2. REXTON
  3. STERLING 80 8C ITE

REXTON STERLING 80 8C ITE User guide

  • Hello! I've reviewed the user guide for the REXTON Sterling 8C CIC, IIC, ITC, and ITE hearing instruments. This document provides detailed instructions on how to use and maintain your new custom hearing aids. It covers topics such as inserting and removing the devices, adjusting the volume and changing hearing programs, as well as troubleshooting common issues. I'm here to help with any questions you might have about the features and functionalities described within the user guide.
  • How do I turn my hearing instruments on and off?
    How do I change the hearing program?
    How do I adjust the volume?
    What do I do when the battery is low?
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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.
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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)
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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)
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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,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.
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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
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2
3
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5
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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".
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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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".
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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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