Siemens Life 700 User manual

Life 700
Life 500
Life 300
User Guide
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Introduction
Dear customer,
Congratulations! You have selected a hearing instrument
from Siemens. This hearing instrument was individually
designed for your hearing impairment and is fitted spe-
cially to your personal hearing profile.
These instructions, together with guidance from your
Hearing Care Professional, will help you understand how
your new hearing instrument works.
If you have any further questions, please contact your
Hearing Care Professional.
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Your Life hearing instrument 6
Intended use 7
General notes on safety 8
Handling batteries 10
Low battery indicator 1-0
Inserting the battery 1-1
Removing the battery 1-2
Inserting and removing your hearing instrument 13
Inserting your hearing instrument 1-3
Identify a left/right hearing instrument 1-3
Removing your hearing instrument: 1-4
Turning your hearing instrument on and off 15
Power-on delay 1-5
e2e wireless 2.0 16
Maintenance and care 17
Accessories 18
Remote control 1-8
Tek wireless enhancement 1-9
Contents
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Troubleshooting tips 20
Technical information 22
Disposal information 24
Your hearing instrument configuration 25
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AYour Life hearing instrument 3
Life
optional with earhook
(battery type: 312)
Features:
1LifeTube
2LifeTip
3LifeTip adapter
4Battery compartment
5Microphone openings
6Microphone cover
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CAUTION
Risk of injury caused by incorrect use of LifeTip.
Always wear the LifeTube with the LifeTip.
XMake sure that the LifeTip is completely attached toXthe LifeTip adapter.
Change the LifeTube or LifeTip when they are cracked.
XPut the LifeTube with the LifeTip carefully and not tooXdeep into the ear.
Use the LifeTube and LifeTip only in the way described
Xin this user guide.
If the LifeTip remains in the ear, have it removed by a
Xmedical professional.
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Intended use 4
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 acou-
sticians.
Read and follow the instructions of this user guide to
avoid injuries or damage to the hearing instrument.
Symbols:
Be aware of information marked with the warning sym-
bol 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
hearing instrument better.
Instruction. Indicates that something has
to be done.
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5General notes on safety
NOTICE
Your hearing instrument is sensitive to extreme heat,
high humidity, strong magnetic fields (>0.1T), X-rays
and mechanical stress.
Do not expose your hearing instrument to extreme
Xtemperature or high humidity.
Do not leave it in direct sunlight.
XDo not wear it in the shower or when you apply make-Xup, perfume, aftershave, hairspray or suntan lotion.
Do not wear your hearing instrument when you are
Xexposed to short-waves, a strong magnetic field, a high
frequency field or X-rays.
Do not place your hearing instruments in a microwave
Xoven.
WARNING
Choking hazard posed by small parts.
Keep hearing instruments, batteries and accessories
Xout of children‘s reach.
If swallowed consult a physician or hospital immedi-
Xately.
If infants, small children or mentally disabled persons
Xneed to wear hearing instruments ensure adequate su-
pervision.
In some countries restrictions for the usage of wireless
equipment exist.
Refer to local authorities for further information.
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General notes on safety
WARNING
Risk in explosive environments, e.g. mining areas!
Don't use your hearing instruments (and remote con-
Xtrol) in areas where there is a danger of explosions.
NOTICE for batteries
Leaking batteries damage the instrument.
Remove batteries when the instrument is not in use for
Xa prolonged period of time.
Turn your hearing instrument off when not in use to
Xpreserve the battery.
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6Handling batteries
Remove the tab on yourX
batteries only when you
are ready to use them.
The positive (+) side of the batteries is always the
Xsmooth side.
Always keep spare batteries with you.
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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.
Always use size 312 standard batteries.X
original size
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Handling batteries 6
Inserting the battery
Open the battery compartment completelyXusing your fingernail as shown in the illus-
tration.
Insert the proper size battery so that
Xthe "+" symbol on the battery aligns
with the "+" marked on the battery
compartment.
Close the battery compartment byXgently pressing the bottom of the
door upward with your finger tip.
Do not force the door shut. If it does
not close easily, check to see if the
battery was inserted properly.
When the battery door is completely closed, your hearing
instrument is ready for use.
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6Handling batteries
Removing the battery
Open the battery compartment com-Xpletely.
Normally the battery drops out when
Xthe compartment is completely open. If
the battery does not come out, lightly
tap the instrument or push the battery
out with a pencil as shown.
Do not throw used batteries into household trash.XReturn them to your Hearing Care Professional for
environmentally correct disposal.
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Inserting and removing your hearing instrument
Inserting your hearing instrument
Turn your hearing instrument off.X
Hold the LifeTip/earmold between your thumb and in-Xdex 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
Xbehind your ear.
Turn your hearing instrument on.
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Identify a left/right hearing instrument
Look for the identification mark in the bat-Xtery compartment to find out, wether your
hearing instrument is intended for your left
or your right ear.
If the identification mark is red, the hearing
instrument is for the right ear.
If the identification mark is blue, the hearing
instrument is for the left ear.
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7Inserting and removing your hearing instrument
Removing your hearing instrument:
Hold the LifeTube/earmold bet-X
ween your thumb and index finger
and carefully pull it out.
You may find it helpful to lightly
push your ear from the back.
CAUTION
Risk of injury caused by incorrect use of LifeTip.
If the LifeTip remains in the ear, have it removed by a
Xmedical professional.
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Turning your hearing instrument
on and off 8
Power-on delay
Your hearing instrument is equipped with a „power-on-de-
lay“ feature which can be activated by your Hearing Care
Professional. This allows you to turn the hearing instru-
ment on with an automatic delay, so that you may insert
the hearing instrument into your ear without experiencing
unpleasant feedback (whistling).
The delay can be programmed by your Hearing Care Pro-
fessional to be 6, 12 or 18 seconds.
You can also use the remote control to turn the hea-
ring instrument on and off.
Turn on:
Fully close the battery compartment to turnXthe hearing instrument on.
Turn off:
Fully open the battery compartment to turnXthe hearing instrument off.
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e2e wireless 2.0
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Your hearing instruments are equipped with e2e (ear-to-
ear) wireless 2.0 technology.
Advantages of the wireless functionality:
Automatically adjusts both hearing instruments simulta-
neously to different listening situations.
Allows use of accessories, e.g. a remote control.
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Provides synchronization of the settings in the system. If
you change the volume or program on one hearing in-
strument, the other hearing instrument is automatically
adjusted.
Your Hearing Care Professional can activate or deactivate
the wireless functionality of your hearing instruments.
The performance of e2e wireless 2.0 may be affected
by electromagnetic interference – e.g. from a compu-
ter monitor or halogen lamp system controlled by a
switching power supply.
Move away from the source of interference if you
Xexperience difficulty.
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Maintenance and care
NOTICE
Do not put the hearing instruments in
Xwater.
Your hearing instruments are highly sensitive systems.
Proper care and handling will ensure the best possible
performance.
Clean you hearing instruments regularly to prevent da-
mage to the hearing instruments and to avoid health
problems.
Clean your hearing instruments with a soft, dry tissue,
Xwhen necessary.
If the hearing instruments sound distorted or weak ask
Xyour Hearing Care Professional to exchange the micro-
phone cover.
Place your hearing instruments in a "dry aid kit" with a
Xspecial moisture-attracting capsule overnight.
Ask your Hearing Care Professional for special care sets
Xand further information on how to keep your hearing
instruments in good condition.
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Accessories
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Remote control
The wireless function of your hearing instruments allows
you to use a remote control to change the program and
volume of your hearing instruments.
For further information about the remote control, contact
your Hearing Care Professional or refer to the remote con-
trol user guide.
In the event your hearing instruments can beXcontrolled by another person's remote control, re-
turn hearing instruments and remote control to your
Hearing Care Professional.
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Accessories
Tek wireless enhancement
(for Life 700 and Life 500)
Your hearing instruments together with
the Tek Connect remote control will allow
you to connect your hearing instruments
to other technical devices. Via a special
Bluetooth connection it is possible to
receive audio signals from your mobile,
your television or your mp3-player.
For detailed information and instructions
refer to the Tek user guide or ask your Hearing
Care Professional.
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Troubleshooting tips
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Your hearing instruments are extremely reliable devices.
Should a problem occur, it can usually be corrected
quickly. Use these troubleshooting tips to resolve simple
issues.
Problem Possible solution
Sound is weak Replace empty battery.
Clean or exchange LifeTip, LifeTube.
Increase volume (only with remote
control).
Clean or exchange the microphone
cover.
Instrument
emits whistling
sound
Try reinserting the LifeTip until it fits
securely.
Lower volume (only with remote
control)
Clean LifeTip or contact your Hearing
Care Professional
Sound is
distorted Lower volume (only with remote control).
Replace battery.
Clean or exchange the microphone
cover.
Instrument
emits signal
tones
Gently close battery compartment
completely.
Replace battery.
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