AMPLIFON AMPLI-CONNECT B 13M 48C 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 6

Components and names 7

Hearing programs 11

Features 12

Batteries 13

Battery size and handling tips 13

Replacing batteries 14

Daily use 16

Turning on and o 16

Adjuing the volume 21

Changing the hearing program 22

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Special liening situations 23

On the phone 23

Audio reaming with iPhone 24

Airplane mode 24

Audio induction loops (optional) 25

Maintenance and care 26

Hearing inruments 26

Ear pieces, earhooks and tubes 28

Professional maintenance 33

Further information 34

Safety information 34

Accessories 34

Symbols used in this document 34

Troubleshooting 35

Country-specic information 37

Service and warranty 39

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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 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.

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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**.

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.

* 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.

** iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., regiered in the U.S. and

other countries.

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Components and names

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 (Open Tip).

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➊Ear piece (Open Tip)

➋Retention rand (optional)

➌Tube (ThinTube)

➍Adapter for ThinTube

➎Earhook

➏Microphone openings

➐Rocker switch (control)

➑Battery 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

Open Tip open or closed

Open Tip semi-open

Open Tip double

ThinTube

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Cuom-made ear pieces

Examples:

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.

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Rocker switch function L R

Press brieﬂy:

Program up/down

Volume up/down

Tinnitus Function: volume up/down

TV ream on/o

Press for about 2 seconds:

Program up/down

Volume up/down

Tinnitus Function: volume 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".

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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.

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

zzAlways use the correct battery size for your hearing

inruments.

zzRemove the batteries if you intend not to use the hearing

inruments for several days.

zzAlways carry spare batteries.

zzRemove empty batteries immediately and follow your

local recycling rules for battery disposal.

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Replacing batteries

Removing the battery:

XzOpen the battery compartment.

XzUse the magnet ick to pull out the

battery. The magnet ick is available

as an accessory.

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Inserting the battery:

XzIf the battery has a protective lm, remove it

only when you are ready to use the battery.

XzInsert the battery with the "+" symbol

facing up (refer to the picture).

XzCarefully 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:

XzTurning on: Close the battery compartment.

The default volume and hearing program are set.

XzTurning o: Open the battery compartment to the r

catch.

Via rocker switch:

XzTurning 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.

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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. Colored markers indicate the

side:

zred marker = right ear

zblue marker = left ear

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Inserting a hearing inrument:

XzHold the tube close to the ear piece.

XzCarefully push the ear piece

into the ear canal ➊.

XzTwi it slightly until it sits

well.

Open and close your mouth

to avoid accumulation of air

in the ear canal.

XzLift the hearing inrument

and slide it over the top of

your ear ➋.

CAUTION

Risk of injury!

XzInsert the ear piece carefully and not too deeply

into the ear.

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zIt may be helpful to insert the right hearing

inrument with the right hand and the left hearing

inrument with the left hand.

zIf 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:

XzBend 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:

XzLift the hearing inrument

and slide it over the top of

your ear ➊.

XzHold the tube close to

the ear piece and pull the

ear piece out carefully ➋.

CAUTION

Risk of injury!

XzIn 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

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