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VERAS 9
VERAS 7
VERAS 5
Nano BTE
Behind-the-ear hearing instruments
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR USE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction 7
Descriptionoffeatures 8
Insertinginstrumentswithanearmold 10
Removingearmoldand
hearinginstruments 12
Insertinginstrumentswitha
SpiraFlexsoundtube 13
Removingyourinstrumentsand
SpiraFlexsoundtube 14
Operatingyourinstruments(ON/OFF) 15
Changingthevolumelevel 16
Changingprograms 17
Changingthebattery 18
Dataloggingandlearing 20
Operatingtheinstrumentswithremotecontrol 21
OperatingtheinstrumentswithSoundGate 22
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Instrumentcare 23
Usingyourhearinginstruments 30
Usingthetelephone 33
Environmentalprotection 34
Productapproval,markingsandcompliance 35
Cellphoneandhearinginstrumentcompatibility37
Internationalwarranty 39
Yourhearinginstrumentconguration 40
Accessories 41
Generalwarningsandsafetyguidelines 42
Commonproblemsandsolutions 46
CompliancewithrequirementsforEurope 50
Compliancewithradiocommunications
requirementsfortheUSAandCanada 52
Notes 55
Service 58
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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:
Veras Nano BTE
VR9 N
VR7 N
VR5 Nx
Bernafon nano BTE IFU
VR_ILU_nanoBTEwithSpira_BW_HI
Introduction
Note:Theinstrumentsareavailableeitherwith
earhookorSpiraFlexsoundtube.
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Bernafon nano BTE IFU
VR_ILU_nanoBTEwithSpira_BW_HI
2a
8
1
7
6
5
4
2
1 Pushbutton
2 Microphone
2a Secondmicrophone
3 Adapter
4 SpiraFlexsoundtube
5 Soundoutlet
6 Dome
7 Conchaclip
8 Batterydrawer
Left/Right ear marking
Acolormarkinginsidethebattery
drawercanhelpyoudistinguish
theleftandrightinstruments.
Red=right;Blue=left
Bernafon nano BTE IFU
VR_ILU_Left-rightEarMarkingNanoBTE_BW_HI
Description of features
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2a
1
5
4
2
1 Pushbutton
2 Microphone
2a Secondmicrophone
3 Earhook
4 Soundoutlet
5 Batterydrawer
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4
5
3
2
1 Canal
2 Soundoutlet
3 Tubing
4 Helix
5 Vent
Description of features
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Earmold (used with earhook)
Bernafon nano BTE IFU
VR_ILU_nanoBTEwithHook_BW_HI
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Ittakespatienceandpracticetoinsertyour
earmoldcorrectly.Ifyouhavedifculty,please
consultyourhearingcareprofessional.
•Holdtheearmoldbythe
tubingsothatthehelix
partispointingstraight
upandthecanalpartis
pointingattheearcanal
entrance.
•Insertthecanalpartinto
yourearcanal,twisting
slightlytoeasethehelix
portionintoplace.Itmay
helptopulltheearlobe
downwiththeotherhand,
orpullthetopoftheear
backandup.
Bernafon nano BTE IFU
VR_ILU_InsertingNanoBTEhook1_BW_HI
Inserting instruments with
an earmold
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Bernafon nano BTE IFU
VR_ILU_InsertingNanoBTEhook2_BW_HI
•Runyourindexngerdown
theskinjustinfrontofyour
ear.Ifyoucantouchthe
helixpartoftheearmold,
itisnotinsertedcorrectly.
Gentlypushitbehindthe
foldofyourear.
•Liftthehearinginstrument
intoplacebehindyourear.
Becarefulnottotwistthe
tubing.
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•Lifttheinstrumentfromyourearrst.
•Pushthebackofyourearwithyourthumb
toloosenthehelixpartoftheearmold,then
useyourindexngertoremoveit.
•Graspthehelixpartoftheearmoldandtwist
itforward.
•Gentlypulltheearmoldstraightoutofthe
ear,holdingontothehelixpartofthemold.
Important:Donotremovetheearmoldby
pullingonthehearinginstrument.This
coulddisconnecttheinstrumentfromthe
earmoldordamagethetubing.
Removing earmold and hearing
instruments
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Inserting instruments with
a Spira Flex sound tube
Practiceinsertingyoursoundtubecorrectly.
•First,positionthehearing
instrumentbehindyour
ear.
•Graspthebendofthe
soundtubeandgently
pushthedomeintoyour
earcanaluntilthetube
restsagainsttheside
ofyourhead.
•Pushtheeargripinto
thebowlofyourear.
•Ifthesoundtubeisstick-
ingoutfromyourear,
insertthedomefurther.
Iftheeargripissticking
out,ithasnotbeen
positionedcorrectly.
Bernafon nano BTE IFU
VR_ILU_InsertingNanoBTEspira1_BW_HI
Bernafon nano BTE IFU
VR_ILU_InsertingNanoBTEspira2_BW_HI
Bernafon nano BTE IFU
VR_ILU_InsertingNanoBTEspira3_BW_HI
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Removing your instruments
and Spira Flex sound tube
•Graspthebendofthesoundtubeandgently
pullthetubeanddomeoutofyourear.
•Lifttheinstrumentfrombehindyourear.
Important:Donotremovethesoundtubeand
domebypullingonthehearinginstrument.
Thismightdisconnecttheinstrumentfromthe
soundtube.
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Important:Neverforcethebatterydrawer
openorclosed.
To turn the instrument ON
Closethebatterydoorcompletely.Thehearingin-
strumentwillemitonelongbeepwhenitstartsup.
To turn the instrument OFF
Openthebatterydoorslightlyuntilaclickisfelt.
Operating your instruments (ON/OFF)
Bernafon nano BTE IFU
VR_ILU_OnOffFunctionNanoBTE_BW_HI
Click “ON” Click “OFF”
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The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purpose.Please
followthedetaileddirectionsintheInstructionsfor
Useincludedwiththesedevices.
Note:Yourinstrumentsautomaticallyreturnto
apresetloudnesslevelwhentheinstrument
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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Yourhearinginstrumentcanbeconguredwith3
to4listeningprograms.Pleaseseepage40tond
outwhichprogramshavebeenconguredforyour
hearinginstruments.Youcanchangeprogramsas
follows:
Push button
Apressonthebuttonwillcausetheprogramto
change.Thiswill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21and22forinstructions.
Changing programs
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Whenthebatteryisrunningout,theinstrument
willbeepatregularintervals.Youshouldbepre-
paredtoreplacethebattery.Thetimeuntilthe
instrumentsstopworkingdependsonthebattery
typeandmanufacturer.Mercury-freebatteries
generallycauseearlierwarningbeeps.
Yourhearinginstrumentusesasize312battery.
•Gentlyswingthe
batterydrawerfullyopen,
butdonotforceit.
•Takeouttheusedbattery.
•Removethesticker
fromthenewbattery.
•Placethebatteryinto
thedrawerwiththeat,
smoothsidefacingup
(+sign).
•Closethebatterydrawer
securely.
Changing the battery
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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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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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-
ments.Ifyoudonotwantthisfeaturetobeactive,
pleaseaskyourhearingcareprofessionaltoturn
itoff.
Data learning(VR9andVR7NanoBTEsonly)
Ifyourinstrumentisequippedwithdatalearning,
yourhearingprofessionalcanactivatethis
featuretohelpcustomizeyourhearinginstru-
ments.Whendatalearningisoperating,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.
Data logging and learning
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