REXTON STERLING 40 8C IIC User guide

Brand: REXTON

Model: STERLING 40 8C IIC

Type: User guide

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Sterling8CCIC,Sterling8CIIC,Sterling8CITC,Sterling8CITE

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

Hearingprograms  10

Features  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  14

Adjuingthevolume  17

Changingthehearingprogram  17

Furtheradjuments(optional)  18

Speciallieningsituations  19

Onthephone  19

Audioinductionloops  20

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Maintenanceandcare  21

Hearinginruments  21

Professionalmaintenance  22

Furtherinformation  23

Safetyinformation  23

Wirelessfunctionality  23

Accessories  23

Symbolsusedinthisdocument  24

Troubleshooting  24

Country-specicinformation  26

Serviceandwarranty  27

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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cuomizedmodelsthat

havebeenindividuallymanufacturedbasedonthe

anatomyofyourears.Theyareworndirectlyinthe

ear,eitherinthebowloftheearordeepinsidetheear

canal.They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

usearemotecontroltocontrolyourinruments.

Withadedicatedsmartphoneappyouhaveeven

morecontroloptions.

Components and names

Thisuserguidedescribesseveraltypesofhearing

inruments.Usethefollowingpicturestoidentifythetype

ofhearinginrumentthatyouuse.

Notethatthepushbutton,volumecontrolwheelandvent

areindividuallypositionedonyourhearinginrument

tobesuityourear.Theappearanceofyourhearing

inrumentsmaythereforedierfromthatofthose

pictured.

IIC

➊Vent(optional)

➋Batterycompartment

➌Microphone

➍Removalcord

CIC

➊

➊Microphone

➋Batterycompartment(with

optionalpushbuttonfunction)

➌Vent(optional)

➍Removalcord

➎Pushbutton(optional)

ITC/HSwithcontrols

➌

➏

➊Microphone

➋Pushbutton(optional)

➌Secondmicrophone(optional)

➍Batterycompartment

➎Volumecontrolwheel

(optional)

➏Vent(optional)

ITE

➊Microphone

➋Secondmicrophone

➌Batterycompartment

➍Pushbutton(optional)

➎Volumecontrolwheel

(optional)

➏Vent(optional)

Controls

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

orswitchhearingprograms.Yourhearinginruments

eitherhaveapushbutton,avolumecontrolwheel,

ornocontrolatall.Forsomeinruments,thebattery

compartmentalsofunctionsasapushbutton.

YourHearingCareProfessionalhasprogrammedyour

desiredfunctionstothecontrols.

Control Left Right

Pushbutton

Batterycompartment

withpushbuttonfunction

Volumecontrolwheel

Nocontrol

YoucanalsoaskyourHearingCareProfessional

whetheraremotecontrolorasmartphoneappto

controlyourinrumentsisavailable.

Pushbuttonfunction L R

Pressbriey:

Programchange

Volumeup

Volumedown

TinnitusFunction:volumeup

TinnitusFunction:volumedown

Presslong:

Standby/turnon

L=Left,R=Right

Volumecontrolwheelfunction

Increasevolume:

Rotatewheelforward.

Decreasevolume:

Rotatewheelbackward.

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Hearing programs

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".

XPhonetransmitsthetelephonecallintobothears

whenthetelephonereceiverisheldtoeitherear.

Readmoreinsection"Onthephone".

TheTinnitus Functiongeneratesasoundto

diractyoufromyourtinnitus.

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

connectwithaudioinductionloops.

Readmoreinsection"Audioinductionloops".

Thewirelessfunctionalityenablessimultaneous

controlofbothhearinginruments.

Readmoreinsection"Wirelessfunctionality".

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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 10

■ 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.

Replacing batteries

Removingthebattery:

XOpenthebattery

compartment.

XRemovethebatteryby

hand.

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upwards.

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fully.

Viapushbutton:

XTurning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.

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.

Inserting and removing the hearing inruments

Yourhearinginrumentshavebeenne-tunedforyour

rightandleftear.Thelabelingonthehearinginruments

orthecolorofthehearinginrumentindicatestheside:

■ redorimprinted"R"=rightear

■ blueorimprinted"L"=leftear

Insertingahearinginrument:

XCarefullypushthehearing

inrumentinto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.

ForCICmodels:

XPayspecialattentiontotheremovalcordindicatingthe

bottom.

■ 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.

Removingahearinginrument:

NOTICE

Neverpullonthebatterycompartmentdooror

volumecontrolwheeltoremovethehearing

inrument.Thiscoulddamageyourhearing

inrument.

XPushlightlyonthebackofyoureartoloosenthe

hearinginrument.

XIfyourhearinginrumentisequippedwitharemoval

cord,removethehearinginrumentbypullingthe

removalcordtowardsthebackofyourhead.

XForallotherhearing

inruments:Gripthe

hearinginrument

intheearcanalwith

twongersandpullit

carefullyout.

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,youcan

eitherrotatethevolumecontrolwheelorbrieypress

thepushbutton.

Refertosection"Controls"forthesettingsofyour

controls.

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.

XTochangethehearingprogram,pressthepushbutton

briey.

Refertosection"Controls"forthesettingofyour

controls.Refertosection"Hearingprograms"forali

ofyourhearingprograms.

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Further adjuments (optional)

Thecontrolsofyourhearinginrumentscanalsobe

usedtochange,forexample,thesoundbalanceorthe

volumeoftheTinnitusFunction.Soundbalanceallows

youtoadjuthebassandtrebletoyourpreferences.

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

Speciallieningsituations

On the phone

Whenyouareonthephone,turnthe

receiverslightlysothatitdoesnot

completelycoveryourear.

Telephoneprogram

Youmaypreferacertainvolumewhenusingthephone.

AskyourHearingCareProfessionaltocongurea

telephoneprogram.

XSwitchtothetelephoneprogramwheneveryouareon

thephone.

Ifatelephoneprogramisconguredforyourhearing

inruments,itisliedinsection"Hearingprograms".

Audio induction loops

Sometelephonesandpublicplacesliketheatresoerthe

audiosignal(musicandspeech)viaanaudioinduction

loop.Withthissyem,yourhearinginrumentscan

directlyreceivethedesiredsignal–withoutdiracting

noiseintheenvironment.

Youcanusuallyrecognizeaudioinduction

loopsyemsbycertainsigns.

Whetheratelecoilisbuiltintoyourhearinginrument

isliedinsection"Features".Ifatelecoilisbuiltin,you

havethefollowingoptions.

AskyourHearingCareProfessionaltocongurea

telecoilprogram.

XSwitchtothetelecoilprogramwheneveryouareina

placewithanaudioinductionloop.

Ifatelecoilprogramisconguredforyourhearing

inruments,itisliedinsection"Hearingprograms".

Telecoilprogramandremotecontrol

NOTICE

Forinrumentswithwirelessconnectivity:

Whenthetelecoilprogramisactive,theremote

controlmaycauseapulsingnoise.

XUsetheremotecontrolwithadiancegreater

than10cm(4inches).

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