TruHearing TH ADVANCED STD BTE 19 User guide

Type
User guide
TH Premium/Advanced STD BTE 19
TH Standard STD BTE 19
TH Premium Power BTE 19
TH Advanced Power BTE19
TH Standard Power BTE 19
USER GUIDE 2
(Inructions for Use)
Caution
It is important to read this user guide and the
user guide 1 (safety manual) thoroughly and
completely. Follow the safety information to
avoid damage or injury.
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Content
Welcome   5
Your hearing instruments   6
Inrument type  6
Getting to know your hearing inruments   7
Components and names  8
Controls  11
Hearing programs  12
Features  12
Batteries   13
Battery size and handling tips  13
Replacing batteries  14
Daily use   15
Turning on and o  15
Inserting and removing the hearing inruments  16
Adjuing the volume  17
Changing the hearing program  19
Further adjuments (optional)   20
Special listening situations   21
On the phone  21
Audio reaming with iPhone  22
Airplane mode  22
Audio induction loops (optional)  23
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Maintenance and care   24
Hearing inruments  24
Ear pieces, earhooks and tubes  25
Professional maintenance  29
Further information   30
Safety information  30
Accessories  30
Symbols used in this document  30
Troubleshooting  31
Country-specic information  33
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 instruments
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.
Instrument 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.
The wireless functionality enables advanced audiological
features and synchronization between your two hearing
inruments.
Your hearing inruments feature Bluetooth® low energy*
technology allowing for easy data exchange with your
smartphone, and for seamless audio reaming with your
iPhone**.
* The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc., and any
use of such marks by the legal manufacturer of this product is under licenses. Other
trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.
** iPhone is a trademark of Apple Inc., regiered in the U.S. and other countries.
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Getting to know your hearing instruments
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.
Your hearing inruments are either attached to an
earhook and a cuom-made ear piece or to a andard
tube (ThinTube) and a andard ear piece (LifeTip).
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Ear piece (LifeTip)
Retention rand
(optional)
Tube (ThinTube)
Adapter for ThinTube
Earhook
Microphone openings
Rocker switch (control)
Battery compartment
(on/o switch)
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Ear piece (LifeTip)
Retention rand
(optional)
Tube (ThinTube)
Adapter for ThinTube
Microphone openings
Earhook
Rocker switch (control)
Battery compartment
(on/o switch)
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You can use andard ear pieces together with a
andard tube or cuom-made ear pieces together with
an earhook and tube.
You can easily exchange the andard ear pieces
and clean the andard tube. Read more in section
"Maintenance and care".
Standard ear pieces / tubes Size
LifeTip open or closed
LifeTip semi-open
LifeTip double
ThinTube
Custom-made ear pieces
Examples:
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Controls
With the rocker switch you can, for
example, adju the volume or switch
hearing programs. Your Hearing Care
Professional has programmed your
desired functions to the rocker switch.
Rocker switch function L R
Press briey:
Program up/down
Volume up/down
Tinnitus therapy signal level up/down
TV ream on/o
Press for about 2 seconds:
Program up/down
Volume up/down
Tinnitus therapy signal level up/down
TV ream on/o
Press for more than 3 seconds:
Standby/turn on
Activate/deactivate airplane mode
L = Left, R = Right
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You can also use a remote control to change
hearing programs and adju the volume of your
hearing inruments. With our smartphone app you
have even more control options.
Hearing programs
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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 therapy feature generates a sound to
diract you from your tinnitus.
A telecoil is integrated in the battery compartment,
enabling the hearing inrument to 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
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Use the magnet ick to pull out the
battery. The magnet ick is available
as an accessory.
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 up (refer to the picture).
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 off
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 to the r
catch.
Via rocker switch:
XTurning on or o: Press and hold the rocker switch for
several seconds. Refer to section "Controls" for the
settings of the rocker switch.
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 instruments
Your hearing inruments have been ne-tuned for your
right and left ear. Colored markers indicate
the side:
red marker = right ear
blue marker = left ear
Inserting a hearing inrument:
XHold the tube close to the ear piece.
XCarefully push the ear piece
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.
XLift the hearing inrument
and slide it over the top of
your ear .
CAUTION
Risk of injury!
XInsert the ear piece carefully and not too deeply
into the ear.
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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.
The optional retention rand helps to securely retain the
ear piece in your ear. To position the retention rand:
XBend 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:
XLift the hearing inrument
and slide it over the top of
your ear .
XHold the tube close to
the ear piece and pull the
ear piece out carefully .
CAUTION
Risk of injury!
X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".
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Adjusting the volume
Your hearing inruments automatically adju the volume
to the liening situation.
XIf you prefer manual volume adjument, press the
rocker switch.
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.
XTo change the hearing program, press the
rocker switch.
Refer to section "Controls" for the setting of the
rocker switch. Refer to section "Hearing programs" for
a li of your hearing programs.
The default volume is applied.
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Further adjustments (optional)
You can also use the hearing inrument controls to
change other features, for example, the level of the
tinnitus therapy signal.
Refer to section "Controls" for the setting of your controls.
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