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Signia PROMPT CT (N), PROMPT CIC (T), PROMPT CIC (T5), PROMPT CT (T), PROMPT IT (N), PROMPT IT (O) User guide

  • Hello! I've reviewed the user guide for Signia hearing instruments, specifically the ITE, ITC, and CIC/IIC models. This document covers everything from basic operation like turning the devices on and off and adjusting volume, to more specific features like telecoil functionality and program changing. I'm ready to answer your questions about your hearing instruments. How can I assist you today?
  • How do I turn my hearing instruments on and off?
    How do I change the volume?
    What are telecoils?
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Cuominruments
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  5
Componentsandnames  6
Controls  8
Settings  10
Batteries    11
Batterysizeandhandlingtips  11
Replacingbatteries  12
Daily use    13
Turningonando  13
Insertingandremovingthehearinginruments  14
Adjuingthevolume  17
Changingthehearingprogram  17
Special liening situations    18
Onthephone  18
Audioinductionloops  19
Maintenance and care    20
Hearinginruments  20
Professionalmaintenance  21
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Further information    22
Safetyinformation  22
Accessories  22
Symbolsusedinthisdocument  22
Troubleshooting  23
Country-specicinformation  25
Serviceandwarranty  27
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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cuomizedmodelsthat
havebeenindividuallymanufacturedbasedonthe
anatomyofyourears.Theyareworndirectlyinthe
ear,eitherinthebowloftheearordeepinsidetheear
canal.Theyarenotintendedforchildrenundertheage
of3yearsorpersonswithadevelopmentalageofunder
3years.
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
askyourHearingCareProfessionalaboutaremote
controloption.
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Components and names
Thisuserguidedescribesseveraltypesofhearing
inruments.Usethefollowingpicturestoidentifythe
typeofhearinginrumentthatyouuse.
Notethatthepushbutton,volumecontrolwheelandvent
areindividuallypositionedonyourhearinginrument
tobesuityourear.Theappearanceofyourhearing
inrumentsmaythereforedierfromthatofthose
pictured.
ITE (In The Ear)
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➊Microphone
➋Pushbutton(optional)
➌Batterycompartment
➍Volumecontrolwheel
(optional)
➎Vent(optional)
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 ITC (In The Canal) with controls
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➊Vent(optional)
➋Volumecontrolwheel
(optional)
➌Batterycompartment
➍Pushbutton(optional)
➎Microphone
CIC/IIC (Completely In the Canal)
➊
➋
➌
➌
➊Vent(optional)
➋Batterycompartment
(withoptionalpushbutton
function)
➌Microphone
➍Removalcord
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Controls
Withthecontrolsyoucan,forexample,adjuthevolume
orswitchhearingprograms.Yourhearinginruments
eitherhaveapushbutton,avolumecontrolwheel,
ornocontrolatall.Forsomeinruments,thebattery
compartmentalsofunctionsasapushbutton.
YourHearingCareProfessionalhasprogrammedyour
desiredfunctionstothecontrols.
Control Left Right
Pushbutton
Batterycompartmentwith
pushbuttonfunction
Volumecontrolwheel
Nocontrol
YoucanalsoaskyourHearingCareProfessional
whetheraremotecontrolorasmartphoneappto
controlyourinrumentsisavailable.
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Push button function L R
Pressbriey:
Programchange
Presslong:
Standby/turnon
L=Left,R=Right
Volume control wheel function
Increasevolume:
Rotatewheelforward.
Decreasevolume:
Rotatewheelbackward.
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Settings
Hearing programs
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3
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Readmoreinsection"Changingthehearingprogram".
Features
Power-on delayenableswhile-freeinsertionof
hearinginruments.
Readmoreinsection"Turningonando".
Atelecoilisbuiltintotheinrument,soitcan
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: 10 312 13
●Alwaysusethecorrectbatterysizeforyourhearing
inruments.
●Removethebatteriesifyouintendnottousethe
hearinginrumentsforseveraldays.
●Alwayscarrysparebatteries.
●Removeemptybatteriesimmediatelyandfollow
yourlocalrecyclingrulesforbatterydisposal.
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 Replacing batteries
Removingthebattery:
XOpenthebattery
compartment.
XRemovethebattery
byhand.
Insertingthebattery:
XIfthebatteryhasaprotectivelm,removeit
onlywhenyouarereadytousethebattery.
XInsertthebatterywiththe
"+"symbolfacingupwards.
XCarefully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:
XTurningon:Closethebatterycompartment.
Thedefaultvolumeandhearingprogramareset.
XTurningo:Openthebatterycompartmentfully.
Viapushbutton:
XTurningonoro:Pressandholdthepushbuttonfor
severalseconds.Refertosection"Controls"forthe
settingsofyourcontrols.
Afterturningon,thepreviouslyusedvolumeand
hearingprogramremainset.
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.
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Inserting and removing the hearing inruments
Yourhearinginrumentshavebeenne-tunedforyour
rightandleftear.Thecolorofthelabelingonthehearing
inrumentsindicatestheside:
●redlabeling=rightear
●blackorbluelabeling=leftear
Insertingahearinginrument:
XCarefullypushthehearing
inrumentintotheearcanal.
XTwiitslightlyuntil
itsitswell.
Openandcloseyourmouth
toavoidaccumulationofair
intheearcanal.
ForCIC/IICmodels:
XPayspecialattentiontotheremovalcordindicating
thebottom.
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●Itmaybehelpfultoinserttherighthearing
inrumentwiththerighthandandtheleft
hearinginrumentwiththelefthand.
●If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.
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Removingahearinginrument:
NOTICE
Neverpullonthebatterycompartmentdooror
volumecontrolwheeltoremovethehearing
inrument.Thiscoulddamageyourhearing
inrument.
XPushlightlyonthebackofyoureartoloosenthe
hearinginrument.
XIfyourhearinginrumentisequippedwitharemoval
cord,removethehearinginrumentbypullingthe
removalcordtowardsthebackofyourhead.
XForallotherhearing
inruments:Gripthe
hearinginrument
intheearcanalwith
twongersandpullit
carefullyout.
Cleananddryyourhearinginrumentsafterusage.
Readmoreinsection"Maintenanceandcare".
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Adjuing the volume
Yourhearinginrumentsautomaticallyadjuthevolume
tothelieningsituation.
XIfyouprefermanualvolumeadjument,rotatethe
volumecontrolwheel.
Refertosection"Controls"forthesettingsofyour
controls.
Anoptionalsignaltonecanindicatethevolumechange.
Oncethemaximumorminimumvolumehasbeen
reached,youmayhearanoptionalsignaltone.
Changing the hearing program
Dependingonthelieningsituation,yourhearing
inrumentsautomaticallyadjutheirsound.
Yourhearinginrumentsmayalsohaveseveral
hearingprogramswhichallowyoutochangethesound,
ifneeded.Anoptionalsignaltonecanindicatethe
programchange.
XTochangethehearingprogram,pressthepushbutton
briey.
Refertosection"Controls"forthesettingofyour
controls.Refertosection"Settings"foraliofyour
hearingprograms.
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 Special liening situations
On the phone
Whenyouareonthephone,turnthe
receiverslightlysothatitdoesnot
completelycoveryourear.
Telephone program
Youmaypreferacertainvolumewhenusingthephone.
AskyourHearingCareProfessionaltocongurea
telephoneprogram.
XSwitchtothetelephoneprogramwheneveryouare
onthephone.
Ifatelephoneprogramisconguredforyourhearing
inruments,itisliedinsection"Settings".
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Audio induction loops
Sometelephonesandpublicplacesliketheatresoerthe
audiosignal(musicandspeech)viaanaudioinduction
loop.Withthissyem,yourhearinginrumentscan
directlyreceivethedesiredsignal–withoutdiracting
noiseintheenvironment.
Youcanusuallyrecognizeaudioinduction
loopsyemsbycertainsigns.
Whetheratelecoilisbuiltintoyourhearinginrument
isliedinsection"Settings".Ifatelecoilisbuiltin,you
havethefollowingoptions.
AskyourHearingCareProfessionaltocongurea
telecoilprogram.
XSwitchtothetelecoilprogramwheneveryouarein
aplacewithanaudioinductionloop.
Ifatelecoilprogramisconguredforyourhearing
inruments,itisliedinsection"Settings".
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Maintenance and care
Topreventdamageitisimportantthatyoutakecareof
yourhearinginrumentsandfollowafewbasicrules,
whichwillsoonbecomeapartofyourdailyroutine.
 Hearing inruments
 Drying and orage
XDryyourhearinginrumentsovernight.
XAskyourHearingCareProfessionalforrecommended
dryingproducts.
XForlongerperiodsofnon-use,oreyourhearing
inrumentswithopenbatterycompartmentand
batteriesremovedinadryingsyemtoavoidthe
adverseeectsofmoiure.
Cleaning
Forhygienereasonsandtomaintainfunctionality,
cleanyourhearinginrumentsdaily.
XCleanyourhearinginrumentsdaily
withasoft,drytissue.
XYourhearinginruments
mayhaveawaxprotection.
Thispreventstheingress
ofearwax.Becarefulnotto
damagethewaxprotection
whencleaningyour
hearinginruments.
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