Siemens BTE series User manual

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Your BTE hearing instruments 4
Intended use 9
General notes on safety 10
Handling batteries 16
Locking and unlocking the battery compartment 18
Inserting and removing the hearing instrument 20
Turning your hearing instrument on and off 21
Changing the hearing program 23
Adjusting the volume 24
Audio input 25
Functionalities 26
Maintenance and care 30
Troubleshooting 32
Disposal information 33
Technical information 34

Your BTE hearing instruments
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Life Life S
optional with
earhook
(battery type: 312)
optional with
earhook
(battery type: 312)
optional with
LifeTube
(battery type: 13)
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ࡸ
ࡶ
ࡶ
① LifeTube
② LifeTip
③ LifeTip adapter
④ Earhook
⑤ Push button (optional)*
⑥ Microphone openings
⑦ Cover for
programming socket
⑧ Battery compartment
⑨ Microphone cover
⑩ Charging contacts
(rechargeable hearing
instruments only)
* Feature availability depending on your hearing
instrument model.
Your BTE hearing instruments

Your BTE hearing instruments
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S/M/DM S VC/M VC/DM VC MX
optional with
S-LifeTube
(battery type: 13)
optional with
S-LifeTube
(battery type: 13)
optional with
S-LifeTube
(battery type: 13)
ࡶ
ࡵ
ࡵ
ࡷ
① Earhook
② Push button
③ Volume control
④ Microphone openings
⑤ Battery compartment
⑥ Cover for
programming socket
⑦ Audio input
⑧ Charging contacts
(rechargeable hearing
instruments only)

Your BTE hearing instruments
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P/HP/DP SP
(battery type: 13) (battery type: 675)
ࡶ
ࡳ
ࡳ
① Earhook
② Push button
③ Volume control
④ Microphone openings
⑤ Battery compartment
⑥ Cover for
programming socket
⑦ Audio input

Your BTE hearing instruments
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P SP Phoenix
(battery type: 13) (battery type: 675) (battery type:
13/675*)
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ࡸ
ࡳ
ࡼ
① Earhook
② Push button
③ Rocker switch
④ MTO switch
⑤ Volume control
⑥ Microphone openings
⑦ Battery compartment
⑧ Cover for programming socket
⑨ Cover for fitting controls
⑩ Audio input
* Ask your Hearing Care Professional.

Your BTE hearing instruments
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Explorer 500 P Explorer 500 M Prisma 2K
optional with
S-LifeTube
(battery type: 13)
optional with
S-LifeTube
(battery type: 13)
(battery type:
312)
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ࡷ
ࡹ
ࡴ
ࡸ
ࡺ
① Earhook
② Push button
③ Volume control
④ LED (optional)*
⑤ Microphone openings
⑥ Battery compartment
⑦ Cover for
programming socket
⑧ Audio input
⑨ Battery compartment lock
* Feature availability depending on your hearing
instrument model.

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. acousticians, audiologists or
ENT doctors.
Read and follow the instructions of this user guide to
avoid injuries and to protect the hearing instruments
from damage.
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 indicates possible property damage.
Advice and tips on how to handle your device better.
Indicates information and warnings especially for
children with hearing instruments.
Instruction. Indicates that something has to be done.
Indicates an option that not every hearing
instrument has. Ask your Hearing Care Professional
to check off the relevant information.
Intended use

General notes on safety
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WARNING
Choking hazard!
Your hearing instruments contain small parts
which can be swallowed.
 Ensure adequate supervision if infants, small
children or mentally disabled persons need to
wear hearing instruments.
 Check the completeness of the hearing
instruments regularly.
 Ensure that your child does not detach
the hearing instrument from the earmold.
 Consult your Hearing Care Professional if the
housing is deformed.
 Keep the battery compartment locked. Verify
the proper function of the locking mechanism.
 Keep batteries and accessories out of children's
reach.
 If swallowed consult a physician or a hospital
immediately.
General notes on safety

General notes on safety
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WARNING
Note that any unauthorized changes to
the product may cause damage to the product
or cause injury.
 Use only approved parts and accessories.
Ask your Hearing Care Professional for support.
WARNING
A Hearing Care Professional should advise a
prospective hearing instrument user to consult
a licensed physician before using the hearing
instrument if the Hearing Care Professional
determines that the prospective user has any of
the following conditions:
 Visible congenital or traumatic deformity
of the ear.
 History of active drainage from the ear
within the previous 90 days.
 History of sudden or rapidly progressive
hearing loss within the previous 90 days.
 Acute or chronic dizziness.
 Unilateral hearing loss of sudden or recent
onset within the previous 90 days.

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WARNING
Consult a Hearing Care Professional if you
experience any unusual side effects like skin
irritation, excessive accumulation of ear wax,
dizziness, change in your hearing, or if you think
there may be a foreign object in your ear canal.
WARNING
Risk of impairing the residual hearing of the user.
 Use only hearing instruments that have been
fitted especially for your needs.
WARNING
Risk of affecting electronic equipment!
 In areas where the use of electronics or wireless
devices are restricted, verify if your device has
to be turned off.
In some countries restrictions for the usage of
wireless equipment exist.
 Refer to local authorities for further
information.

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WARNING
Risk of injury!
 Do not use obviously damaged devices and
return them to point of sale.
WARNING
Risk of explosion!
 Do not use your hearing instruments in
explosive atmospheres (e. g. in mining areas).
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
magnetic field, a high frequency field or X-rays.
 Do not place your hearing instruments in
a microwave oven.

General notes on safety
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NOTICE
Only use zinc-air batteries or nickel-metal hydride
(NiMH) rechargeable batteries.
Do not use e.g. silver-zinc or lithium-ion
rechargeable batteries.
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
 To avoid environmental pollution, do not
throw batteries into household trash.
 Recycle or dispose of batteries according to
national regulations or return them to your
Hearing Care Professional.

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CAUTION
Risk of injury!
 Always wear the tube with an ear piece.
 Make sure that the ear piece is completely
attached.
CAUTION
Risk of injury!
 Insert the ear piece carefully and not too deeply
into the ear.
CAUTION
Risk of injury!
 In very rare cases the ear piece could remain
in your ear when removing the hearing
instrument. If this happens, have the ear piece
removed by a medical professional.

Handling batteries
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312 13 675
original size
 Always use the right size of batteries.
 Charge the rechargeable batteries before first
use.
 Remove the tab on standard 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.
Handling batteries

Handling batteries
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 Open the battery compartment
completely.
 Remove the empty battery.
 Insert the proper size battery.
Make sure that the "+" symbol
on the battery points up
as shown in the picture.
 Close the battery compartment.

Locking and unlocking the battery compartment
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Option 1
Locking
 Push the small slide
to the right.
Unlocking
 Push the small slide
to the left.
Option 2
Locking
 Push the small slide
to the bottom.
Unlocking
 Push the small slide
to the top.
Locking and unlocking the
battery compartment

Locking and unlocking the battery compartment
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Option 3
Locking
 Push the slide to the right
with a suitable pointed tool.
Unlocking
 Push the slide to the left
with a suitable pointed
tool.
 Close the battery
compartment completely.

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
carefully out.
Inserting and removing the
hearing instrument