Siemens Life User manual

Life
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 11
- Low battery indicator 11
- Inserting the battery 12
- Removing the battery 13
Inserting and removing your hearing instrument 14
- Inserting your hearing instrument 14
- Removing your hearing instrument: 14
Turning your hearing instrument on and off 15
- Via battery compartment 15
- Via push button 15
- Via remote control 15
- Power-on delay 16
Changing the hearing program 17
- Via push button 17
- Via remote control 17
Changing the volume 18
- Automatic 18
- Via remote control 18
Contents
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Functionalities 19
- e2e wireless function 19
Maintenance and care 20
Accessories 22
- Remote control 22
- Tek wireless enhancement 23
Troubleshooting tips 24
Technical information 26
Disposal information 28
Your hearing instrument configuration 29
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AYour Life hearing instrument 3
Life
optional with earhook
(battery type: 312)
①LifeTube
②LifeTip
③LifeTip adapter
④Battery compartment
⑤Microphone openings
⑥Push button
⑦Serial number
⑧Type of hearing instru-
ment
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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 instruments 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 infor-
mation.
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5General notes on safety
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 your hearing instruments in the shower or
when you apply make-up, perfume, aftershave, hair-
spray 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.
WARNING
Choking hazard posed by small parts.
Keep hearing instruments, batteries and accessories
out of children‘s reach.
If swallowed consult a physician or hospital immedi-
ately.
If infants, small children or mentally disabled persons
need to wear hearing instruments ensure adequate su-
pervision.
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General notes on safety
In some countries restrictions for the usage of wireless
equipment exist.
Refer to local authorities for further information.
WARNING
Hazard of explosion!
Do not use your hearing instruments in areas where
there is a danger of explosions (e.g. mining).
NOTICE
Leaking batteries damage the hearing instruments.
Turn your hearing instruments off when not in use to
preserve the battery.
Remove batteries when the hearing 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 regulations or
return them to your Hearing Care Professional.
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5General notes on safety
CAUTION
Risk of injury caused by incorrect use of LifeTip.
Always wear the LifeTube with the LifeTip.
Make sure that the LifeTip is completely attached 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 removed by a
medical professional.
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Handling batteries 6
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.
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.
original size
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Handling batteries
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Inserting the battery
Open the battery compartment completely
using your fingernail as shown in the illus-
tration.
Insert the proper size battery so that
the "+" symbol on the battery aligns
with the "+" marked on the battery
compartment.
Close the battery compartment by
gently 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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Removing the battery
Open the battery compartment
completely.
Normally the battery drops out
when the compartment is com-
pletely open. If the battery does
not come out, lightly tap the in-
strument or use the magnet stick available as accessory
to remove the battery.
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Handling batteries
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7Inserting and removing your hearing instrument
Inserting your hearing instrument
Turn your hearing instrument off.
Hold the LifeTip/ earmold be-
tween 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
Hold the LifeTube / earmold bet-
ween your thumb and index fin-
ger and carefully pull it out.
You may find it helpful to lightly
push your ear from the back.
For side recognition ask your Hearing Care Professional
to apply colored markers in the battery compartment.
If the marker in the battery compartment is in red, the
hearing instrument is intended for the right ear. If the
marker is in blue, the hearing instrument is for the left
ear.
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Turning your hearing instrument
on and off 8
Via battery compartment
On
Fully close the battery compartment
to turn the hearing instrument on.
Off
Fully open the battery compartment
to turn the hearing instrument off.
Via push button
On
Press the push button for 2 seconds.
Off (stand-by)
Press the push button for 2 seconds.
Via remote control
Refer to the remote control user guide.
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8Turning your hearing instrument
on and off
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 or 18 seconds, so that you may insert the hearing
instrument into your ear without experiencing un-
pleasant feedback (whistling).
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Changing the hearing program
Via push button
Press the push button.
The hearing instrument changes to
the next program.
Via remote control
Refer to the remote control user guide.
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10 Changing the volume
The volume of your hearing instruments is controlled au-
tomatically 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.
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Functionalities
Your Hearing Care Professional can activate the following
functionalities.
e2e wireless function
Allows use of accessories, e.g. a remote control.
Automatically adjusts both hearing instruments simulta-
neously to different listening situations.
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
experience difficulty.
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12 Maintenance and care
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,
when necessary.
Regulary clean the LifeTube.
Ask your Hearing Care Professional to exchange Life-
Tubes and LifeTips approximately every 3 to 6 months
or as needed.
If the hearing instruments sound distorted or weak ask
your Hearing Care Professional to exchange the micro-
phone cover.
Place your hearing instruments in a "dry aid kit" with a
special moisture-attracting capsule overnight.
NOTICE
Do not put the hearing instruments in
water.
Do not put LifeTubes or LifeTips in wa-
ter.
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