Siemens Vibe User manual

A
Vibe
User Guide

1) Introduction
3
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) Opening the top cover 14
7) Handling batteries 16
8) Inserting/ removing your hearing instrument 22
9) Turning your hearing instruments on and off 24
10) Changing the hearing program 26
11) Maintaining the hearing instrument 28
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12) Domes and Receiver Molds 30
13) Maintaining Domes and Receiver Molds 34
14) Troubleshooting tips 40
15) Technical information 43
16) Your hearing instrument configuration 46
17) Disposal information 48
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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
8Removal tool
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 per-
formed by hearing health specialists, e.g. ENT doc-
tors, 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.
If infants, small children or mentally disabled
X
persons need to wear hearing instruments ensure
adequate supervision.
5) General notes on safety
Do not place your hearing instruments in a micro-X
wave oven.
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WARNING
Risk in explosive environments, e.g. mining areas!
Don't use your hearing instruments in areas
X
where there is a danger of explosions.
5) General notes on safety
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.
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5) General notes on safety
CAUTION
Risk of injury caused by incorrect use of Domes
and Receiver Molds.
Always wear the receiver unit with Dome/ Re-
X
ceiver Mold.
Make sure that the Dome/ Receiver Mold is
X
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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6) Opening the top cover
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Place the Vibe body on one part of the removalX
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 be-
X
tween the top and the bottom cover.
Pull the two sides carefully apart.
X
6) Opening the top cover
Small parts can easily fall down and get lost.
Work on a table.
X
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Use standard batteries in your hearing in-X
struments.
Always use size 10 batteries.
X
Remove the tab on yourX
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
7) Handling batteries
Original
size
16

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, replace
the battery.
7) Handling batteries
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7) Handling batteries
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Removing old battery
Open the top cover with the removal tool.X
Carefully pull on the battery-handle until theX
battery slips out of the Vibe body.
Do not throw used batteries into householdX
trash. Return them to your Hearing Care Profes-
sional for environmentally correct disposal.
7) Handling batteries
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7) Handling batteries
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