Widex RE-CIC User manual

User’s instructions
The REAL™ Series
RE-CIC/RE-CIC-TR
Completely-in-canal

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The hearing aid and accessories shown in these in-
structions may not look the same as the ones you have.
We furthermore reserve the right to make any changes
considered necessary.
Hearing aids, their accessories and batter-
ies should not be disposed of with normal
household waste. Please consult your na-
tional Widex distributor for advice on how
to dispose of these items.
Contents
Thank you... ...........................................4
The hearing aid........................................5
Right/left identification ............................... 7
The battery........................................... 8
Inserting the battery .............................. 9
Low battery indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Turning the hearing aid on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Placing the hearing aid ..............................13
Removing the hearing aid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Possible start-up settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Automatic volume adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Listening program...................................16
Cleaning ............................................17
The hearing aid ..................................18
The sound outlet.................................20
The relief vent, short .............................21
The relief vent, full length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
The microphone opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Widex wax guard ....................................24
Changing the wax guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Caring for your hearing aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Good advice..........................................30
In case of malfunction.................................32
Your hearing aid ......................................35

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Thank you...
...for choosing a Widex hearing aid.
Your hearing aid is a sophisticated instrument that can
be adjusted to your requirements in consultation with
your hearing care professional.
All illustrations in this booklet
show a right-ear hearing aid. Un-
less otherwise stated, the same
principles apply to the left ear.
We hope you will be pleased with your new Widex
hearing aid.
The hearing aid
1. Microphone opening, where the sound enters the
hearing aid
2. Battery drawer
3. Nail grip on the battery drawer for easy opening
4. On/off function, which is built into the battery
drawer
5. Sound outlet, through which the amplified sound
from the hearing aid reaches your ear
6. Widex wax guard
7. Extraction cord, which makes it easy to remove the
hearing aid from the ear canal
8. Relief vent (short) for ventilation of the ear canal
9. Relief vent (full length) for ventilation of the ear
canal
Important
Please read this booklet carefully before you start
using your hearing aid.
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At the back of this booklet your hearing care profes-
sional can indicate the type of vent used in your hear-
ing aid, if any.
Right/left identification
If you are wearing hearing aids
in both ears, it is easy to tell
them apart. Most models will be
marked with a red Widex logo for
the right ear and a blue logo for
the left ear. The arrow shows the
position of the logo. An alterna-
tive model has a red or a blue
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Inserting the battery
Before inserting a new battery in the
hearing aid, remember to remove the
adhesive tab on the battery. Once
the tab has been removed, the bat-
tery will start functioning after a few
seconds. Do not use batteries on which there is a sticky
residue from the tab or other unwanted substance.
The battery
We recommend Zinc Air batteries. Use a type 10 bat-
tery for your 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 regarding dis-
posal of used batteries on the battery pack. The battery
life will depend on a number of factors, such as the set-
ting of your hearing aid, how many hours you use it daily
and the listening environments in which you use it.

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1. Use the nail grip to open the battery drawer. Do not
press the battery drawer beyond the open position.
2. Place the battery in the drawer so that the small
plus (+) sign on the battery is visible when you hold
the hearing aid as shown.
3. You can use the provided battery magnet to steer
the battery into place.
If the battery drawer does not close easily, the battery
is incorrectly inserted.
Low battery indication
If you hear four rapid beep-tones while wearing your
hearing aid, it is an indication that the battery is nearly
exhausted. Once the battery is totally exhausted, the
hearing aid will be completely silent. Exactly how long
the hearing aid will function after the low battery indi-
cation varies from one case to another. We recommend
that you always have a spare battery with you.
If you wish to have the beep-tone function disabled,
please consult your hearing care professional.
Never leave an exhausted battery in the hearing aid.
Exhausted batteries may leak, damaging the hearing
aid. When changing battery, it is a good idea to hold
the hearing aid over a table.
Important
Be sure to place the battery in the curved battery
drawer as illustrated and not in the open space in-
side the hearing aid.
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Turning the hearing aid on and off
The battery drawer also functions as the on/off switch.
1. Close the battery drawer to turn on the hearing aid.
If you have just turned off the hearing aid, wait at
least three seconds before turning it on again.
2. Open the battery drawer to turn off the hearing aid.
The hearing aid can be set to produce a beep-tone
when turned on.
Please remember to switch the hearing aid off when it
is not in use. Remove the battery if the hearing aid will
not be used for several days.
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Placing the hearing aid
1. Close the battery drawer completely.
2. Hold your hearing aid by the extraction cord
with your thumb and forefinger. Slowly guide
the hearing aid into your ear canal until you feel
resistance.
3. Let go of the extraction cord and use the tip of your
forefinger to gently push the hearing aid into your
ear until it rests comfortably in your canal.
4. To help position the hearing aid properly you could
pull the outer ear backwards and upwards with the
opposite hand.
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Removing the hearing aid
Gently pull the extraction cord with
your thumb and forefinger.
If it is difficult, you can try to move
the hearing aid carefully from side
to side while pulling the extraction
cord. It may also help to pull the out-
er ear backwards and upwards with
the opposite hand.
Possible start-up settings
The hearing aid can be set to start up in two different
ways:
• In the standard start-up setting, the hearing aid
minimises whistling while it is being placed in the
ear.
• The alternative is a setting where the hearing aid
whistles slightly while you place it in the ear.
Together with your hearing care professional you can
choose the start-up setting that suits your needs best.
Automatic volume adjustment
The hearing aid volume is adjusted automatically in ac-
cordance with your sound environment.
Important
If the volume in your hearing aid is generally too
loud or too weak, or if the reproduced sounds are
distorted, or you would like any further information,
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Listening program
Your hearing aid is provided with a standard listening
program called Master.
Cleaning
The following accessories are available for cleaning the
hearing aid. Ask your hearing care professional which
accessories you need for your hearing aid.
1. Small brush
2. Soft cloth
3. Wax removing tool with a short and a long end
4. Long wax removing tool
Contact your hearing care professional if you need ad-
ditional supplies of cleaning accessories.
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The hearing aid
The hearing aid is a completely-in-canal hearing aid.
It is very important for the hearing aid’s performance
that it is kept free from earwax and dirt.
1. Clean your hearing aid daily with the soft cloth to
keep it dry and clean of earwax and dirt. Never clean
the hearing aid with water or cleaning solutions.
2. When the hearing aid is not in use, the battery
drawer should be left open, so as to ventilate the
hearing aid and allow it to dry.
We recommend that every time you take the hearing
aid out of your ear, you inspect the sound outlet, the
microphone opening in the battery drawer and the
relief vent opening to ensure that no wax or dirt has
gathered there.
Below is an example of how the sound outlet, relief
vent and microphone opening can be positioned in a
hearing aid provided with a short vent and a full length
vent, respectively. The positions can be slightly differ-
ent on your hearing aid.
1. Sound outlet
2. Relief vent (short)
3. Microphone opening
1. Sound outlet
2. Relief vent outlet (full length)
3. Relief vent inlet (full length)
4. Microphone opening
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