Audibel AD4 BTE SP 30 User guide

AD4 BTE SP 30

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 9

Batteries 10

Battery size and handling tips 10

Replacing batteries 11

Daily use 12

Turning on and o 12

Inserting and removing the hearing inruments 14

Adjuing the volume 16

Changing the hearing program 17

Locking the controls (optional) 17

Special liening situations 18

On the phone 18

Audio induction loops 19

Audio input (FM syem) 20

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Maintenance and care 22

Hearing inruments 22

Ear pieces, earhooks and tubes 23

Professional maintenance 26

Further information 27

Safety information 27

Symbols used in this document 27

Troubleshooting 27

Country-specic information 29

Service and warranty 31

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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 BTE (Behind-The-Ear)

models. A tube delivers the sound from the hearing

inrument into the ear. The inruments 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 whether a

remote control option is available.

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Components and names

➊Ear piece

➋Adapter for

ear piece

➌Tube for earhook

➍Earhook

➎Microphone openings

➏Push button (control)

➐Rocker switch (control)

➑Battery compartment

(on/o switch)

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Ear pieces

Standard ear pieces Size

Cuom-made ear pieces

Examples:

You can easily exchange the andard ear pieces. Read

Read more in section

"Locking the controls".

L = Left, R = Right

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Settings

Hearing programs

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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: 675

● 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Push the battery out

(refer to the picture).

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 up (refer to the picture).

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 oﬀ

You have the following options to turn your hearing

inruments on or o.

Via battery compartment:

XTurning o: Open the battery

compartment fully.

XTurning on: Close the battery compartment.

The default volume and hearing program are set.

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.

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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. Colored markers indicate the

side:

● red marker = right ear

● blue marker = left ear

Inserting a hearing inrument:

XHold the tube close to the ear piece.

XCarefully push the ear piece

into the ear canal ➊.

XTwi it slightly until it sits

well.

Open and close your mouth

to avoid accumulation of air

in the ear canal.

XLift the hearing inrument

and slide it over the top of

your ear ➋.

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CAUTION

Risk of injury!

XInsert the ear piece carefully and not too deeply

into the ear.

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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.

Removing a hearing inrument:

XLift the hearing inrument

and slide it over the top of

your ear ➊.

XHold the tube close to

the ear piece and pull the

ear piece out carefully ➋.

CAUTION

Risk of injury!

XIn very rare cases the ear piece could remain in

your ear when removing the hearing inrument.

If this happens, have the ear piece removed by

a medical professional.

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, press the

rocker switch briey.

Refer to section "Controls" for the setting of the

rocker switch.

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.

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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.

Locking the controls (optional)

To prevent any accidental operation you can lock the

controls. When the controls are locked, both push button

and rocker switch are disabled.

XTo lock the controls, press the top of the rocker switch

and hold it. Simultaneously press the push button on

the same hearing inrument for 3 seconds.

XTo unlock the controls, press the bottom of the

rocker switch and hold it. Simultaneously press the

push button on the same hearing inrument for

3 seconds.

Whether this function is congured for your hearing

inruments is lied in section "Controls".

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Special liening situations

On the phone

When you are on the phone, hold

the telephone receiver slightly above

your ear. The hearing inrument and

telephone receiver have to be aligned.

Turn the receiver slightly so that the ear is

not completely covered.

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.

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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Audio input (FM syem)

With an audio input you can connect your hearing

inruments to an FM syem. An FM syem consis

of a transmitter and a receiver. It gathers speech at the

voice source (via a separate microphone) and transmits

the sound directly to the hearing inruments.

The signal is clearer and unaected by poor room

acouics. This can be useful for adults in dicult

liening situations and for children in classrooms.

Mo FM syems allow for coupling with audio devices

like an MP3 player.

Notes:

● The battery compartment with audio input is available

as an accessory only for certain inrument types.

Consult your Hearing Care Professional for further

information.

● Ask your Hearing Care Professional to congure your

hearing inruments, for example:

● Adju the mix of the audio input signal with

surrounding sounds.

● Congure the controls so that you can select

between audio input signal only, surrounding sound

only, or a mix of both signals.

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Audibel AD4 BTE SP 30 User guide

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