Siemens INFINITI Pro manual

INFINITI Pro User Guide Behind-the-Ear Instruments Siemens Hearing Solutions s[...]

2 A friendly guide to your new Siemens hearing instruments Congrat ulations! Y ou hav e decided in f av our of hearing instruments fr om Siemens. Y ou hav e taken an important step tow ards being able to hear bet ter . F rom now on, your new hearing instr uments will be your constant companions. Y ou will profit from our many y ears of researc h an[...]

In this brief guide you will find instr uctions for inser ting, placing and adjusting your hearing instruments. Ther e are also tips and inf ormation on correct handling, cleaning, care and bat tery changing. And nat urally information about ho w you can solv e some f ailures your self if you cannot visit a hearing instrument specialist immediately[...]

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5 INFINITI Pro Pro Applicable to all INFINITI P ro instr uments How to insert your ear mould P age 32 Handling B at teries P age 34 Notes f or cleaning and care P age 35 The best w ay to handle y our hearing instr uments Pa ge 3 7 How to solv e some f ailures your self P age 38 Hearing training made eas y Page 41 Description of the INFINITI P ro he[...]

6 Descript ion of the INFINITI Pro hearing instrument Microphone opening Pr ogram but ton with on/of f function B at tery compartment with on/of f function and lock For your instrument y ou will need Bat tery T ype 13. V olume Control Pr ogramming soc ket[...]

7 Pro Batt ery c hanging When inserting the battery please pa y at tention to the plus side on the bat tery . The plus (+) side of the bat tery is al ways the smooth side. Y ou can recognise the minus (–) side b y the coloured ring. Y ou should al ways k eep spare batteries at hand. If you f eel you cannot c hange the bat tery your self , ask som[...]

8 W ARNING Keep bat teries aw ay from childr en! B at teries must not be swallo wed. Remo ve the bat teries when the instrument is not in use ov er a prolonged period. Replace leaking bat teries without delay . Do no t t hr ow away you r dead bat teries! Ret urn them to your hearing instr ument specialist for proper , en vironmentally conscious dis[...]

9 Pro 2 If you do not w ant to use the volume contr ol, y our hearing instrument specialist can also s witch it of f . INFINITI P ro hearing instr u- ments are fully automatic. It is theref ore not necessary f or you to c hange the loud- ness manually . Howeve r , i f yo u still wish to do so, INFINI TI Pro of fer s you a v olume control. louder qu[...]

10 How to select the pr ograms INFINITI P ro has 4 hearing progr ams. P rogram 1 to 3 is selected with the program but ton. P rogram 4 is activ ated by the audio shoe. Eac h time when the instrument diverts between the progr ams, the r espective progr am is confirmed by beep tones. The number of beep tones is identical with the selected program. Th[...]

11 Pro Telecoil The telecoil is intended f or telephone con ver sations and f or using induction loops, e.g. in chur ches, theaters or lect ure rooms. In order to be able to use the telephone coil, your telephone also must be suitable f or hearing instr uments and emit an adequate magnetic field. It is mostly older telephones which meet these r equ[...]

12 Safety not e for instruments with audio input The audio input can only be connected to po wer supplied devices if the y fulfil at least the saf et y pro visions of IEC 65 / DIN VDE 0860. Y our hearing instrument has an audio input. This enables accessories to be connected. In this w ay you can under stand bet ter in cert ain hearing sit uations.[...]

13 Pro Y our instruments ar e equipped with a bat tery compartment lock. This is intended to pre vent the unintentional remo val of bat teries from their com- partment, suc h as by small childr en. To lock the bat tery com- partment open the battery compartment up to the first stop. P ush the slide in the bat tery compartment to the right with a su[...]

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15 P ro SP INFINITI Pro SP Applicable to all INFINITI P ro instr uments How to insert your ear mould P age 32 Handling B at teries P age 34 Notes f or cleaning and care P age 35 The best w ay to handle y our hearing instr uments Pag e 37 How to solv e some f ailures your self P age 38 Hearing training made eas y P age 41 Description of the INFINITI[...]

16 Descript ion of the INFINITI Pro SP hearing instrument Microphone opening Pr ogram but ton with on/of f function B at tery compartment with on/of f function and lock For your instrument y ou will need Bat tery T ype 675. Pr ogramming soc ket V olume Control[...]

17 P ro SP Batt ery c hanging When inserting the battery please pa y at tention to the plus side on the bat tery . The plus (+) side of the bat tery is al ways the smooth side. Y ou can recognise the minus (–) side b y the coloured ring. Y ou should al ways k eep spare batteries at hand. If you f eel you cannot c hange the bat tery your self , as[...]

18 W ARNING Keep bat teries aw ay from childr en! B at teries must not be swallo wed. Remo ve the bat teries when the instrument is not in use ov er a prolonged period. Replace leaking bat teries without delay . Do no t t hr ow away you r dead bat teries! Ret urn them to your hearing instr ument specialist for proper , en vironmentally conscious di[...]

19 P ro SP How to switc h your instrument on /off 2 If you do not w ant to use the volume contr ol, y our hearing instrument specialist can also s witch it of f . INFINITI P ro SP hearing instr u- ments are fully automatic. It is theref ore not necessary f or you to c hange the loud- ness manually . Howeve r , i f yo u still wish to do so, INFINI T[...]

20 How to select the pr ograms INFINITI P ro SP has 4 hearing progr ams. P rogram 1 to 3 is selected with the program but ton. P rogram 4 is activ ated by the audio shoe. Eac h time when the instrument diverts between the progr ams, the r espective progr am is confirmed by beep tones. The number of beep tones is identical with the selected program.[...]

21 P ro SP Telecoil The telecoil is intended f or telephone con ver sations and f or using induction loops, e.g. in chur ches, theaters or lect ure rooms. In order to be able to use the telephone coil, your telephone also must be suitable f or hearing instr uments and emit an adequate magnetic field. It is mostly older telephones which meet these r[...]

Safety instructions for hearing instruments with audio input The audio input may be connected to line-operated equipment only if this fulfils at least the safety requirements of IEC 65 / DIN VDE 0860. Switc hing off instr ument with audio shoe Pr ess the audio shoe to the rear , up to the first stop. Removing the audio shoe Pr ess the audio shoe to[...]

23 Pro S INFINITI Pro S Applicable to all INFINITI Pr o instruments How to insert your ear mould P age 32 Handling B at teries P age 34 Notes f or cleaning and care Page 35 The best w ay to handle y our hearing instr uments Pa ge 3 7 How to solv e some f ailures your self P age 38 Hearing training made eas y Page 41 Description of the INFINITI P ro[...]

24 D escript ion of the INFINITI Pro S hearing instrument Microphone opening Pr ogram but ton with on/of f function B at tery compartment with on/of f function and lock For your instrument y ou will need Bat tery T ype 13. Pr ogramming soc ket[...]

25 Pro S B att ery c hanging When inserting the bat tery please pay at tention to the plus side on the battery . The plus (+) side of the battery is alwa ys the smooth side. Y ou can recognise the minus (–) side by the coloured ring. Y ou should alway s keep spare batteries at hand. If you feel y ou cannot c hange the battery yourself , ask someo[...]

26 W ARNING Keep bat teries aw ay from childr en! B at teries must not be swallo wed. Remo ve the bat teries when the instrument is not in use ov er a prolonged period. Replace leaking bat teries without delay . Do no t t hr ow away you r dead bat teries! Ret urn them to your hearing instr ument specialist for proper , en vironmentally conscious di[...]

27 Pro S How to switc h your instrument on /off The re are 2 ways to s witch y our Instruments ON/OFF . First wa y Pr ess the bat tery compartment to the rear up to the first stop in order to switc h OFF the instrument. Please note: if you pr ess further than to the fir st stop, the bat tery might fall out! (see fig. 1) Close the bat tery compartme[...]

28 To unlock the bat tery compar tment again, open the bat tery compartment up to the first stop. P ush the slide in the bat tery compartment to the left with a suitable tool. If you f eel you cannot do this y ourself , y our hearing instrument specialist will be pleased to help you. How to select the pr ograms The INFINI TI Pr o S has 3 hearing pr[...]

29 Pro S T elecoil The telecoil is intended f or telephone con ver sations and f or using induction loops, e.g. in chur ches, theaters or lect ure rooms. In order to be able to use the telephone coil, your telephone also must be suitable f or hearing instr uments and emit an adequate magnetic field. It is mostly older telephones which meet these r [...]

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Applicable to all INFINITI Pro instruments 31 INFINITI Pro INFINITI Pro S INFINITI Pro SP All How to insert your ear mould P age 32 Handling bat teries P age 34 Notes f or cleaning and care P age 35 The best w ay to handle y our hearing instr uments Pag e 37 How to solv e some f ailures your self P age 38 Hearing training made eas y Page 41[...]

Make sur e that your hearing instrument is t urned off . T he bat tery compartment must be opened up to the stop. Grip the ear mould between your thumb and index finger and place the tip carefully into y our auditory canal. Y ou may find it helpful to pull your ear slightly upw ards or to the rear . Y ou may want to push the ear mould very gently w[...]

33 T ip: Practice inser ting and removing your hearing instruments correctly . One easy way to practice is to sit down at a table. Place a mirror in front of you and prop your elbows on the table so you can guide your hands easily and safely . This will help you stay relaxed and comfor table while you practice. All[...]

So-called zinc-air bat teries are used today almost e xclusiv ely in hearing instruments to minimize en vironmental damage. T hese batteries requir e oxy gen f or operation, which the y absorb from the air . The bat tery is activated as soon as the protectiv e f oil is pulled of f and is used up even if you do not use y our hearing instrument. Y ou[...]

All Not es for cleaning and c are It is essential to detach the ear mould from your behind- the-ear instrument and place it in a cleaning bath f or at least 1 5 minutes. Caution: The hearing instrument itself cannot tolerate an y moistur e. 1. Bring your hearing instru- ments regularly to y our hearing instrument specialist, on the sc hedule that h[...]

36 T wo more tips: Y ou should place your hearing instruments in a “dry bag“ with a special moist ure-at tracting capsule overnight. The drying capsule draws damaging moisture out of the instruments. Y our hearing instrument specialist stoc ks the special care sets and dry bags you need to maintain your hearing instruments and keep them in good[...]

37 T he best way to handle y our hearing instruments Y our new hearing instr uments are highly sensitiv e instruments. This nat urally requires some care in their handling . The y should then al ways g ive you good service. Caution! As with all electrical, non gas-encapsulated instruments, the hearing instruments must not be operated in explosion-e[...]

38 Impor t ant t ips: How to solve failures y ourself In selecting your MUSIC Pro hearing instr uments you ha ve chosen e xtremely dependable devices. H owever , should a fault occur , it can usually be cor rected quic kly . If the instrument whistles T est the instrument yourself by covering the sound outlet opening with your fingertip. If the whi[...]

All 39 If the hearing instrument is too q uiet Most likely , you need to inser t a new bat tery . If it is still too quiet, clean the instrument or the ear mould and hearing tube, following the directions in the c hapt er “Notes for cleaning and care “ . If neither a new battery nor cleaning helps, as a precaution you should ask y our hearing i[...]

40 S ome useful t ips: Never expose your hearing instruments to extreme temperatures or high humidity . Never let them lie in the blazing sun. Do not wear them when taking a shower or when using hairspray . In short-w ave therapy or if you work or are medically treated with strong magnetic or high-frequency fields or X-rays, under no circumstances [...]

All 41 Hearing tr aining made easy Hearing instruments r eproduce an abundance of sounds which fr equently ha ven ’t been e xperienced f or many y ears. Every per son reacts dif fer ently the first time he or she wears a hearing instrument. The f amiliarisation phase theref ore dif fer s from person to per son. There ar e people who are quite hap[...]

Get used to conversations in a group Conv ersation in a gr oup of people speaking among themselves is one of the most dif ficult hearing situations. T ry to distinguish bet w een the voices b y noting their specific tonal colour and their c haracteristic rhythm, and fit them to the individual persons. Don’t be discouraged and repeat the e xer cis[...]

T elephoning with your hearing instrument Ther e are two dif f erent methods f or telephoning while wearing y our hearing instrument: 1 . Using the normal hearing program: The sound from the telephone receiv er is absorbed dir ectly by the micr ophone of your hearing instrument. Hold the receiver approx. 1 -2 cm away f ro m yo ur e ar . It is not n[...]

44 8th step Go on further voyages of disco very – undertake every- thing that gives you pleasure and experience the whole wide world of hearing. F ur ther benefit: Y ou can use the telecoil program in or der to be able to hear bet ter in chur ches, theaters and lecture r ooms which ar e fit ted with induction loops. If y ou have two hearing instr[...]

45 W e’ re happ y that y ou c an hear well again! Once good hearing ret urns to your ev ery day lif e – and you can enjoy both speec h and music again – then we at Siemens ar e also satisfied. Because w e’ ve put all our knowledge and skill into de veloping your hearing instruments![...]

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Bestell-Nr .: A91100-M5100-B977-05-7600 Printed in Germany 01055.CG 77 84 866 Subject to change without prior notice. Siemens Audiologische T echnik GmbH Gebbertstraße 125 9 1058 Erlangen Germany www .hearing-siemens.com With the CE marking Siemens confirms compliance with the European Dir ective 93/42/EEC concering medical devices. If the product[...]