User manual SIEMENS INFINITI PRO ITE

[. . . ] There are also tips and information on correct handling, cleaning, care and battery changing. And naturally information about how you can help yourself if you cannot visit a hearing instrument specialist immediately. One important note: Your hearing success depends largely on how well your instruments fit in the ears and how carefully you maintain and handle them. Contents How your hearing instruments look like Page 4 How to insert your In-the-Ear hearing instruments Page 5 How to remove the instruments from your ear Page 6 Switching the instrument on / off Page 6/10 Battery changing Page 7 Your battery type Page 8 Handling batteries Page 9 Hearing instruments with a program button Page 10 Program overview Page 10 Hearing instruments with telecoil Page 11 Hearing instruments with 2 microphones Page 11 Hearing instruments with volume control Page 12 Tips for cleaning and care Page 13 The best way to handle your hearing instruments Page 15 How you can help yourself Page 17 Hearing training made easy Page 19 3 How your INFINITI Pro In-the-Ear hearing instruments look like Your hearing instruments are custom-made according to the shape of your ears or ear canals. You will certainly recognize your hearing instrument type, although the outer contours can vary. 6 1 3 6 INFINITI Pro IT INFINITI Pro CT 2 4 5 5 3 4 1 6 5 3 1 1 3 7 INFINITI Pro CS INFINITI Pro CIC 6 1) Microphone 2) Second microphone (option) 3) Battery compartment 4) Program button (option) 5) Volume control (option) 6) Vent 7) Removal cord Each hearing instrument can be identified by the serial number, which is located on the outside of the instrument: If the number is written in red, the hearing instrument is for the right ear, and if the number is written in blue, this hearing instrument is for the left ear. 4 How to insert your In-the-Ear instruments Hold your hearing instrument between thumb and index finger and carefully push the instrument in the ear canal. [. . . ] Two warning tones sound once per minute indicating that you must insert a new battery. 1 min. Your hearing instrument specialist can switch off the warning tones if required. Zinc-air batteries which are almost completely used up show the following behaviour: After switched on the instruments function normally, but then rapidly become quieter. You must then replace such batteries by new ones. 9 Hearing instruments with a program button If you have chosen INFINITI Pro hearing instruments with a selection of programs, then you can adapt your hearing instruments to a changed hearing situation by lightly pressing the program button. For example, this can help you to better understand the person you are talking to, even when there are interfering background noises. When you change the program, signal tones confirm the change: One signal tone, when you switch over to program 1. Your hearing instrument specialist can turn off these acoustic tones if you do not wish to hear them. The program button also gives you the possibility to switch your instrument ON/OFF See chapter "Switching the instrument . ON/OFF . Program overview Your hearing instrument specialist can show you how to use your hearing instruments systematically. Hearing programs Tones Description of the hearing situation 1 2 (option) 3 (option) Serial number (right hearing instr. / blue) 10 Hearing instruments with telecoil The telecoil is intended for telephone conversations and for using induction loops, e. g. In order to be able to use the telephone coil, your telephone also must be suitable for hearing instruments and emit an adequate magnetic field. Unfortunately, modern phones, particularly cordless telephones and mobile phones, do NOT all emit a magnetic field. In these cases we recommend that you use the normal hearing programs for telephone conversations (see also pages 21/22). Hearing instruments with 2 microphones If you have a hearing instrument with two microphones one program is set for directional mode which focuses on sounds in front of you. Another program is set for omnidirectional mode which amplifies all sounds around you. 11 Hearing instruments with volume control INFINITI Pro hearing instruments work automatically, so that manual adjustments of the volume are not necessary. If you would still like to adjust the volume yourself, most INFINITI Pro models offer a volume control on request. If you do not wish to make use of the volume control, your hearing instrument specialist can deactivate it. 12 Tips for cleaning and care Ear wax accumulates on your hearing instruments. This can lead to inflammation in your auditory canal if the instruments are not cleaned regularly. Therefore: 1. Clean your In-the-Ear instruments at least twice a week (possibly even daily, if you see a lot of ear wax). Use special, hygienic cleaning agents and the equipment designed especially for hearing instruments. Never use water for cleaning! 2. The sieve, recess or guard on the sound outlet prevents ear wax from penetrating into the instruments and making it ineffective. Your hearing instrument specialist will have selected the most suitable form of protection for your hearing instruments. He will also advise you how to change the sieve and remove ear wax. 13 3. Bring your hearing instruments regularly to your hearing instrument specialist on the schedule that he or she recommends for changing the wax guard, cleaning the venting channel, the microphone and sound outlets, and the instrument in general. [. . . ] If you have two hearing instruments, set them both to the telephone coil program. Your hearing instruments fulfil the IEC 118-13 standard with regard to electromagnetic compatibility (concerning for example interference by radiotelephones which are used close-by). If you use a mobile telephone (GSM), there will be hardly any interference, because of the high EMC stability. If you should still experience some interference, even though this may be unpleasant, there is no reason for concern. [. . . ]