Siemens Vibe User manual

A
Vibe
User Guide

1) Introduction
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Congratulation!
You decided for the Siemens Vibe hearing instru-
ment.
These instructions as well as guidance from your
Hearing Care Professional will help you understand
how your Vibe works.
If you have further questions, please contact your
Hearing Care Professional.

2) Content
3) Your Vibe hearing instrument 6
4) Intended use 8
5) General notes on safety 10
6) Handling batteries 14
7) Inserting/ removing your hearing instrument 22
8) Turning your hearing instruments on and off 24
9) Changing the hearing program 26
10) Maintenance and care 28
11) Domes and Receiver Molds 30
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12) Troubleshooting tips 40
13) Your hearing instrument configuration 44
14) Disposal information 46
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3) Your Vibe hearing instrument
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Your Hearing Care Professional offers an assortment
of receiver lengths and Dome sizes to best fit your
ear.
Features:
1Receiver unit
2Vibe body with battery compartment
3Push button
4Dome
5Receiver Mold
6C-Guard
7Different top covers
3) Your Vibe hearing instrument
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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 perfor-
med 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 to the hearing instrument.
4) Intended use
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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.
4) Intended use
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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 ex-
X
treme temperature or high humidity.
Do not leave it in direct sunlight.
X
Do not wear it in the shower or when you applyX
make-up, perfume or aftershave, hairspray or
suntan lotion.
Do not wear your hearing instrument when you
X
are exposed to short-waves, a strong magnetic
field, a high frequency field or X-rays.
5) General notes on safety
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WARNING!
Choking hazard posed by small parts.
Keep hearing instruments, batteries and accesso-
X
ries out of children‘s reach.
If swallowed consult a physician or hospital im-
X
mediately.
NOTICE
Leaking batteries damage the instrument.
Remove batteries when the instrument is not in
X
use for a prolonged period of time.
Turn your hearing instrument off when not in use
X
to preserve the battery.
5) General notes on safety
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WARNING
Risk in explosive environments, e.g. mining areas!
Don't use your hearing instruments (and remote
X
control) in areas where there is a danger of explo-
sions.
CAUTION
Risk of injury caused by incorrect use of Domes and
Receiver Molds.
Always wear the receiver unit with Dome/ Recei-
X
ver Mold.
5) General notes on safety
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5) General notes on safety
Make sure that the Dome/ Receiver Mold isX
completely attached to the receiver unit.
If the Dome/ Receiver Mold remains in your ear,
X
have it removed by a medical professional.
Replace the Dome/ Receiver Mold if it breaks.
X
Insert the receiver unit with the Dome/ ReceiverX
Mold carefully and not too deeply into the ear.
Use the receiver unit, Dome and Receiver Mold
X
only in the manner described in this user guide.
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Use standard batteries in your hearing in-X
struments.
Always use size 10 batteries.
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10
Remove the tab onX
your batteries only
when you are ready to
use them.
The positive (+) side of the batteries is always
X
the smooth side.
Always keep spare batteries with you.
X
6) Handling batteries
Original
size
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Low battery indicator
Your Hearing Care Professional can program your
hearing instruments to inform you when the battery
is nearly empty. If you hear an intermittent series
of beeps or experience low amplification power, re-
place the battery.
6) Handling batteries
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6) Handling batteries
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Opening the top cover
Place the Vibe body on one part of the removal
X
tool.
Place the second part of the removal tool on top of
X
the the Vibe body.
Use the tool like tweezers to grip the fine notch
X
between the top and the bottom cover.
Pull the two sides carefully apart.
X
6) Handling batteries
Small parts can easily fall down and get lost.
Work on a table.
X
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6) Handling batteries
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Removing old battery
Carefully pull on the battery-handle until the batte-
X
ry slips out of the Vibe body.
Do not throw used batteries into householdX
trash. Return them to your Hearing Care Pro-
fessional for environmentally correct disposal.
6) Handling batteries
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6) Handling batteries
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