Rexton Gem User manual

RIC Products
User Guide • Kasutusjuhend • Lietošanas in-
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English
Eesti keeles
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Lietuvių kalba
Русский
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English 3
Eesti keeles 31
Latviešu valodā 57
Lietuvių kalba 83
Русский 109
Български 139
תירבע 190

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Content
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Content
Your RIC hearing instrument 4
Intended use 7
General notes on safety 8
Handling batteries 10
Inserting and removing your hearing instrument 11
Turning your hearing instrument on and off 12
Changing the hearing program 14
Changing the volume 15
Functionalities 16
Maintenance and care 19
Troubleshooting 26
Technical information 27
Disposal information 29

Your RIC hearing instrument
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Gem Cobalt
(battery type 10) (battery type 312)
① Receiver Unit
② Dome
③ Charging contacts
④ Battery compartment
⑤ Push button
⑥ Microphone cover
Your RIC hearing instrument

Your RIC hearing instrument
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Onyx+ Revo
(battery type 13) (battery type 13)
① Receiver Unit
② Dome
③ Charging contacts
④ Battery compartment
⑤ Slider
⑥ Microphone cover

Your RIC hearing instrument
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① Custom shell
② Receiver mold
③ Dome
Your Hearing Care Professional offers an assortment of
receiver lengths and dome sizes to best fit your ear.

Intended use
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Hearing instruments are intended to improve the hearing
of hearing impaired persons. Diagnosis and prescription
of a hearing instrument must be performed by hearing
health specialists, e.g. ENT doctors, audiologists or
acousticians.
Read and follow the instructions of this user guide to
avoid injuries and to protect the hearing instruments
from damage.
Symbols:
Be aware of information marked with the warning symbol
WARNING, CAUTION or NOTICE!
WARNING points out a situation that could lead
to serious injuries, CAUTION indicates a situation
that could lead to minor and moderate injuries.
NOTICE NOTICE indicates possible property damage.
Advice and tips on how to handle your device
better.
Instruction. Indicates that something has to be
done.
Indicates an option that not every hearing instru-
ment has. Ask your Hearing Care Professional to
check off the relevant information.
Intended use

General notes on safety
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NOTICE
Your hearing instruments are sensitive to
extreme heat, high humidity, strong magnetic
fields (> 0.1T), X-rays and mechanical stress.
Do not expose your hearing instruments to
extreme temperature or high humidity.
Do not leave them in direct sunlight.
Do not wear them in the shower or when you
apply make-up, perfume, aftershave, hairspray
or suntan lotion.
Do not wear your hearing instruments when
you are exposed to short-waves, a strong mag-
netic field, a high frequency field or X-rays.
Do not place your hearing instruments in a
microwave oven.
WARNING
Choking hazard posed by small parts.
Keep hearing instruments, batteries and acces-
sories out of children‘s reach.
If swallowed consult a physician or hospital im-
mediately.
These hearing instruments are not designed for
children under the age of 36 months or men-
tally disabled persons.
General notes on safety

General notes on safety
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WARNING
Hazard of explosion in explosive atmospheres!
Do not use your hearing instruments in areas
where there is a danger of explosions
(e.g. mining area).
NOTICE
Leaking batteries damage the hearing instruments.
Turn the hearing instruments off when not in
use to preserve the battery.
Remove batteries when the instruments are not
in use for a prolonged period of time.
NOTICE
Batteries contain harmful substances that pollute
the environment.
Do not throw used batteries into household
trash.
Dispose batteries according to national regu-
lations or return them to your Hearing Care
Professional.
In some countries restrictions for the usage of
wireless equipment exist.
Refer to local authorities for further informa-
tion.

Handling batteries
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Battery type original size
If the sound becomes fainter or you hear alerting
signals, change the standard battery or charge the
rechargeable battery.
Always use the right battery size.
Charge rechargeable batteries before first use.
Open the battery compartment com-
pletely.
Remove the empty battery.
Insert the proper size battery.
Make sure that the "+" symbol on the
battery points up as shown in the pic-
ture.
Close the battery compartment.
Handling batteries

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Inserting and removing your hearing instrument
For side recognition ask your Hearing Care
Professional to apply colored markers in the bat-
tery compartment. If the marker in the battery
compartment is in red, the hearing instrument is
intended for the right ear. If the marker is in blue,
the hearing instrument is for the left ear.
Handle your hearing instrument by holding the
dome/receiver mold/custom shell. Do not pull the
tube.
Inserting
Insert the dome/receiver mold/
custom shell.
Place your hearing instrument
behind the ear.
Removing
Remove your hearing instrument.
Pull the dome/receiver mold/
custom shell carefully out.
The custom shell can be removed by pulling the
small removal cord toward the back of your head.
Inserting and removing your
hearing instrument

Turning your hearing instrument on and off
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Via battery compartment
O n
Close the battery compartment.
Off
Open the battery compartment.
Via push button
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Press the push button for
2 seconds.
Off
Press the push button for
2 seconds.
Turning your hearing instrument
on and off

Turning your hearing instrument on and off
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Via slider
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Push the slider up or down for
2 seconds.
Off
Push the slider up or down for
2 seconds.
Via remote control
Refer to the remote control user guide.

Changing the hearing program
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Via push button
Press the push button.
The hearing instrument changes
to the next program.
Via slider
Push the slider up once to switch
to the next program.
Push the slider down once to
switch to the previous program.
Via remote control
Refer to the remote control user guide.
Hearing
program
Description of the hearing program
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Changing the hearing program

Changing the volume
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The volume of your hearing instruments is controlled
automatically and there is no need to manually adjust it.
Should you prefer manual volume control, your Hearing
Care Professional can program the hearing instrument for
manual adjustment.
Automatic
The volume is adjusted automatically when in use.
Via slider
Push the slider up to increase
the volume.
Push the slider down to decrease
the volume.
Via remote control
Refer to the remote control user guide.
Changing the volume

Functionalities
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Your Hearing Care Professional can activate the following
functionalities.
wireless
■ Allows the use of a remote control.
■ Automatically adjusts both hearing instruments
simultaneously to change the instrument set-
tings, e.g. volume or program.
The performance of the wireless function may be
affected by electromagnetic interference – e.g.
from a computer monitor or fluorescent lamp
system.
Move away from the source of interference if
you experience difficulty.
Power-on delay
Your hearing instrument is equipped with a "power-
on delay" feature which can be activated by your
Hearing Care Professional. This allows you to turn
the hearing instrument on with an automatic delay
of 12 seconds, so that you may insert the hear-
ing instrument into your ear without experiencing
unpleasant feedback (whistling).
Functionalities

Functionalities
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Automatic telephone program
Hold a telephone near your hearing instru-
ment (*).
The hearing instrument automatically switches
to the telephone program.
Move the telephone away from your hearing
instrument.
The hearing instrument switches back to the
previously used program.
You can also select the telephone program
manually by using the push button.
When operating the hearing instrument in
telecoil mode, the wireless function may cause
a pulsing noise. This is due to the pick-up of the
transmission signal. When your hearing instru-
ment is in telecoil mode please use the remote
control only with a distance greater than 10 cm
(4 inches).
(*) AutoPhone magnet accessory
Not all telephones produce a magnetic field strong
enough to activate the AutoPhone function. In this case,
use the Siemens AutoPhone magnet, which is available
as accessory, and attach it to the telephone receiver to
activate the AutoPhone function.

Functionalities
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See the AutoPhone magnet user guide for
instructions on how to position the magnet.
Use only the Siemens magnet. Ask your Hearing
Care Professional for this accessory.
NOTICE
Magnets can disturb electrical devices and delete
stored data.
Keep magnets away from computers, color
monitors, television sets, floppy discs, video-
and audio discs and other electronic equipment/
devices.
WARNING
Magnets may interfere with the operation of life
supporting systems (e. g. pacemakers, magnetic
valves).
Use a magnet only if not in doubt about the
safe distance. The safe distance between pace-
maker and magnet should be at least 10 cm
(4 inches).

Maintenance and care
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Your hearing instruments are highly sensitive systems.
Proper care and handling will ensure the best possible
performance.
Clean instruments regularly to prevent damage to the
hearing instruments and to avoid health problems.
NOTICE
Do not put your hearing instruments
in water.
Clean your hearing instruments with a soft, dry tissue,
as necessary.
If the hearing instruments sound distorted or weak ask
your Hearing Care Professional to exchange the micro-
phone cover.
Place your hearing instruments in a "dry aid kit" with a
special moisture-attracting capsule overnight.
Ask your Hearing Care Professional for special care sets
and further information on how to keep your hearing
instruments in good condition.
Maintenance and care

Maintenance and care
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Domes and receiver molds
CAUTION
Risk of injury caused by incorrect use of receiver
unit and domes/receiver molds/custom shells.
Always wear the receiver unit with a dome or
receiver mold.
Make sure that the dome/receiver mold is com-
pletely attached to the receiver unit.
If the dome/receiver mold/custom shell remains
in your ear, have it removed by a medical pro-
fessional.
Insert the receiver unit with the dome/receiver
mold/custom shell carefully and not too deeply
into the ear.
Use the receiver unit and the dome/receiver
mold/custom shell only as described in this user
guide.