUTJOXBUFSPSPUIFSMJRVJETBTMJRVJETNBZDBVTFQFSNBOFOU
EBNBHFUPUIFIFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUT
 "WPJESPVHIIBOEMJOHPGIFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUTPSESPQQJOHUIFNPOIBSETVSGBDFTPSnPPST
 %POPUMFBWFIFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUTJOPSOFBSEJSFDUIFBUPSTVOMJHIUBTFYDFTTJWFIFBUDBO
DBVTFEBNBHFPSEFGPSNUIFDBTJOH
 )BJSTQSBZNBLFVQFUDNBZEBNBHFIFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUTBOEUIFTFTIPVMECFSFNPWFE
QSJPSUPUIFBQQMJDBUJPOPGDPTNFUJDT
Daily maintenance
*UJTJNQPSUBOUUPLFFQZPVSIFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUDMFBOBOEESZ0OB
EBJMZCBTJTDMFBOUIFIFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUTVTJOHBTPGUDMPUIPSUJTTVF
GVODUJPOBMJUZ PG TPNF NFEJDBM EFWJDFT PS FMFDUSPOJD TZTUFNT "MXBZT LFFQ UIF NBHOFU PS
BUFMFQIPOFFRVJQQFEXJUIUIFNBHOFUBUMFBTUDNwBXBZGSPNQBDFNBLFSTDSFEJU
DBSETBOEPUIFSNBHOFUJDBMMZTFOTJUJWFEFWJDFT
 )JHI EJTUPSUJPOEVSJOHEJBMJOH PSQIPOJOH NBZNFBOUIBUUIFNBHOFUJT OPUJOUIF PQUJNBM
QPTJUJPOSFMBUJWFUPUIFUFMFQIPOFSFDFJWFS5PBWPJEUIFJTTVFQMFBTFNPWFUIFNBHOFU UP
BOPUIFSQMBDFPOUIFUFMFQIPOFSFDFJWFS
 0OMZVTFNBHOFUTTVQQMJFECZ(/3F4PVOE
Care and maintenance
Proper handling
:PVSIFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUJTQSPUFDUFECZBMBZFSPGQSPUFDUJWFIZESPQIPCJDOBOPDPBUNBUFSJBM
)PXFWFSQMFBTFGPMMPXUIFGPMMPXJOHJOTUSVDUJPOTUPGVSUIFSQSPMPOHUIFEVSBCJMJUZPGZPVSIFBSJOH
JOTUSVNFOUT

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The receiver tube
5IFSFDFJWFSUVCFDPNFTJOUXPEJGGFSFOUQPXFSMFWFMT
/1/PSNBM1PXFSBOE)1)JHI1PXFS%FQFOEJOHPOZPVSIFBSJOH
MPTTZPVIBWFFJUIFSCFFOmUUFEXJUIUIF/1PSUIF)1SFDFJWFSUZQF
1MFBTFHPUPQBHFUPTFFZPVSTFMFDUFEUZQF5IFSFDFJWFSUVCF
DPOUBJOTUIFXJSJOHUPUIFSFDFJWFSXIJDI EFMJWFST UIF TPVOE UPUIFFBS DBOBM*U JT JNQPSUBOU
UIBU UIF SFDFJWFS UVCF BOE UIF SFDFJWFS EPNF3*& NPME mUT DPSSFDUMZ JO ZPVS FBS *G UIF
SFDFJWFSUVCFPSUIFSFDFJWFSEPNF3*&NPVMEJSSJUBUFT ZPVS FBSJOBOZXBZBOEQSFWFOUTZPV
GSPN XFBSJOH ZPVS IFBSJOH JOTUSVNFOU QMFBTF DPOUBDU ZPVS IFBSJOH DBSF QSPGFTTJPOBM :PV
TIPVMEOFWFSBUUFNQUUPNPEJGZUIFTIBQFPGUIFSFDFJWFSUVCFZPVSTFMG5IFSFDFJWFSUVCFBOE
UIFSFDFJWFSEPNF3*&NPVMETIPVMECFDMFBOFESFHVMBSMZ1MFBTFTFFJOTUSVDUJPOTJOUIFOFYU
TFDUJPO
Cleaning the receiver tubes and domes
5IFSFDFJWFSUVCFBOEUIFSFDFJWFSEPNFTIPVMECFDMFBOFESFHVMBSMZ6TFBEBNQDMPUIUPDMFBO
UIFSFDFJWFSUVCFBOESFDFJWFSEPNFPOUIFPVUTJEF%POPUVTFXBUFSXIFOZPVBSFDMFBOJOH
UIFSFDFJWFSUVCFTPSUIFSFDFJWFSEPNFT1MFBTFTFFJOTUSVDUJPOPOQBHFPSGPSIPXUP
DIBOHFUIFXBYHVBSEmMUFS
Cleaning RIE moulds
 4FQBSBUFUIFNPVMEGSPNUIFSFDFJWFSUVCF
 $MFBOUIF3*&NPVMEVTJOHBNJMETPBQBOESJOTFXJUI
 MVLFXBSNXBUFS
 "GUFSDMFBOJOHESZ3*&NPVMETUIPSPVHIMZBOESFNPWFBOZ
 SFTJEVBMXBUFSBOEEFCSJTGSPNUIFUVCJOHVUJMJTJOHBOBJSCVMCBOEXJSFMPPQ

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*OTFSUUIFPMEXBYHVBSEJOUPUIFDFOUFSPGUIF)'XIFFM
%JTQPTFPGUIFPMEXBYHVBSECZESBXJOHUIFXBOEUPUIFOBSSPXFOEPGUIFDFOUFSEJTQPTBM
BSFB
*OTFSUUIFFNQUZXBOEJOUPBOFXXBYHVBSEPOUIF)'XIFFM
1VMMUIFOFXXBYHVBSEBUUBDIFEUPUIFXBOEBXBZGSPNUIF)'XIFFM
*OTFSUUIFXBOEJOUPUIFSFDFJWFSUVCFNPVME
5XJTUUIFXBOEUPSFMFBTFUIFOFXXBYHVBSEPOUPUIFSFDFJWFSUVCFNPVME
Changing wax guard for NP receiver tube
$MFBOBOZEFCSJTGSPNUIFPMEXBYHVBSE
*OTFSUUIFXBOEJOUPUIFPMEXBYHVBSE
5XJTUUIF XBOEXJUIUIF XBYHVBSE JO BDMPDLXJTFEJSFDUJPO UPFOTVSFJU JT BUUBDIFE UPUIF
XBOE
1VMMUIFXBOEBOEXBYHVBSEBXBZGSPNUIFUVCFNPVME

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Changing wax guard for HP receiver tube
Power Dome:
1MFBTFDPOUBDUZPVSIFBSJOHDBSFQSPGFTTJPOBMUPIBWFUIFXBYHVBSEJOUIFQPXFSEPNF
FYDIBOHFEGPSZPV
Changing wax guard for HP receiver tube
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How to apply domes
*UJTSFDPNNFOEFEUIBUZPVSIFBSJOHDBSFQSPGFTTJPOBMDIBOHFEPNFTBTJODPSSFDUEPNFSF
QMBDFNFOUDPVMESFTVMUJOJOKVSZ
ReSound standard domes
 1VTIUIFOFXEPNFPWFSUIF
SFDFJWFS
 .BLFTVSFUIBUUIFOFXEPNFJT
 JTQSPQFSMZBOETFDVSFMZNPVOUFE
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ReSound tulip domes
5VMJQEPNFTBSF NPVOUFEJO BTJNJMBSNBOOFSUPTUBOEBSEEPNFTCVUBGFXFYUSB TUFQT BSF
SFRVJSFE5VMJQEPNFTDPOTJTUPGUXPiQFUBMTw*UJTJNQPSUBOUUPOPUFUIBUUIFMBSHFTUQFUBMJTUIF
PVUFSNPTUQFUBM5PFOTVSFUIJT
 1VTI UIF MBSHFTU QFUBM BXBZ GSPN UIF SFDFJWFS UVCF VTJOH B mOHFS 5IJT CFOET UIF QFUBM
GPSXBSE
 5IFOQVTIUIFMBSHFTUiQFUBMwCBDLBOEJUXJMMCFQMBDFEPOUPQPGUIFTNBMMFSQFUBM

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General precautions
 %POPUMFBWFIFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUTJOUIFTVOOFBSBOPQFOmSFPSJOBIPUQBSLFEDBS
 %POPU XFBSIFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUTXIJMFTIPXFSJOHTXJNNJOH JOIFBWZSBJO PS JOBNPJTU
BUNPTQIFSFTVDIBTBTUFBNCBUIPSTBVOB
 4IPVME UIF IFBSJOH JOTUSVNFOU CFDPNF NPJTU SFNPWF UIF CBUUFSZ BOE QMBDF UIF IFBSJOH
JOTUSVNFOU JO B DMPTFE DPOUBJOFS XJUI B ESZJOH BHFOU :PVS IFBSJOH DBSF QSPGFTTJPOBM DBO
QSPWJEFPQUJPOTGPSESZJOHDPOUBJOFSTPSLJUT
 3FNPWFUIFIFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUTXIFOBQQMZJOHJUFNTTVDIBTDPTNFUJDTQFSGVNFBGUFS
TIBWFIBJSTQSBZBOETVOUBOMPUJPO
8IFO XJSFMFTT GVODUJPO JT BDUJWBUFE UIF EFWJDF VTFT MPXQPXFSFE EJHJUBMMZ DPEFE
USBOTNJTTJPOTJOPSEFSUPDPNNVOJDBUFXJUIPUIFSXJSFMFTTEFWJDFT"MUIPVHIVOMJLFMZOFBSCZ
FMFDUSPOJDEFWJDFTNBZCFBGGFDUFE*OUIBUDBTFNPWFUIFIFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUBXBZGSPNUIF
BGGFDUFEFMFDUSPOJDEFWJDF
8IFO VTJOH XJSFMFTT GVODUJPOBMJUZ BOE UIF EFWJDFT BSF BGGFDUFE CZ FMFDUSPNBHOFUJD
JOUFSGFSFODFNPWFBXBZGSPNUIFTPVSDF
General warnings
 $POTVMUBIFBSJOHDBSFQSPGFTTJPOBMJGZPVEJTDPWFSBGPSFJHOPCKFDUJOZPVSFBSDBOBMJGZPV
FYQFSJFODFTLJOJSSJUBUJPOPSJGFYDFTTJWFFBSXBYBDDVNVMBUFTXJUIUIFVTFPGUIFIFBSJOH
JOTUSVNFOU
 %JGGFSFOU UZQFT PG SBEJBUJPO GSPN FH /.3 .3* PS $5 TDBOOFST NBZ EBNBHF IFBSJOH
JOTUSVNFOUT*UJTSFDPNNFOEFEOPUUPXFBSIFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUTEVSJOHUIFTFPSPUIFSTJNJMBS
QSPDFEVSFT 0UIFSUZQFTPGSBEJBUJPO TVDIBT CVSHMBS BMBSNTSPPNTVSWFJMMBODF TZTUFNT
radio equipment, mobile telephones, contain less energy and will not damage hearing
JOTUSVNFOUT )PXFWFS UIFZ IBWF UIF QPUFOUJBM UP NPNFOUBSJMZ BGGFDU UIF TPVOE RVBMJUZ PS
UFNQPSBSJMZDSFBUFTUSBOHFTPVOETGSPNIFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUT

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 %POPUXFBSIFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUTJONJOFTPJMmFMETPSPUIFSFYQMPTJWFBSFBTVOMFTTUIPTF
BSFBTBSFDFSUJmFEGPSIFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUVTF
 %POPUBMMPXPUIFSTUPVTFZPVSIFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUT5IJTNBZDBVTFEBNBHFUPUIFIFBSJOH
JOTUSVNFOUTPSUPUIFIFBSJOHPGUIFPUIFSJOEJWJEVBM
 %VF UP B DIPLJOH IB[BSE IFBSJOH JOTUSVNFOU VTBHF CZ DIJMESFO PS NFOUBMMZ DIBMMFOHFE
JOEJWJEVBMTTIPVMECFTVQFSWJTFEBUBMMUJNFT
 )FBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUTTIPVMECFVTFEPOMZBTQSFTDSJCFECZZPVSIFBSJOHDBSFQSPGFTTJPOBM
*ODPSSFDUVTFNBZSFTVMUJOIFBSJOHMPTT
  #FDBSFGVMXIFOCPBSEJOHnJHIUTUPEFBDUJWBUFUIFXJSFMFTTGVODUJPOBMJUZ
 ,FFQNBHOFUTPVUPGSFBDIPGQFUTDIJMESFOBOENFOUBMMZDIBMMFOHFEQFSTPOT*GBNBHOFU
JTTXBMMPXFEQMFBTFTFFLBEWJDFGSPNBNFEJDBMQSBDUJUJPOFS
 5VSOPGGZPVSXJSFMFTTGVODUJPOBMJUZCZVTJOHUIFnJHIUNPEFJOBSFBTXIFSFSBEJPGSFRVFODZ
FNJTTJPOJTQSPIJCJUFE
%P POMZ DPOOFDU 3F4PVOE IFBSJOH JOTUSVNFOUT UP BDDFTTPSJFT UIBU BSF JOUFOEFE BOE
RVBMJmFEUPCFVTFEXJUI3F4PVOEIFBSJOHJOTUSVNFOUT
 'PS VTF PG XJSFMFTT GVODUJPOBMJUZ EP POMZ VTF 3F4PVOE 6OJUF BDDFTTPSJFT 'PS GVSUIFS
HVJEBODFQMFBTFSFGFSUPUIFVTFSHVJEFPGUIFSFMFWBOU3F4PVOE6OJUFBDDFTTPSZ