Widex CLEAR Series C4-FS Installation instructions

USER INSTRUCTIONS
THE WIDEX CLEAR™440,
330, 220 SERIES
C4-FS/C3-FS/C2-FS model
RIC/RITE
Receiver-in-canal/Receiver-in-the-ear

YOUR WIDEX CLEAR™ HEARING AID
(To be filled out by the hearing care professional)
CLEAR440
CLEAR330
CLEAR220
Programs:
Master
Music
TV
Comfort
Audibility Extender
Reverse focus
Phone
T
M+T
Zen
Master + Zen
Master + Audibility Extender
Master + Reverse focus
Master + T
Master + M+T
Master + Phone
Zen+
Phone+

Date Your hearing care professional

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CONTENTS
THEHEARINGAID ................................
Acousticindicators..................................
Thebattery ........................................
Insertingthebattery ..............................
Batterydrawerwithoutanailgrip .................
Lowbatteryindication ...........................
Turningthehearingaidonandoff ...................
Rightleftidentification.............................
Positioningthehearingaid..........................
Removingthehearingaid ..........................
Volumeadjustment ................................
Lostpartneralarm .................................
Programs .........................................
Switchingbetweenthelisteningprograms..........
Zen ...........................................
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Usingatelephone..................................
CLEANING......................................
Thehearingaid ....................................
ACCESSORIES...................................
INCASEOFMALFUNCTION .......................
CARINGFORYOURHEARINGAID..................
WARNINGS.....................................
ADVICE ........................................
Adaptingtoyourhearingaids .......................
REGULATORYINFORMATION......................
ADDITIONALPROGRAMFORMS ...................
SYMBOLS.......................................

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THE HEARING AID
The illustration below shows the hearing aid without
the ear-set. The choice of ear-set solution depends on
your specific needs. Please refer to the separate ear-set
user manual.
1. On/off switch
2. Battery drawer with nail grip
3. Program button
4. LED & Right/left identification
If you need help to identify the serial number (usually six or seven
digits) on the product, please contact your hearing care profes-
sional.
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NOTE
In addition to these user instructions, a separate user manual is
provided describing the various ear-set solutions available for
your hearing aid: “Ear-sets for Widex BTE hearing aids”.
WARNING
This booklet and the manual “Ear-sets for Widex BTE hearing
aids” contain important information and instructions. Read
these booklets carefully before you start using the hearing aid.
NOTE
Your hearing aid, ear-set and accessories may not look exactly
as illustrated in this booklet. We also reserve the right to make
any changes considered necessary.
Intended use
The hearing aids are intended as air conduction
amplification devices to be used in everyday listening
environments. The hearing aids may be provided with
the Zen program intended to provide a relaxing sound
background (i.e. music/noise source) for adults who
desire to listen to such a background in quiet.
Indications for use
The devices are indicated for individuals with a full
range of hearing loss severity from slight (16 dB HL
to 25 dB HL) to severe/profound (90+ dB HL) and all
hearing loss configurations.

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They are to be programmed by licensed hearing
care professionals (audiologists, hearing aid special-
ists, otolaryngologists) who are trained in hearing
(re)habilitation.
Description of device
Your hearing aid is used with an ear-set which consists
of an earwire and an earpiece, in which the receiver
is placed. The hearing aid uses a proprietary wireless
technology, WidexLink, to enable communication
between the left and the right hearing aid, as well as
between the hearing aids and the DEX accessories.
Your hearing aid may be provided with a listening
program called Zen. It makes musical tones (and some-
times a rushing noise) in the background. These sounds
are shaped according to your hearing loss.

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Acoustic indicators
The hearing aid may be set to produce a signal to
indicate the use of certain functions. The signal may
be a spoken message or tones. The signal can also be
deactivated.
Functions Default
settings
Other
settings
Adjusting volume via remote control Tone Off
Confirming program button use Clicking
sound
Off
Changing program Message Tones/off
Starting up the hearing aid Message Tone/off
Warning about low battery Message 4 tones/off
Warning about lost partner Off Message
Service reminder Off Message
Note: “Warning about lost partner” can only be made available
in CLEAR440 and CLEAR330.

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The battery
We recommend zinc-air batteries. Use a size 312 bat-
tery for the hearing aid.
To obtain replacement batteries, please consult your
hearing care professional. It is important to take note
of the expiry date and the recommendations on the
battery pack regarding disposal of used batteries.
Inserting the battery
Before inserting a new battery into the
hearing aid, remember to remove the adhe-
sive tab. Once the tab has been removed,
the battery will start functioning after a few
seconds.
CAUTION
Do not use batteries if there is a sticky residue from the tab or
other unwanted substance, as this can cause the hearing aid to
malfunction.

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Use the nail grip to gently swing the
battery drawer completely open. Do
not press the drawer beyond the open
position.
Place the battery in the drawer, so that the plus (+) sign
on the battery faces upward. You can use the battery
magnet provided to steer the battery into place.
If the battery drawer does not close easily, the battery
is incorrectly inserted.
When changing battery, it is a good idea to hold the
hearing aid over a table.
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Battery drawer without a nail grip
The hearing aid may be provided with
a battery drawer without a nail grip,
which means that you need a tool to
open the battery drawer. This type
of drawer can be a good choice if the
hearing aid is worn by a child. A special
tool for opening the drawer will be in-
cluded with this drawer.
The battery drawer is opened as illus-
trated

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Low battery indication
An acoustic indicator will sound when the battery is
nearly exhausted, unless this function has been disabled
(see page 7). We recommend that you always have
a spare battery with you.
WARNING
Never leave an exhausted battery in the hearing aid. Exhausted
batteries may leak, damaging the hearing aid.
WARNING
Your hearing aid may stop functioning, for instance if the
battery is exhausted. You should be aware of this possibility, in
particular when you are in traffic or are otherwise dependent
on warning signals.

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Turning the hearing aid on and off
The battery drawer of the hearing aid also functions as
the on/off switch.
Close the battery drawer to turn on
the hearing aid. An acoustic indicator
will indicate that the hearing aid has
been switched on, unless this function
has been disabled.
To turn off the hearing aid, open the
battery drawer slightly to the first
position where a click is felt.
NOTE: Another way to verify that the hearing aid is
turned on is to cup it in your hand. If it is on, it will
whistle.
Please remember to turn off the hearing aid when it is
not in use. Remove the battery if the hearing aid will not
be used for several days.

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Right/left identification
If you wear hearing aids on both
ears, the hearing aids can be
provided with coloured marks (red
mark = right and blue mark = left).
The arrow shows the position of the
identification mark.

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Positioning the hearing aid
Insert the earpiece in the ear canal while holding the
lower part of the earwire. It may help to pull the outer
ear backwards and upwards with the opposite hand.
Place the hearing aid behind the ear, so that the hearing
aid and earwire rest comfortably on the ear, close to
your head.
The illustrations show an open ear-tip. For further infor-
mation on ear-tip/earmould types, anchors and proce-
dures, see the separate ear-set user manual provided.
If the ear-set does not fit or sit properly, causing dis-
comfort, irritation, redness or the like, contact your
hearing care professional.

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Removing the hearing aid
Remove the hearing aid from its position behind the
ear.
Carefully pull the earpiece out of the ear canal, while
holding the lower part of the earwire. If the earpiece is
provided with an extraction cord, take hold of this and
carefully pull the earpiece out of the ear canal.

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Volume adjustment
The hearing aid volume is adjusted automatically in
accordance with your sound environment.
If you have a remote control, you can also adjust the
volume manually or mute your hearing aid. Any adjust-
ment of the volume setting will be cancelled when your
hearing aid is turned off, or when you change program.
In the default setting, any volume adjustment via the
remote control will affect both hearing aids.
To alter the increments in which the volume is increased
or decreased, consult your hearing care professional.
If you have a remote control, please also refer to the
user instructions for this.
WARNING
With a custom earmould, this hearing aid is capable of pro-
ducing a sound pressure level exceeding 132 dB SPL.
There may be a risk of damaging your residual hearing.
WARNING
If the volume in the hearing aid is generally too loud or too
weak, or the reproduced sounds are distorted, or if you would
like any further information, consult your hearing care profes-
sional.

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To mute the hearing aid with a remote control:
Keep pressing the volume down key on the remote con-
trol until the long beep-tone has sounded. Pressing one
of the volume keys briefly will bring back the sound.
Lost partner alarm
(Note: Only applicable if this feature is available and
has been activated by your hearing care professional).
If one of your hearing aids falls off your ear, and/or the
battery is exhausted, a tone signal and a spoken mes-
sage will sound two times in the other hearing aid, and
the diode will flash on both hearing aids.
When the lost hearing aid is repositioned, and/or the
battery is exchanged, the diodes stop flashing.

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Programs
Your hearing aid may be provided with several of the
following programs, plus the special Zen program
called Zen+. In some hearing aids, the Phone+ program
can be made available instead of Zen+.
Master Standard
Music For listening to music
TV For listening to the TV
Comfort Attenuates background noise
Reverse focus Focus on sounds from behind
Audibility Extender Makes high-frequency sounds audible
Phone For listening to the telephone
TIn this program you listen via the telecoil
(T) and not via the hearing aid micro-
phones (M). The telecoil is used where a
loop system is installed. If you activate
the telecoil program, you listen to a spe-
cific sound source and shut out sur-
rounding sounds.
M+T In this program you listen via the hearing
aid microphones (M) and the telecoil (T).
Zen Generates different kinds of tones or
noise.
Compound
programs
The Master program in one ear and Zen,
Reverse focus, Audibility Extender, T, MT
or Phone in the other.
Zen+ Special Zen program with up to three
different Zen styles

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Phone+* For phone use only. Transmits the tele-
phone sound received in one hearing aid
to the other hearing aid. Note that the
microphones on the hearing aid to
which the sound is transmitted are
turned off.
* not available in CLEAR220
If your needs change over time, the combination of
listening programs can be altered.
CAUTION
When selecting Phone+ as listening program, please remember
that there are situations in which it is particularly important to
be able to hear the surrounding sounds.

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Zen program
Your hearing aid may be provided with a unique optional
listening program called Zen. It makes musical tones
(and sometimes a rushing noise) in the background. The
Zen program may be used alone (without amplification)
in quiet when you are not required to hear surrounding
sounds. Or, it may be used with amplification so that
both the surrounding sounds and the generated sounds
(fractal tones and noise) are heard together.
CAUTION
Use of the different Zen programs may interfere with hearing
surrounding sounds including speech. The programs should
not be used when hearing such sounds is important. Switch the
hearing aid to a non-Zen program in those situations.
CAUTION
If you perceive a decrease in loudness, tolerance of sounds,
speech not as clear, or worsening tinnitus, contact your hearing
care professional.