Zenith VOCALIZER II Operating Instructions Manual

operating instructions

VOCALIZER

II

HEARING

AID

Th

e quality

goes

in

.

..

before the

na

me

goes

on

~

~~:

Welcome

to

a

thrilling

new

experience

in

hearing

aid

enjoyment.

..

the

true

benefits

of

Zenith's

outstand·

ing

qual

i

ty.

As

you

become

accustomed

to

your

new

hearing

a

id

we

are

sure

you

will

b-e

delighted

with

the

hearing

comfort,

convenience

and

the

performance

you

will

der

i

ve

from

it.

Your

VOCAL

I

ZER

II

features

the

latest

Zenith

engineering

...

creatively

designed

to

provide

the

world

's

finest

hearing

help.

We

urge

you

to

follow

these

step-by

-

step

instruc-

tions

to

obtain

the

maximum

enjoyment

from

your

new

hearing

aid.

As

time

goes

by,

we

are

certain

your

con-

fidence

in

Zenith

hearing

aids

will

be

rewarded

by

many

years

of

listening

pleasure.

Should

you

ever

have

any

questions

regarding

your

new

hearing

aid,

check

with

the

dealer

from

whom

the

aid

was

purchased,

or

with

us

.

We

are

always

avail

-

ab

le

to

assist

you

in

any

way

to

achieve

better

hearing.

Sincerely,

~~

Robert

C.

Stuart,

General

Manager

Zenith

Hearing

Aid

Sales

Corp.

. Three·positlon

Phone-Mqnet'D

switch

2.

Volume

control-

ON/OFF

awltl:ll

!3.

Microphone openln8

4. Garment clip

,s.

Battery compllrtmllnt

• Earphonll

7. Earphone cord

volume

control

on/

off

switch

A

smoothly

rotating

volume

control

permits

finger-

tip

adjustment

of

sound

amplification

for

best

h

ea

r

ing

under

varying

acoustic

conditions_

The

on/off

switch

is

comb

-

ined

with

the

volume

control.

Your

hearing

aid

wi

ll

be

off

when

the

arro

w on

the top

of

the

case

points

dir

ectly

to

the

word

"Off"

On

the

volume

control

knob.

ne

w

m

ic

rophone

hood

The

microphone

grill

on

top

of

your

new

Zenith

hearing

aid

has

been

specifically

designed

to

screen

out

the

biggest

percentage

of

dirt

and

foreign

particles.

To

further

this

protection,

Zenith

offers

a

new

microphone

hood

as

an

accessory.

Designed

to

blend

with

the

smooth

l

ines

of

your

hearing

aid,

the

micro·

phone

hood

can

be

quickly

mounted

by

your

Zenith

dealer

and

offers

added

protection

against

the

intrusion

of

foreign

matter,

particularly

it

the

user

is

a

young

chi

ld

.

how

to

attach

earphone

cord

Your aid Is supplied with • special cord equipped

with •

right

an,le

plul

to mttle

Iide

receptacle

of

the

hearln.

ald. This cord may be attached

to

the aid In

either

of

two ways. up or down as desired. The other

end Is, of

COutS.,

pluaed

Into the earphone.

Should you desire • different lenath

cord, or be

In need

of

a replacement. _ recommend that

you

elways use •

pnUlne

Zenith

COrd,

available

at

author-

ized Zenith dealers.

how

to

inse

rt

battery

Your new

hearln.ald

has

been

designed

to

operate

efficiently

using

the

ZM401

battery.

Your

authorized

Zenith

Hearing

Aid

Dealer keeps freah SUpplies

01

thiS

battery

available

for

your

convenience.

To

InArt

the

battery.

open

the

battery

compart-

ment

door.

You will

...

a plastic

tape.

This

tapa

II

there

to

assist

In

removing

the

battery.

Piece

the

battery

on

top

0'

tha

remOQlI tape. leaving

enouch

'tape

to

pull

when

you

wish

to

ramove

the

~ttwY.

Press

the

neptlve

(-)

end

.,.lnit

the

contact

spring.

than

push

down

the

positive

(+>

and.

To

remove

the

battery.

pntly

pull

the

plastic

lape.

To

obtain

maximum

perfO~tiCe

and

battery

IIle

from

your

new

ald.

we

racommend

tIIat

,au

always

use

Zenith

label

batteries. freBtl

stocks

of

whtch

are

kept

at

authorized

Zenith

dealers.

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____________________________

~I

.

P

hone-

M

agn

et

@

The

Zenith

Phone

-

To

operate,

simply

flick

the

switch

from

"M"

(microphone)

to

"T"

(telephone)

position,

then

couple

the

telephone

receiver

as

shown

in

the

above

illustration.

Magnet

in

your

new

hearing

aid

enables

you

to

"focus"

on

telephone

c

onversations

by

shutting

out

other

sounds

picked

up

by

the

microphon

e.

A

new

feature

is

the

"8"

position.

This

indicates

that

both

the

microphon

e

and

telephone

coil

are

on

at

the

same

time.

It

has

practi

c

al

applications

in

school,

hom

e

and

office

use.

garment

clip

\/_1

The

pnnent

cUp

on your

n_

hearln. aid

Is

ftCIdly

constructed and

firmly

aua~ed

to

the case. The clip

Insul'8$

that the heartn.

aid

will

be

held securely end

comfortable

In

place

wll.u..,

In

the pocket

0;

In

the

hearinK aid aarmenL

finding c

or

r

ect

volum

e setting

The

sound

a

mplification

you

will

need

depends

upon

(1)

degree

of

your

hearing

loss,

and

(2)

ac

ousti

c

conditions

in

di

ff

e

rent

surroundings.

To

find

the

volume

setting

that

provides

be

st

performance

under

most

conditions,

foll

ow

this

pro·

c

edure.

Always

use

a

fresh

battery.

It

is

helpful

to

have

another

person

pr

esent

to

assist

in

the

adjustment

of

your

volume

co

nt

r

ol.

1.

Have

this

person

speak

in

a

normal

tone

of

voice

from

a

distance

of

6

to

8

feet.

2.

Slowly

mov

e

yo

ur

Volume

Control

until

you

can

hear

his

or

her

voice

clearly.

3.

Do

not

move

Volume

Control

beyond

point

where

you

can

hear

words

clearly.

Some

tend

to

u

se

too

much

volume

at

first

.

Th

is

ca

us

es

distortion

of

sound

.

Alway

s

adjust

to

the

lowest

c

omfortable

level.

•

Zenith

I

'Receiver-Saver'

,

Aa

a service

to

heart".

aid user.,

Zenltlt

chlvel.

oped

the

"Recelver-Saver." SlIpped over

tile

cord

"nct

attached

to

the

receiver

(euphone)

e.

directed.

..

pr.

ventw the receiver comlnaJoo$e from

the

cord.

'This

Is

P*tlculatly Important

to

scfIooIs

for tile hard·o'oIiUrIng

and

.,.,.nts

of

children

...

"..

hearing aida. Recetwr·

Sa

...

ere evallabla

from

your authorized Zenith 1'18r·

Ina

aid dealer.

how

to

care

f

or

your

he

aring aid

1.

AVOID

EXCESSIVE

HEAT

Never

leave

your

aid

in

hot

sunlight,

on

a

radiator,

in a

clo

se

d

car,

or

near

other

sources

of

high

tem-

perature.

Our

warranty

does

not

co

ver

damage

caused

by

such

abuse.

2, REMOVE

BATTERY

NIGHTLY

When

batteries

become

exhausted,

the

chances

of

their

leaking

and

damaging

your

aid

are

increased.

Occasionally

,

however,

even

new

batteries

may

leak

because

of

slight

imperfections

.

Play

safe

by

remov·

ing

battery

from

aid

each

night

and

checking

care-

fully

for

signs

of

leakage.

3.

CLEAN

TERMINALS

WITH

AMMONIA

If

battery

terminals

or

hearing

aid

contacts

become

corroded,

bri

g

hten

them

by

rubbing

with

cloth

dipped

in

household

ammonia.

Should

battery

leakage

occur,

remove

fluid

promptly

with

cloth

dampened

in

ammonia

.

4.

CLEAN CORD CONTACTS

Remove any

cOrrosion

that forms

on

cord

plu.

tar-

mlna'-

with

a pipe

clUner

or small brush.

5.

CLEAN EARMOLD FREQUENTLY

Remove

wax

from earmold eanal with pipe

clUner

whenever It formlh

Wash

mold

In

"Germl-K!ean"_

beneflcl.1 product developed spedfieally tor

deenln.

end sanltizlnl aarmolds.

and

which

Is

evallable at

mOSlZenlth

hearing

aid

deale ....

If

not

avellable.

wash

In

_py

_ter

at least once a weak. Do not use hot

water

or

stronl

solvents

.uch

••

alcohol to claen

earmold.

Dry

thoroulhly

WIth

pipe cleaner.

maklnl

certeln

no

moisture remains

In

the sound channeL

Zenith

custom

earmolds

Your

new

hearing

aid

is

supplied

with

either

a

stock

earmold,

or

with

a soft

plastic

eartip

,

both

of

which

have

been

designed

p

ri

marily

for

use

in

demon-

stratin

g

the

i

nstrument,

and

fo

r

temporary

use

unti

l a

custom

earmold

can

be

obt

ain

ed.

Good

aco

u

stic

seal

betw

een

ear

and

earmo

ld

is

so

important

th

at a

Zenith

"Custom

Earmold,"

made

especially

to

fit

your

ear

an

d

ear

cana

l,

is

strongly

r

ec·

ommended.

The

Zenith

Royal

Velvet

earmold

of

fle

x-

ible

material

is

especially

designed

for

added

comf

ort

and

proper

acoustic

seal.

Your

Zenith

hearing

aid

dealer

can

take

an

im

-

pres

sio

n

of

your

ear

and

obtain

a

genuine

Zen

ith

"Cus-

tom

E

ar

mold"

for

you

at

a

moderate

cost.

A

variety

of

eff

i

cient,

comfortable

styles

in

three

separate

materials

is

ava

ilab

le

to

you.

Ask

your

dea

ler

for

f"

ull

detai

ls

and

a

demo

ns

tration

today.

important

advice

to

new

users

...

Learnina to Openlte and maintain your

new

Zenith

Is

the first step to true

hearinl

enjoyment. Next, and

equally Important.

I.

patience and practice

In

master-

Inl

the new worlds of sound

chat

your hearins aid

will

provide. To assist

you

In

learnln8

how

to

U&8 your

new

aid,

we

recommand

you

read the booklet entitled

"A

Guide

to

Better Hearing" written especially for those

who

have never

worn

a hearln. ald.

Also

available

is

an excellent booklet prepared by

Zenith·. Audlolo,lc:a1 Services Department

'or

parents

of a hard-of·hearlng child. The booklet

Is entitled'

"CARING

FOR

ACHILD'S HEAR

INGAID"whlch

contains.

amons other thlnss. Instructions on how

to

properly

perform a listen

test

on

a hearing ald.

one-

y

ear

warranty and

five-

y

ear

service

p

la

n

I

I -

.

servu;e

I I

uteo an)'

oth.

pRoislon

I

...

Irumonl. tbe

Lime

Will

,-

come

whoa

your

hearinc III wlU require

ClIPGI'IeJ\Ccd

I

:-

uUCnLlOD

Sbould lhls

happen

~n_l

your

locailluthor·

I

fuel Zealth hearma aid dealCt'.

If

your

dealer

"nnot

eorre.:1

tlIo

d111k:u1t)'.

the

bcaruaa

lUd

should

be

IlIlIl

to

I

tho

acarwl

Zaith

IlacIory service

lulUIy

IIstoe!

on

Ihe

I

blGll

of

Lbill

booklet. It.

Special

HrvlC:C

ordu

rorm

IS

I

Iso

rncJoded fa lbil booklet.

I •

I

PL&AR

IUD

TO RA

VII

YOtII&

Ol.u:mt

a

IJTtJI

I

YOU1&

ItIA&INO

AID.

I

I -

I

!

Zenith

Hearing

Aid

Sales

Corporatjon

provides

a one-

year

warranty

and

a five-year service

plan

in

connection

with

the

pu

rchase

of

your

hearing

aid,

Your

individual

warranty

~od

service

plan

certificate, giving full details

of

your

protection

,

IS se

nt

to

you

upon

receipt

of

the

registration

card

from

you

r

Zenith

deal

er.

Enclosed

with

your

he

ari

ng

aid

is

a

co

py

of

this

warranty

and

service

plan

.

I

!

_

~I!

"

N

HEARING

AID

SERVICE ORDER FORM

t---

_

____

_

DAT

E

:

TO

EXPEDITE

REPAIR

OF

YOUR

AID,

PLEASE

COMPLETE

THIS

FORM

AND

RETURN

IT

WITH

YOUR

AID

I

HAME

M

ODEL

VOCALIZER

II

PL

EA

SE

PRI

NT

ADDRESS

SERIAL

NO

.

liP

DATE

PURCHASED

CITY

STATE

C

OOE

RETURNED

o

In

Warranty

o

Other

o For

Reconditioning

oFor

Parts

&

Labor

ITEMS ENCLOSED

REASONS

FOR

RETURN

D

Hearing

Aid

o Cord

0

Dead

0

Hi

Battery

Drain 0

Weak

D

Earph

one

0

Noisy

0

Distorled

o Volume

Control

Selling

Number

0 Cul-OUI 0

High

Pilch

0

Low

Pilch

:

PLEASE

DO N

OT

SHIP BATTERIES OR EARMOLDS

WITH

YOUR

HE

ARING

AID

ADDITIONAL

: COMMENTS

Si

gnat

ure

!

Zenit

h

He

aring Aid Sales Corp.

"makers

of

world

fa

mous

Zenith

TV

,

Radio,

High-Fidelity,

Color

TV."

6501

W.

Grand

Avenue,

Chica

g

o,

Illinois

60635

Ze

nith

Hearing

Aid

Center

s,

Inc

.

320

W.

13th

St.,

N

ew

York,

New

York

10011

Z

enith

Hearing

Aid

Cente

rs,

Inc.

33

44

W.

Olympic

Bl

vd.,

Los

Angeles

,

California

90019

Z

enith

Radio Corp. of

Canada,

Ltd.

Hearing

Aid

Division

4

55

Horner

Avenu

e,

Toronto

14,

Ontario,

Canada

Authorized

Zenith

Hearing

Aid

Dealers are

located

in

prin

cipal

cities throughout the Unit

ed

Sla

les alld

Canada.

Consult

your

classified telephone dire

ctory

.

202·3352

PR

IN

TED IN

U.S.A.

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