Unitron Ziel User manual

Ziel™
BTE Gui e

Table of Contents
Your Ziel™ Hearing Instruments.....................................1
Overview of your Ziel™ BTE...........................................2
Features of your Ziel™ 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
Replacing the Microphone Protectors ............................9
Caring for your Hearing Instruments ..............................9
Cleaning your Hearing Instruments ..............................10
Using Ziel™+ with the Telephone .................................11
Assistive Listening Devices ...........................................12
Warnings .......................................................................14
Troubleshooting Guide..................................................17
Warning to Hearing Instrument Dispensers (to comply
with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
regulations)................................................................20

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Your Ziel™ Hearing Instruments
Hearing Healthcare Professional: _______________________
__________________________________________________
Telephone: _________________________________________
Model: ____________________________________________
Serial Number:______________________________________
Replacement Batteries: Size 13 Size 675
Warranty: __________________________________________
Date of Purchase: ___________________________________

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Overview of your Ziel™ BTE
Refer to the table of contents for a complete listing of
the topics covered in this guide.
Use the diagram below to identify some of the
components on your Ziel hearing instruments.
EasyFit System earmold
Ziel+ or Ziel+ P BTE Ziel or Ziel P BTE
Ziel+ HP BTE Ziel HP BTE
Hearing Instrument Style
Attachment Style (check one)
Legend
1 Earhook
2 Microphone &
Microphone
Protector
3 Program
Button
(Ziel+ models)
4 Volume
Control
5 Battery Door
2
3
4
5
12
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
12
4
5
1

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Features of your Ziel™ Hearing
Instrument
Ziel digital hearing instruments come equipped with
the following features:
• Feedback manager
• Noise reduction
• Manual digital volume control
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, increase wearing time
gradually until you have fully adjusted to them.
Eventually, you should wear your Ziel 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.

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Putting your Hearing Instruments on
your Ears
Your BTE hearing instrument may be color-coded red
for your right ear and blue for your left ear. This color
indicator is located on the bottom of the battery door
with a small colored dot.
1. Hold the ear mold between your thumb and index
finger. The opening should be pointing in towards
your ear canal with the BTE resting upwards over
the top of your ear. Carefully insert the earmold in
your ear. You may need to twist it slightly
clockwise. The earmold should fit into your ear
snugly and comfortably.
2. Place the hearing instrument over the top of your
ear.

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Turning your Hearing Instruments On
an 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: Your hearing instrument has a
start up delay of approximately 9 seconds.
OFF:
To turn the hearing instrument off, partially open the
battery door. This position allows excess moisture to
vent away from the battery compartment.
on off open

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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. 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.
Replacing the Battery
1. Gently swing out the battery door with your
fingernail.
2. Grasp the battery with your thumb and index finger
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
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4

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edge of the battery door. This will ensure that the
battery door closes properly.
Note: If the battery is inserted incorrectly, the
door will not close.
4. Close the battery door.
Tamperproof Battery Compartment
Your hearing instrument may have a tamperproof
battery compartment.
1. Unlock the tamperproof
battery compartment by
pulling the white lever with
your fingernail and lift the
lever up to release the
battery. Remove the battery.
2. 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 edge of the
battery door. Lower the lever onto the battery and
push it until it is locked and securely holds the
battery tight.
3. Close the battery door.

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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 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.
Operating Instructions
Your Ziel hearing instruments may come equipped
with a function button allowing you to switch between
the available Microphone, Telecoil and DAI programs.
Program Beeps
Ziel+ hearing instruments will beep to indicate
that you have changed listening programs. You
will hear a beep each time you change programs using
the program button.
Volume Control
Your Ziel digital hearing instruments have a
volume control. The volume control lever is
located on the outer spine. The volume control will
beep once each time the volume is raised or lowered.
Press the volume control lever inwards to increase the
volume or pull it downwards to decrease the volume.