Siemens IMPACT Pro R User manual

IMPACT Pro R
Instructions and guidance

Your IMPACT Pro R
hearing instrument
Click MouldClick Dome
Your hearing instruments have one of
the following ear pieces:
Features
Receiver Unit
2 Click Dome
3 Battery compartment
4 Push Button
5 Microphone Cover
6 Click Mould
7 Grid
8 HF-4 Wax Guard

1. Open the battery
compartment
Changing the atteries
3. Close battery door
2. Remove coloured
sticker from new
battery, place battery
in drawer with + symbol on battery
+ side up. (You should only remove
the protective sticker if you actually
use the battery)

Your hearing instrument may be
programmed to inform you when the
battery should be replaced for best
system performance. You may hear an
intermittent series of beeps and/or
experience low amplification power or
volume. Change the battery when
either of these occur.
Low Battery indicator
NOTICE
Do not use lubricant when you
insert the Click Dome/Mould,
because it may clog the sound
outlet
or hearing instruments with a
Click Mould, handle by holding the
Click Mould. Do not pull the tube
Inserting and removing
your hearing instrument

Inserting your hearing instrument
Turn your hearing instrument off
Hold the receiver with the Click
Dome/Mould between your thumb
and index finger and insert it
carefully into the ear canal. You may
find it helpful to pull your ear
slightly upward or to the back
Place your hearing instrument
behind your ear
Turn your hearing instrument on

Removing your hearing instrument
Turn your hearing instrument off
Hold the Receiver Unit/Click Mould
between your thumb and index
finger and carefully pull it out. You
may find it helpful to lightly push
your ear from the back
CAUTION
Attach the Click Dome properly.
If the Click Dome remains in the
ear, have it removed by your NHS
Audiologist.

Switching the
instrument on/off
Off:
Press open the battery
compartment to the
first stop to switch off.
On:
Close the battery
compartment fully
to switch on.

Selecting the
hearing program
The IMPACT Pro R can be programmed
with up to 5 hearing programs which
are selected with a program button.
Each time the button is pressed the
instrument changes to the next
program, which is confirmed with
beep tones. The number of beep tones
is the same as the selected program.
Hearing program
1. Everyday listening
2................................
3................................
4................................
5................................
Your NHS Audiologist will complete
your program details elow:
IMPACT Pro R will always be on
program 1 when initially switched on.

Power-on delay
Your hearing instrument may be
equipped with a “power-on delay”
feature.
This feature delays sound from entering
your hearing instrument when it is first
turned on, so that you may insert the
hearing instrument into your ear
without experiencing unpleasant
feedback (whistling).
On/Off using the program utton
Your IMPACT Pro R can also be
programmed by your NHS Audiologist
to be turned on and off using the
program button.
Optional
Optional

Click Domes
and Click Moulds
Cleaning
Cerumen (ear wax) on the Click
Domes and Click Moulds can affect
sound quality.
Clean Click Domes and Click Moulds
immediately after taking the
hearing instrument off. This way
cerumen can not dry and harden.
NOTICE
Click Domes and Click Moulds are easily
damaged when handled wrongly.
Never use sharp objects for
cleaning
Never wash Receiver unit under
a tap
Never use pressure or rotating
action while cleaning
Do not spray cerumen solvent
directly onto the Grid
Do not pull the receiver out of the
Click Mould
The Click Mould is fitted with a
wax filter which will require
changing regularly