Siemens Nitro IT User manual

Nitro Custom
User Guide

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Dear customer,
Congratulations! You have selected a hearing instru-
ment from Siemens. This hearing instrument was indi-
vidually designed for your hearing impairment and is
fitted specially 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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Contents
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Your Nitro Custom hearing instrument 6
-Nitro IT 6
-Nitro CT 6
-Nitro CS 7
-Nitro CIC 7
Intended use 8
General notes on safety 9
Handling batteries 11
-Low battery indicator 11
-Inserting the battery 12
-Removing the battery 13
Applying and removing your hearing instrument 14
-Applying your hearing instrument 14
-Removing your hearing instrument 15
Turning your hearing instrument on and off 16
-Via battery compartment 16
-Via program button (optional) 16
-Power-on delay 16
Changing the hearing program (optional) 17
-How to select programs 17
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10 Changing the volume 18
-Volume control (optional) 18
Functionalities 19
-Automatic telephone program 19
Maintenance and care 21
Troubleshooting tips 23
Disposal information 25
Your hearing instrument configuration 26
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Your Nitro Custom hearing instrument
Feature
1 Microphone
2 Battery compartment
3 Program button (optional)
4 Volume control (optional)
5 Vent
6 Removal cord (optional)
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Nitro IT
(battery type: 13 or 312*)
Nitro CT
(battery type: 312)
* ask your Hearing Care Professional
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Your Nitro Custom hearing instrument 3
Your hearing system is individually manufactured accor-
ding to the shape of your ear canals.
Each hearing instrument can be identified by the serial
number located on the outside of the instrument.
If the number is written in red, the hearing instrument
is for the right ear.
If the number is written in blue, the hearing instrument
is for the left ear.
Nitro CS
(battery type: 10)
Nitro CIC
(battery type: 10)
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Intended use
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 NOTICE indicates a possible property
damage.
Advice and tips on how to handle your
hearing instrument 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.
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 or damage on the hearing instrument.
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General notes on safety 5
General notes on safety
NOTICE
Your hearing instrument is sensitive to extreme heat,
high humidity, strong magnetic fields (> 0.1T), X-rays and
mechanical stress.
XDo not expose your hearing instrument to extreme
temperature or high humidity.
XDo not leave it in direct sunlight.
XDo not wear it in the shower or when you apply make-
up, perfume, aftershave, hairspray or suntan lotion.
XDo not wear your hearing instrument when you are
exposed to short-waves, a strong magnetic field, a high
frequency field or X-rays.
XDo not place your hearing instruments in a microwave
oven.
WARNING
Choking hazard posed by small parts.
XKeep hearing instruments, batteries and accessories
out of children‘s reach.
XIf swallowed consult a physician or hospital immedi-
ately.
XIf small children or mentally disabled persons need to
wear hearing instruments ensure adequate
supervision.
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General notes on safety
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WARNING
Risk in explosive environments, e.g. mining areas!
XDon't use your hearing instruments in areas where
there is a danger of explosions.
NOTICE for batteries
Leaking batteries damage the instrument.
XRemove batteries when the instrument is not in use for
a prolonged period of time.
XTurn your hearing instrument off when not in use to
preserve the battery.
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Handling batteries 6
original size
XRemove the tab on your
batteries only when you
are ready to use them.
XThe positive (+) side of the batteries is always the
smooth side.
XAlways keep spare batteries with you.
XAlways use the right size bat-
teries.
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.
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6Handling batteries
Inserting the battery
XOpen the battery compartment
completely using your fingernail
as shown in the illustration.
XInsert the proper size battery so
that
the "+" symbol on the battery
aligns with the "+" marked on the
battery compartment.
XClose 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 complete-
ly closed, your hearing instrument
is ready for use.
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Handling batteries 6
Removing the battery
XOpen the battery compartment completely.
XLightly push the battery out with your finger or a
pencil.
NOTICE
Batteries contain harmful substances that pollute the
environment.
XDo not throw used batteries into household trash.
XReturn them to your Hearing Care Professional for en-
vironmentally correct disposal.
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7Applying and removing your hearing instrument
Applying your hearing instrument
XHold the hearing instrument with your
thumb and index finger, carefully
push the instrument in the ear canal.
XGently work it into its proper position
by slightly twisting until it is firmly
seated.
XLightly press inward for a secure and
comfortable fit.
XYou may find it helpful to pull your
ear slightly upward or to the back.
Once inserted, you should be able to
feel if the hearing instrument is
correctly positioned.
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Applying and removing your hearing instrument
Removing your hearing instrument
XPush lightly on the back of your
ear to help loosen it or pull
gently on your ear.
XThen using your index finger,
slowly pull the hearing instru-
ment from your ear.
The completely-in-the-canal hearing instruments can be
removed by pulling the small removal cord toward the
back of your head.
WARNING
XNever pull on the battery compartment door or volu-
me control wheel to remove the hearing instrument,
as this could cause damage to your hearing instru-
ment.
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8Turning your hearing instrument on and off
Via battery compartment
XInsert the battery and fully close the battery compart-
ment to turn the hearing instrument on.
XOpen the compartment completely to turn the hearing
instrument off.
Via program button (optional)
XPress and hold the program button for approximately
3 seconds to turn the hearing instrument on.
XPress and hold the program button for approximately
3 seconds .
If you turn your hearing instrument off this way you must
wait approximately 10 seconds before your can turn it on
again using the program button.
Power-on delay
Your hearing instruments are 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 12 seconds, so
that you may insert the hearing instrument into your ear
without experiencing unpleasant feedback (whistling).
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Changing the hearing program
(optional)
How to select programs
Your Nitro Custom hearing instrument
offers up to 3 hearing programs for
specific listening environments.
Select a program using the program
button.
Each time you press the program but-
ton, your hearing instrument switches to the next pro-
gram, confirming each change with a beep. The number
of beeps your hear coincides with the selected program.
Example
You turn your hearing instrument on. It is automatically in
program 1. You want to change to program 2.
XPress the program button once. Your hear 2 beeps. You
are now in program 2.
Your Hearing Care Professional can write down the perso-
nal program configuration of your hearing instrument on
page 26.
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10 Changing the volume
The volume of your hearing instruments is controlled
automatically and there is no need to manually adjust it.
Volume control (optional)
Should you prefer manual volume
control, your Hearing Care Profes-
sional can program the hearing in-
strument for manual adjustment.
XRotate the volume control with
your index finger to select the
desired listening volume.
Your hearing instrument will not exceed your maximum
volume. Signal tones can be programmed to indicate
when the volume control limit is reached. Adjusting the
volume further in that direction will then have no effect.
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Functionalities 11
Automatic telephone program
XHold a telephone near your hearing instrument (*).
The hearing instrument automatically switches to
the telephone program.
XMove the telephone away from your hearing instru-
ment.
The hearing instrument switches back to the previ-
ously used program.
(*) AutoPhone magnet accessory
Not all telephones produce a magnetic field strong en-
ough to activate the AutoPhone function. In this case, use
the Siemens AutoPhone magnet, which is available as ac-
cessory, and attach it to the telephone receiver to activate
the AutoPhone function.
XYou can also select the telephone program manually
by using the program button.
XSee the AutoPhone magnet user guide for instruc-
tions on how to position the magnet.
XUse only the Siemens magnet. Ask your Hearing Care
Professional for this accessory.
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NOTICE
Magnets can disturb electrical devices and delete stored
data.
XKeep magnets away from computers, color monitors,
television sets, floppy discs, video- and audio discs and
other electronic equipment/devices.
WARNING
Magnets may interfere with the operation of life suppor-
ting systems (e.g. pacemakers, magnetic valves).
XUse a magnet only if not in doubt about the safe dis-
tance. The safe distance between pacemaker and mag-
net should be at least 10 cm (4 inches).
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