Unitron Latitude Shift User manual

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Latitude™
Shift™Guide

Tab e of Contents
Your Shift™ Hearing Instruments...................................1
Overview of your Latitude™ Shift™ .............................2
Features of your Latitude™ Hearing Instrument ...........3
Putting your Hearing Instruments on Your Ears .............4
Turning your Hearing Instruments On and Off ..............5
Battery Information.........................................................6
Operating Instructions ...................................................8
Using the Telephone .....................................................10
Caring for your Hearing Instruments.............................11
Cleaning your Hearing Instruments ..............................12
Signature Features of your Latitude™ Hearing
Instruments ................................................................13
Assistive Listening Devices ...........................................14
Warnings .......................................................................15
Troubleshooting Guide..................................................18
Warning to Hearing Instrument Dispensers .................21

Your Shift™ Hearing Instruments
Hearing Healthcare Professional: _______________________
___________________________________________________
Telephone: _________________________________________
Model:_____________________________________________
Serial Number: ______________________________________
Replacement Batteries: Size 10A
Warranty: __________________________________________
Program 1 is the Automatic Program
(Available on Latitude™16 and 8 only)
Program 2 is the manual program for: ___________________
Program 3 is the manual program for: ___________________
Program 4 is the manual program for: ___________________
Date of Purchase:____________________________________
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Overview of your Latitude™ Shift™
Attachment Sty e (check one)
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Legend
1 Microphone and
Microphone Shield
2 Program Button or
Volume Control
(depending on your
customized fitting)
3 Battery Door/
On & Off Switch
4 Tube
5 Dome
6 Speaker Unit
7 Shell/optimumFit xS
Shift with dome
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5
6
2
1
3
Shift with shell
4
6
7
2
1
3
My hearing instrument has (check all that apply)
SmartFocus™ (available only through
the optional Smart Control remote)
Program Button
Push Button Volume Control
Optiona Accessories (check all that apply)
Smart Control
See Smart Control U er Guide for more information.

Features of your Latitude™ Hearing
Instrument
Latitude™hearing instruments come equipped with
the following features:
• Automatic listening program for Latitude 16 and 8
and 3 additional manual programs. Latitude 4 has 4
manual programs.
• Ability to adjust your personal clarity and comfort
settings via smartFocus™on the optional Smart
Control, available on Latitude 16.
It may take some time for you to fully adjust to your
new hearing instruments. In the beginning, do not feel
as though you need to wear them for longer than is
comfortable. Depending on your previous experience
with hearing instruments you can increase wearing
time gradually until you have fully adjusted to them,
and then you should wear your Latitude hearing
instruments all day every day.
Please consult your hearing healthcare professional
regarding any adjustments you may require to ensure
that you are happy with your hearing instrument. For
instance, pitch and loudness of the beeps can be
adjusted or turned off entirely. Also note that this is a
general guide and your hearing healthcare
professional may have enabled or disengaged certain
features depending on your requirements.
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Putting your Hearing Instruments on
Your Ears
Your Shift hearing instruments may be color-coded red
for your right ear and blue for your left ear. This color
indicator is located inside the battery door.
Shift™ with Domes
1. Hold the tube where it attaches to the dome and
gently push the dome into your ear canal. The tube
should lie flush against your head and not stick out.
2. Place the hearing instrument over the top of your
ear.
3. Place the retention piece in your ear so it rests at the
bottom of the opening of your ear canal.
Shift™ with Custom She s
1. Carefully insert the shell in your ear. The shell
should fit into your ear snugly and comfortably. The
tube should lie flush against your head and not stick
out.
2. Place the hearing instrument over the top of your
ear.

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Turning your Hearing Instruments On
and Off
Your hearing instruments have a three-position
battery door that acts as an off/on switch and that
allows access to the battery compartment.
ON:
To turn the hearing instrument on, close the battery
door fully. Note: It may take 5 econd before the
hearing device turn on. Your hearing healthcare
provider can additionally increa e the tart up delay
if required.
OFF:
To turn the hearing instrument off, partially open the
battery door by grasping the battery door from the
sides. This position allows excess moisture to vent
away from the battery compartment.
on off open

Battery Information
To replace the hearing instrument battery, fully open
the battery door for access to the battery
compartment.
Low Battery Warning
When you hear two long beeps, your hearing
instruments are warning you that their batteries are
low. You will hear the warning approximately every 30
minutes until you change the batteries or the batteries
die. After the first warning, you may experience some
reduction in sound quality. This is normal and can be
remedied by inserting fresh batteries in the hearing
instruments.
Rep acing the Battery
1. Gently swing out the
battery door.
2. Grasp the battery with
your thumb and index
finger and remove.
3. Insert the new battery into the battery
compartment matching it with the battery symbol
inside the battery door. This will ensure that the
battery door closes properly.
Note: If the battery i in erted incorrectly, your
hearing in trument will not turn on.
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4. Close the battery door.
Caring for Batteries
• Always discard batteries in a safe and
environmentally friendly way.
• To prolong battery life, remember to turn your
hearing devices off when not in use.
• Remove the batteries and keep the battery door
open while hearing devices are not in use. This will
allow internal moisture to evaporate.
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