Siemens Nitro BTE 32 - Manuals

4 Intended use Hearing instruments are intended to improve the hearing of hearing impaired persons. Diagnosis and prescription of a hearing instrument must be performed by hearing health specialists, e.g. ENT doctors, audiologists or acou-sticians. Read and follow the instructions of this user guide...

General notes on safety 5 NOTICE Your hearing instruments are sensitive to extreme heat, high humidity, strong magnetic fields (> 0.1T), X-rays and mechanical stress. Do not expose your hearing instruments to extreme X temperature or high humidity. Do not leave them in direct sunlight. X Do not w...

General notes on safety 5 WARNING Risk in explosive environments, e.g. mining areas! Don't use your hearing instruments (and remote con- X trol) in areas where there is a danger of explosions. NOTICE for batteries Leaking batteries damage the hearing instruments. Remove batteries when the hearing in...

Handling batteries 6 Remove the tab on your X batteries only when you are ready to use them. The positive (+) side of the batteries is always the X smooth side.Always keep spare batteries with you. X Low battery indicator Your Hearing Care Professional can activate an acoustic signal to inform you w...

Handling batteries 6 Inserting the battery Open the battery compartment X completely using your fingernail as shown in the illustration. Insert the proper size battery so that X the "+" symbol on the battery aligns with the "+" marked on the battery compartment. Close the battery com...

Handling batteries 6 Removing the battery Open the battery compartment com- X pletely. 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 subs...

7 Inserting and removing your hearing instrument Inserting your hearing instrument Turn your hearing instrument off. X Hold the earmold between your X thumb and index finger and insert it carefully into the ear canal.You may find it helpful to pull your ear slightly upward or to the back. Place your...

8 Turning 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. ƒ The hearing instruments are switched on and sufficient battery power is available. The LED is off. ƒ The hearing ins...

Changing the hearing program 9 Via push button Your hearing instruments offer up to 5 hear-ing programs for specific listening environ-ments. Each time you press the program button, your hearing instruments switch to the next program, confirming each change with an acoustic signal. Example Turn your...

Changing the volume 10 The volume of your hearing instruments is controlled au-tomatically and there is no need to manually adjust it. Via volume control Should you prefer manual vol-ume control, your Hearing Care Professional can program the hearing instrument for manual adjustment. Rotate the volu...

11 Audio input Your hearing instrument is equipped with an audio input. Together with an audio shoe it enables the connection between the hearing instrument and e.g. an FM system, tape recorder, television or an infrared device. This way the sound is coming directly from the sound source. That can b...

12 Telephoning AutoPhone TM function With the AutoPhone function, your hearing instrument will automatically switch to the telephone program when you hold a telephone handset near your hearing instru-ment (*). It will return to the previously used hearing program after you have finished speaking and...

12 Telephoning NOTICE Magnets pose risks to electronics and magnetic storage mediums when placed in close proximity. Do not to set magnets near computers, color monitors, X television sets, floppy discs, video/audio tapes and other electronic equipment. When operating the hearing instrument in T-coi...

13 e2e wireless 2.0 Your hearing instruments are equipped with e2e (ear-to-ear) wireless 2.0 technology. Advantages of the wireless functionality: Automatically adjusts both hearing instruments simulta- ƒ neously to different listening situations.Allows use of accessories, e.g. a remote control. ƒ P...

Your hearing instruments are highly sensitive systems. Proper care and handling will ensure the best possible performance. Clean instruments regularly to prevent damage to the hearing instruments and to avoid health problems. Clean your hearing instruments with a soft, dry tissue, X as necessary.Pla...

15 Accessories SafeFit Kit Your Hearing Care Professional can convert this hearing instrument to be child-proof. The child-proof version of the hearing instrument: does not have a push botton. ƒ has a typeplate that can not be detached by a child. ƒ has a battery compartment lock that can only be op...

Accessories 15 Remote control The wireless function of your hearing instruments allows you to use a remote control to change the program and volume of your hearing instruments. For further information about the remote control, contact your Hearing Care Professional or refer to the remote con-trol us...

Troubleshooting tips 16 Your hearing instruments are extremely reliable devices. Should a problem occur, it can usually be corrected quickly. Use these troubleshooting tips to resolve simple issues. Problem Possible solution Sound is weak Replace / recharge empty battery.Clean earmold.Increase volum...

Technical information 17 Operating frequencies: F c =3.28 MHz This Class B digital apparatus complies with CanadianICES-003. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Sie-mens Audiologische Technik GmbH could void the users authority to operate the equipment. Siemens Nitro 700 SP, Nitro 300...

17 Technical information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reason-able protection against harmful interference in a residen-tial installation. This equipment gene...

Disposal information 18 Within the European Union, the marked equip-ment is covered by "Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on waste electrical and elec-tronical equipment". Amended by "Directive 2003/108/EC" (WEEE). www.siemens.com/h...

Your hearing instrument configuration 19 Hearing instrument LEFT RIGHT Model Serial number Battery yes no Power on delay yes no yes no Volume control yes no yes no Push button yes no Signal tones on off Low battery warning on off on off Volume control limit on off on off Volume control change on off...