Bernafon VERAS 9 Operating instructions

Bernafon
Brand
Bernafon
Model
VERAS 9
Type
Operating instructions

This manual is also suitable for

VERAS 9
VERAS 7
VERAS 5
Micro and Compact Power BTE
Behind-the-ear hearing instruments
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR USE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction 7
Descriptionoffeatures 8
Insertinginstrumentswithanearmold 10
Removingearmoldandhearinginstruments 12
InsertinginstrumentswithaSpiraFlex
soundtube 13
RemovingyourinstrumentsandSpiraFlex
soundtube 14
Operatingyourinstruments(ON/OFF) 15
Changingthevolumelevel 16
Changingprograms 17
Telecoilfunction 18
Telephoneuse 19
Changingthebattery 21
Dataloggingandlearning 24
DirectAudioInputandFM 25
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Operatinginstrumentswithremotecontrol 27
OperatinginstrumentswithSoundGate 28
Instrumentcare 29
Usingyourhearinginstruments 35
Usingthetelephone 38
Environmentalprotection 39
Productapproval,markingsandcompliance 40
Cellphoneandhearinginstrumentcompatibility42
Internationalwarranty 44
Yourhearinginstrumentconguration 45
Accessories 48
Generalwarningsandsafetyguidelines 49
Commonproblemsandsolutions 54
CompliancewithrequirementsforEurope 58
Compliancewithradiocommunications
requirementsfortheUSAandCanada 60
Service 62
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Congratulationsonthepurchaseofyournew
Bernafonhearinginstruments.Withalittlepractice,
youwillsoonbeonyourwaytobetterhearing.
Pleasereadtheentirecontentsofthisbooklet
beforeusingyourhearinginstruments.Itcontains
instructionsandimportantinformationaboutthe
useandhandlingofyourhearinginstruments
andbatteries.
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Thefollowinginstrumentsarecoveredinthese
instructions:
Veras Veras
MicroBTE CompactPowerBTE
Introduction
Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE
VR_ILU_microBTEwithHook_BW_HI
Bernafon Veras IFU compact BTE
VR_ILU_compactBTEwithHook_BW_HI
VR9CP
VR7CP
VR5CPx
VR9M
VR7M
VR5Mx
Note:Theinstrumentsareavailableeitherwith
earhookorSpiraFlexsoundtube.
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Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE
VR_ILU_microBTEwithSpira_BW_HI
1
5
4
3
2
2a
Description of features
6
7
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Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE
VR_ILU_Left-rightEarMarkingMicroBTE_BW_HI
1 Multicontrol
2 Microphone
2a Secondmicrophone
3 Adapter
4 SpiraFlexsound
tube
5 Soundoutlet
6 Dome
7 Conchaclip
8 Batterydrawer
9 DirectAudioInput
(withanoptional
DAIadapter)
Left/Rightearmarking
Acolormarkinginsidethebattery
drawercanhelpyoudistinguish
theleftandrightinstruments.
Red=right;Blue=left
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9
Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE
VR_ILU_microBTEwithHook_BW_HI
2a
1
4
1 Multicontrol
2 Microphone
2a Secondmicrophone
3 Earhook
4 Soundoutlet
5 Batterydrawer
6 DirectAudioInput
(withanoptional
DAIadapter)
1
4
5
3
2
1 Canal
2 Soundoutlet
3 Tubing
4 Helix
5 Vent
Description of features
3
2
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Earmold(usedwithearhook)
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Ittakespatienceandpracticetoinsertyour
earmoldcorrectly.Ifyouhavedifculty,please
consultyourhearingcareprofessional.
•Holdtheearmoldbythe
tubingsothatthehelix
partispointingstraight
upandthecanalpartis
pointingattheearcanal
entrance.
•Insertthecanalpartinto
yourearcanal,twisting
slightlytoeasethehelix
portionintoplace.Itmay
helptopulltheearlobe
downwiththeotherhand,
orpullthetopoftheear
backandup.
Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE
VR_ILU_InsertingMicroBTEhook1_BW_HI
Inserting instruments with
an earmold
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•Runyourindexngerdown
theskinjustinfrontofyour
ear.Ifyoucantouchthe
helixpartoftheearmold,
itisnotinsertedcorrectly.
Gentlypushitbehindthe
foldofyourear.
•Liftthehearinginstrument
intoplacebehindyourear.
Becarefulnottotwistthe
tubing.
VR_ILU_InsertingMicroBTEhook2_BW_HI
Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE
12
•Lifttheinstrumentfromyourearrst.
•Pushthebackofyourearwithyourthumb
toloosenthehelixpartoftheearmold,then
useyourindexngertoremoveit.
•Graspthehelixpartoftheearmoldandtwist
itforward.
•Gentlypulltheearmoldstraightoutofthe
ear,holdingontothehelixpartofthemold.
Important:Donotremovetheearmoldby
pullingonthehearinginstrument.This
coulddisconnecttheinstrumentfromthe
earmoldordamagethetubing.
Removing earmold and hearing
instruments
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Inserting instruments with
a Spira Flex sound tube
Practiceinsertingyoursoundtubecorrectly.
•First,positionthehearing
instrumentbehindyour
ear.
•Graspthebendofthe
soundtubeandgently
pushthedomeintoyour
earcanaluntilthetube
restsagainsttheside
ofyourhead.
•Pushtheeargripinto
thebowlofyourear.
•Ifthesoundtubeisstick-
ingoutfromyourear,
insertthedomefurther.
Iftheeargripissticking
out,ithasnotbeen
positionedcorrectly.
Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE
VR_ILU_InsertingMicroBTEspira1_BW_HI
Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE
VR_ILU_InsertingMicroBTEspira3_BW_HI
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Removing your instruments
and Spira Flex sound tube
•Graspthebendofthesoundtubeandgently
pullthetubeanddomeoutofyourear.
•Lifttheinstrumentfrombehindyourear.
Important:Donotremovethesoundtubeand
domebypullingonthehearinginstrument.
Thismightdisconnecttheinstrumentfromthe
soundtube.
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Important:Neverforcethebatterydrawer
openorclosed.
ToturntheinstrumentON
Closethebatterydoorcompletely.Thehearingin-
strumentwillemitonelongbeepwhenitstartsup.
ToturntheinstrumentOFF
Openthebatterydoorslightlyuntilaclickisfelt.
Operating your instruments (ON/OFF)
Click“ON”
Click“OFF”
Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE
VR_ILU_OnOffFunctionMicroBTE_BW_HI
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Toincreasethevolume
Giveashortpresstothe
upperbuttonontheMulti
Control,repeatinguntil
youreachthedesiredloud-
nesslevel.Youwillhear
abeepwhenyoureachthe
programmedmaximum.
Todecreasethevolume
Giveashortpresstothelowerbuttononthe
MultiControl,repeatinguntilyoureachthe
desiredloudnesslevel.Youwillhearabeep
whenyoureachtheprogrammedminimum.
Note:Yourinstrumentsautomaticallyreturnto
apresetloudnesslevelwhentheinstrument
starts,thebatteryislow,orwhentheprogram
ischanged.Ifyoundthatyoufrequentlyneed
toturnthevolumeupordown,yourhearingcare
professionalmayneedtoadjustyoursettings.
Changing the volume level
Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE
VR_ILU_MultiControlMicroBTE_BW_HI
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Yourhearinginstrumentcanbeconguredwith
3to4listeningprograms.Pleaseseepage45to
ndoutwhichprogramshavebeencongured
foryourhearinginstruments.Youcanchangepro-
gramsasfollows:
MultiControl
Alongpress(about2seconds)oneitherthe
upperorlowerbuttonwillchangetheprogram.
Thenumberofbeepsyouhearwilltellyou
whichprogramyouarein.
RC-PorSoundGate
Theprogramcanbechangedwitheitherofthese
devices.Pleaseseepages27and28forinstructions.
Note:Yourhearingcareprofessionalcanprogram
theMultiControltohaveonlyonefunctionor
tooperateforprogramchangesononeearand
volumelevelchangesontheotherear,ifyou
ndthishelpful.Pleasegotopage46toseehow
yourMultiControlhasbeencongured.
Changing programs
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Thetelecoilhelpsyouhearbetterwhenusinga
telephoneorinbuildingswhereinductiveloop
systemsareinstalled(placesofworship,halls,
theatres,etc.).Whenthetelecoilisactive,you
heardirectlythroughthetelephoneorinductive
loop.Toaccessthetelecoil,gotothetelecoil
program.Seepage45.
Thissymbolorasimilarsignshould
bedisplayedwhereverapermanent
loophasbeeninstalled.
Note:Notalltelephonesarecompatiblewith
hearinginstruments.
Telecoil function
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AutoTelephone
YourinstrumenthasanAutoTelephonefunctio-
nality.Whenthehearinginstrumentiscloseto
atelephonereceiver,theAutoTelephonewill
activateaphoneprogram.Whenyouendyour
conversation,thehearinginstrumentwillauto-
maticallyreturntothepreviousprogram.
Note:Alltelephonescan
activatetheAutoTele-
phone.Thetelephone
receivermayneedto
haveaspecialmagnet
tted.Pleasefollowthe
separateinstructions
formountingthemagnet,
whichareavailablefrom
yourhearingcareprofes-
sional.
Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE
VR_ILU_AutophoneControlMicroBTE_BW_HI
Telephone use
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Yourhearingcareprofessionalcancongureyour
instrumentstoallowansweringthephoneonboth
earsoronyourpreferredear.Ifyouhaveapre-
ferredear,theinstrumentontheoppositesidecan
beprogrammedtosoundsofterortomutewhen
theAutoTelephoneisactive.Pleaseseepage47to
ndouthowyourinstrumentsarecongured.
Warning
•Keepmagnetsoutofreachofchildrenand
pets.Ifamagnetisswallowed,seeadoctor
immediately.
•Donotwearthemagnetinabreastpocket
andkeepit30cmawayfrompacemakers
andotheractiveimplants.
•Usethemagnetontheoppositesidefrom
activeimplantabledevices.
•Keepthemagnet30cmawayfromcredit
cardsorothermagneticallysensitiveitems.
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Bernafon VERAS 9 Operating instructions

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