Siemens 500 manual

Life 700/500/300 BTE Inst ruction Manual[...]

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Life 700/500/300 BTE Co nt e nt s I n t r o d u c t i o n ............................1 Y o ur Lif e hear in g in str ument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 I n t e n d e d u s e ...........................3 General no tes on saf ety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 H a n d l i n g b a t t e r i e s.......................6 In s ert in g an d re[...]

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Life 700/500/300 BTE 1 In tr od uc ti on Con g ratulation s! Y o u have selec ted a hear in g in str ument fr om Siemen s. These in str uments were desig ned and f it accordin g t o yo ur personal hear in g profile. These in str uc tion s, to ge t her wit h guidance from yo ur A udio l o gist or Hear in g Care Provider , will help y o u understand [...]

2 1 5 6 3 4 2 Siemens Hearing Instruments Y ou r Li f e he arin g in st r um en t F e at ur es : 1 Lif eTube 2 Lif eT ip 3 Lif eT ip adap ter 4 B at t ery co m pa rtm en t 5 Microphone openin g s 6 Microphone cover Li fe op tio nal w i th e ar ho ok C AUTION! Risk of injur y caused by incor rec t use of Lif eT ip. • Al w a y s w e a r t h e L i f[...]

Life 700/500/300 BTE 3 In t en de d us e Hear in g in struments are intended to im prove yo ur hear in g. Diagno sis and prescr iption of a hearin g in strument must be per formed by hear in g heal t h specialists, e.g., ENT d oc tors, Audio l o gists or Hear in g Care Providers. Read and foll ow t he in struc tion s of t his user guide to avoid in[...]

4 Siemens Hearing Instruments mag netic f ield, a high freq uency f ield, or X - ray s. • Do not place yo ur hearin g in str uments in a micr ow ave oven. W AR NI NG : Cho kin g hazard po sed by small par ts. • Keep hear in g in str uments, batteries and accessor ies o ut of children‘s reach. • If swall owed, con sul t a phy sician or ho sp[...]

Life 700/500/300 BTE 5 Hear in g Care Pr ovider for yo ur model for best per f or mance. • R emove t he batter y from yo ur in str ument when not in use. This prevents po ssible damage fr om expan sion or leakage of the batter y , if the in str ument is not fully tur ned of f. • Al w ay s carr y spar e batt er ies in the event that yo ur cu r r[...]

6 Siemens Hearing Instruments Ha nd li ng b at t erie s • Use st andard batteries in yo ur hear in g in str uments. • Alw ay s use t he r ight size batteries. • Remove t he tab on yo ur batter ies on ly when yo u are ready to use t hem. • The po sitive (+) side of t he batteries is alway s t he smooth side. • Alw ay s keep spare batteries[...]

Life 700/500/300 BTE 7 In se rti ng th e ba tt ery • Open t he batter y compar tment comple tely usin g yo ur f in ger nail as shown in the ill ustration. • In ser t t he proper size batter y so t hat t he "+" symbo l on the batter y align s with t he "+" marked on the batter y compar tment. • Cl o se the batter y compartm[...]

8 Siemens Hearing Instruments Re mov ing th e ba tt er y • Open the batter y compar tment comple tely . • No r mally the batt er y dro ps o ut when the com partment is compl et ely open. If t he batt er y d oes no t come o ut, l ightly tap the in strument or push the batt er y o ut with a penc il as shown . Fi g. 3 : Rem ov in g ba tt erie s[...]

Life 700/500/300 BTE 9 In se rtin g an d re mo vi ng he ari ng i ns trum en ts Fi g. 4 : In sert in g the h ea ring i ns trum en t In se rti ng • Turn yo ur hear in g in str ument of f. • Ho ld t he Lif eT ip between yo ur t humb and index f in ger and in ser t it carefully into the ear canal. Y o u may find it helpful to pull yo ur ear slightl[...]

10 Siemens Hearing Instruments in str ument is for t he r ight ear . If the identification mark is blue, t he hear in g in str ument is for the lef t ear . Fi g. 5 : Id en tif ica ti on M ar k Re mov ing • Ho ld t he Lif eTube/ear mo ld between yo ur t humb and index fin ger and carefully pull it o ut. Y o u may find it helpful to lightly push yo[...]

Life 700/500/300 BTE 11 T urn in g you r hea rin g in s trum en ts o n an d off Fi g. 7 : T urn ing y ou r he arin g in st rume nt o n an d off T urn on : • F ull y cl o se t he batter y compartment to turn the hear in g in strument on. T urn of f: • Pr ess th e bat te r y com pa rtme nt d ow nwa r d t o the fi rs t st op t o turn th e he arin [...]

12 Siemens Hearing Instruments in str ument on wit h an automatic delay , so t hat yo u may in ser t t he hear in g in str ument witho ut exper iencin g unpleasant feedbac k (whistlin g). T h e de la y ca n b e pr o gr am me d b y yo ur A u di olo gi st o r H ea ri n g C a r e P r ov id er t o b e 6 , 12 , or 1 8 se co nd s . e2 e wi re le ss ® 2 [...]

Life 700/500/300 BTE 13 The per f or mance of e2e wireless 2.0 may be af fec ted by elec tromag netic interfer ence – e.g., from a computer monitor or hal o gen lamp sy stem contro lled by a switc hin g power supply . Move away from the so urce of interference if yo u exper ience dif f icul ty . Ma in t en an ce an d ca re Y o ur hear in g in str[...]

14 Siemens Hearing Instruments • Ask yo ur Audio l o gist or Hear in g Care Provider f or special care sets and fur t her information on how to k eep yo ur hear in g in str uments in g ood condition. No te : Do no t pu t the h ear in g ins tru me nts i n wat er. Ac ce sso rie s Remote control (wher e provided) Th e wir el ess fu nc tio n of y o u[...]

Life 700/500/300 BTE 15 W AR NI NG : Pacemaker compatibility Siemen s remot e contro l devices (excludin g T ek remo te control) have been test ed and f o und not to cause interfer ence wit h car diac pacemakers that are man ufac tur ed and operated in compliance wit h applicable safety standard s, provided a minimum distance of 12 inches (30cm) is[...]

16 Siemens Hearing Instruments T ek ™ wireless enhancement (where provided) (Life 700, Life 500 and Life 300) Y o ur hear in g in struments to gether with t he optional T ek ™ Connec t remot e contr o l will all ow yo u to connec t y o ur hear in g in struments to the g rowin g world of t ec hno l o gy . V ia Bluet ooth ® techno l o gy connec [...]

Life 700/500/300 BTE 17 Id en ti fi ca ti on i nf orma ti on Y o ur hear in g in str uments have a ser ial n umber en g raved on t hem. The l ocation of t he ser ial n umber will var y accordin g to the style of hear in g in str ument yo u have c ho sen. The y ear of man ufac ture is incor porated into the ser ial n umber . Please not e the w ar ra[...]

Se ria l nu mb ers : Le ft ea r: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Ri gh t ea r : __ ___ ___ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Fi g. 9 : Ide nt ifi ca ti on i nf orma ti on S er i al n um be r + - AV1 2345 18 Siemens Hearing Instruments[...]

Life 700/500/300 BTE 19 T ro ub le sh oo ti ng t ip s Y o ur hear in g in str uments are extremely reliable devices. Sho uld a problem occur , it can usuall y be cor rec ted q uickly . Use these tro ubleshootin g tips to resolv e simple issues. If yo u still enco unter pr oblems after tr yin g these suggestion s, con sul t yo ur A udio l o gist or [...]

20 Siemens Hearing Instruments T ec hn ic al i nf orm at io n Operatin g freq uencies: Fc=3.28 MHz Chan ges or modif ication s not expressly approved by Siemen s Audio l o gisc he T echnik GmbH co uld void t he users aut hor ity to operat e the eq uipment. This eq uipm ent has been t este d and fo und to com ply with t he limit s f or a Class B di [...]

Life 700/500/300 BTE 21 Thes e limits a re de sig ned to p rov ide r easona ble pr ot ec tio n again st harmful inte r f ere nce in a r esiden tial in stall ation . This eq uip ment gen erat es, uses and can radiat e radio freq uen cy ener gy and, if not in stalled and used in acco rdan ce with t he in str uc tion s, may caus e harmful in terf er e[...]

22 Siemens Hearing Instruments Y ou r he ari ng in s trum en t co nf ig ur at io n Hearing instrument LEFT RIGHT Model Serial number Batter 312 312 y yes no Power o n de lay yes no Signal tones on off Low battery warning on off on off Volume control limit on off on off V olume control change on off Hearing program Description of the hearing program[...]

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