Bernafon Vérité 9 | 7 | 5 Operating instructions

VÉRITÉ 9

VÉRITÉ 7

VÉRITÉ 5

Receiver-in-the-ear

INSTRUCTIONS

FOR USE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction 7

Instrumentoverview 8

Earpieceoverview 9

Batteryexchange 10

ON/OFF 12

Placement 13

Removal 15

Changingprograms 16

Changingthevolumelevel 17

Operatingtheinstrumentswithremotecontrol 18

OperatingtheinstrumentswithSoundGate 19

Dataloggingandlearning 20

Instrumentcare 21

Usingyourhearinginstruments 28

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Usingthetelephone 31

Accessories 32

Environmentalprotection 33

Productapproval,markingsandcompliance 34

Cellphoneandhearinginstrument

compatibility 36

Internationalwarranty 38

Generalwarningsandsafetyguidelines 39

Troubleshooting 43

CompliancewithrequirementsforEurope 46

Compliancewithradiocommunications

requirementsfortheUSAandCanada 48

Yourhearinginstrumentconguration 51

Service 52

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Congratulationsonthepurchaseofyournew

Bernafonhearinginstruments.Withalittlepractice,

youwillsoonbeonyourwaytobetterhearing.

Pleasereadtheentirecontentsofthisbooklet

beforeusingyourhearinginstruments.Itcontains

instructionsandimportantinformationaboutthe

useandhandlingofyourhearinginstruments

andbatteries.

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Thefollowinginstrumentsarecoveredinthese

instructions:

Vérité Receiver-in-the-ear

VE9 MR

VE7 MR

VE5 MR

Introduction

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Instrument overview

1Programbutton

2Connectorplug

3Wire

4Left/Rightindicator

5Speaker

6Speakerunitsizemarking

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2

3

7

6

4

5

8

9

10

12

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 7Shell

 8Batterydrawer

 9Windlter

10Housing

11Eargrip

12NoWaxlter

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Domes,micromoldsandpowermoldsareear

piecesusedtosecurethespeakerinyourearcanal

andtoprotectthesoundoutlet(20)fromwax.The

micromoldhasamarking(21)(red=right;blue=

left).Themarkingshouldpointupwardsintheear

canal.Theremovaltab(22)isforeasyremoval.

Ear piece overview

Opendome Tulipdome

Micromold

21

20

22

Powermold

20

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Battery exchange

Yourhearinginstrumentneedsasize312battery.

Toinsertanewbattery:

1)Useyourngernailtogently

swingthebatterydrawerfully

open,butdonotforceit.

2)Takeouttheusedbattery.

3)Removethestickerfrom

thenewbattery(ifapplicable).

4)Placethefreshbatteryinto

thedrawerwiththeat,smooth

sideup(“+”sign)asshown

inthedrawing.

5)Closebatterydrawersecurely.

Note: Véritéwillnotworkifthebatteryis

insertedincorrectlyandmaybedamaged.

Correctbatteryinsertionisveryimportant.

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Important battery information

•Batterylifewillvarywithconditionsofuse

(batterieswillrundownfasterinnoisyenviron-

ments).

•Alwayskeepsparebatteriesonhand.

•Ausedbatteryshouldbereplacedimmediately.

•Ifyouarenotgoingtouseyourhearinginstru-

mentsforafewdays,removethebatteries.

•Anymoisturefoundonabatteryshouldbe

wipedoffimmediatelywithasoftcloth.

•Usedbatteriesshouldbereturnedtoyour

batterysupplierorhearingcareprofessional

forsafedisposal.

•Neverdisposeofbatteriesbyburningthem.

Theymayexplodeandcauseinjury.

•Neverdisposeofbatterieswithhousehold

waste.Theycauseenvironmentalpollution.

Note: Alwaysremovezinc-airbatteriesbefore

dryingyourhearinginstrumentwithadryingkit.

Dryingoutzinc-airbatteriesshortenstheirlifetime.

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ON:

Closethebatterycompartmentcompletelyuntila

clickisfelt.Thehearinginstrumentwillthenmake

alongbeep.

OFF:

Openthebatterydoorslightlywithyournger

untilaclickisfelt.Keepyourhearinginstrument

switchedoffwhennotworn.

Forprotection,placeitintheproductcase.

ON/OFF

Important:Neverforcethebatterydrawer

openorclosed.

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Ittakespatienceandpracticetoinsertyour

speakercorrectly.Ifyouhavedifculty,please

consultyourhearingcareprofessional.

•Lookforthesidemarking:

left=blue;right=red.

•Makesurethedomeis

pushedfirmlyonto

thespeaker.

•Positionthehearing

instrumentbehindyourear.

•

Graspthespeakerbetween

thumbandindexfinger.

Thedomeormicromold

shouldpointtowardsthe

earcanalopening.

Gentlypushthespeaker

into

yourearcanal,untilthewire

sitsflushagainstthesideof

yourhead.

Placement

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•

Ifyouhaveaneargripattached

tothespeaker,gentlypushit

intoyourearasshown.

•

Whenlookinginthemirrorthe

deviceshouldbealmostinvisible.

Important:Neverinsertthespeakerintheear

canalwithoutthedomeattached.Donotforce

thespeakertoodeeplyintoyourearcanal.Do

notapplyanylubricationtotheearpieceasthis

maydamagethespeaker.

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Toremovethespeaker,graspthewirewiththumb

andindexnger.Donotpullontheeargrip.

Gentlypullthespeakeroutofyourear.

If the dome is not correctly attached and falls

off in the ear canal, please see your medical

practitioner.

Removal

Important:Donotremovebypullingonthe

hearinginstrument,asthespeakermaybe

damagedattheconnector.

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Yourhearinginstrumentcanbeconguredwith1to

4listeningprograms(dependingonmodel).Please

seepage51tondoutwhichprogramshavebeen

conguredforyourhearinginstrument.Youcan

changeprogramsasfollows:

Push button

Apressonthebuttonwillcausetheprogramto

change.Thismaytakesomesecondsuntilyouhear

theprogramchange.Thenumberofbeepsyouhear

willtellyouwhichprogramyouarein.

RC-P or SoundGate

Theprogramcanbechangedwitheitherofthese

devices.Pleaseseepages18and19forinstructions.

Changing programs

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Thehearinginstrumentautomaticallyadjuststhe

volumetothechangingsoundenvironment.If

youdesiretomanipulatethevolumeyourself,you

mayusetheoptionalRC-Premotecontrolorthe

SoundGatecommunicationdeviceforthispur-

pose.Pleasefollowthedetaileddirectionsinthe

instructionsforuseincludedwiththesedevices.

Note:Yourhearinginstrumentautomaticallyre-

turnstoapresetloudnesslevelwhenitstarts,the

batteryislow,orwhentheprogramischanged.

Ifyoundthatyoufrequentlyneedtoturnthe

volumeupordown,yourhearingcareprofessional

mayneedtoadjustyoursettings.

Changing the volume level

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Operating the hearing instruments

with the optional RC-P remote

control

Ifyouhavepurchasedaremotecontrolyoucan

useittochangeprograms,adjustthevolumelevel

upanddown,ormutethehearinginstruments.

Forcompleteoperatinginstructions,pleaseread

theseparateRC-Premotecontrolinstructionsfor

usebooklet.

1Programcyclebutton

2Volumecontrol

3Mutebutton

4Statuslight

3

2

1

4

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IfyouhavepurchasedaSoundGateyoumayuse

ittooperatefunctionssuchasprogramchangesand

volumeadjustments.Inaddition,theSoundGate

servesasalinkbetweenyourhearinginstruments

andexternalsourcessuchasmusicplayers,cell

phones,computers,etc.

Forcompleteoperatinginstructions,pleasereadthe

separateSoundGateinstructionsforusebooklet.

Operating the instruments with the

optional SoundGate communication

device

(VE9MRandVE7MRinstrumentsonly)

SoundGate (optional)

1Volumecontrol

andprogramchange

2Phone

3Musicconnection

e.g.MP3player

4Bluetooth

®



music/audio

5Batteryindicator

1

2

3

4

5

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Data logging

Thedatalogautomaticallystoresinformation

aboutyouruseofthehearinginstrumentssuch

aschangesmadetothevolumecontrol,hours

ofwear,etc.Thisinformationcanbeusedbyyour

hearingcareprofessionaltoadjustyourinstru-

ment.Ifyoudonotwantthisfeaturetobeactive,

pleaseaskyourhearingcareprofessionaltoturn

itoff.

Data learning

VE9MRandVE7MRinstrumentsareequipped

withdatalearning.Yourhearingcareprofessional

canactivatethisfeaturetohelptocustomizeyour

hearinginstrument.Whendatalearningisope-

rating,theinstrumentkeepstrackofhowoften

andhowmuchyouadjustthevolumecontroland

“learns”yourpreferredsetting.Thisnewsetting

canbemadepermanentduringyourfollow-upvisit

toyourhearingcareprofessional.

Data logging and learning

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