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Intended
use
of
HEARING AIDs
A HEARING AID is meant to be used by people who
are having some difficulty hearing in certain
situations (maybe in a class, religious service,
restaurant, or at home watching television) but who
are not yet candidates or ready for hearing aids.
The Apollo is a fairly general, basic amplifier. It
amplifies all sounds the same amount. It is not
programmed specifically for your hearing loss and is
not based off your audiogram or test results. A
hearing aid is fine-tuned specifically for your
individual hearing loss.
The hearing aid’s mode
of action
is
the reception
of
sound using a micr
ophone, digital proce
ssing of
the signal
and playback of the a
mplified s
ound.
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Contents
1 Introduction
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2 Batteries………
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3
HEARING AIDs
3.1
Const
ructi
on ........................................... 6
3.2 Start-up……
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3.3 Switching
the
Apollo
on and off
.............. 8
3.4 Inserting
the
Apollo
..
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9
3.5 Volume selecti
on .....................................
10
3.6
Care instructions
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11
6 Safety instructi
ons
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12
7 Tr
oubleshooti
ng ...........................................
14
8 Environmentally
friendly disposal
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1 Introducti
on
C
ongratulations on
the purchase
of your
new
Hearing Galaxy
Apollo
HEARING AID!
This
manual is intended
as a supplement
for
the
correct use of your
Hearing Galaxy HEARING
AIDs.
Please
read through the
following
operating
and
care instructions
carefully
to
avoid
malfunction
and faults. If you
follow
these instructions, your
HEARING AIDs
will prove
to
be an invaluable
help
in your day-to-day c
ommu
nication with y
ou
r
surr
oundin
gs
and
other
people.
If you have any further
questions, please contact
your
Hearing Galaxy at 855-312-2545.
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Batteries
We
recommend using Hearing Aid Battery
Center’s Rayovac Xcell
zinc air batteries. Please
foll
ow
the instructions on
the batter y pa
ckaging.
Please dispose of used batteries in
the a
ppropriate
containers at
your
health care professional’s
pr
emises. Always switch
your
HEARING AIDs
o
ff after use.
Remove
the battery if your
HEARING AIDs
are
out
of use for long periods.
I
mportant safety inform
ati
on*:
K
eep batteries
and
HEARING AIDs away
from
childr
en
and
pets.
There is a risk of
swall
owing!
If a
battery i
s swall
owed, c
onsult
a
doctor immediately.
Low
battery wa
rning
An audible signal indicates the
end of
the batter
y’s
life
(approx.
30 mi
nutes
before the batter
y
runs
out).
* Americ
an A
ssociation of Poison Control Centers
1-800-222-1
222
–
open
24
hours a day
w w
w.aapcc.org
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HEARING AIDs
3.1
Construction
Y
our
HEARING AIDs c
onsist
of
the
following
c
omponents
:
1
Batter
y compartmen
t
2
Program-/On-Off-/
Telecoil-switch
3
Volume control
4
Microphone inlets
5
Ear
hook
6 Audio
i
nput (opti
onal)
4
5
3
6
2
1
Note:
HEARING AIDs
have si
de markings:
blue =
left,
red = right
Note: Your HEARING AIDs
may differ from
the
illustration.
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3.2
Start-
up
To
start
your
HEARING AIDs
fi rst i
nsert
a
batter
y in
the batter y compartment.
Remove a batter
y from its packaging.
Note: If using
a zinc air batter y, remove
protective
tab
and
wait
a few minutes befor
e
i
nserting it
in your hearing system.
Open the batter
y
compartment
carefully with a
fingernail
at the
opening
edge
and
swing it out.
Note: Do
not try to open the batter
y
compartment furt
her
than shown,
as this may
damage the hearing aid.
Place
the batter y in
the batter y compartment.
Make sure
that the + symbol on
the batter y is in
the
position corr
esponding
to the + symbol in
the batter y compartment.
Close
the batter y compartment.
Note: If
the batter y has
not been insert
ed
correctly, the batter y
compartm ent
will not
close! If this
is
the case, please correct the
position
of
the battery!
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3.3 Switching
the
HEARING AIDs on and o
ff
Your HEARING AIDs
are
switched
on and off via
the
batter
y compartment.
Switching on
To
turn
on, simply close
the batter y
co
mpartment.
The
compartment
will click into place
noticeably.
The
HEARING AIDs
are
now switched
on.
After a
prese t
delay,
the
first program
will be
activat
ed
and
the
HEARING AIDs
will be
ready
for
use.
Note: If
the batter y has
not been insert
ed
correctly, the batter y
compartm ent
will not
close! If this
is
the case, please correct the
position
of
the batter y!
Switching o
ff
To switch
the
HEARING AIDs
off,
open the
batter
y
compartment
carefully with
a
fingernail
at the opening
edge
and
swing it out.
If
the
HEARING AIDs
will be
out
of use for
a long time, remove the batter y.
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3.4 Inserting the
HEARING AIDs
Hearing aid
Thin Tube +
dome
Concha c
lip
(optional)
Place
the
fully assembled hearing aid
behind
your ear.
Hearing aid
Thin Tube +
dome
Hearing aid
Concha c
lip
(optional)
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3.5 Volume and program selection
Program-/On
-Off-switch
The different
switch settings are listed below.
Switch 1-2-0
1 – program 1
2 –
program
2
O– off
3
With
the volume control (3) you
can
set the volume best
for you. Setting 1
is the
softest
and setting 4 is
the loudest.
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3.6 Care instructi
ons
Do
not clean your
HEARING AIDs with a
damp cloth. Always
use a soft
dr y cloth.
Befor e cleaning HEARING AIDs
with Thin
Tubes
remove the Open Fit
adapter
. Demount the Op en Fit
adapter by r
emoving the
pin on
the
adapter using the changing t
ool for
Open Fit adapter change. Please
remove the Dome
from
the adapter
for cleaning. U
se
recommended products
for cleaning
only.
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6 Safety instructions
If any
unexpected side effects should occur
from
using you
r
HEARING AIDs
(e.g. skin irritations, increa
sed build-up
of ear
wax), c
onsult
your
physician or hearing
care prof
essional.
Do
not
force
the batter y into the batter y
compartment.
If it
does not fit,
check
whether
you are inserting it correctly and
that it
is
the correct type
of batter y.
I
mportant safety inform
ati
on:
K
eep batteries
and
HEARING AIDs away
from children
a
nd pets.
There is a risk of
swall
owing!
If a batter y is
swall
owed, c
onsult
a
doctor immediately.
HEARING AIDs are
susceptible
to impact, therefore, avoid
any
heavy
knocks
(e.g. by dr
opping
the device).
If you are
not going
to
use your
HEARING AIDs
for a
significant length
of ti
me, remove the batter
y
to increase its life
expectancy,
to
avoid leakage and
to prevent corrosion
on the
batter
y contacts.
When not
in use,
store
your
HEARING AIDs
in
the
case provided.
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To
prevent damage to
your
HEARING AIDs
, do
not wear
your
HEARING AIDs
in
the
following situations:
whe n swimming,
in
the shower
or in
the bath
whe n washing
or blow-drying your hair
whe n using hair
spray
during high-fr
equency heat therapy treatment
during
x-rays, NMRI or
similar
radio therapy
Never
expose
your
HEARING AIDs to
any form of
heat or
elect
romagnet
ic radiation
(e.g.
microwave radiation).
Please contact
your
hearing care prof
essional
for further
technical information.
Storage C
onditions
HEARING AIDs
should
be
stored at a relative
humidit
y
between 10% and 60%.
The ideal
storage temperature
is
between
-20
°C
and
60 °C.
Remove batter y from
hearing
sys tems before storage.
Make sure
that it
is
stored away
from magnets.
.
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7 Tr
oubleshooti
ng
If you experience
any malfuncti
ons whe n using your
HEARING AIDs, this
does not necessarily mean that they
are
faulty. First
check
your
HEARING AIDs to make
sure that:
the hearing
aid is
switched
on
the batter y is
not weak
or dead
the volume
is
not at the lowest setting (increase
the volume
slightly
if nec
essar
y)
the right
program
has
been set (change program
if
necessar
y)
the ear
guard
is
not blocked
If this does not eliminate
the fault, call us at (855) 312-2545
Note: D
espite their EMC-c
ompatible design,
othe r electrica
l
equipment may interfere with
your
HEARING AIDs
.
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8 Enviro
nmentally-friendly di
sposal
Old
HEARING AIDs
and batteries
must not
be di
sposed
of with
your
household was te. Please
retu rn
your ol d
HEARING AIDs
and batteri
es
to
your
hearing care prof
essional
for
environmentally-fri
endly di
sposal.
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