Sonova unitron T Max SP Pro User manual

Max
behind-the-ear (BTE)
hearing aid guide
A Sonova brand

Thank you
Thank you for choosing these hearing aids.
We care deeply about people with hearing
loss. We work closely with hearing healthcare
professionals to provide hearing solutions that
improve lives in meaningful ways.
Because hearing matters.
This user guide applies to the following
models:
Year of introduction: 2018
T Max™SP Pro
T Max™SP 800
T Max™SP 700
T Max™SP 600
T Max™SP 500
T Max™UP Pro
T Max™UP 800
T Max™UP 700
T Max™UP 600
T Max™UP 500
Your hearing aids
Hearing healthcare professional: _______________
___________________________________________
Telephone: _________________________________
Model:_____________________________________
Serial number: ______________________________
Replacement batteries:
Size 675 or
Size 13
Warranty: __________________________________
Program 1 is for: _____________________________
Program 2 is for: ____________________________
Program 3 is for: ____________________________
Program 4 is for: ____________________________
Date of purchase:____________________________

Quick reference
Changing batteries Low battery warning
2 beeps every
30 minutes
13
675
On/O
Plus
(+) signs
Lever
volume control
not activated
Push button
switching programs
volume control
not activated
Table of contents
Your hearing aids at a glance..................................................... 2
Warnings................................................................................... 4
SoundCore technology .............................................................10
Tinnitus masker ....................................................................... 11
Putting your hearing aids on your ears......................................14
Turning your hearing aids on and o ........................................15
Battery information ..................................................................17
Operating instructions............................................................. 20
Using the telephone................................................................ 26
Caring for your hearing aids..................................................... 29
Cleaning your hearing aids ...................................................... 30
Accessories............................................................................. 33
Assistive listening devices........................................................35
Troubleshooting guide..............................................................37
Warning to hearing aid dispensers (tocomplywith the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations) ............ 42
Information and explanation of symbols ................................. 44
Compliance information.......................................................... 48
Client feedback ....................................................................... 50
Additional notes....................................................................... 51
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Your hearing aids at a glance
1 Earhook - your custom made earmold attaches
to your hearing aids using the earhook
2 Microphones - sound enters your hearing aids
via the microphones. Microphone shield -
protects microphones from dirt & debris
3 Push button - switches between listening
programs or changes the volume level,
depending on your customized tting
4 Lever - controls the volume
5 Battery door/on & o - close the door to turn on
your hearing aids, partly open the door to turn
o your hearing aids. Opening the door all the
way gives you access to change the battery
6 Earmold - allows the sound to pass from the
hearing aids to the ear and holds the hearing
aids in place
7 Power slim tube - sound travels down the tube to
the ear canal
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Warnings
The intended use of hearing aids is to
amplify and transmit sound to the ears and
hereby compensate for impaired hearing.
The hearing aids (specially programmed for
each hearing loss) must only be used by the
intended person. They should not be used
by any other person as they could damage
hearing.
Hearing aids should only be used as directed
by your physician or hearing healthcare
professional.
Hearing aids will not restore normal hearing
and will not prevent or improve a hearing
impairment resulting from organic conditions.
Do not use your hearing aids in explosion
hazard areas.
Allergic reactions to hearing aids are
unlikely. However, if you experience itching,
redness, soreness, inflammation or a burning
sensation in or around your ears, inform your
hearing healthcare professional and contact
your physician.
In the unlikely case that any parts remain in
the ear canal aer the removal of the hearing
aid, contact a physician immediately.
The following is only applicable for persons
with active implantable medical devices (i.e.
pacemakers, debrillators, etc.):
- Keep the wireless hearing aid at least 15 cm
(6 inches) away from the active implant.
- If you experience any interference, do not
use the wireless hearing aids and contact
the manufacturer of the active implant.
Please note that interference can also
be caused by power lines, electrostatic
discharge, airport metal detectors etc.
Special medical or dental examination
including radiation described below, may
adversely aect the correct functioning of
your hearing aids. Remove and keep them
outside the examination room/area before
undergoing:
- Medical or dental examination with X-ray
(also CT scan).

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body, immediately consult your physician
without any delay!
The magnet may aect some medical
devices or electronic systems. Always keep
the magnet (or the telephone equipped
with the magnet) at least 30 cm (12”) away
from pacemakers, credit cards or other
magnetically sensitive devices.
Precautions
The use of hearing aids is only part of
hearing rehabilitation; auditory training and
lip reading instruction may be required as
well.
In most cases, infrequent use of hearing
aids does not provide full benet. Once you
have become accustomed to your hearing
aids, wear your hearing aids everyday all
day.
Your hearing aids use the most modern
components to provide the best possible
sound quality in every listening situation.
However, communication devices such
as digital mobile phones can create
- Medical examinations with MRI/NMRI
scans, generating magnetic elds.
- Hearing aids don’t need to be removed
when passing security gates (airports etc.).
If X-ray is used at all, it will be in very low
doses, and will not aect the hearing aids.
Special care should be exercised in wearing
hearing aids when maximum sound
pressure levels exceed 132 decibels. There
may be a risk of impairing your remaining
hearing. Speak with your hearing healthcare
professional to ensure the maximum output
of your hearing aids is suitable for your
particular hearing loss.
Magnet and battery warnings
WARNING: Device batteries are hazardous
and can cause serious injuries if they are
swallowed or placed inside any part of
the body, whether the battery is used or
new! Keep out of the reach of children,
individuals with cognitive impairment, or
pets. If you suspect that a battery was
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interference (a buzzing sound) in hearing
aids. If you experience interference from a
mobile phone being used close by, you can
minimize this interference in a number of
ways. Switch your hearing aids to another
program, turn your head in a dierent
direction or locate the mobile phone and
move away from it.
Labeling
The serial number and year of manufacture are
located inside the battery door.
Mobile phone compatibility rating
Some hearing aid users have reported a
buzzing sound in their hearing aids when
they are using mobile phones, indicating
that the mobile phone and hearing aid may
not be compatible. According to the ANSI
C63.19 standard (ANSI C63.19-2011 American
National Standard Methods of Measurement
of Compatibility Between Wireless
Communications Devices and Hearing Aids),
the compatibility of a particular hearing aid and
mobile phone can be predicted by adding the
rating for the hearing aid immunity to the rating
for the mobile phone emissions. For example,
the sum of the hearing aid rating of 2 (M2/T2)
and a telephone rating of 3 (M3) would result
in a combined rating of 5. Any combined rating
that equals at least 5 would provide “normal
use”; a combined rating of 6 or greater would
indicate “excellent performance.”
The immunity of this hearing aid is at least
M2/T2. The equipment performance
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Tinnitus masker
Tinnitus masker uses broadband noise to
provide temporary relief of tinnitus.
Tinnitus masker warnings
The tinnitus masker is a broadband sound
generator. It provides a means of sound
enrichment therapy that can be used as
part of a personalized tinnitus management
program to provide temporary relief from
tinnitus.
The underlying principle of sound
enrichment is to provide supplementary
noise stimulation which can help defocus
your attention from your tinnitus and avoid
negative reactions. Sound enrichment,
coupled with instructional counseling, is an
established approach to managing tinnitus.
Air conduction hearing aids with the
tinnitus masker are to be tted by a hearing
healthcare professional familiar with the
diagnosis and management of tinnitus.
classications are based upon the best
information available but cannot guarantee that
all users will be satised.
The performance of the individual hearing
aids may vary with individual mobile phones.
Therefore, please try this hearing aid with your
mobile phone or, if you are purchasing a new
phone, please be sure to try it with your hearing
aid prior to purchase.
SoundCore technology
SoundCore™includes four intelligent features
working together to understand your listening
environment making the fluid adjustments
needed so you can actively participate in every
conversation across every environment.

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Should you develop any side eects
while using the tinnitus masker, such as
headaches, nausea, dizziness or heart
palpitations or experience a decrease
in auditory function such as decreased
loudness tolerance, worsening of tinnitus,
or speech not as clear, you should
discontinue use of the device and seek
medical attention.
The volume of the tinnitus masker can be
set to a level which could lead to permanent
hearing damage when used for a prolonged
period of time. Should the tinnitus masker
be set to such a level in your hearing aid,
your hearing healthcare professional will
advise you of the maximum amount of time
per day you should use the tinnitus masker.
The tinnitus masker should never be used at
uncomfortable levels.
Important information
The tinnitus masker generates sounds that are
used as part of your personalized temporary
tinnitus management program to provide relief
from tinnitus. It should always be used as
prescribed by a hearing healthcare professional
who is familiar with the diagnosis and treatment
of tinnitus.
Good health practice requires that a person
reporting tinnitus have a medical evaluation by
a licensed ear physician before using a sound
generator. The purpose of such an evaluation
is to ensure that medically treatable conditions,
which may be causing tinnitus, are identied
and treated prior to using a sound generator.
The tinnitus masker is intended for adults 18
years of age or older who have both hearing loss
and tinnitus.

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Putting your hearing aids on your ears
Your hearing aids may be color-coded with a
small dot on the battery door:
red = right ear; blue = le ear.
BTEs with earmolds
1. Hold the earmold between
your thumb and index
nger. The opening should
be pointing in towards your
ear canal with the hearing
aid resting upwards over
the top of your ear.
2. Carefully insert the earmold
in your ear. The earmold
should t into your ear
snugly and comfortably.
3. Place the hearing aid over
the top of your ear.
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Turning your hearing aids on and o
The battery door acts as an on and o switch.
1. ON: Close the battery door
fully.
Note: It may take 5 seconds
before the hearing aid turns
on. Your hearing healthcare
provider can additionally
increase the start up delay if required.
2. OFF: Partially open the
battery door.
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3. OPEN: Fully open the
battery door to access
and change the battery.
Note: When turning your hearing aid on and o
while it is on the ear, grasp the top and bottom
of the device with your index nger and thumb.
Use your thumb to open and close the battery
door.
open
3. Battery information
Low battery warning
Two long beeps indicate the hearing aid
battery is low. Aer the low battery warning,
sounds may not be as clear. This is normal and
can be xed by changing the batteries.
If you can’t hear the low battery warning, your
hearing healthcare professional can change
its pitch or loudness. If you prefer, it can be
turned o entirely.
Your hearing aids are designed to generate a
low battery warning every 30 minutes until you
change the batteries, but depending on the
condition of the batteries, they may die before
another low battery warning occurs. Therefore,
it is recommended that the batteries are
replaced as soon as possible once you hear the
low battery warning.

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Replacing the battery
1. Gently swing out the battery
door with your ngernail.
2. Grasp the battery with your
thumb and index nger and
remove.
3. Insert the new battery into the
battery compartment with the
plus (+) sign on the battery
facing the same way as the
plus (+) sign on the side of the
battery door. This will ensure
that the battery door closes
properly.
Note: If the battery is inserted incorrectly, the
hearing aid will not turn on.
4. Close the battery door.
Note: There is a tamper proof
battery door option for these
hearing aids. Please see your
hearing healthcare professional
for further information.
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Caring for batteries
• Always discard batteries in a safe and
environmentally friendly way.
• To prolong battery life, remember to turn
your hearing aids o when not in use.
• Remove the batteries and keep the battery
door open while hearing aids are not in
use. This will allow internal moisture to
evaporate.

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Operating instructions
Your hearing aids come with two controls that
allow you to further adjust your hearing aids –
a lever and a push button.
Lever
The lever on your hearing aids can be
set up as a volume control.
Press up to increase the volume;
press down to decrease the volume. As you
change the volume level, your hearing aids will
beep.
Volume setting Beeps
Recommended volume level 1 beep
Turning volume up short beep
Turning volume down short beep
Maximum volume level 2 beeps
Minimum volume level 2 beeps
Tamper-resistant cover
Some hearing aids are tted with
tamper-resistant covers instead of
levers to prevent someone from
accidentally adjusting the hearing
aids. The cover can still be used to
make adjustments but it requires
using a ngernail or a small tool to
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Push button
Your hearing aids are equipped with
a push button which can be set for
switching between programs or to
adjust your volume.
Program control
If the push button has been congured as
a program control, each time you push the
button, you will move to a new hearing aid
program.
Your hearing aids beep to indicate which
program you are in.
Program setting Beeps
Program 1 (e.g. automatic program) 1 beep
Program 2 (e.g. speech in noise) 2 beeps
Program 3 (e.g. easy-t/telephone) 3 beeps
Program 4 (e.g. music) 4 beeps
Easy-t/telephone short melody
Easy-DAI short melody
DuoLink (if enabled) Opposite ear beeps
the same as side
being adjusted
Volume control
If the push button has been congured as a
volume control:
• Push the button on your right hearing aid to
increase the volume in both hearing aids.
• Push the button on your le hearing aid to
decrease the volume in both hearing aids.
Volume setting Beeps
Recommended volume level 1 beep
Turning volume up short beep
Turning volume down short beep
Maximum volume level 2 beeps
Minimum volume level 2 beeps

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Tinnitus masker
If your hearing healthcare professional has
congured both a tinnitus masker program
and a volume control, you can adjust the
tinnitus masker level while you are in the
tinnitus masker program. To adjust the noise
level, either:
Rocker switch
• Push up on the rocker switch to increase
the tinnitus masker, and
• Push down on the rocker switch to
decrease the tinnitus masker
Push button (right/le)
• Push the button on your right hearing aid
to increase the tinnitus masker, and
• Push the button on your le hearing aid to
decrease the tinnitus masker
Push button (steps)
• Push the button to step through your
tinnitus masker volume levels
As you change the level, your hearing aids will
beep.
DuoLink
If DuoLink is enabled, when you change the
volume or program settings on one hearing aid,
the other one changes as well.
For example, if your push button is congured
as a program control and DuoLink is enabled,
when you push the button on one hearing aid,
the program will change on both hearing aids.
Remote control 
Your hearing aids may also come with an
optional remote control which allows you to
switch between dierent listening programs,
and change your volume.

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Using the telephone
Push button
Your hearing healthcare professional may have
set up a phone program on your hearing aids
that you can access using the push button or
optional remote control.
Easy-t
Your hearing aids may also have a telephone
feature, which automatically switches to
a dedicated telephone program when a
telephone receiver is brought close to one of
your hearing aids. You will hear a short melody
when you switch to the easy-t program. When
the telephone receiver is moved away from the
hearing aid it will automatically return to the
previous listening program.
If your hearing aid doesn’t automatically
switch to the easy-t program when a receiver
is held to your ear, you may need to attach an
easy-t magnet to your telephone. The magnet
is designed to strengthen the magnetic eld at
the earpiece of the telephone.
To attach the optional magnet:
1. Clean the telephone receiver.
Hold the magnet near
the “listening end” of your
telephone receiver and release
it. The magnet will flip to the
appropriate side and seek
the optimal position on the
telephone receiver.
2. Place the double-sided tape
in this optimal position on the
telephone receiver.
3. Attach the magnet to the tape.
Your hearing healthcare
professional may also have set up
a phone program that you can access through
your optional remote control.
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Binaural Phone
The Binaural Phone* feature allows you to hold
a phone to one ear and hear the sound clearly
in both ears. No accessories are required.
Binaural Phone is available in your hearing
aids through:
Push button
Easy-t
If your hearing aids are congured to work with
the wireless uDirect™ or uStream streamers,
you might benet from a Bluetooth®hands-
free option. Refer to the uDirect  or uStream
user guide for more information.
Bluetooth®is a registered trademark owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and
used under license by Unitron.
*Not available on all technology levels.
Caring for your hearing aids
Protecting your hearing aids
• Open the battery doors when not in use.
• Always remove your hearing aids when
using hair care products. The hearing aids
can become clogged and cease to function
properly.
• Do not wear your hearing aids in the bath or
shower or immerse them in water.
• If your hearing aids do become wet, do not
attempt to dry them in an oven or microwave.
Do not adjust any controls. Open the battery
doors immediately, remove the batteries and
allow your hearing aids to dry naturally for
24hours.
• Protect your hearing aids from excessive heat
(hair dryer, vehicle glove box or dashboard).
• Regular use of a dehumidier, such as a
Clean Dry kit, can help prevent corrosion and
prolong the life of your hearing aids. Remove
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• Do not drop your hearing aids or knock them
against hard surfaces.
Cleaning your hearing aids
Use a so cloth to clean your hearing aid at
the end of each day, and place it in its case
with the battery door open to allow moisture to
evaporate.
Ear wax is natural and common. Ensuring your
hearing aids are free of ear wax is an important
step in your daily cleaning and maintenance
routine.
Never use alcohol to clean your hearing aids,
earmolds or domes.
Do not use sharp tools to dislodge ear wax.
Sticking household items into your hearing aids
or earmolds can seriously damage them.
Cleaning your earmolds
Clean the earmold and the
outside of the earhook with a
damp cloth at the end of each
day. Avoid getting any water
in the hearing aids.
Do not use alcohol to clean
your earmolds.
If the earmolds become plugged, clear the
opening with a wax loop or pipe cleaner.
If your physician prescribes eardrops, clean
any moisture that may get into the earmolds or
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If the earmolds require further cleaning:
1. Disconnect the plastic tube from the hook of
the hearing aid, by holding the hearing aid
in one hand and gently pulling the tubing
away from the earhook.
2. Wash only the earmolds and tubing in warm
water with a mild soap.
3. Rinse them with cool water and dry
overnight.
4. Make sure the earmold tubes are completely
dry. Reconnect them to the earhook on your
hearing aid by sliding the tubing back on
to the earhook. Use of a hearing aid blower
can assist with removing moisture/debris
from the tube. See your hearing healthcare
professional for more information.
Accessories
The uDirect ,uStream, uMic™,uTV™ and a
remote control are optional accessories that
may be available for your hearing aids.
uDirect 3, uStream and uTV 3
uDirect and uStream are streamers that
provide easy, hands-free access to Bluetooth
enabled devices, such as mobile phones.
They can provide remote control functions to
adjust your hearing aids for increased listening
comfort. uDirect also has a wired audio jack
to plug in devices like MP3 players and a DAI
input to plug in an FM receiver.
uTV is used with a streamer (uDirect 
or uStream) to send sound from your TV
directly to your hearing aids. The uTV can
also transmit sound from stereo systems,
computers and other audio sources.
For more information on using the uDirect ,
uStream or uTV , please see the user guide for
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a streamer or uTV accessory, please contact
your hearing healthcare professional.
uMic
uMic is a personal wireless microphone
system that lets you hear conversations better
in noisy environments, through either uStream
or uDirect .
Remote control 
Your hearing aids may also come with an
optional remote control which allows you to
switch between dierent listening programs,
and change your volume settings.
Assistive listening devices
Listening in public places
Telecoils pick up electromagnetic energy
and convert it into sound. Your hearing aid’s
telecoil option can help you listen in public
places equipped with telecoil compatible
assistive listening devices such as a
loop system.
When you see this symbol, a loop system is
present and it is compatible with your hearing
aid. Please contact your hearing healthcare
professional for more information on loop
systems.
Connecting to external audio sources
Your hearing aids may have a direct audio
input (DAI) to connect to other audio sources,
such as a stereo or television, using an FM
system or a cable. The uDirect , an optional
wireless accessory, also has a DAI jack.
When your hearing aids detect a DAI signal,
they switch to your easy-DAI program