A&M XTM IF CIC P12 User guide

Type
User guide
XTM IF CIC P12
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  7
Settings  8
Batteries    9
Battery size and handling tips  9
Replacing batteries  10
Daily use    11
Turning on and o  11
Inserting and removing the hearing inruments  12
Adjuing the volume  14
Changing the hearing program  15
Special liening situations    16
On the phone  16
Maintenance and care    17
Hearing inruments  17
Ear pieces  18
Professional maintenance  20
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Further information    21
Safety information  21
Wireless functionality  21
Accessories  21
Symbols used in this document  22
Troubleshooting  22
Country-specic information  24
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 worn in the outer 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.
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 or a smartphone app to control your
inruments is available.
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Components and names
CIC
Ear piece (Click Sleeve)
Microphone
Battery compartment
(on/o switch)
Removal cord
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You can use the following andard ear pieces:
Standard ear pieces Size
Click Sleeve (vented or
closed)
Click Dome™ single
(open or closed)
Click Dome semi-open
Click Dome double
You can easily exchange the andard ear pieces. Read
more in section "Maintenance and care".
Controls
With the controls you can, for example, switch hearing
programs. Your hearing inruments either have a
push button or no control.
Control Left Right
No control
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Settings
Hearing programs
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2
3
4
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".
The Tinnitus Function generates a sound to
diract you from your tinnitus.
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: 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:
> Open the battery
compartment.
> Remove the battery by
hand.
Inserting the battery:
> If the battery has a protective lm, remove it
only when you are ready to use the battery.
> Insert the battery with the
"+" symbol facing upwards.
> 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:
> Turning on: Close the battery compartment.
The default volume and hearing program are set.
> Turning o: Open the battery compartment fully.
Via remote control:
> Follow the inructions in the remote control's user
guide.
After turning on, the previously used volume and
hearing program remain set.
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.
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Inserting and removing the hearing inruments
CAUTION
Risk of injury!
> Always wear the hearing inrument with an ear
piece.
> Make sure that the ear piece is completely
attached.
Inserting a hearing inrument:
> Identify right and left hearing inrument so that you
insert it in the correct ear. The labeling on the hearing
inruments indicates the side:
"R" = right ear
"L" = left ear
> Take care that the flap of the Click Sleeve points
towards the printed text on the hearing inrument.
correct false
> Hold the hearing inrument correctly before inserting
it: Pay special attention to the removal cord indicating
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the bottom. If an arrow is printed on the hearing
inrument, it has to point upwards.
L R
> Carefully push the hearing
inrument into the
ear canal.
> Twi it slightly until it sits
well.
Open and close
your mouth to avoid
accumulation of air in the
ear canal.
- 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 to
remove the hearing inrument. This could damage
your hearing inrument.
> Push lightly on the back of your ear to loosen the
hearing inrument.
> Remove the hearing inrument by pulling the removal
cord towards the back of your head.
CAUTION
Risk of injury!
> In 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".
Adjuing the volume
Your hearing inruments automatically adju the volume
to the liening situation.
> If you prefer manual volume adjument, use a remote
control. Follow the inructions in the remote control's
user guide.
An optional signal can indicate the volume change.
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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.
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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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.
> 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 "Settings".
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Maintenance and care
To prevent damage it is important that you take care of
your hearing inruments and follow a few basic rules,
which will soon become a part of your daily routine.
Hearing inruments
Drying and orage
> Dry your hearing inruments overnight.
> Ask your Hearing Care Professional for recommended
drying products.
> For longer periods of non-use, ore your hearing
inruments with open battery compartment and
batteries removed in a drying syem to avoid the
adverse eects of moiure.
Cleaning
For hygiene reasons and to maintain functionality, clean
your hearing inruments daily.
> Clean your hearing inruments daily with a soft, dry
tissue.
> Never use running water or immerse the
devices in water.
> Never apply pressure while cleaning.
> Ask your Hearing Care Professional for recommended
cleaning products, special care sets, or more
information on how to keep your hearing inruments
in good condition.
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Ear pieces
Cleaning
Cerumen (ear wax) may accumulate on the ear pieces.
This may aect sound quality. Clean the ear pieces daily.
> Clean the
ear piece right
after removal
with a soft and
dry tissue.
This prevents
that cerumen
becomes dry
and hard.
> Squeeze the tip of the ear piece.
Exchanging
Exchange andard ear pieces approximately every
three months. Replace them sooner if you notice
cracks or other changes. The procedure for exchanging
andard ear pieces depends on the type of ear piece.
In section "Components and names", your Hearing Care
Professional has marked your type of ear piece.
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Exchanging Click Sleeves
> Grip the Click Sleeve with your ngers and pull it o.
> When inalling the new Click Sleeve, take care that
the flap of the Click Sleeve points towards the printed
text on the hearing inrument.
correct false
> Take particular
care that the new
Click Sleeve clicks
noticeably in place.
Exchanging Click Domes
If you have problems removing the old Click Dome,
use the removal tool or follow the inructions on the
packaging of the Click Domes:
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The removal tool is available as an accessory.
> Take particular care that the
new Click Dome attaches
with a noticeable "click".
Professional maintenance
Your Hearing Care Professional can perform a thorough
professional cleaning and maintenance.
Ask your Hearing Care Professional for your individual
recommendation of maintenance intervals and for
support.
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