Siemens Aquaris 501 BTE User manual

Aquaris 701, 501 BTE
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English 3
Eesti keeles 33
Latviešu valodā 61
Lietuvių kalba 89
Русский 117
Български 145
תירבע 199
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Content
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Content
Your Aquaris hearing instrument 4
Intended use 5
General notes on safety 6
Handling batteries 12
Inserting and removing the hearing instrument 14
Turning your hearing instrument on and off 15
Changing the hearing program 16
Changing the volume 17
Functionalities 18
Maintenance and care 19
Accessories 21
Troubleshooting 25
Disposal information 27
Technical information 28
Service 30
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Your Aquaris hearing instrument
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Aquaris
(battery type: 13)
with LifeTube with Earhook
① LifeTube
② LifeTip
③ LifeTip adapter
④ Battery compartment
⑤ Microphone mem-
branes
⑥ Cover clip
⑦ Earhook
⑧ Serial number
⑨ Type of hearing instru-
ment
⑩ Battery compartment
membrane
Your Aquaris hearing instrument
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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 acous-
ticians.
Read and follow the instructions of this user guide to
avoid injuries or damage to the hearing instruments.
Symbols:
Be aware to 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
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General notes on safety
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NOTICE
Your hearing instruments are sensitive to extreme
heat, strong magnetic fields (> 0.1T), X-rays and
mechanical stress.
Do not expose your hearing instruments to
extreme temperature.
Do not leave your hearing instruments in direct
sunlight.
Avoid direct contact of your hearing instru-
ments with 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
Hazard of explosion!
Do not use your hearing instruments in areas
where there is a danger of explosions
(e.g. mining).
General notes on safety
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General notes on safety
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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.
This hearing instrument is not designed for chil-
dren under the age of 36 months or mentally
disabled persons. For suitable products please
refer to your Hearing Care Professional.
Siemens offers special hearing instruments for the
fitting of infants and small children.
Ask your Hearing Care Professional for further
information.
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General notes on safety
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CAUTION
Risk of injury caused by incorrect use of LifeTip.
Always wear the LifeTube with the LifeTip.
Make sure that the LifeTip is completely at-
tached to the LifeTip adapter.
Change the LifeTube or LifeTip when they are
cracked.
Put the LifeTube with the LifeTip carefully and
not too deep into the ear.
Use the LifeTube and LifeTip only in the way
described in this user guide.
If the LifeTip remains in the ear, have it re-
moved by a medical professional.
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General notes on safety
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NOTICE
Your hearing instruments comply to the IP57 stan-
dard, which means they are protected against dust
and temporary water immersion at a depth of one
meter (three feet) for up to 30 minutes.
Avoid immersing your hearing instruments in
chemicals.
Use your hearing instruments only during mod-
erate water activities like surface swimming.
Remove your hearing instruments before surf-
ing, snorkeling, diving and other water sports
during which your hearing instruments are
immersed in water.
Use appropriate earmolds instead of LifeTube
and LifeTip during water activities.
Use a Sport Clip to ensure the retention of your
hearing instruments during sportive activities.
Do not open the battery compartment during
water activities.
Take care when closing the battery door, that
no hair is caught in.
If your hearing instrument stops working or
gives feedback from exposure to dust or liquids,
blow gently through the microphone cover and
open the battery compartment for drying.
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General notes on safety
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NOTICE
The hearing instrument is only protected
against water immersion, when worn with an
earhook and swimmould. Water can enter the
hearing instrument via the receiver when sub-
merged after removing it from the ear.
NOTICE
Your hearing instruments have to be serviced
regularly to ensure the waterproofness of the
housing.
Ask your Hearing Care Professional to exchange
the housing of your hearing instruments once a
year.
Ask your Hearing Care Professional to register
each housing exchange in the service section of
this user guide.
In some countries restrictions for the usage of
wireless equipment exist.
Refer to local authorities for further informa-
tion.
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General notes on safety
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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.
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Handling batteries
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Always use the right size batteries.
Remove the tab on your batteries
only when you are ready to use
them.
The positive (+) side of the batteries
is always the smooth side.
Always keep spare batteries with
you.
original
size
Low battery indicator
Your Hearing Care Professional can activate an acoustic
signal to inform you when the battery is nearly empty. If
you hear an acoustic signal or experience low amplifica-
tion power, replace the battery.
Handling batteries
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Handling batteries
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Inserting and removing the battery
Open the battery compartment com-
pletely.
Remove the empty battery.
Insert the proper size battery
so that the "+" symbol on
the battery aligns with the
"+" marked on the battery
compartment.
Close the battery compartment.
NOTICE
Sharp objects and dirt can damage your hearing
instruments.
Remove the battery only with your fingers or
magnet stick.
Do not push any objects through the membrane
of the battery compartment.
Clean the membrane of the battery compart-
ment regularly with an microfiber cloth.
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Inserting and removing the hearing instrument
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Handle the hearing instrument by holding the
earmold. Do not pull the Tube.
Inserting
Insert the LifeTube/earmold.
Place the hearing instrument
behind the ear.
Removing
Remove the hearing instrument.
Pull the LifeTube/earmold care-
fully out.
Inserting and removing the hear-
ing instrument
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Turning your hearing instrument on and off
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NOTICE
Water penetration damages your hearing instru-
ments.
Always use the remote control in an AquaPac to
turn your hearing instrument on and off during
water activities.
Via battery compartment
O n
Close the battery compartment.
Off
Open the battery compartment.
If your hearing instrument is equipped with
a Sport Clip it is still possible to turn your
hearing instrument on and off via battery
compartment.
Via remote control
Refer to the remote control user guide.
Turning your hearing instrument
on and off
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Changing the hearing program
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Via remote control
Refer to the remote control user guide.
If using your hearing instrument during water
activities change the hearing program to the
designated hearing program for water activites.
Ask your Hearing Care Professional for further
information.
Hearing
program
Description of the hearing program
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Changing the hearing program
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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 remote control
Refer to the remote control user guide.
Changing the volume
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Functionalities
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Your Hearing Care Professional can activate the following
functionalities.
e2e 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 e2e wireless func-
tion may be affected by electromagnetic
interference – e.g. from a computer monitor
or fluorescent lamp system.
Move away from the source of interfer-
ence 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 6/12/18 seconds, so that you may insert the hear-
ing instrument into your ear without experiencing
unpleasant feedback (whistling).
Functionalities
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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
Avoid immersing your hearing instruments in
chemicals.
Do not put LifeTubes or LifeTips in water.
The hearing instrument is only protected
against water immersion, when worn with an
earhook and swimmould. Water can enter the
hearing instrument via the receiver when sub-
merged after removing it from the ear.
Clean your hearing instruments with a microfiber
cloth, as necessary.
Ask your Hearing Care Professional to exchange the
housing of your hearing instruments once a year and
to register each housing exchange in the service sec-
tion of this user guide.
Place your hearing instruments in a "dry aid kit".
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
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Maintenance and care
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For instruments with LifeTube
Regulary clean LifeTubes with a cleaning wire.
Ask your Hearing Care Professional to exchange
LifeTubes and LifeTips approximately every 3 to
6 months or as needed.
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