Siemens Eclipse User manual

Eclipse
User Guide

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Content
Content
Your Eclipse hearing instrument 4
Intended use 5
General notes on safety 6
Handling batteries 9
Inserting and removing the hearing instrument 11
Turning your hearing instrument on and off 13
Maintenance and care 14
Troubleshooting 17
Disposal information 18

Your Eclipse hearing instrument
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Eclipse
(battery type: 10)
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① Battery compartment
② Soft Dome
③ Microphone
④ Removal cord
⑤ Vent
Each hearing instrument can be identified by the serial
number located on the outside of the instrument.
If the Soft Dome is red, the hearing instrument is
intended for the right ear. If the Soft Dome is blue,
the hearing instrument is for the left ear.
Your Eclipse hearing instrument

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 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 instrument
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
Risk of impairing the residual hearing of the user.
 Use only hearing instruments that have been
fitted especially for your needs.
WARNING
Risk of injury!
 Do not use obviously damaged devices and
return them to point of sale.
General notes on safety

General notes on safety
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WARNING
Choking hazard!
Your hearing instruments contain small parts
which can be swallowed.
 Keep hearing instruments, batteries and acces-
sories out of reach of children and mentally
disabled persons.
 If parts have been swallowed consult a physi-
cian or hospital immediately.
Siemens offers special hearing instruments for the
fitting of infants and small children.
 Ask your Hearing Care Professional for further
information.
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.

General notes on safety
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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.
WARNING
Risk of explosion!
 Do not use your hearing instruments in explo-
sive atmospheres (e. g. in mining areas).

Handling batteries
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original size
 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.
In some types of instruments the sounds may
become fainter or you may hear additional sounds.
This means that the battery power is low.
 If this happens, change the battery.
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

Handling batteries
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 Open the battery compartment.
 Insert the battery.
Make sure the "+" symbols on the
battery and compartment are
aligned.
 Close the battery compartment.