AMPLIFON AMPLI-EASY B 13P 1E1 User guide

ampli-easy B 13P 1E1

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 9

Batteries 11

Battery size and handling tips 11

Replacing batteries 12

Daily use 14

Turning on and o 14

Inserting and removing the hearing inruments 15

Adjuing the volume 19

Changing the hearing program 19

Locking the controls (optional) 20

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Special liening situations 21

On the phone 21

Audio induction loops 22

Audio input (FM syem) 23

Maintenance and care 25

Hearing inruments 25

Ear pieces, earhooks and tubes 26

Professional maintenance 30

Further information 31

Safety information 31

Symbols used in this document 31

Troubleshooting 31

Country-specic information 34

Service and warranty 35

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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 BTE (Behind-The-Ear)

models. A tube delivers the sound from the hearing

inrument into the ear. 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.

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If you have problems pressing the controls of your

hearing inruments while wearing them, you can ask

your Hearing Care Professional whether a remote

control option is available.

Components and names

➊ Ear piece

➋ Adapter for ear piece

➌ Tube for earhook

➍ Earhook

➎ Microphone openings

➏ Push button (control)

➐ Rocker switch (control)

➑ Battery compartment

(on / o switch)

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Ear pieces and tubes

Ear pieces

Standard ear pieces Size

Cuom-made ear pieces

Examples:

You can easily exchange the andard ear pieces.

Read more in section "Maintenance and care".

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Controls

With the controls you can, for example, adju the volume

or switch hearing programs. Your hearing inruments have

a push button and a rocker switch.

Your Hearing Care Professional has programmed your

desired functions to the controls.

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:

Volume up / down

L = Left, R = Right

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Push button and rocker switch function L R

Lock / Unlock the controls

Read more in section "Locking the controls".

L = Left, R = Right

Settings

Hearing programs

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Read more in section "Changing the hearing program".

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Features

Power-on delay enables while-free insertion

of hearing inruments.

Read more in section "Turning on and o".

A telecoil is built into the inrument, so it can

connect with audio induction loops.

Read more in section "Audio induction loops".

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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: 13

zzAlways use the correct battery size for your hearing

inruments.

zzRemove the batteries if you intend not to use the

hearing inruments for several days.

zzAlways carry spare batteries.

zzRemove empty batteries immediately and follow your

local recycling rules for battery disposal.

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Replacing batteries

Removing the battery:

XzOpen the battery compartment.

XzUse the magnet ick to pull out the

battery. The magnet ick is available

as an accessory.

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Inserting the battery:

XzIf the battery has a protective lm, remove it

only when you are ready to use the battery.

XzInsert the battery with the "+" symbol

facing up (refer to the picture).

XzCarefully 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:

XzTurning on: Close the battery compartment.

The default volume and hearing program are set.

XzTurning o: Open the battery compartment fully.

Via push button:

XzTurning on or o: Press and hold the push button

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.

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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.

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:

zzred marker = right ear

zzblue marker = left ear

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Inserting a hearing inrument:

XzHold the tube close to the ear piece.

XzCarefully push the ear piece into

the ear canal ➊.

XzTwi it slightly until it sits well.

Open and close your mouth to

avoid accumulation of air in the

ear canal.

XzLift the hearing inrument and

slide it over the top of your ear ➋.

CAUTION

Risk of injury!

XzInsert the ear piece carefully and not too deeply

into the ear.

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zzIt may be helpful to insert the right hearing

inrument with the right hand and the left

hearing inrument with the left hand.

zzIf 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.

The optional retention rand helps to securely retain the

ear piece in your ear. To position the retention rand:

XzBend 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:

XzLift the hearing inrument and

slide it over the top of your ear ➊.

XzHold the tube close to the

ear piece and pull the ear piece

out carefully ➋.

CAUTION

Risk of injury!

XzIn 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.

XzIf you prefer manual volume adjument, press the

rocker switch briey.

Refer to section "Controls" for the setting of the

rocker switch.

An optional signal tone can indicate the volume change.

Once the maximum or minimum volume has been reached,

you may hear an optional signal tone.

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.

XzTo change the hearing program, press the push

button briey.

Refer to section "Controls" for the setting of your controls.

Refer to section "Settings" for a li of your hearing

programs.

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Locking the controls (optional)

To prevent any accidental operation you can lock the

controls. When the controls are locked, both push button

and rocker switch are disabled.

XzTo lock the controls, press the top of the rocker switch

and hold it. Simultaneously press the push button on

the same hearing inrument for 3 seconds.

XzTo unlock the controls, press the bottom of the

rocker switch and hold it. Simultaneously press the

push button on the same hearing inrument for

3 seconds.

Whether this function is congured for your hearing

inruments is lied in section "Controls".

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