Siemens MUSIC Pro manual

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

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 and [...]

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 MUSIC Pro Pro Applicable to all MUSIC Pr o instruments How to insert your ear mould P age 42 Handling B at teries P age 44 Notes f or cleaning and care P age 45 The best w ay to handle y our hearing instr uments Pa ge 4 7 How to solv e some f ailures your self P age 48 Hearing training made eas y Page 51 Description of the MUSIC Pr o hearing inst[...]

6 Descript ion of the MUSIC 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 Y our hearing instrument specialist can pr ogram the possible adjustment range f or y ou. If y ou do not want to use the v olume control, then your hearing instrument specialist can also switc h it of f . MUSIC Pr o hearing instru- ments are fully automatic. It is theref ore not necessary f or you to c hange the loud- ness manually . Howeve[...]

10 How to select the pr ograms MUSIC Pr o has 4 hearing programs. Pr ogram 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. That m[...]

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 Pro S MUSIC Pro S Applicable to all INFINITI Pr o instruments How to insert your ear mould P age 42 Handling B at teries P age 44 Notes f or cleaning and care Page 45 The best w ay to handle y our hearing instr uments Pa ge 47 How to solv e some f ailures your self P age 48 Hearing training made eas y Page 51 Description of the MUSIC Pr o S hear[...]

16 D escript ion of the MUSIC 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[...]

17 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[...]

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 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[...]

20 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 MUSIC P ro S has 3 hearing progr [...]

21 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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23 Pro SP MUSIC Pro SP Applicable to all MUSIC Pr o instruments How to insert your ear mould P age 42 Handling B at teries P age 44 Notes f or cleaning and care P age 45 The best w ay to handle y our hearing instr uments P age 47 How to solv e some f ailures your self P age 48 Hearing training made eas y Page 51 Description of the INFINITI P ro SP [...]

24 Descript ion of the MUSIC 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[...]

25 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[...]

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 P ro SP How to switc h your instrument on /off 2 If you do not w ant to use the volume contr ol, then y our hearing instrument specialist can also s witch this of f . MUSIC Pr o SP hearing instru- 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 t o d o s o, MU[...]

28 How to select the pr ograms MUSIC Pr o SP has 4 hearing programs. Pr ogram 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. Tha[...]

Fit ting an audio shoe Open the bat tery compartment up to the first stop, open the flap under the push but ton, hook the audio shoe in from the front and pr ess it to the rear into the detent on the inner curved piece. 29 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, the[...]

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[...]

31 MUSIC Pro Dir Applicable to all MUSIC Pr o Dir instr uments How to insert your ear mould P age 42 Handling bat teries P age 44 Notes f or cleaning and care P age 45 The best w ay to handle y our hearing instr uments P age 47 How to solv e some f ailures your self P age 48 Hearing training made eas y Page 51 Description of the MUSIC Pr o Dir hear[...]

32 D escript ion of the MUSIC Pro Dir hearing instrument Microphone openings 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[...]

Pro Dir 33 B att 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 , a[...]

34 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[...]

Pro Dir 35 2 MUSIC Pr o Dir hearing instruments ar e fully automatic. It is ther ef ore not necessary f or you to c hange the loudness manually . Howeve r , i f yo u still wish to do so, MUSIC P ro Dir of f ers you a v olume control. louder quieter turn S etting the loudness How to switc h your instrument on /off The re are 2 ways to s witch y our [...]

36 How to select the pr ograms MUSIC Pr o Dir has 4 hearing pr ograms. Pr ogram 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. T[...]

Pro Dir 37 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 [...]

38 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. The contacts f or the audio input are located under the t ype plate. B efore using the audio input f or the fir st time the cov ering type plate must be ex changed against the supplied t[...]

39 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 suitab[...]

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41 Applicable to all MUSIC Pro instruments MUSIC Pro SP MUSIC Pro S MUSIC Pro MUSIC Pro Dir All How to insert your ear mould P age 42 Handling bat teries P age 44 Notes f or cleaning and care P age 45 The best w ay to handle y our hearing instr uments P age 47 How to solv e some f ailures your self P age 48 Hearing training made eas y Page 51[...]

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[...]

43 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 bat teries 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 o[...]

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[...]

46 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[...]

47 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[...]

48 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 49 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[...]

50 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 51 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[...]

54 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[...]

55 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’ v e put all our knowledge and skill into de veloping your hearing instruments![...]

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