Signia INTUIS 3 RIC 312 User guide

Type
User guide
Hearing
Systems
INTUIS 3 RIC 312
User Guide
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Content
Welcome    4
Your hearing inruments    5
Inrument type  5
Getting to know your hearing inruments 5
Components and names  6
Controls  8
Settings  10
Batteries    11
Battery size and handling tips  11
Replacing batteries  12
Daily use    13
Turning on and o  13
Inserting and removing the hearing inruments  15
Adjuing the volume  19
Changing the hearing program  20
Further adjuments (optional)   20
Special liening situations    21
On the phone  21
Audio induction loops  22
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Maintenance and care    23
Hearing inruments  23
Ear pieces  25
Professional maintenance  27
Further information    28
Safety information  28
Accessories  28
Symbols used in this document  28
Troubleshooting  29
Country-specic information  30
Service and warranty  31
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Welcome
Thank you for choosing our hearing inruments to
accompany you through everyday life. Like anything new,
it may take you a little time to become familiar with them.
This guide, along with support from your Hearing Care
Professional, will help you underand the advantages
and greater quality of life your hearing inruments oer.
To receive the mo benet from your hearing
inruments, it is recommended that you wear them every
day, all day. This will help you get adjued to them.
CAUTION
It is important to read this user guide and the safety
manual thoroughly and completely. Follow the
safety information to avoid damage or injury.
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Your hearing inruments
This user guide describes optional features that
your hearing inruments may or may not have.
Ask your Hearing Care Professional to indicate the
features that are valid for your hearing inruments.
Inrument type
Your hearing inruments are a RIC (Receiver-in-Canal)
model. The receiver is placed within the ear canal and
connected to the inrument via a receiver cable. The
inruments are not intended for children under the age
of 3 years or persons with a developmental age of under
3 years.
Getting to know your hearing inruments 
It is recommended to familiarize yourself with your new
hearing inruments. With the inruments in your hand
try using the controls and note their location on the
inrument. This will make it easier for you to feel and
press the controls while wearing the hearing inruments.
If you have problems pressing the controls of your
hearing inruments while wearing them, you can
ask your Hearing Care Professional about a remote
control option.
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Components and names
Ear piece
Receiver
Receiver cable
Microphone
openings
Rocker switch
(andard control), push button
or no control (optional)
Battery compartment
Side indicator
(red = right ear, blue = left ear)
Receiver connection
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You can use the following andard ear pieces:
Standard ear pieces Size
Click Sleeve
(vented or closed)
Click Dome™ single
(open or closed)
Click Dome semi-open
Click Dome double
You can easily exchange the andard ear pieces.
Read more in section "Maintenance and care".
Cuom-made ear pieces
Cuom shell
Click Mold™
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Controls
With the controls you can, for example, adju the volume
or switch hearing programs. Your hearing inruments
either have a push button or a rocker switch – or no
control at all.
Your Hearing Care Professional has programmed your
desired functions to the controls.
Control Left Right
Push button
Rocker switch
No control
You can also use a remote control.
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Push button function L R
Press briey:
Program change
Press long:
Standby/turn on
L = Left, R = Right
Rocker switch function L R
Press briey:
Program up/down
Volume up/down
Sound balance
Press long:
Standby/turn on
Program up/down
Press very long:
Standby/turn on
L = Left, R = Right
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Settings
Hearing programs
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2
3
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Read more in section "Changing the hearing program".
Features
Power-on delay enables while-free insertion of
hearing inruments.
Read more in section "Turning on and o".
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Batteries
When the battery is low the sound becomes weaker
or you will hear an alert signal. The battery type will
determine how long you have to replace the battery.
Battery size and handling tips
Ask your Hearing Care Professional for recommended
batteries.
Battery size: 312
Always use the correct battery size for your hearing
inruments.
Remove the batteries if you intend not to use the
hearing inruments for several days.
Always carry spare batteries.
Remove empty batteries immediately and follow your
local recycling rules for battery disposal.
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Replacing batteries
Removing the battery:
XOpen the battery compartment.
XUse the magnet ick to pull out the
battery. The magnet ick is available
as an accessory.
Inserting the battery:
XIf the battery has a protective lm, remove it
only when you are ready to use the battery.
XInsert the battery with the "+" symbol
facing up (refer to the picture).
XCarefully close the battery compartment. If you feel
resiance, the battery is not inserted correctly.
Do not attempt to close the battery compartment by
force. It can be damaged.
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Daily use
Turning on and o
You have the following options to turn your hearing
inruments on or o.
Via battery compartment:
XTurning on: Close the battery compartment.
The default volume and hearing program are set.
XTurning o: Open the battery compartment to the r
catch.
Via push button or rocker switch:
XTurning on or o: Press and hold the push button or
the rocker switch for several seconds. Refer to section
"Controls" for the settings of your controls.
After turning on, the previously used volume and
hearing program remain set.
Via remote control:
XFollow the inructions in the remote control's user
guide.
After turning on, the previously used volume and
hearing program remain set.
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When wearing the hearing inruments, an alert tone can
indicate when an inrument is being turned on or o.
When the power-on delay is activated, the hearing
inruments turn on after a delay of several seconds.
During this time you can insert the hearing inruments
into your ears without experiencing unpleasant feedback
whiling.
The "power-on delay" can be activated by your Hearing
Care Professional.
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Inserting and removing the hearing inruments
Your hearing inruments have been ne-tuned for your
right and left ear. Colored markers
indicate the side:
red marker = right ear
blue marker = left ear
Inserting a hearing inrument:
XFor Click Sleeves, take care that the bend of the
Click Sleeve is in line with the bend of the receiver
cable.
Correct:
Incorrect:
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XHold the receiver cable at the bend closer to the
ear piece.
XCarefully push the ear piece in
the ear canal .
XTwi it slightly until it sits well.
Open and close your mouth to
avoid accumulation of air in the
ear canal.
XLift the hearing inrument and
slide it over the top of your
ear .
CAUTION
Risk of injury!
XInsert the ear piece carefully and not too deeply
into the ear.
It may be helpful to insert the right hearing
inrument with the right hand and the left
hearing inrument with the left hand.
If you have problems inserting the ear piece,
use the other hand to gently pull your earlobe
downwards. This opens the ear canal and eases
insertion of the ear piece.
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The optional retention rand helps to securely retain the
ear piece in your ear. To position the retention rand:
XBend the retention rand and
position it carefully into the
bottom of the bowl of your ear
(refer to the picture).
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Removing a hearing inrument:
XLift the hearing inrument and
slide it over the top of your
ear .
XIf your hearing inrument is
equipped with a cuom shell
or a Click Mold, remove it by
pulling the small removal cord
toward the back of your head.
XFor all other ear pieces: Grip the receiver in the
ear canal with two ngers and pull it carefully out .
Do not pull the receiver cable.
CAUTION
Risk of injury!
XIn very rare cases the ear piece could remain in
your ear when removing the hearing inrument.
If this happens, have the ear piece removed by
a medical professional.
Clean and dry your hearing inruments after usage.
Read more in section "Maintenance and care".
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Adjuing the volume
Your hearing inruments automatically adju the volume
to the liening situation.
XIf you prefer manual volume adjument, press the
push button or the rocker switch briey.
Refer to section "Controls" for the settings of your
controls.
An optional signal can indicate the volume change. Once
the maximum or minimum volume has been reached, you
may hear an optional signal tone.
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Changing the hearing program
Depending on the liening situation, your hearing
inruments automatically adju their sound.
Your hearing inruments may also have several hearing
programs which allow you to change the sound, if
needed. An optional signal tone can indicate the program
change.
XTo change the hearing program, press the push button
or the rocker switch.
Refer to section "Controls" for the setting of your
controls. Refer to section "Settings" for a li of your
hearing programs.
Further adjuments (optional) 
The controls of your hearing inruments can also be
used to change, for example, the sound balance. Sound
balance allows you to adju the bass and treble to your
preferences.
Refer to section "Controls" for the setting of your controls.
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