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) 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-
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treme temperature or high humidity.
Do not leave it in direct sunlight.
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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
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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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