Unitron Hearing Aid Moda 13 manuale d’uso

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T able of Contents Y our P assport™ Hearing Instruments ............................1 Overview of your Passport™ Hearing Instrument .........2 Features of y our Passport™ Hearing Instrument ..........4 Putting your Hearing Instruments on your Ears .............5 T urning your Hearing Instruments On and Off ..............6 Battery Information.[...]

Y our P assport™ Hearing Ins truments Hearing Healthcare Professional: _______________________ ___________________________________________________ T elephone: _________________________________________ Model: _____________________________________________ Serial Number: ______________________________________ Replacement Batteries: Size 13 Warr anty[...]

Over view of your P assport™ Hearing Instrument The diagrams below identify some of the components on your hearing instruments. Have y our hearing healthcare professional place a check beside the diagram that best describes your hearing instrument style and attachment. 2 Moda 13 with earmold Moda 13 with slim tube and dome 1 2 3 4 8 9 1 2 3 4 6 5[...]

3 Moxi 13 Legend 1 Microphone and Microphone Shield 2 Battery Door/ On & Off Switch 3 Program Button or V olume Control (depending on your customized fitting) 4 T oggle for volume control or smartFocus™ 5 T ube 6 Speaker 7 Shell 8 Dome 9 Retention Piece Moxi 13 with Shell Moxi 13 with Dome 1 2 3 4 6 5 7 1 2 3 4 6 9 5 8 Moxi™13 Attachment St[...]

4 Featur es of your Passport™ Hearing Instrument Passport premium hearing instruments come equipped with the following features: • automatic listening program • 3 additional manual programs • SmartFocus with personal adjustments for Clarity and Comfort settings • Wireless capability with duoLink • Optional wireless connectivity to other[...]

5 Putting your Hearing Instruments on your Ears Y our Passport hearing instruments may be color -coded red for your right ear and blue for your left ear . This color indicator is located inside the battery door with a small colored dot. Passport™ with Domes 1. Hold the tube where it attaches to the dome and gently push the dome into your ear cana[...]

T urning your Hearing Ins truments On and Off Y our hearing instruments have a three-position battery door that acts as an off/on switch and that allows access to the battery compartment. ON: T o turn the hearing instruments on, close the battery door fu l ly . Note: It may take 5 seconds before the hearing device turns on. Y our hearing healthcare[...]

Batter y Information T o replace the hearing instrument battery , fully open the battery door for access to the battery compartment. Low Battery Warning When you hear two long beeps, your hearing instruments are warning you that their batteries ar e low . Y ou will hear the warning approximately every 30 minutes until you change the batteries or th[...]

3. Insert the new battery into the battery compartment matching it with the battery symbol inside the battery door . This will ensur e that the battery door closes properly . Note: If the battery is inserted incorrectly , the door will not close. 4. Close the battery door . Caring for Batteries • Always discard batteries in a safe and environment[...]

Operating Instructions Push Button Y our hearing instrument is equipped with a push button, built into the back of the battery door , which has been set for switching between programs or adjusting y our volume. Note that your push button may be disabled by your hearing healthcare professional and, ther efore, could be inactive. Progr am Control If [...]

program y ou are in (i.e. one beep for program 1, two beeps for program 2, etc.) V olume Control If your push button has been configured as a v olume control, you can adjust the v olume level by pushing the button. If duoLink is enabled, the hearing instrument can also be set so that by changing the volume on one hearing instrument, both will be ad[...]

Y our Passport hearing instruments may also come with an optional remote control which allo ws you to switch between different listening pr ograms, and adjust your smartFocus. Please refer to your Smart Control User Guide for more information. T oggle The toggle on your hearing instruments can be set up as either a volume control, or a smartFocus c[...]

professional. Over time, the hearing instruments will adjust the default volume settings in the automatic program to the lev els that you typically use. Y our hearing healthcare professional can help you identify your different v olume control settings. SmartFocus ™ If the toggle has been configured as a smartFocus, push in the toggle portion on [...]

As you change the smartFocus level, your hearing instruments will beep. Please r efer to the char t below to learn more about the different comfort-clarity beeps. Using the T elephone As telephones do not all work the same, you may experience different results fr om different phones. Y ou can use many phones by simply holding the receiv er to your [...]

automatically return to the previous listening pr ogram. If the hearing instrument does not switch to the telephone program automatically when the telephone receiver is placed in pr oximity , the magnet for easy-t hearing instruments should be attached to the telephone receiver . The magnet is designed to strengthen the magnetic field at the ear pi[...]

the optimal position on the telephone receiver . 3. Place the double-sided tape in this optimal position on the telephone receiver (Figur e 2) and attach the magnet to the tape (Figure 3). 15 Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 5735-02_PportMoxiModa13_EN.qxd:360 BTEgd_eng 9/22/09 8:34 AM[...]

C aring for your Hearing Instruments • Open the battery door when not in use. • Always remo ve your hearing instruments when using hair care products. The hearing instruments can become clogged and cease to function properly . • Do not wear your hearing devices in the bath or shower or immerse them in water . • If your hearing instruments d[...]

Cleaning your Hearing Instruments Ear wax is natural and common. Ensuring your hearing devices, earmolds and domes are free of ear wax is an important step in your daily cleaning and maintenance routine. • Never use alcohol to clean your hearing devices, earmolds or domes. • Do not use sharp tools to dislodge ear wax. Sticking household items i[...]

Wash only the earmolds in warm water with a mild soap. Rinse them with cool water and allo w them to dry ov ernight. Make sure the earmold tubes are dry before reconnecting them to each hook on y our hearing devices. Passport Hearing Instruments with Slim T ubes and Domes Y ou should have the slim tubes and domes replaced by your hearing healthcare[...]

5. Using the black cleaning pin pro vided in the kit, gently insert the cleaning pin where the slim tube attaches to the hearing instrument and push the pin all the way through the tube. Note: The slim tubes and domes should nev er be rinsed or submerged in water as water drops may become lodged in the tube, block sound or damage the electrical com[...]

Signature F eatures of your P asspor t™ Hearing Instruments SmartFocus™ With a Passport hearing instrument, you can adjust the focus on hearing speech or background noise in your listening environment via the smartFocus control. This control pro vides an additional fine tuning adjustment beyond a traditional v olume control. Y ou can adjust you[...]

one hearing instrument detects the phone, the other hearing instrument can be programmed to mute sound to eliminate distractions. Binaural Phone With the Binaural Phone featur e, landline and mobile phone calls can be heard clearly and automatically in both ears without any additional accessories. uDirect™ Y our Passport hearing devices may come [...]

W arnings • Hearing devices should only be used as directed by your physician or hearing healthcare pr ofessional. • Hearing devices will not restore normal hearing and will not prevent or impr ov e a hearing impairment resulting from or ganic conditions. • Do not use your hearing devices in explosion hazard areas. • Allergic reactions to h[...]

23 Magnet W arnings • Be sure the magnet is securely affix ed to the telephone. • K eep loose magnets out of reach of children and pets. • If the magnet falls into your ear , contact your hearing healthcare professional. • If the magnet is swallowed, contact your physician immediately . • The magnet may affect some medical devices or elec[...]

W arning to hearing healthc ar e professional: • Domes should never be fitted on patients with perforated eardrums, exposed middle ear cavities, or surgically altered ear canals. In the case of such a condition, we recommend to use a customized ear mold. Precautions • The use of hearing devices is only part of hearing rehabilitation; auditory t[...]

T roubleshooting Guide CA USE PO SSIBLE REMED Y No sound • Not turned on • Lo w/dead battery • Poor battery contact • Battery upside down • Moda 13: Earmolds/ slim tubes/domes blocked with ear wax Moxi 13: Shells/domes blocked with ear wax • Plugged microphone protector Not loud enough • Lo w volume • Lo w battery • Moda 13: Earmo[...]

• Plugged microphone shield Intermittent • Lo w battery • Dirty battery contact T wo long beeps • Lo w battery Whistling • Moda 13: Earmolds/ slim tubes/domes not inserted properly Moxi 13: Shells/domes not inserted properly • Hand/clothing near ear • Poorly fitting shells/ domes Not clear , distor ted • Moda 13: Poorly fitting earm[...]

• Moda 13: Earmolds/ slim tubes/domes blocked with ear wax Moxi 13: Shells/domes blocked with ear wax • Lo w battery • Plugged microphone protector Shells/domes falling out of ear • Poorly fitting earmolds/ slim tubes/shells/domes • Earmolds/shells/domes not inserted properly W eak on the telephone • T elephone not positioned properly ?[...]

W arning to Hearing Ins trument Dispensers A hearing instrument dispenser should advise a prospective hearing instrument user to consult pr omptly with a licensed physician (preferably an ear specialist) before dispensing a hearing instrument if the hearing instrument dispenser determines through inquiry , actual observation, or review of any other[...]

Import ant Notice for Prospective Hearing Instrument Users Good health practice requir es that a person with a hearing loss have a medical ev aluation by a licensed physician (preferably a physician who specializ es in diseases of the ear) before purchasing a hearing instrument. Licensed physicians who specialize in diseases of the ear are often re[...]

30 amplification, you should inquire about the av ailability of a trial-rental or purchase-option pr ogram. Many hearing instrument dispensers now offer progr ams that permit you to wear a hearing instrument for a period of time for a nominal fee after which you may decide if you want to purchase the hearing instrument. Federal law r estricts the s[...]

31 Notices Notice 1 This instrument is certified under: FCC ID: VMY -U WBTE IC: 2756A-UWBTE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and with RSS-210 of Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and 2) this device must accept any interference receiv ed, includ[...]

32 equipment generates, uses, and can radiate r adio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Ho wever , there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio o[...]

Manufacturer Unitron Hearing L td. 20 Beasley Drive, P .O. Bo x 9017, Kitchener , ON N2G 4X1 Canada Unitron Distributors Corpora te Office/International 20 Beasley Drive, P .O. Box 9017, Kitchener , ON N2G 4X1 Canada Australia Lev el 2, Norwest Quay , 21 Solent Circuit, Baulkham Hills, NSW , NSW 2153 Belgium Baron de V ironlaan, 60 b-1700 Dilbeek C[...]

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