e High Fidelity Hearing Instrument
USER GUIDE
Bringing HD Color to Sound.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR CHOICE
OF THE SEBO HD HEARING SYSTEM!
Please read this manual carefully to benet from all of its features. With proper
care and usage your new SeboTek Hearing System will provide years of outstanding performance.
By choosing SeboTek, you have taken the single most important step to beer
hearing. But it is also important to recognize that your new hearing instruments
are just the rst step in the beer hearing process. e next step requires that you
remain commied to wearing your hearing instruments and carefully follow the
counsel and guidance of your hearing care professional.
To assist in ne-tuning the instruments to your special needs, be sure you:
• Wear your instruments faithfully
• Document what you experience, and
• Communicate your experiences to your hearing care professional.
Again, all of us at SeboTek thank you for choosing the Sebo HD Hearing System—
we’re sure that you and the people close to you will be glad you did!
CONTENTS
Hearing System Components ............................................................................................ 3
Installing the Baery .............................................................................................................. 5
Operating Your Hearing System ....................................................................................... 7
Caring For Your Hearing System .....................................................................................11
Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................................13
Important Notice for Prospective Hearing Instrument Wearers ..........................15
Dispenser Information and Children With Hearing Loss ........................................16
Service and Warranty ......................................................................................................... 17
Hearing System Record .....................................................................................................18
Additional product information is available at www.sebotek.com
SEBO HD HEARING SYSTEM
SEBO HD SERIES
DIGITAL SOUND PROCESSOR
AND SPEAKER LINK
Microphone Cover
Control Switch
Battery
Compartment
3
Door
COMPONENTS
Speaker Link
Speaker
DIRECTIONS FOR
Integrated Ear
Wax Filter
1
Optional
Sports Lock
2
click
Replace easy-CLICK tip regularly as directed by your hearing care
professional. Ask your hearing care professional if your hearing
instrument is equipped with easy-CLICK tips.
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INSTALLING THE BATTERY
1
Open the Baery Compartment Door by gently swinging it into the open
position.
2
Remove the tab from a new #312 size baery.
3
Place the new baery in the Baery Compartment Door with the positive (+)
or at side up as shown in Figure 3.
4
Click the Baery Compartment Door closed as shown in Figure 4.
Fig. 3
5
Fig. 4
LOW BAT TERY IN DIC ATOR
When the Sebo HD instrument detects a low baery condition, you will hear
three double beeps every ve minutes. e paern will continue until the baery
is depleted.
BATTERY INFORMATION
Your Sebo HD Hearing Instrument uses one #312 baery. SeboTek recom-
mends using zinc air baeries.
DO NOT place baeries in the refrigerator or in a dehumidifying device, as the
baeries could leak and damage your hearing system.
A word of caution abou t baeries:
Be sure to keep baeries out of reach of small children, animals or persons of
diminished mental capacity. In the event a baery is accidentally swallowed, seek
prompt medical aention at the nearest emergency center, or call the National
Buon Baery Hotline at (202) 625-3333.
BATTERIES CAN BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED
.
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OPERATING YOUR HEARING SYSTEM
TURNING YOUR HEARING SYSTEM ON / OFF
Your Sebo HD Hearing System is automatically on whenever the Baery Compart-
ment Door is closed. To turn your Sebo HD Hearing System o, simply open the
Baery Compartment Door. Always leave the Baery Compartment Door open
when not in use.
NOTE: Your SeboTek hearing instrument has a programmable power on delay
seing which your hearing care professional can program for a three (3) to twelve
(12) second delay when the instrument is turned on. is delay allows time for you
to insert the device before it turns itself on.
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CONTROL SWITCH
Your Sebo HD Hearing System may be programmed with dierent seings. As you
change listening environments (for example: noise, quiet, trac, telephone, outdoors, music) you can select the seing that allows you to hear most comfortably.
Simply press the Control Switch located at the back of the processor (see Figure 5)
until you hear a beep(s). e audible tone(s) or beep(s) will conrm the seing you
have selected.
Seings are programmed by your hearing care professional for your individual
needs, so it is important for you to understand how your hearing system is programmed.
Control Switch
(Push to Activate)
Fig. 5
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INSERTING AND REMOVING
YOUR HEARING SYSTEM
INSERTING YOUR SPEAKER LINK
Lubricating the Ultra So Tip (not needed for open style or custom
earmold).
Lubrication of the ultra so tip on the speaker link is recommended to ensure
a good seal and to facilitate insertion into the ear. Lubricate the mushroom cap
of the tip with a small drop of SeboTek Comfort Gel, as shown in Figure 6. Be
careful not to allow any of the comfort gel to penetrate the speaker opening.
• Blue color indicates left ear.
• Red color indicates right ear.
Hold the speaker link near the speaker with your thumb and forenger on a
vertical plane (see Figure 7). Both the thumb and forenger should be facing
downward and gently insert the Ultra So tip into your ear canal.
Next, position the sound processor behind your ear as shown in Figure 8.
If your instrument is equipped with a Sports Lock, place into your ear as shown
in Figure 9.
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Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9
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CARING FOR
YOUR HEARING SYSTEM
DAILY CLEANING & MAINTENANCE OF
YOUR SEBO HD HEARING SYSTEM
Gently wipe down the Ultra So Tip, Speaker Link and Sound Processor of your
Sebo HD Hearing System using an alcohol wipe (see Figure 10). Care should be
taken NOT to use excessive alcohol, or a coon ball saturated with alcohol, as this
may cause damage to the Speaker or Sound Processor.
Also, visually inspect the Ultra So Tip to ensure that there are no tears, cuts or
other damage. If you suspect any such damage, see your hearing care professional
for immediate replacement of the Ultra So Tip, as
a damaged tip could possibly come o in the ear.
If a tip remains in the ear, do not be alarmed, but
contact your hearing care professional or physician for immediate removal.
STORAGE
For Nightly Storage:
partment Door, remove the baery and place
your Sebo HD Hearing System in its protective
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Open the Baery Com-
Fig. 10
case. For optimal performance, it is recommended
that your Sebo HD Hearing
System be kept in a dehumidier. DO NOT place baeries in the dehumidifying
device as the baeries could leak and damage your Hearing System.
For Extended Storage: Clean your Sebo HD Hearing System, remove the baery
and store in a protective case in a cool, dry area to reduce the potential for damaging corrosion.
WARNING! Dropping, immersing in water or exposing your Sebo HD Hearing
System to excessive heat can damage it and void the warranty.
CAUTION: HEARINGRELATED SAFETY APPLICATIONS
Although your hearing instrument is warranted, reecting its design quality and
reliability, fail-safe reliability is not implied. e hearing instrument should not be
relied upon as a primary safety system in any application where injury or loss of life
may result from failure of the hearing device to properly operate. No redundancy
or back-up is available in either the power source or the individual and collective
circuit functions of the instrument.
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TROUBLESHOOTING:
NO SOUND
Possible Cause Solution
Weak battery Replace battery
Ear wax blockage Replace easy-CLICK tip
Component problem Consult your hearing care professional
NOT LOUD ENOUGH
Possible Cause Solution
Ear wax blockage Replace easy-CLICK tip
Programming too low Consult your hearing care professional
Component problem Consult your hearing care professional
Hearing loss progression Consult your hearing care professional
INTERMITTENT GOES OFF AND ON
Possible Cause Solution
Weak battery Replace battery
Component problem Consult your hearing care professional
Moisture
If problem persists, consult your hearing care professional.
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Allow aid to dry out (hearing instrument
dehumidifier is recommended)
NOT CLEAR, DISTORTED, STATIC
Possible Cause Solution
Weak battery Replace battery
Component problem Consult your hearing care professional
Ear wax blockage Replace easy-CLICK tip
If problem persists, consult your hearing care professional.
TORN ULTRA SOFT TIP
Possible Cause Solution
Finger nail or sharp objects Consult your hearing care professional
Damage from improper insertion Consult your hearing care professional
SORENESS (NOTE: Mild soreness is not unusual for the rst few days)
Possible Cause Solution
Improper placement
Improper fit of the Ultra Soft Tip Consult your hearing care professional
Improper fit of the Speaker Link Consult your hearing care professional
Adjust fit of tip to achieve comfort.
Use lubricant when inserting your Sebo
HD Hearing System
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IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR PROSPECTIVE HEARING AID USERS
Good health practice requires that a person with a hearing loss have a medical evaluation
by a licensed phys ic ian (prefera bly a phys ic ian who special izes in disea ses of the ear) before
purchas ing a hearing aid . Licensed physic ians who speci alize in diseases of th e ear are oen
referred to a s otolaryng ologists, oto logists or otorh inolary ngologists . e purpose of me di-
cal evaluation is to assure that all medically treatable conditions that may aect hearing are
identied and treated before the hearing aid is purchased.
Following the medical evaluation, the physician will give you a wrien statement that states
that your hearing loss has been medically evaluated and that you may be considered a
candidate for a hearing aid. e physician will refer you to an audiologist or a hearing aid
dispenser, as appropriate, for a hearing aid evaluation.
e audio logist or hear ing aid dispense r will conduct a h earing aid eval uation to assess you r
abilit y to hear with and without a hearing aid. e hearing aid evaluation will enable the
audiologist or dispenser to select and t a hearing aid to your indiv idual needs.
If you have reservations about your ability to adapt to amplication, you should inquire
about the availability of a trial-rental or purchase-option program. Many hearing aid dis-
pensers now oer programs that permit you to wear a hearing aid for a perio d of time for a
nominal fee aer which you may decide if you want to purchase the hear ing aid.
Federal law restri cts the sale of hear ing aids to those individu als who have obtained a medical evaluation from a licensed physician. Federal law permits a fully informed adult to sign
a waiver statement declining the medical evaluation for religious or personal beliefs that
preclude consultation with a physician. e exercise of such a waiver is not in your best
health interest and its use is strongly discouraged.
If you elect to exercise your waiver option, you should know that hearing instruments can-
not restore normal hearing, nor can they help everyone. Your success with amplication
depend s on your hearing lo ss and indivi dual experi ences. In most ca ses, infrequen t use of a
hearin g instrumen t will not allow you to o btain full ben et from it. Fur thermore, the use o f a
hearin g instrume nt is only part of he aring rehabil itation and may n eed to be suppleme nted
by auditory training and instruction in lip reading.
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DISPENSER INFORMATION & CHILDREN WITH HEARING LOSS
Warning to Hearing Aid Dispensers
A hearing aid dispenser should advise a prospective hearing aid user to consult promptly
with a licensed physician (preferably an ear specialist) before dispensing a hearing aid if
the hearing aid dispenser determines through inquir y, actual observation, or review of any
other available information concerning the prospective user, that the prospective user has
any of the following conditions:
(i) Visible congenital or traumatic deformity of the ear.
(ii) History of active drainage from the ear within the previous 90 days.
(iii) History of sudden or rapidly progressive hearing loss within the previous 90 days.
(iv) Acute or chronic diz ziness.
(v) Unilateral hearing loss of sudden or recent onset within the previous 90 days.
(vi) Audiometric air-bone gap equal to or greater than 15 decibels at 500 hertz (Hz),
1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz.
(vii)
Visible evidence of signicant cerumen accumulation or a foreign body in th
(viii) Pain or discomfort in the ear.
Speci al care should be e xercised in sele cting and ing a hearin g aid whose max imum sound
pressure level exceeds 132 decibels because there may be risk of impairing the remaining
hearing of th e heari ng ai d user. (is provision is required only fo r those hearing aids with a
maximum sound pressure capability greater than 132 decibels (dB).)
Children with Hearing Loss
In addit ion to seeing a physician for a medical evaluation, a child with a hearing loss should
be direc ted to an audiologist for evaluat ion and rehabilitation since hearing loss may cause
problems in language development and the educational and social growth of a child. An
audiologist is qualied by training and experience to assist in the evaluation and rehabilitation of a child with a hearing loss.
e ear canal.
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SERVICE AND WARRANTY
Your SeboTek sound processor and speaker link (collectively, “Hearing System”) includes a
limited warranty against defects in material and workmanship. Please ask your hearing care
professional about the duration. All warranty claims must be submied to SeboTek with
the war ranted merchand ise within the w arranty per iod. SeboTek shall repair or rep lace any
defect ive merchandis e covered by this warr anty at SeboTek’s sole ex pense during t he Term
of the ma nufactu rer’ s warr anty period . All warranties are voi d if the mer chandise (or any par t
thereof) has been misused, abused, tampered with, or modied in any way, or if the serial
number is altered, eaced or removed, or if any unauthorized repairs have been made to
the merchandise. Additionally, this warranty will be void if the Speaker is used without the
Clear-Sound™ Wax Guard or easy-CLICK tip.
e Ultra So Tips used with your Hearing System are considered maintenance or service
items and are excluded f rom the manufact urer’s limited warranty.
SeboTek shall not be liable for any special, indirect, incidental or consequential damages
in connection with the use of the merchandise or for the breach of any of the obligations
owed to the purchaser, or any cus tomer of the purchaser, if any. In the event legal liabilit y of
SeboTek is established for any cause or reason whatsoever, including, without limitation for
breach of warranty, the sole and exclusive liability of SeboTek and the exclusive remedy of
purchaser or any custom er of the purchaser sha ll be the recovery of an amount not exceed-
ing the or iginal price charged by SeboTek to the purchaser for the merchandise.
SEBOTEK MAKES NO WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, THAT THE MERCHANDISE IS MERCHANTABLE OR FIT OR SUITABLE FOR ANY PARTICULAR USE OR
PURPOSE. SEBOTEK MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EXCEPT AS
IS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, ALL SUCH OTHER WARRANTIES BEING HEREBY DISCLAIMED.
In the event your Hearing System needs repair, see your hearing care professional.
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HEARING SYSTEM RECORD
LEFT RIGHT
Purchase Date
Warranty Term
Warranty Exp. Date
Sound Processor
Model No.(s)
Sound Processor
Serial No.(s)
Memory Seings 1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
Link Size
Link Serial No.(s)
Tip S ize
Baery Size #312 #312
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