Signia Portable Charger RIC User guide

Portable Charger RIC

User Guide

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Content

Before you art 4

Components 6

Connecting the USB power cable 8

How you can use the charger 9

Charging 12

Turning the charger on or o 13

Charging the charger 14

Charging hearing inruments 19

Charging tips 24

Further information 30

Maintenance and care 30

Troubleshooting 31

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Important safety information 33

General warnings 33

Personal safety 37

Product safety 42

Important information 44

Explanation of symbols 44

Operating, transport, and orage conditions 46

Technical data of the power supply adapter 48

Disposal information 49

Conformance information 49

Country-specic information 51

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Before you art

This device is intended to charge our specic hearing

inruments with built-in power cells (lithium-ion

rechargeable batteries). Your Hearing Care Professional will

advise you on the compatible models.

The charger is only intended for indoor use. Observe

and follow the operating conditions in section

"Operating, transport, and orage conditions".

The charger is not intended as a means of orage for

transportation of hearing inruments.

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CAUTION

Read this user guide thoroughly and completely and

follow the safety information in this document to avoid

damage or injury.

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Components

➊

➋

➏

➐

➑

➌

➍

➌

➎

➍

➌

➊Removable silicone lining

➋Charging slots

➌Hearing inrument LEDs

➍Charger LED

➎Push button

➏Power port

➐USB power cable

➑Power adapter

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Charger data

Under the removable silicone lining in the lid of

the charger is a label with symbols, serial number,

CE mark and legal manufacturer of the charger. Lift

the lining from the lid close to the hinge area with your

ngernail and pull it o carefully. To reinsert, press

around the edges.

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Connecting the USB power cable

XConnect your USB power cable to the provided power

adapter.

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How you can use the charger

Charging via electrical outlet

When the charger is plugged in, it

charges the hearing inruments (if

they are placed in the charger) and it

charges the integrated battery at the

same time.

As long as the charger is being charged

by an external power source, charger LED shows the

charging atus of the integrated battery and the LEDs for

the hearing inruments show the atus of the hearing

inruments.

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Mobile charging

When you are mobile with no electrical

outlet available, you can ill charge your

hearing inruments. Energy is fed from

the charger's integrated battery into your

hearing inruments.The charger mu be

turned on to do so.

The charging atus of charger and hearing inruments is

shown by pushing the button or opening the lid.

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Safekeeping

When charging of hearing inruments

is completed, safely ore your hearing

inruments inside the charger with lid

closed.

In case you want to ore the hearing

inruments for a longer time, you can turn

o the charger. The charger can only be turned o when

there is no power source connected into the charger.

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Charging

NOTICE

Please make sure that the power adapter is easily

accessible to remove it from power supply if

necessary.

● Connect the charger to the power supply.

● Charging of the internal battery now arts. This is

indicated by the pulsing green LED light of the charger.

● When hearing inruments are inserted, they art

charging as well. This is indicated by the pulsing green

LED light of the hearing inruments LED.

● The charging atus is shown permanently.

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Turning the charger on or o

When the charger is connected to an electrical outlet, it is

automatically turned on and cannot be turned o.

During mobile charging, press and hold the button for

5 seconds to turn the charger on or o.

● When the charger turns on, the atus of the hearing

inruments and the atus of the charger's internal

battery are displayed for 7 seconds.

● When the charger turns o, the front LED lights up green

and fades out over a period of approximately 7 seconds.

Shut down is complete after approximately 7 seconds.

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Charging the charger

The charger LED indicates the

charging atus of the charger and its

internal battery.

While the internal battery is being

charged, the charging atus is

indicated as follows:

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LED when charger is charging

Pulsing green

Internal battery is being charged.

Solid green

Charger is fully charged.

Blinking red

Charger error. Please refer to section "Troubleshooting".

For an overview of the hearing inruments' charging atus,

refer to the section "Charging hearing inruments".

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Checking the battery capacity of your charger

To check whether the charger's internal battery has enough

capacity to fully charge your hearing inruments when you

are mobile:

XDisconnect the charger from the electrical outlet.

XBrieﬂy press the

push button.

XThe charger LED

indicates the atus of

the charger's internal

battery for 7 seconds.

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LED when you are mobile

Solid green

The internal battery has enough capacity to fully charge

a pair of hearing inruments.

Solid orange

The internal battery does not have enough capacity to

fully charge a pair of hearing inruments.

Blinking orange

The internal charger battery is empty. Charging of

hearing inruments is not possible.

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If the atus LED does not light up when you press the

button, check the following:

● The charger is o. Press and hold the button for

5 seconds to turn on the charger.

● The charger's internal battery is too low to display the

atus. Connect the charger to an electrical outlet, wait

several minutes and try again.

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Charging hearing inruments

XAs illurated, place the

right hearing inrument

in the charging slot

marked with an "R",

and the left hearing

inrument in the

charging slot marked with

an "L".

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XMake sure the bottom of

the hearing inruments are

placed well into the charging

slots.

XCorrect placement will be

indicated by the LED.

XClose the charger's lid.

XThe hearing inruments are

automatically turned o and

art charging. The charging

atus is shown for 7 seconds.

XYou can charge both hearing

inruments at the same time.

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