Bernafon VERAS 5 Operating instructions

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

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Description of features

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Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE

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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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Bernafon Veras IFU micro BTE

VR_ILU_microBTEwithHook_BW_HI

2a

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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)

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1 Canal

2 Soundoutlet

3 Tubing

4 Helix

5 Vent

Description of features

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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difculty,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

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•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_InsertingMicroBTEspira2_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.Pleasesee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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