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1 Introduction Dear customer , Congratulations! Y ou ha ve selected a hearing instrument from Siemens. This hearing instrument was individually designed for y our hearing impairment and is fitted specially to y our personal hearing profile. These instructions, toge ther with guidance from y our Hearing Care Pr ofes sional, will help you understand [...]

Y our Nitro hearing instrument 6 Intended use 7 General not es on safe ty 8 Handling batteries 10 Low battery indicato - r Inserting the batter - y Removing the batter - y Inserting and removing your hearing instrument 13 Inserting your hearing instrumen - t Removing your hearing instrumen - t T urning your hearing instrument on and off 14 Via push[...]

2 Audio input 18 Attaching the audio sho - e Removing the audio sho - e T elephoning 20 AutoPhone - TM function Manual telephone pr ogra - m e2e wireles s 2.0 22 Maintenance and car e 23 Accessories 24 SafeF it Ki - t Remot e contro - l T ek wireles s enhancemen - t T roubleshoo ting tips 27 T echnical inf ormation 29 Disposal information 31 Y our [...]

3 Y our Nitro hearing instrument ① Earhook ② Battery compar tment ③ Microphone openings ④ Audio input ⑤ V olume control with on/off function ⑥ Program butt on with on/off function Nitro SP (battery type: 675) ⑦ LED ⑧ Cover f or program- ming sock et ⑨ T ypeplates red = right hearing instrument blue = left hearing instrument ① ?[...]

4 Intended use Hearing instruments are int ended to impr ove the hearing of hearing impaired persons. Diagnosis and pr escription of a hearing instrument must be performed by hearing health specialists, e.g. ENT doctors, audiologists or acou- sticians. Read and follo w the instructions of this user guide to av oid injuries or damage to the hearing [...]

General notes on saf ety 5 NOTICE Y our hearing instruments are sensitiv e to extr eme heat, high humidity , strong magne tic fields (> 0.1T), X -rays and mechanical stres s. Do not expose y our hearing instruments to extreme X temperatur e or high humidity. Do not lea ve them in direct sunlight. X Do not wear y our hearing instruments in the sh[...]

General notes on saf ety 5 W ARNING Risk in explosive en vironments, e.g. mining areas! Don't use your hearing instruments (and r emote con- X trol) in ar eas where there is a danger of e xplosions. NOTICE f or batteries Leaking batteries damage the hearing instruments. Remove batt eries when the hearing instruments are X not in use f or a pro[...]

Handling batteries 6 Remove the tab on y our X batteries only when y ou are ready t o use them. The positive (+) side of the batteries is alwa ys the X smooth side. Always k eep spare batteries with you. X Low battery indicator Y our Hearing Care Pr ofessional can activate an acoustic signal to inf orm you when the batter y is nearly empty . If you[...]

Handling batteries 6 Inserting the batter y Open the battery compar tment X complet ely using your fingernail as shown in the illustration. Insert the proper size batter y so that X the "+" symbol on the battery aligns with the "+" marked on the batt er y compartment. Close the battery compar tment by X gently pres sing the bott[...]

Handling batteries 6 Removing the battery Open the battery compar tment com- X plet ely . Normally the battery drops out when X the compartment is completely open. If the battery does not come out, lightly tap the instrument or push the battery out with a pencil as shown. Batteries contain harmful substances that pollute the envir onment. Do not th[...]

7 Inserting and removing your hearing instrument Inserting your hearing instrument T urn your hearing instrument off. X Hold the earmold between y our X thumb and index finger and insert it carefully int o the ear canal. Y ou may find it helpful t o pull your ear slightly upward or to the bac k. Place your hearing instrument behind y our ear . X T [...]

T urning your hearing instrument on and off 8 Via batter y compartment : Fully close the batt er y compar tment to X turn the hearing instrument on. Pres s the battery compar tment downwar d X to the first st op to turn the hearing instru- ment off. Via push button Pres s the push button f or about 2 seconds to turn the X hearing instrument to stan[...]

8 T urning your hearing instrument on and off Checking the hearing instrument's performance The LED shows whether the hearing instru- ments work properly . The LED shines continuously .  The hearing instruments are switched on and sufficient batter y power is a vailable. The LED is off.  The hearing instruments are switched off or the ba[...]

Changing the hearing program 9 Via push button Y our hearing instruments offer up to 5 hear - ing programs f or specific listening envir on- ments. Each time you pr ess the program butt on, your hearing instruments switch t o the next program, confirming eac h change with an acoustic signal. Example T urn your hearing instruments on. X It is automa[...]

Changing the volume 10 The volume of your hearing instruments is contr olled au- tomatically and ther e is no need to manually adjust it. Via volume control Should you pr efer manual vol- ume control, y our Hearing Care Prof essional can program the hearing instrument for manual adjustment. Rotate the v olume control with X your index finger t o se[...]

11 Audio input Y our hearing instrument is equipped with an audio input. T ogether with an audio shoe it enables the connection between the hearing instrument and e.g. an FM syst em, tape recorder , t elevision or an infrared device. This wa y the sound is coming directly fr om the sound source. That can be useful for adults in difficult listening [...]

Audio input 11 Attaching the audio shoe Open the batter y compartment X 1 . Open the audio shoe cover X 2 . Close the batter y compartment. X Align the cont acts of the audio shoe X with the contacts of the hearing in- strument. Slide the audio shoe over the hearing X instrument until it snaps into the end position. Y our Hearing Care Pr ofessional[...]

12 T elephoning AutoPhone TM function With the AutoPhone function, y our hearing instrument will automatically switch t o the telephone program when you hold a t elephone handset near your hearing instru- ment (*). It will re turn to the pre viously used hearing program after y ou have finished speaking and hav e moved the handset a way fr om the h[...]

12 T elephoning NOTICE Magnets pose risks to electr onics and magnetic storage mediums when placed in close pro ximity. Do not t o set magne ts near computers, color monitors, X television se ts, floppy discs, video/audio tapes and other electr onic equipment. When operating the hearing instrument in T -coil mode, the wireles s function may cause a[...]

13 e2e wireless 2.0 Y our hearing instruments are equipped with e2e (ear -to- ear) wireles s 2.0 technology . Advantages of the wireless functionality: Automatically adjusts bo th hearing instruments simulta-  neously to differ ent listening situations. Allows use of accessories, e.g. a r emote control.  Pro vides synchronization of the se tt[...]

Y our hearing instruments are highly sensitiv e systems. Proper car e and handling will ensure the best pos sible performance. Clean instruments regularly t o prev ent damage to the hearing instruments and to a void health problems. Clean your hearing instruments with a soft, dr y tissue, X as necessary . Place your hearing instruments in a "d[...]

15 Accessories SafeFit Kit Y our Hearing Care Pr ofessional can conv er t this hearing instrument to be child-pr oof. The child-proof v ersion of the hearing instrument: does not ha ve a push botton.  has a typeplate that can no t be detached by a c hild.  has a battery compar tment lock that can only be opened  with a special tool. All th[...]

Accessories 15 Remote control The wireles s function of your hearing instruments allows you t o use a remo te control t o change the program and volume of your hearing instruments. For further information about the remo te control, contact your Hearing Car e Prof essional or r efer t o the remo te con- trol user guide. In the event y our hearing in[...]

15 Accessories T ek wireless enhancement Y our hearing instruments toge ther with the T ek Connect remo te control will al- low you t o connect your hearing instru- ments to the gr owing world of technol- ogy . Via a special Bluetooth connection it is possible t o receive audio signals from y our mobile, your tele vision or your mp3-pla yer . For d[...]

T roubleshooting tips 16 Y our hearing instruments are extr emely reliable devices. Should a problem occur , it can usually be corr ected quickly . Use these troubleshoo ting tips to resolve simple issues. Problem Possible solution Sound is weak Replace / recharge em pty battery . Clean earmold. Increase volume. Instrument emits whistling sound T r[...]

T roubleshooting tips 16 Problem Possible solution Instrument does not work Check if the hearing instrument is tur - ned on. Gently close battery compar tment complet ely. Replace / rechar ge empty batt er y . Make sur e batter y is inser ted correctly . Wait 18 seconds and c heck again. If you still encount er problems after trying these sugge- st[...]

T echnical information 17 Operating frequencies: F c =3.28 MHz This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Changes or modifications not expr essly approv ed by Sie- mens Audiologische T ec hnik GmbH could void the users authority to operat e the equipment. Siemens Nitro 700 SP , Nitro 300 SP FCC ID: SGI-WL002BTE IC: 267AB-WL002 [...]

17 T echnical information This equipment has been test ed and found to comply with the limits for a Clas s B digit al device, pursuant t o Par t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed t o provide r eason- able pro tection against harmful interference in a r esiden- tial installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio fr e[...]

Disposal information 18 Within the European Union, the mark ed equip- ment is cover ed by "Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 Januar y 2003 on waste electrical and elec- tronical equipment". Amended by "Directiv e 2003/108/EC" (WEEE). www .siemens.com/hearing With the CE marking Siemens conf[...]

Y our hearing instrument configuration 19 Hearing instrument LEFT RIGHT Model Serial number Battery yes no Power on dela y yes no yes no V olume control y es no yes no Push button yes no Signal tones on off Low battery warning on off on off V olume control limit on off on off V olume control change on of f Hearing program Description of the hearing[...]

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