Siemens 500 manual

1 Pure User Guide pure500700_en.indb 1 pure500700_en.indb 1 23.04.2009 16:55:23 23.04.2009 16:55:23[...]

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1 Dear Customer , Congratulations! Y ou ha ve selected the ne w Pure hear- ing instruments from Siemens. These instructions as well as the guidance from y our Hearing Care Pr ofes sional will help you understand how your ne w Pure hearing instruments work. If you ha ve any further questions, please contact your Hearing Care Pr ofes sional. Introduc[...]

A 1 2 Contents 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Y our Pure hearing instrument 6 Intended use 7 General not es on safe ty 8 Handling of standard and rechar geable 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 instr[...]

A 1 16 14 15 2 Handling of the Receiver Unit 23 Remove Receiv er Uni - t Attach Receiv er Uni - t Accessories 24 Remot e contro - l Charge - r T ek wireles s enhancemen - t T roubleshoo ting tips 28 T echnical inf ormation 30 Disposal information 32 Y our hearing instrument configuration 33 13 17 18 5[...]

Features: ① Receiver Unit ② Dome ③ Battery compar tment ④ Push Button ⑤ Microphone Co ver ⑥ Receiver Mold ⑦ C-Guard Y our Hearing Care Pr ofessional offers an assortment of re- ceiver lengths and Dome sizes to best fit y our ear . C A UTION Risk of injur y caused by incorr ect use of Domes. Always wear the Receiv er Unit with the Dome[...]

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 acous- ticians. Read and follo w the instructions of this user guide to av oid injuries or damage to the hearing instrument. Sym[...]

NOTICE Y our hearing instrument is sensitive t o extreme heat, high humidity , strong magne tic fields (> 0.1T), X -rays and mechanical stres s. Do not expose y our hearing instrument to extreme X temperatur e or high humidity. Do not lea ve it in direct sunlight. X Do not wear it in the sho wer or when you apply mak e- X up, perfume, af tershav[...]

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 instrument. Remove batt eries when the instrument is not in use for X a prolonged period of time. T urn your hearing instr[...]

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 Handling of standard and rechargeable batteries Low battery indicator Y our Hearing Care Pr ofessional can activate an acoustic signal to inf orm you when the batter[...]

Handling of standard and rechargeable batteries Inserting the batter y Open the battery compar tment complet ely X using your fingernail as shown in the il- lustration. Insert the proper size batter y . X Make sur e that the "+" symbol on the battery points up as shown in the picture. Close the battery compar tment by X gently pres sing t[...]

Handling of standard and rechargeable batteries Removing the battery Open the battery compar tment complet e- X ly . Normally the battery drops out when the X 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. Do not thr ow used batteries into household trash.[...]

Inserting and removing your hearing instrument 7 NOTICE Do not use lubricant when y ou insert the Dome/ Re- X ceiver Mold, because it ma y clog the sound outlet. Inserting your hearing instrument T urn your hearing instrument off. X Hold the receiver with the Dome/ Receiv er Mold between X your thumb and index finger and insert it carefully into th[...]

Removing y our hearing instrument T urn your hearing instrument off. X Hold the Receiver Unit/ Receiver Mold X between y our thumb and index finger and carefully pull it out. Y ou may find it helpful t o lightly push your ear fr om the back. C A UTION Attach the Dome pr operly. If the Dome r emains X in the ear , hav e it remov ed by your Hearing C[...]

T urn on: Pres s the push button f or 2 seconds to turn the X instrument ON. T urn off: Pres s the push button f or 2 seconds to turn the X instrument OFF . Pow er -on delay Y our hearing instrument is equipped with a „pow er-on- delay“ f eature which can be activated by y our Hearing Care Prof essional. This allows you to turn the hearing inst[...]

9 Changing the hearing program Y our hearing instruments offer up to 5 hearing pr o- grams for specific list ening environments. Each time you pr ess the program butt on, your hear - ing instruments switch to the ne xt program, con- firming each change with an acoustic signal. Example T urn your hearing instruments on. X It is automatically in pr o[...]

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 ttings in the system. [...]

NOTICE Do not put the hearing instruments in X water . 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 X hearing instruments and to a void health problems. Clean your hearing instruments with a soft, dr y tissue, X a[...]

Y our hearing instruments hav e one of the following ear pieces: Domes and Receiver Molds 12 Dome with C-Guard Grid-Dome Receiver Mold with C-Guard Full functionality of Domes, Grid-Domes and Receiv er Molds is only assur ed with a working wax guard. Wax guar d is the integrat ed C-Guard. Wax guar d is the integrat ed grid. Wax guar d is the exc ha[...]

Cleaning Cerumen (ear wax) on the Domes, Grid-Domes and Receiver Molds affect sound quality . Clean Domes, Grid-Domes and Recei- X ver Molds right after taking the hea- ring instruments off. This way cerumen can no t dr y and harden. Remove cerumen with a soft tissue. No o ther X t ools are req uired. T o remo ve dried cerumen, moisten the soft tis[...]

Replacing the Dome/ Grid-Dome Remove the old Dome/ Grid-Dome X from the r eceiver . Pres s the tip of the Receiver Unit X into the ne w Dome/ Grid-Dome. Ensure that the Dome/ Grid-Dome X is fully attached (ref er to illustra- tion). If the Dome/ Grid-Dome is not mount ed correctly the X sound quality will be affected. If this is the case check and [...]

Replacing the C-Guard of the Receiver Mold Remove the C-Guar d with the back side X of the C-Guard tool. The C-Guar d can not be r e-used after the disassembling proces s. Insert the new C-Guard. X Change the C-Guard appr oximat ely every X thr ee months, or as needed. Disassembling the Receiver Mold Do not disas semble the Receiver Mold yourself. [...]

turn remove join turn Handling of the Receiver Unit 13 Remov e Receiver Unit Hold the instrument in one hand and turn the Receiver X Unit with the other hand car efully to the lef t (45º) and remov e it. The Receiver Unit can be changed as needed b y your Hearing Care Pr ofes sional. If you need t o replace the Receiver Unit by y ourself follow th[...]

In the event y our hearing instruments can be X controlled b y another person's r emot e control, r e- turn hearing instruments and remo te contr ol to y our Hearing Care Pr ofes sional. 14 Accessories 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 you[...]

14 Accessories Charger Y our hearing instruments work with standard or r echarge- able batteries. With the easy-to-use char ger you can charge the r echargeable batt eries for one or tw o hearing instruments. After just five hours of charging, the c harger shuts itself off and the hear- ing instruments are r eady to run for a da y. For detailed inf[...]

14 Accessories T ek wireless enhancement Y our hearing instruments toge ther with the T ek Connect remo te contr ol will allow you t o con- nect your hearing instruments t o the gro wing world of tec hnology . Via a special Bluetooth connection it is possible t o receive audio sig- nals from y our mobile, your tele vision or your mp3-pla yer . For [...]

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Y our Pure hearing instruments ar e reliable de vices. Should a problem occur , it can usually be corr ected quic kly . Use these troubleshoo ting tips to resolve simple is sues. Problem Cause Sound is weak Weak or dead batt er y Dome / Receiver Mold clogged V olume too low Instrument emits whistling sound Improper seating in ear V olume too high C[...]

If you still encount er problems after trying these sugges- tions, consult your Hearing Car e Prof essional. Possible Solution Insert new standard battery Clean Receiver Mold / clean or change Dome Increase volume (with r emote control) T r y reinserting the Receiver Unit until it fits securely Lower volume (with r emote control) Clean Dome / Recei[...]

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 the party responsible for compliance could v oid the users au- thority to operat e the equipment. Siemens Pure 300, Pur e 500, Pure 700 FCC ID: SGI-WL002BTE IC: 267AB-WL002 This device complies w[...]

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 equency energy and, if no t[...]

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). For disposal within the EU please send devices t o the follo wing address: United[...]

Hearing instrument LEFT RIGHT Model Serial number 312 Battery 312 yes no Power on dela y yes 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 off Hearing program Description of the hearing program 1 2 3 4 5 Remote control (e.g. ProPoc ket) Serial number [...]

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