Unitron Stride B-PR User manual

StrideTM B-PR
Hearing aid user guide
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Your hearing aids
Hearing care professional: ____________________
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Telephone: _________________________________
Model: ____________________________________
Serial number: ______________________________
Warranty: __________________________________
Program 1 is for: ____________________________
Program 2 is for: ____________________________
Program 3 is for: ____________________________
Program 4 is for: ____________________________
Date of purchase:____________________________
This user guide applies to the following models:
Hearing aids
Stride™B9-PR
Stride™BPR
Stride™BPR
Stride™BPR
Stride™BPR*
Stride™ B-PR FLEX:TRIAL
Non wireless charging
accessory
Unitron Charger
*not available in all markets

Quick reference
beeps every
 minutes
Low battery warning
Turning hearing aids on/o
Press and hold the lower part of the button on each hearing
aid for 3 seconds until the indicator lights change.
On: Indicator light is
temporarily solid green
O: Indicator light is
temporarily solid red
Before using your hearing aids for the rst time,
it is recommended to charge them for 3 hours.
Multi-function button
with indicator light
Charging your hearing aids
Insert the hearing aids rmly into
the charger. Watch that the lights are
blinking to conrm the hearing aids
are charging.
Charging: Slow blinking
indicator light
Fully charged: Solid green
indicator light
On O
Thank you for choosing these hearing aids. Unitron
is a hearing solution company that believes people
should feel really good about the entire hearing care
experience, start to nish. Our ingenious products,
technologies, services and programs oer a level of
personalization you can’t get anywhere else.
Get ready to Love the experience.
™
Please read the User guide carefully to make sure
that you understand and get the best out of your
hearing aids. Training is not required for handling
of this device. A hearing care professional will
help setup the hearing aids to your individual
preferences during the sales consultation.
For more information regarding features, benets,
setup, use and maintenance or repairs of your
hearing aid and accessories – contact your hearing
care professional or manufacturer representative.
Additional information can be found in the
Specication sheet of your product.

1. Your hearing aids at a glance .................................................. 2
2. Turning your hearingaids onando ..................................... 5
3. Putting your hearing aids on your ears ................................... 6
4. Operating instructions ........................................................... 8
Your rechargeable hearing aids..........................................12
Charging your hearing aids.................................................14
Pairing your mobile phone with your hearing aids.............19
Using your mobile phone with your hearing aids .............. 22
TV Connector ..................................................................... 27
Tinnitus masker ................................................................. 28
Flight mode........................................................................ 29
5. Caring for your hearing aids.................................................. 30
6. Accessories .......................................................................... 34
7. Troubleshooting guide.......................................................... 36
8. Important safety information............................................... 43
Tinnitus masker ................................................................. 64
9. Operating, transport and storage conditions ...................... 67
10. Information and explanation of symbols ...........................68
11. Compliance information...................................................... 72
Table of contents

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1. Your hearing aids at a glance
1 Multi-function button with indicator light -
switches between listening programs, changes
the volume level, and accepts or rejects mobile
phone calls depending on your customized
tting
2 Microphone - sound enters your hearing aids
through the microphones. Microphone shield -
protects microphones from dirt & debris
3 Earhook - your custom made earmold attaches
to your hearing aids using the earhook
4 Tubing - part of the earmold that attaches it to
the earhook
5 Earmold - allows the sound to pass from the
hearing aids to the ear and holds the hearing
aids in place
6 Slim tube - sound travels down the slim tube to
the ear canal
7 Dome - holds the slim tube in place in your ear
canal
8 Retention piece - helps prevent the dome and
slim tube from moving out of the ear canal

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2. Turning your hearingaids onando
Your hearing aids will turn on
automatically when removed from
the charger. To turn hearing aids on
and o when not using the charger,
press and hold the lower part of the
button on each hearing aid for 3 seconds until
the indicator lights change.
On: Indicator light is
temporarily solid
green
O: Indicator light is
temporarily solid red
Before using your hearing aids for the rst
time, it is recommended to charge them for
3 hours.
When you turn your hearing aids on you
may hear a start-up melody.
On O
Space for earpieces
Hearing aid charging slots with le/right indicators
Charger
Charger
Indicator light for power
USB-C connection
to external power supply

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Hearing aids with earmolds
1. Hold the earmold between
your thumb and index
nger, with the opening
facing toward your ear
canal and the hearing aid
resting above your ear.
2. Carefully insert the
earmold in your ear. You
may need to twist it slightly
to the back. The earmold
should t into your ear
snugly and comfortably.
Gently pull down and back
on your earlobe to help you
insert the earmold into your
ear canal more easily.
3. Place the hearing aid over
the top of your ear.
Labeling
The serial number and year of manufacture
are located under the colored hearing aid
marking.
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3. Putting your hearing aids on your
ears
Your hearing aids will be color-coded with a
marking on the outside of the hearing aid:
red = right ear; blue = le ear.
Hearing aids with domes
1. Place the hearing aid over
the top of your ear.
2. 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.
3. If there is a retention piece,
place it in your ear so it
rests at the bottom of the
opening of your ear canal.
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Program control
Each time you push the upper part of the button
on either hearing aid for longer than 2 seconds,
you will move to the next 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. Telephone) 3 beeps
Program 4 (e.g. music) 4 beeps
Please see the front of this booklet for a listing
of your personalized programs.
4. Operating instructions
Your hearing aids come with a multi-function
button that allows you to further adjust them.
You may also use the multi-function button to
accept and reject calls to your paired mobile
phone. You may also use the optional Remote
Control or Remote Plus app to control your
hearing aids.
These instructions describe the default
multi-function button settings. Your
hearing care professional may change
the functionality of the buttons. See
your hearing care professional for more
information.
Multi-function button
The multi-function button on your
hearing aids can be both a volume
control and a program control.

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Tap control
If paired with a Bluetooth®enabled device,
multiple functions can be accessed using tap
control e.g. accept/end phone call, pause/
resume streaming, start/stop voice assistant.
To use tap control tap the top of your ear twice.
Volume control
To adjust the volume of your environment:
• Push the upper part of the hearing aid
button to increase the volume, and
• Push the lower part of the hearing aid
button to decrease the volume
As you change the volume, your hearing aids
will beep.
Volume setting Beeps
Suggested volume level 1 beep
Turning volume up short beep
Turning volume down short beep
Maximum volume level 2 beeps
Minimum volume level 2 beeps
Bluetooth®is a registered trademark owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
and used under license by Unitron.

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Charging information
The hearing aids must be dry before charging.
Charge your hearing aids every night. If you hear
the low battery warning, place your hearing aids
in the charger.
Please ensure to charge and use the hearing
aids within operating temperature range:
+5° to +40° Celsius (41° to 104° Fahrenheit).
If the charger is removed from the power source
during charging, the hearing aids will turn on
and will start to discharge. Ensure the charger
remains powered while the hearing aids are in
the charger.
Your rechargeable hearing aids
Battery information
Before using your hearing aids for the rst time,
it is recommended to charge them for 3 hours.
These hearing aids contain a built-in and
non-removable rechargeable lithium-ion battery.
Two long beeps indicate the hearing aid battery
is low. You have approximately 60 minutes
before you have to charge the hearing aids (this
can vary depending on the hearing aid settings).
If you can’t hear the low battery warning, your
hearing care professional can change its pitch
or loudness.