Bernafon Veras ITE Operating instructions

VERAS

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VERAS

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In-the-ear hearing instruments

INSTRUCTIONS

FOR USE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction 7

Descriptionoffeatures 8

Insertinginstruments 9

Removinginstruments 10

Operatinginstruments(ON/OFF) 11

Changingthevolumelevel 12

Changingprograms 14

Telecoilfunction 15

Telephoneuse 16

Changingthebattery 18

Dataloggingandlearning 20

Operatingtheinstrumentswithremotecontrol 21

OperatingtheinstrumentswithSoundGate 22

Instrumentcare 23

Cleaningthesoundoutlet 24

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Usingyourhearinginstruments 27

Usingthetelephone 30

Environmentalprotection 31

Productapproval,markingsandcompliance 32

Cellphoneandhearinginstrumentcompatibility34

Internationalwarranty 36

Yourhearinginstrumentconguration 37

Accessories 39

Generalwarningsandsafetyguidelines 40

Commonproblemsandsolutions 44

CompliancewithrequirementsforEurope 48

Compliancewithradiocommunications

requirementsfortheUSAandCanada 50

Service 54

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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 ITE instruments

VR9 ITCD VR9 ITC VR9 CIC

VR7 ITCD VR7 ITC VR7 CIC

VR5 ITCDx VR5 ITC VR5 CIC

Bernafon Veras IFU ITC

VR_ILU_ITC1overview_BW_HI

Bernafon Veras IFU ITC

VR_ILU_ITC2overview_BW_HI

Bernafon Veras IFU CIC

VR_ILU_CICoverview_BW_HI

Note: Customhearinginstrumentsvaryinsize

andshapeduetotheuniquecharacteristicsof

individualears.

Introduction

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Description of features

Bernafon Veras IFU CIC

VR_ILU_CICoverview_BW_HI

1 Vent

2 Canal

3 Soundoutletwith

waxprotection

4 Microphoneopening

5 Batterydrawer

6 Pushbutton(optional)

7 Pull-outstring

8 Volumecontrol(optional)

9 Secondmicrophone

opening

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3

4

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CIC

Bernafon Veras IFU ITC

VR_ILU_ITC1overview_BW_HI

Bernafon Veras IFU ITC

VR_ILU_ITC2overview_BW_HI

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8

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ITCD / ITCDx ITC

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2

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3

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Inserting instruments

Ittakespatienceandpracticetoinsertyourin-

strumentscorrectly.Ifyouhavedifculty,please

consultyourhearingcareprofessional.

•Insertyourright

instrumentwith

yourrighthandand

yourleftinstrument

withyourlefthand.

•Holdyourinstrumentbetweenyour

thumbandindexngerwiththemicrophone

towardsthetop.

•Placethecanalpartofyour

instrumentintoyourearcanal.

•Gentlypullyourearlobedown

withtheotherhandwhile

pushingthehearinginstrument

inuntilitfeelssecure.

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•Useyourthumbtopushupagainstthebottom

(backpart)ofyoureartoloosentheinstrument.

•Grasptheinstrumentatitsedgebetweenyour

thumbandforenger,andgentlyremoveitfrom

yourear.

•Ifyourhearinginstrumenthasaremoval(pull-

out)string,pullitgently.

Important:Donottrytoremoveyourinstru-

mentbypullingonthebatterydrawer.

Thismaycausedamage.Contactyourhearing

careprofessionalifyouarehavingproblems

removingtheinstrument.

Removing instruments

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Operating instruments (ON/OFF)

To turn the instrument ON

Pushthebatterydrawercloseduntilitsnaps.The

hearinginstrumentwillmakeonelongbeepasit

starts.

To turn the instrument OFF

Placeyourngernailun-

derneaththefrontedgeof

thebatterydrawerandlift

toopen.

Note:Neverforcethebatterydraweropenorclosed.

 open(OFF) closed(ON)

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Changing the volume level

Yourhearinginstrumentsareprogrammedtobe

atacomfortablevolumelevelforyourhearing

loss.Theyaredesignedtoautomaticallyadjustto

changesinthesoundenvironment.

Somemodelsallowyoutoadjustthevolume

yourself,eitherwithanoptionalcontrolonthe

instrumentoranoptionalremotecontrol.

Volume control wheel

(optionalforallITCD/ITCDxandITC)

To increase the volume

Turnthevolumecontrol

towardsyourfront.The

instrumentwillbeepwhen

youreachtheprogrammed

maximum.

louder softer

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To decrease the volume

Turnthevolumecontroltowardsyourback.The

instrumentwillbeepwhenyourreachthepro-

grammedminimum.

Thevolumecontrolhasnomechanicalstop.You

cancontinuetoturnit,buttheloudnesswillonly

bealteredbetweentheprogrammedminimum

andmaximum.Yourhearingcareprofessionalcan

programthevolumetoremainataxedlevel,if

desired.

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.

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Changing programs

(ITCDorITCDxandITCinstruments)

Yourhearinginstrumentcanbeconguredwith3

to4listeningprograms.Pleaseseepage37tond

outwhichprogramshavebeenconguredforyour

hearinginstruments.Youcanchangeprogramsas

follows:

Push Button

Ifyourinstrumenthasbeenmadewithanoptional

pushbutton,youcanuseittochangeprograms.

Youwillhearthesamenumberofbeepsasthe

programyouareineachtimeyoupressthepush

button.

RC-P remote control (optionalforITCDor

ITCDxonly)

Youmaychangeprogramsandadjustthevolume

levelwiththeRC-Premotecontrol.Seepage21for

instructions.

SoundGate (optionalforITCDorITCDxonly)

IfyouhaveaSoundGatecommunicationdevice

pairedtoyourinstruments,youcanuseitto

changetheprogramandvolumelevel.Pleasesee

page22forinstructions.

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Telecoil function

(optionalforITCD/ITCDxandITCinstruments)

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37.

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.

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Telephone use

Auto Telephone (allITCDorITCDx)

YourinstrumentmayhaveanAutoTelephone

functionality.Whenthehearinginstrumentisclose

toatelephonereceiver,theAutoTelephonewill

activateaphoneprogram.Whenyouendyourcon-

versation,thehearinginstrumentwillautomatically

returntothepreviousprogram.

Note: Alltelephonescan

activatetheAutoTele-

phone.Thetelephone

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

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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38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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Changing the battery

Whenthebatteryisrunningout,theinstrumentwill

beepatregularintervals.Youshouldbepreparedto

replacethebattery.Thetimeuntiltheinstruments

stopworkingdependsonthebatterytypeandmanu-

facturer.Mercury-freebatteriesgenerallycauseearlier

warningbeeps.

Thefollowingbatterysizesareused:

– ITC,ITCDandITCDx:size312battery

– CIC:size10battery

•Gentlyswingthe

batterydrawerfullyopen,

butdonotforceit.

•Takeouttheusedbattery.

•Removethesticker

fromthenewbattery.

•Placethebatteryinto

thedrawerwiththeat,

smoothsidefacingup

(+sign)asshowninthe

drawing.

•Closethebatterydrawer

securely.

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Important battery information

•Batterylifewillvarywithconditionsofuse

(batterieswillrundownfasterinnoisyenviron-

ments).

•Alwayskeepsparebatteriesonhand.

•Ausedbatteryshouldbereplacedimmediately.

•Ifyouarenotgoingtouseyourhearinginstru-

mentsforafewdays,removethebatteries.

•Anymoisturefoundonabatteryshouldbe

wipedoffimmediatelywithasoftcloth.

•Usedbatteriesshouldbereturnedtoyour

batterysupplierorhearingcareprofessional

forsafedisposal.

•Neverdisposeofbatteriesbyburningthem.

Theymayexplodeandcauseinjury.

•Neverdisposeofbatterieswithhousehold

waste.Theycauseenvironmentalpollution.

Note:Alwaysremovezinc-airbatteriesbefore

dryingyourhearinginstrumentwithadryingkit.

Dryingoutzinc-airbatteriesshortenstheirlifetime.

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Data logging and learning

Data logging

Thedatalogautomaticallystoresinformation

aboutyouruseofthehearinginstrumentssuch

aschangesmadetothevolumecontrol,hours

ofwear,etc.Thisinformationcanbeusedbyyour

hearingcareprofessionaltoadjustyourinstru-

ments.Ifyoudonotwantthisfeaturetobeactive,

pleaseaskyourhearingcareprofessionaltoturn

itoff.

Data learning

(optionalforVR9/VR7ITCDandITConly)

Ifyourinstrumentisequippedwithdatalearning,

yourhearingcareprofessionalcanactivatethis

featuretohelpcustomizeyourhearinginstru-

ments.Whendatalearningisoperating,the

instrumentkeepstrackofhowoftenandhow

muchyouadjustthevolumecontroland“learns”

yourpreferredsetting.Thisnewsettingcan

bemadepermanentduringyourfollow-upvisit.

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