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Signia Portable Charger RIC User guide

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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
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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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